Porvoo Guided Tour from Helsinki: Explore Finland's Second Oldest City
4.8
10 Ratings
Helsinki
Embark on a guided tour from Helsinki to Porvoo, Finland's second oldest city. Explore the well-preserved Old Town, visit the historic Porvoo Cathedral, and immerse yourself in the medieval atmosphere. Enjoy free time to discover charming cafes, shops, and capture memorable moments.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kamppi Shopping Centre - Kamppi Shopping Centre is a joint station that integrates a new underground bus terminal and a metro station underneath its main building, which serves as a complex shopping centre. Your trip will start in front of Starbucks at its E-level by meeting up your guide there.
What's Included
- English-speaking local guide
- Round-trip bus tickets
What's Not Included
- Food and drink
- Any personal expense
Additional Information
Situated approximately 50 kilometers from the heart of Helsinki, the city of Porvoo, serving as Finland’s second oldest city, is an outstanding choice for a day trip. A notable part of Finland’s National Landscape, Porvoo Old Town, along with the Porvoonjoki River Valley, have received recognition as significant cultural and historical landmarks. Porvoo Old Town is famous amongst tourists, celebrated for its beautifully maintained buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Porvoo Cathedral, built in the 15th century, is a sightseeing jewel not to be missed.
During your visit, you’ll have a leisurely stroll through the streets of Porvoo Old Town, absorbing the medieval atmosphere while your guide shares fascinating details, stories, and fun facts relating to Porvoo. Following the guided tour, you get some personal time to discover more about this charming town. Feel free to visit some wonderful cafes or stores that you passed during the tour, capture more photographs, and embark on your own mini adventure in Porvoo!
Once your explorations conclude, your guide will escort you back to Helsinki to wrap up the tour.
Location
Kamppi
1. We will meet you up in front of Starbucks Kamppi (E-level, Kamppi Shopping Centre)
2. Please be at the meeting points 5 minutes before the meeting time, thank you.
3.Your guide with a sign of company logo. If you have difficult finding our guide, please call us.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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R9872bzdebbieg
May 28, 2024
The highlight of our trip - The day spent in Porvoo Was worth every penny, it was the highlight of our four day trip to Finland, our guide, Tatiana, was so knowledgeable about art, history, cultural, and any other topic we asked questions about. We appreciated her easy to understand English and admired her nationalism. It was obvious how much she loves Finland. It was a well paced tour, which gave us time for shopping and eating, and still, we got to see all the highlights of Porvoo. I would highly recommend Tatiana and the visit to Porvoo to anyone visiting Finland!
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Tamah
May 14, 2024
Not to be missed! - Darius is an experienced and knowledgeable guide. He led us on a leisurely tour of Porvoo, stopping for coffee and responding helpfully to our interests and requests.
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Beaverislandphilh
Apr 30, 2024
An enjoyable tour of Porvoo. - The tour guide, Darius picked us up and dropped us off at our hotel. He used a private car for the 3 of us which made the trip much more personal and easy hear and understand. His English was impeccable. He was very knowledgeable of Finland, Helsinki & Porvoo which made the tour a memorable experience for us. Thanks.
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John_w
Dec 24, 2023
Great experience - Darius was very knowledgeable and informative. The history of the Finnish way of life was very interesting
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Deborah_h
Oct 18, 2023
Our guide was phenomenal... - Our guide was phenomenal in describing the geography and culture of Finland. Really enjoyed the Porvoo tour. Well worth it.
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Nina_i
Aug 28, 2023
Very interesting tour - Our tour guide, Darius, was very interesting and knowledgeable. The only negative side is that we did not have any free time after tour in Porvoo, we went back to Helsinki right after the tour. Otherwise everything was great.
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Patricia_t
Jun 21, 2023
Great tour of Provo! - Darius was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and accommodating. I highly recommend this tour to everyone.
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Maryellen_p
Jun 20, 2023
Porvoo tour - Darius was very informative and pleasant. He not only explained a lot about Finnish culture on our tour to Porvoo but explained the history in such a manner that you could easily understand it all.
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Eliza_t
Dec 27, 2023
Highly recommended him because he made the trip enjoyable (if you enjoy historical info) & comfortable. - What made the big difference was we had a very knowledgeable & patient guide - Darius. I booked another tour with the same tour operator but the level of work delivered by the other guide was a far cry from Darius. I was traveling with young kids hence patience is needed. We also got to have a couple of random stops i.e. coffee break & a visit to a toy shop in Porvoo.
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Michaelleonard_s
May 30, 2024
Lovely town but disappointing - The trip was an experience on the bus system which was extremely impressive. However I did miss the fact that for nearly an hour we looked out the window in silence passing areas with no commentary from the guide. This was disappointing , as usually you gain a lot just from learning about areas you pass on the way to a site. I understand that you are on buses that transport the community. I think the price of the trip should be priced accordingly then. The town of Porvoo was interesting and we walked to each area that was of interest. We were able to enjoy a quick lunch in our free time and then back to the bus station with a 50+ minute drive back to the bus station. Would I do this this excursion again, I am not sure.
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