Ice Age Centre
Ice Age Centre
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Ice Age Centre is an exciting theme park meant for the whole family! We offer the joy of discovery for visitors of all ages! We are a unique visiting centre in the Baltic States – you will see life-sized prehistoric animals and experience how the world and Estonian nature has developed through the ages. Is mammoth just a hairy elephant? When did humans inhabit Estonia? How will the coastline change in time? Is the climate getting warmer or actually colder? From us you will get to know how the Universe was formed and what lies ahead in the future! Ice Age Centre exhibition offers an overview of the origins of ice ages and their effect on the Earth, Estonia and Vooremaa, introduces the development of Estonian nature and human settlement after the last ice age and the causes of and research on climate change. We are located in the heart of Vooremaa, next to beautiful lake Saadjärv – an area known for the ice age and Estonian Kalevipoeg legends.
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Father_Aleks
135 contributions
Nov 2014 • Family
First of all, we weren't ready for so high-quality attraction in such place (I guess it's a beautiful place in Spring-Summer, but it's lonely place right now).
The place has a strict separation between ages by floors.
The first floor is the Ice Age by itself. The main exhibit is the dummy of mammoth in the real size. There is a "cave" where your child(s) can try yourselves in an archeologist foot (the sandbox with real bones) and to draw on the wall like our ancestry did. The room of polar lights is also here. Btw. It was better than Rovaniemi's one.
The second floor is about nature and I guess the main point of this floor is a polar beer and a emperor penguin. There are a lot of interactive monitors and visual aids (for example, you can easily explain "why the ice is different on the different deeps?" to your child.
The third floor is about nowadays. We weren't excited by this fact, but child had gotten tired by 2 previous floors anyway. So, we just give her a chance to play with everything (there is no signs "don't touch").
The place has a strict separation between ages by floors.
The first floor is the Ice Age by itself. The main exhibit is the dummy of mammoth in the real size. There is a "cave" where your child(s) can try yourselves in an archeologist foot (the sandbox with real bones) and to draw on the wall like our ancestry did. The room of polar lights is also here. Btw. It was better than Rovaniemi's one.
The second floor is about nature and I guess the main point of this floor is a polar beer and a emperor penguin. There are a lot of interactive monitors and visual aids (for example, you can easily explain "why the ice is different on the different deeps?" to your child.
The third floor is about nowadays. We weren't excited by this fact, but child had gotten tired by 2 previous floors anyway. So, we just give her a chance to play with everything (there is no signs "don't touch").
Written November 25, 2014
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Neringa K
28 contributions
Nov 2017 • Family
Interesting museum for little and bigger children. There is very flexible staff: we came too early and they let us to come in. Thank you
Written November 5, 2017
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Ilze R
Riga, Latvia35 contributions
It is located in the middle of nowhere, but it is worth visiting it. Lot of stuff to touch and experience. My 8 year old was happy. Only issue is the canteen - the meal choice is too small and it does not taste very well. Probably, you should take something with you.
Written May 7, 2015
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Agnese D
Dobele, Latvia40 contributions
Dec 2021 • Family
Interesting place for everyone. Modern, interactive and educational. There is a good place to eat lunch after visit.
Friendly prices
Friendly prices
Written December 30, 2021
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k z
6 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Was interesting. Some attractions did not work, but overall it was fun and worth it. Great place for family and kids. Animals look really real.
Written February 14, 2020
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O Z
1 contribution
Apr 2018 • Family
Our family visited Ice Age Centre in Tartu with 4 year toddler. At the entry we've been worned that on 12:00 all lights will be off, they will give us flashlights and something interesting shall happen. As a result flashlights were too few and we were in the dark centre with estonian speaking guide telling something to other visitors for 40 minutes!!! I think that we could spend 40 minutes of our life in a much more interesting way.
Written April 24, 2018
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Jānis Baiža
Adazi, Latvia71 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
Nice place to see how things shaped our earth and see some animals lived and living right now.
Maybe target audience is a bit older than our 3 and 5 year-olds. They had fun to look around all animal taxidermy but had no interest to learn more by reading all interesting information written in descriptions.
Maybe target audience is a bit older than our 3 and 5 year-olds. They had fun to look around all animal taxidermy but had no interest to learn more by reading all interesting information written in descriptions.
Written July 18, 2017
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SFrances C
Bovingdon, UK343 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
This a fantastic place!! The interactive displays are very good and the video clips of traditional Estonian lifestyles are alos very good. We really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it to those who enjoy well displayed educational museums.
Written July 4, 2017
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PetraHector1
Halkirk, UK71 contributions
May 2017 • Business
Not sure which audience the Ice Age Centre is aimed at. The text panels are very wordy and technical so are clearly not designed for children and families. Good display using natural history specimens illustrating climate change but overall a bit of a miss for me.
Written May 24, 2017
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Oravad
Tartu, Estonia1,309 contributions
May 2016
This is such a great place for everyone in the family. Educational for young ones, and fun for older kids. There are fantastic interactive exhibitions and great animal models, light shows and videos showing traditional Estonian way of life. Wonderful spot on the lake too. You are best driving there, it is about 20 minutes from Tartu on country roads, but otherwise, you can get a bus to Äksi from Tartu.
You can also make a day of it and also visit the Elistvere animal park (open air safari style) which is lovely for some fresh air in open countryside and has great picnic areas.
You can also make a day of it and also visit the Elistvere animal park (open air safari style) which is lovely for some fresh air in open countryside and has great picnic areas.
Written April 15, 2017
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