Turku & the South Coast - Finland - page 209

Paddlingsfabriken offers lessons and guided paddles, including an awesome one-day safari
(€69) from Snappertuna's Raseborg Castle to Ekenäs - check the website for trip dates. In
addition to summer kayaking trips (one- /two-day tours from €57/140), there are winter
kayaking tours (€69) and Nordic ice skating (with poles; per day €10).
Saariston Laivaristeilyt CRUISE
( 019-241-1850; www.surfnet.fi/saaristoristeilyt ; Fri-Sun Jun & Aug, Wed-Sun Jul)
Archipelago cruises aboard the 100-year-old former steamship M/S Sunnan II depart from
the passenger harbour and last from two to four hours depending on the destination.
Cruises cost €20 to €30 - timetables are posted online.
Sleeping
The tourist office has details of homestays and cottage and apartment rentals.
Ormnäs Camping CAMPGROUND
( 019-0241-4434; www.ek-camping.com ;Ormnäsintie 1, Tammisaari;tent sites €12 plus per person
€4, 2-/4-person cottages from €40/55; May-Sep)
A 1.4km stroll southeast of the town centre, this easygoing campground has its own slice
of beach (and a beach sauna), and rents bikes (€15 per day) and rowing boats (€25 per 24
hours). Right next door, the excellent cafe Bossa Nova has a terrace stepping down to the
water.
Hotel Sea Front HOTEL
( 019-246-1500; www.hotelseafront.fi ; Pojogatan 2;s/d from €85/105; )
Set some 400m north of the main harbour, this secluded 20-room family-run place feels
like your own intimate retreat, with a private pier if you need to park your yacht. Higher-
priced bayside rooms have great little balconies. Scrumptious local ice cream is available
from its ice-cream bar on summer afternoons.
Ekenäs Stadshotell HOTEL
( 019-241-3131; www.kaupunginhotelli.fi ; Norra Strandgatan 1;s/d/f from €90/100/150; )