Laagri - underground world and prison camp!

There is nothing more exciting than underground bunkers and caves. We have several tours in the Matkafy series where we explore them, but Laagri is undoubtedly the crown jewel. Did you know that there's about 5 km of tunnels in Laagri today, many of which can still be walked through? Moreover, in the 1970s, a multi-story underground air control center was built there, which was targeted by American nuclear weapons! On top of that, we will also walk along a village street with ancient roots, talk about village gossip from the 1930s and look for the prison camp that gave the settlement its name! To top it all off, during this tour we will share stories of life at a secret Soviet military facility based on the memories of the men who served in the control center.

If possible, please bring rubber boots for going underground – it is clayey and muddy underground, and rubber boots are simply the easiest to clean afterwards. We will not be going directly into the water. You can leave your rubber boots on the event vehicle at the beginning of the walk. At the cave entrance, you can take them from the vehicle and put them on. Afterwards, you can leave them back on the vehicle – so you won’t have to spend the entire excursion wearing rubber boots.

NB! The Laagri tour route is different in summer and winter. In summer, we will walk more than a km of the route underground and we will also visit the old underground control center that still exists today. We cannot go underground from 1.09 to 30.04. Bats hibernate here and they must not be disturbed, so the tunnels are closed. Instead, we will be able to inspect the entire above-ground part of the former military base.