Marika Toomel

Heritage Tours - island of Saaremaa and Vilsandi National Park

Maarika Toomel has been active in (nature) tourism since 1980. Academic degree form Tallinn University. During the years M.Toomel has worked in travel agencies as well as being a representative in several destinations in Europe.  M.Toomel is also a lecturer on tourism subjects.  Since 2006 owner of Heritage Tours, travel agency in Vilsandi National Park, island of Saaremaa, promoting sustainable and ecotourism. The concept of Heritage Tours is to unite cultural and natural heritage in an innovative way making it attractive to todays’ visitors and also for youth. Since 2009 she is the operator of Loona Manor, the centre of Vilsandi National Park (1910). Today Maarika’s duty is to start nature tourism in the National Park, she is also active nature guide.
Maarika is active in building up local networks on tourism and local food, engaging also people with lesser possibilities. MaarikaToomel promoting sustainable tourism and cultural/natural heritage in rural areas.
Hobbies: classical and jazz music.
She lives in small renovated country house with her partner and extremely friendly  Siberian husky Hundu. Heats her house with firewood only, loves recycling and Estonian folk patterns.
For the second year Maarika is named the nominee of Tourism Developer of the year on Saaremaa.

http://www.heritagetours.ee
http://www.loonamanor.ee