• There are very rare semi-natural landscapes here in Matsalu – flooded meadows and coastal meadows, alluvial meadows, wooded meadows and the largest reed massif in the Baltic Sea.
• Matsalu has shallow bays, remnant lakes and small islets.
• The great emotion is conveyed by the massive migration of birds in spring and autumn.
• The species-rich coastal and wooded meadows with their exciting plants offer a pleasure for those who are interested in botany.
• Open landscape and lots of space and silence are rare today!
• The peculiarity of the region is the appreciation of nature tourism and nature education.
• Local food, local culture – rural life close to nature.

Matsalu National Park and it’s surrounding area has been awarded with European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas. This sertificate is a practical management tool that enables Protected Areas to develop tourism sustainably.