Danish Hygge and Culture Walking Tour in Copenhagen Old Town
Description
If you want to understand Denmark, you need to understand hygge. The concept can be difficult to explain, but is easy to experience on a slow-paced walk with a native — and once you have it in you, you’ll know why Danes are some of the happiest people in the world! Take a peek into Copenhagen’s local life and find your own happy hygge place. - Get a better understanding of Danish culture and why the world-famous Danish concept of hygge is so important in an increasingly fast-paced world - Visit city sites that ooze hygge and find out how you can bring some of that vibe back home with you from your native guide - Learn why people say Denmark is utopian, and how the local culture contributes to Danes being among the happiest people in the world year after year - Savour Danish treats and visit gems that simply scream hygge! If you want to include Copenhagen’s best sights with a local to this tour, please consider upgrading to our Copenhagen Walking Tour: Highlights and Hygge w/Lunch
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Itinerary
If you are going to get to the heart of hygge, you need to go back in time. We begin our Hygge & Happiness tour near the characteristic yellow houses of Nyboder, a famed local district. Here you’ll meet and greet your native guide and your group for the day. Your native guide is a bona fide Copenhagener who is super excited to share their knowledge of Danish culture with you, as well as local historical secrets that you won’t find in any guidebooks! And because our tours are for small groups only, your guide has plenty of time to answer
Your tour takes you through the oldest parts of the city, where you experience hidden gems in the form of cobblestone-filled streets, timber-framed houses, and green refuges of calm amongst the urban sprawl. Krusemyntegade is one of the cobblestone-filled streets that just scream hygge with that old world charm. It’s a great example of how hyggelig our city can be if you just take the time to wander.
This Copenhagen walking tour is not just about seeing the city’s greatest hits but tasting them too! So, get ready to get all of your senses tingling as we sample some Danish delights. World-renowned pastries is one of these delights and they indeed hold a very special place in us natives hearts. Let us give you a peak into the charm and the taste of Danish childhood and even adulthood that bring Copenhageners so much joy every single week. It’s the perfect way to kick off the morning in a leisurely way.
Let’s ditch the urban sprawl together and escape into a beautiful green haven, The Kings Garden. Here take in the spectacular beauty and calm in the midst of the busy historical inner city. As you wander, hear the dramatic story of how the once-royal park came to be one of the first public parks in the world (Hint: It include former kings with delusions of grandeur and mental insanity and inappropriate love triangles!).
Take in the spectacular views of Copenhagen’s miniature castle, Rosenborg. From outside the castle, tune into the castles secrets and hear about King Christian IV who build it back in the 17th century and his ingenious ideas about this damn cute castle!
Take a detour from the urban sprawl and find a refuge of calm and wander into a tucked-away alleyway with that fantastic old world charm. Sit down and enjoy the quiet atmosphere and bond with your group, as your native guide take out the Danish flødeboller for you to sample. Before taking your first bite, don’t forget to tune in as your guide tell you everything about this fantastic delicious treat and how it really play into Danish hygge culture from a very young age.
Notice the shift from the tucked-away gems your guide is showing you and how the stress changes as you walk from them on one of Europe's most busy pedestrian streets.
We want to escape the busy streets though, so we’ll take a de-route into a quiet cobble-stone filled square. Here your guide will let you stretch your neck all the way back to admire the spire throning on top of what seem to be a church, but not all is what it seems in Copenhagen today. Here your guide will share Copenhageners views of religion from outside the church and tell you how this plays into our culture as well even today! While you grab a picture of this neck-breaking building, your guide will just run into a store next door
The palace serves as the Danish parliament today, so here we will stop to tell you all the secrets about Danish politics, the mind-boggling Danish welfare system and the weird Danish cultural law of Jante. A two-tiered system that provide Danes with a very high degree of trust, which have helped us earn the title as some of the happiest people in the world pretty consistently for years. Find out why, as you guide will unravel how these concepts play into Danish happiness and maybe pick up some hacks for your own.
On the way back from Christiansborg Castle, your guide will show you one of Copenhagen's cutest streets, Magstræde. Here you will really find that old world charm and hear about a place that really connects people in Denmark and where hygge can really be found.
We conclude our Hygge & Happiness portion in one of Copenhagen’s best and most cute cafés located on a quiet street in the city centre, where you’ll experience hygge in its purest form. Here we will indulge in a cup of liquid joy and your native guide will give you your sustainable, slice of Copenhagen as a souvenir to remember your time here in our wonderful city. This is also the time for recommendations, so please feel free to ask your guide for any help or assistance you might need. We would be happy to help.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please wear suitable footwear for walking, and bring an umbrella or rain jacket in case of rain.
- For your Copenhagen By Mie & Friends tour you will be in a small group of a maximum of 10 people.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children between the ages of six and 11 inclusively are permitted on this tour at the rate listed above. Please select ‘child’ above when booking. Children under the age of six are permitted to join this tour free of charge. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child under the age of six.
- Please note, we won't access the inside of any of the buildings located at the following places: The Kings Yellow Houses, Rosenborg Castle, Christiansborg Palace, The Old Stock Exchange and Nikolaj Kunsthal. Instead we will experience all of them from the outside.
- Travelers who show symptoms for COVID-19 will not be allowed to participate in the experience.
Reviews(554)
Amazing walking tour around Copenhagen. Michelle was such a great tour guide. Definitely need to request her.
Our guide Amit gave me a real highlight of my Copenhagen trip. Three hours of concentrated information and inspiration about Danish history, culture, politics, and the Danish way of life. And very likable, relaxed, and simply hygge! Anytime again!
Isabella was great! We really learned the meaning of hygge, just by relaxing and showing us the great sites.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're so pleased to hear Isabella helped you experience the true meaning of hygge. Sometimes it's the simple moments of slowing down and enjoying the city that make the biggest impression. We hope to welcome you back to Copenhagen again someday!
Great experience - we had a very knowledgeable guide with a lot of insider tips about Copenhagen to share!
Thank you so much! We're delighted you enjoyed the tour and the local insights. We hope our tips helped you make the most of the rest of your stay in Copenhagen!
We had a relaxing and authentic walk through Copenhagen with Michelle. Her English was great, it was nice and informational, the kids loved it as well. The treats were nice and it felt like a personal and authentic experience where Michelle was genuinely interested.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted your whole family enjoyed the tour with Michelle. Creating a relaxed and authentic experience for guests of all ages is exactly what we hope for, so it's lovely to hear the children enjoyed it just as much as the adults. We'll be sure to pass your kind words on to Michelle!
What a wonderful way to see Copenhagen! Isabella was a phenomenal tour guide, knowledgeable, funny, personable, answered all of our questions. We learned so much about Copenhagen history and architecture, ate delicious treats, and walked away fully experiencing the Hygge of this lovely city. Thank you, Isabella!!
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're delighted Isabella helped bring both Copenhagen and hygge to life for you. Combining history, architecture, local treats, and meaningful conversations is exactly what this tour is designed to do. We'll be sure to share your lovely feedback with Isabella!
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour today with Jacob. He is very knowledgeable and friendly which made it easy to ask questions. The pace was just right for us, and we liked stopping to hear background about the various sites. We also learned a lot about Danish/Copenhagen customs.
Thank you for your kind review! We're so pleased you enjoyed exploring Copenhagen with Jacob. We love sharing not only the city's history, but also the traditions and everyday customs that help explain what life in Denmark is really like. Thank you for joining us!
Fantastic walking tour of Copenhagen with informative commentary and treats. This well-paced tour covers a lot of ground in 3 hours, including lesser-known facts about well-known sites and some hidden gems. In addition to the sites, we visited a bakery and a cafe for refreshments, and enjoyed a treat in a park. Our guide was a delight and very knowledgeable. The tour group size was small, which added to the whole experience. We were able to hear and engage with our guide as well as each other. We were inspired to revisit several of the places covered. We came away with an appreciation for Hygge! Highly recommend.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We're delighted you enjoyed both the pace of the tour and the opportunity to experience Copenhagen through its hidden gems, local treats, and stories. Keeping our groups small is an important part of creating a welcoming and interactive atmosphere, so we're especially pleased that stood out to you. And we're even happier to hear you left with a true appreciation of hygge!
It is a very good tour of the city highlights and not a lot of dates (just enough if u are not a history buff) Fun and you were able to taste a few of the danish sweets. We liked our tour guide Michelle
Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted you enjoyed the balance of history, local stories, and Danish treats. That's exactly the experience we hope to create. We'll be sure to pass your kind words on to Michelle!
Very competent and informative city tour. Our guide Michelle presented the city, its history, and Danish customs in an amusing way. The delicious tasting was, of course, also part of the theme 'HYGGE'... Very gladly again!
Thank you very much for your wonderful review! We are delighted that you enjoyed the tour with Michelle so much. The combination of city history, Danish culture, and of course the concept of hygge makes this tour truly special, and we are happy that you were able to experience exactly that. We hope to welcome you back to Copenhagen one day!
