Private Full Day Viking History Tour from Stockholm Including Sigtuna and Uppsala
Description
Uncover a great amount of Viking history on this 8-hour tour from Stockholm into the lovely Swedish countryside. Venture in the company of a expert local/regional history guide and get to know the Viking Swedes. Go to Sigtuna, the oldest still existing town in Sweden and walk by the 18th-century traditional wooden houses on the main street that still have its original Viking age stretch, travel back in time. Hear tales on Viking mythology and sagas. Another amazing highlight of this tour is the Old Uppsala burial mounds who are more than 50 meters wide / 150 feet wide! Also see the Uppsala Cathedral, the biggest church in the Nordic countries! Transportation from and back to your hotel is included.
Tour Options
Itinerary
runestones and grave field
a reconstructed viking causeway
one of the best preserved viking assembly places left.
a visit to the city of Sigtuna for lunch and a walk true the city including the church ruins there
a city walk Around the chatedral, the biggest in the nordic countries, and within the city
a visit to Old Uppsala
Fika stop here with traditional Swedish fika.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All central hotels, ports and other accommodations in central Stockholm, but not Nynäshamn harbour (if you enter Nynäshamn we will give you meeting directions to a pick up place in Stockholm city) If your tour departs from the cruise pier: If your ship arrives at S165 and S167 STADSGÅRDEN: Please walk a few hundred meters away from your ship while following the BLUE/GREEN lines. Go past the fences and guards, and your guide will wait there, with a sign saying "Viking Tours" on an A4-paper. NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in STADSGÅRDEN than S165 or S167 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your ship arrives at F638 FRIHAMNEN: Upon debarking the ship, please go through the terminal building. Once you go past the sliding doors (everyone else that departs the ship will walk out this way), the guide will meet you just outside the sliding doors. The guide will be holding an A4-paper saying "Viking Tours". NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in FRIHAMNEN than F638 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your ship arrives at V523 VÄRTAHAMNEN: Walk from your ship towards the tourist buses, which is less than 10 meters from the ship hull. The guide will wait for you at the tourist bus area, near the buses, with an A4-paper, which says "Viking Tours." The guide will then direct you to the tour vehicle. NOTE: If you enter any other harbour number in VÄRTAHAMNEN than V523 please go outside the fences and guards and the guide will meet you there on the time of the tour. If your Ship Arrives at NYNÄSHAMN: NO PICK UP INCLUDED HERE. That due to it being 50km away from Stockholm central station. We recomend you to contact and with us decide a meeting place in Central Stockholm. We will give directions how to go there either by train or that take one of the cruise busses going from the harbour into Stockholm. If you are unsure of which pier your ship is arriving at, please check with the cruise line.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Reviews(53)
A great tour of you want to know the history of the Vikings and see Runes and the Mounds and get the real information about the Vikings. Super informative and a really nice day out in the countryside.
Olof was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable about the Viking history as well as the general history of the region. We had a great day.
Thanks Olof for getting us to the best spot to view the whole Stockholm, lovely to visit Sigtuna, the oldest settlement of Viking’s and learning the history down our way to Uppsala. A lovely tour with a super knowledgeable & friendly guide.
First and foremost a lot of thanks for taking your time to write this review :-) It is much appricated. Happy to hear that your tour went well and was above your expectations with a Sweden History Tours tour.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. It was great seeing some Swedish countryside as well as the stops included in the itinerary. As it was a private tour, we were also able to add in a visit to Drottingham Palace. Our driver and guide for the day was the amazing Calle. He was very knowledgeable, entertaining and friendly (he also did our boat tour the day before). Would definitely recommend Swedish History Tours especially if Calle is the guide.
Appriciated you joined the Sweden History Tours tour during low season and happy to hear that Calle did a great job. Will send this to him. Haooy to se he did do an extra stop with you as well, as it is your private time for us to fill in with what you want :-) / Owe
This was an amazing and educational tour to Sigtuna and Uppsala.Our guide Uhlof (sp?) picked us up on time and gave us a lot of very informative information on the way out of Stockholm and at the sites we visited. He was very knowledgeable and was able to answer our questions about the history of the areas we visited.He recommended a place to have lunch in Sigtuna which was delicious . As beautiful and historic as Stockholm is ,I don’t think I would have as good of a sense of Sweden without having taken this excursion. The countryside is gorgeous and the history fascinating. Uhlof spoke excellent English , had a good sense of humor and dropped us off at our hotel at the time he estimated at the start of our tour. I highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in Swedish history and getting a look at the Swedish countryside.
Charlotte thank you for a fantastic day! We enjoyed your beautiful stories and endearing company! Your knowledge is endless, but never boring.
Happy to se that you got a great day with charlotte and that you liked the Sweden history tours tour guide and the tour stops we show. Thanks for taking your time writing this.
This is a completely immersive experience for anyone who wants to separate fact from movie fiction about the history, culture and lore of the Viking age. Our guide was an expert historian with deep knowledge of the Vikings and dozens of fascinating anecdotes and stories that helped us put this period of history into perspective. This tour exceeded expectations and we saw and learned many things at every stop that made this one of our best days traveling.
So happy to read that your Sweden History Tours trip did became such a great day with facts vs fiction and presented in such a good way. Put guides do have a lot of knowledge and are happy your day did become such a sucess. Thabks for taking your time to write this.
Charlotte was an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the Viking Runes and also Uppsala. She worked with us to accommodate my husband using a cane, so he didn't have to walk as far.
Thanks for taking your time to write this, it is much appriciated and happy to resd you got a good tour. Happy to hear he got special help ny Charlote whom I will send this review to, whom are one of the many good things you can get better help with when booking a private tour.
Excellent communication regarding pickup. Calle was informative, interesting, friendly, and flexible. He proposed a plan, but was open to changes. We learned so much, and had a wonderful time! Highly recommend!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the tour and the guide's communication around the tour. This is what a private tour should be, to be possible to change bits an pieces to customize for the guests. Happy to hear you enjoyed this trip with us. Will send this onwards to my guide colleague Calle who did your tour.
My friend and I had a great time on our full-day tour with Olof midway through our trip to Stockholm. We enjoyed the chance to see some lovely Swedish countryside and learn more about the Vikings via their runestones. It was fun to visit Sigtuna (where we had a great lunch at a cafe called Valvet, recommended by Olof) and Uppsala, and we particularly liked seeing Uppsala Cathedral and the Viking burial mounds in Gamla Uppsala. Olof was friendly and informative and we felt very comfortable with him. Thanks Olof!
Thanks for taking your time to leave a recension, it is much appriciated. Good to se you got an excellent tour and that you patriculary enjoyed the Uppsala and old uppsala parts. I will send this onwards to Olof. / Best regards Owe, Sweden History Tours
