3-4h Viking History Short Day Tour from Stockholm
Stockholm, Swedenby Sweden History Tours
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation
- Instant confirmation
- Up to 18 travelers
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guide: Swedish, English
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Overview
Meet your guide at your accommodation. From there, board a tour vehicle and head north through the countryside, move back in time as you travel. Stop first at Broby Viking graveyard, to learn about a real Viking woman named Estrid who was buried here. Cross the 495-foot (150-meter) Jarlabanke's bridge, built by a powerful Viking leader centuries ago. Listen to a message written on a rune stone that flanks the bridge and hear stories from real Viking persons that lived here 1000 years ago. At the Viking parliament, imagine the powerful leaders making important decisions on that very spot and learn about Viking society and culture. Continue to Vallentuna church to see a famous collection of Jarlabanke’s runestones. At the end of your tour, return to Stockholm and be dropped off at your accommodation.
What's included
- Small-group tour (max 16 guests in total)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Central Stockholm as well as cruise ports (all ports except Nynäshamn).
- Local driver/guide
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Itinerary
- 1
Jarlabanke Runestones
20 min
Walk along the viking causeway, hear the runestones and about viking lords and living.
- 2
Stop 2
30 min
Visit some Viking runestones and see a Viking burial site. Walk on the soil the vikings themselves walked and hear about their life in Scandinavia. Learn about Estrid, an influential Viking woman who lived here.
- 3
Stop 3
30 min
Visit a Viking assembly place where law and order where maintained. Learn about Viking social culture and law. Go down to the shore of a lake and learn about Viking ships and travel.
- 4
Vallentuna
30 min
Visit a medieval church dating to 1190 AD, visit the interior to see how a Swedish church looks like. Explore the runic inscription on the wall of the church and hear the guide talking about the church and how Vikings changed from Paganism to Christianity.
Meeting and pickup
We offer hotel pick up at all central hotels, ports and other accommodations within 3 km from Stockholm central station (you can use Google Maps to check your distance from Stockholm central station). If you're staying in the Old town (where it is not possible to get in by car) we may ask you to walk a few minutes to another location where we pick you up. If you are outside the pick up zone we will give you directions to a meeting place that is simple to get to with public transit. If you are unsure if you're in or out please email us after booking. Pick up normally starts 30-60 minutes before depature. Please note that this is flexible depending on different factors like the number of reservations, time of year and traffic conditions. We will be in touch two days in advance of a public tour with your final starting time, if you want to know beforehand or want that we arrange a fixed time for you please contact us by email. If your tour departs from a 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 harbor 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. We recommend that you are available on cell phones to avoid issues during pick-up. 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 harbor 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 harbor 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 is due to it being 50 km away from Stockholm central station. We recommend you to contact us and decide on a meeting place in Central Stockholm. We will give directions on how to go there either by train or by taking one of the cruise buses going from the harbor into Stockholm. If unsure what pier you're coming to contact after booking with your ships name.
Good to know
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic condition.
- If your hotel is too far from the Stockholm central station (over 3 km away), you will be given a meeting point that is simple to get to
- Minimum numbers apply, minimum 2 persons to run this tour. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
- Please contact us in advance if any child in your reservation is less than 5 years old in order to ensure a booster/child seat is available.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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