Copenhagen Classic Canal Tour: Discover Iconic Attractions with Live Guide

Embark on a 1-hour canal cruise in Copenhagen and explore iconic attractions like the Little Mermaid statue, Amalienborg Castle, and the Copenhagen Opera House. Learn about the city’s history and discover charming neighborhoods with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Amalienborg Museum - Visit the Amalienborg Palace, the winter home of Denmark’s royal family since the 1700s.

  • The Little Mermaid - See the iconic Little Mermaid statue from H. C. Andersen’s fairy tale.

  • Christianshavn - Explore the charming canals of Christianshavn, with its cobblestone streets, colorful houses, and historic warehouses, and learn about King Christian IV’s 1600s plan to fortify Copenhagen.

  • Our Saviour’s Church - View the Our Saviour’s Church, known for its spiral staircase spire.

  • Copenhagen Opera House - Admire the Copenhagen Opera House, a striking modern building gifted by Mr. Møller Mærsk, located on the harbor.

  • Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Take photos of the Old Stock Exchange, noted for its distinctive spire.

  • Slotsholmen - Cruise past Slotsholmen island in the heart of the city.

What's Included
  • Live Guide
  • 1-Hour Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

See the sights of Copenhagen from the water on a 1-hour canal cruise! Relax inside the lower saloon or out on deck, and admire the city’s key waterfront attractions like the Little Mermaid statue, Amalienborg Castle and Copenhagen Opera House. Hear history about the city and its monuments from an onboard guide and discover fascinating neighborhoods like the Christianshavn canal quarter.

  • In the winter, the boats are covered and heated
  • Live guided in Danish and English.
  • We have audio guided tours in Danish, English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French at 11:15, 12:45, 14:15, 15:45 and 17:15
  • Tickets are for a specific departure time and you can go stright to the boat and show them your ticket
Location
Ved Stranden 26
Ved Stranden
Please look at your ticket for correct meeting point
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Matteo_o
Sep 30, 2024
Amazing - I liked it. The guide is a very funny guy. I suggest this tour. It was amazing. Mind the weather before!!!!!!
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Wayne_g
Sep 28, 2024
Great short trip around the canals and harbour of Copenhagen - Very smooth ride. Excellent crew and tour guide. Really appreciated the commentary in english. Saw a lot more of the water facing buildings than we would have by walking.
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Zoran_k
Sep 28, 2024
GO & ENJOY CANAL TOUR - Rain but who cares! Good captain of ship, good guide, we get our “rain coat” and it was nice experience. Recommend!
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Mel
Sep 26, 2024
Fab time visiting Copenhagen - It was fun. Great way to see copenhagen. It gets very cold though. It was raining so we were provided with ponchos which added to the fun. Great time.
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L8265vnkellyj
Sep 26, 2024
Good for a quick tour of the city - Great way to see the majority of Copenhagen and a quick one hour tour. It rained on us but the tour was still fun! They handed out ponchos to help too!
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Elizabeth_g
Sep 26, 2024
Great time - This was an excellent excursion. I will say it rained and while it did say covered boat they gave us ponchos but that was ok it wasn’t bad at all. The guide was great. This is definitely worth checking out.
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Jack_s
Sep 26, 2024
Sunshine thru the rain - In appalling weather conditions our trip remained tremendous fun.. all due to the commentary of our guide who was wonderful- incredibly humorous and insightful .. His take about Denmark having the 4th largest navy in the world until they went to war with the country with the largest & his little mermaid story were laugh out loud funny. All whilst the boat was piloted and steered under narrow and low bridges! The rain couldn’t dampen our fun. (Being in a covered boat also helped!) - recommended to see the sights of Copenhagen. We were on the 10am boat on Sept 26th.
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Viviana_b
Sep 29, 2024
Great tour of Copenhagen - This boat tour was great, beautiful canals, history of Copenhagen and architecture. I would have given it 5 starts but the tour was originally cancelled due to an event happening at the canal but Viator never contacted me to let me know of the change. Luckily, I asked the information ticket booth, and they gave me tickets for another boat tour at another canal.
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Explore22015400066
Sep 27, 2024
Boat tour - A one hour boat tour through Copenhagen. The guide was great and informative of the area. It was raining on my tour and I had booked in advance. I would recommend checking the weather and just buying a ticket at the booth!
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Jessica_w
Sep 28, 2024
Given wrong boarding addtess - We had a few problems prior to boarding, the address printed on the get ticket page was incorrect, directions us to another tour boarding site, Not Nyhaven. At check in, the attendant accepted the tickets and assigned a pier for boarding, however the tour boat captain rejected the ticket's durecting us to another canal tour company and boarding site, all though he did confirm the incorrect boarding address was at his site. It was a mess. I paid for 17 tickets and we ending up with only using a had full of them due to the confussion, scheduled time of tour, and limited space available on the boat we were errously directed to board on, the error on behalf of viator and the canal tour management error. I was then out more than $300.00 us. Such a disappointment and wast of time and money.
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