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Private Day Trip to Uppsala: Explore Sweden's Rich History and Culture at Your Own Pace
3.8
15 Ratings
Norrmalm
We journey leisurely, ensuring no haste. During the train ride, we provide information about Sweden’s historical and cultural landscape to our guests. We also regularly suggest interesting locations our guests may wish to explore.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Gamla Uppsala - We head to the Old Town in Uppsala , it is 5 km north of the city where we visit the pagan Viking burial mounds , the medieval church and the museum.
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Uppsala Domkyrka - We visit the historical district in Uppsala in the west bank of the river Fyris where we stop by :
-The Botanist Linnee museum,
-the Medieval Cathedral,
-The Old University building,
-Karolina Rediviva Library
-the medieval castle - Botaniska Tradgarden - We visit the botanical gardens and museum where the Linne used to live and work.
- Uppsala Domkyrka - We visit the medieval church in Uppsala dating back to the 13th century .
- Uppsala University Main Building - We stop by the old university building in the city centre and admire a rune stone from 11th century in the courtyard.
- Carolina Rediviva University Library - We stop by the oldest university library in Uppsala from the 17th century.
- Uppsala Castle (Uppsala Slott) - Finally , we visit the Old Castle in Uppsala dating back to the 16th century , the art museum and we take a coffee break in the picturesque coffee shop in the basement of the castle.
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What's Included
- Breakfast
- Transportation by train
- Entry tickets for the attractions (Cathedral, museum)
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
Location
Stockholm Central Station
Centralplan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(15 Ratings)
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Julius_b
Jul 4, 2024
Wonderful adventure for folks who love gardens - This was a wonderful tour. Although I did not purchase a personal tour - there was nobody with us except for my family, which was very nice. The tour includes many sites in Uppsala which is a beautiful post card picturesque town. Most of the focus was on gardens which my wife and daughter enjoyed. We also toured parts of a university and the enormous main cathedral. Eddine, our tour guide, was absolutely fantastic. He made us feel special and gave us a very happy experience. He knew the sites and history of the town and gave us many funny moments. Eddine answered our questions with informative responses. He took us to a small cafe for a tasty lunch and then to top off our experience we went to a small chapel to witness a local wedding. Wow!!!
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Liz_r
May 20, 2024
Nice to see some cities outside of Stockholm. - We ended up as the only couple on the tour so it was nice to have it geared to what we wanted to see and do. Carl did a great job and was very informative and had a great sense of humor. This was a seven hour tour was plenty of time for what we wanted to see.
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Lynette_l
Apr 5, 2024
Great Day in Uppsala - I had a wonderful day wandering around Uppsala with my guide Eddine. He was fantastic, explaining everything from history, to plants at the Botanical Gardens and the scientic accompishments of famous people from Uppsala.. He was personable, friendly and knowledgeable. I liked the fact that we travelled by local train and bus or walked around town. I was surprised that the film director Ingrid Bergman came from Uppsala. Best of all I enjoyed our visit to the old Viking village, the church and Viking burial mounds. All in all a fantastic day. We had great weather and really interesting conversation. Highly Recommended!
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Debbie_s
Oct 12, 2023
Great excursion - Eddine shared so much history and knowledge with us. Great tour guide!! Loved all the stops we made.
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Greg_b
Sep 5, 2023
Thanks Eddine! - Another great tour, thanks to Eddine our tour guide! Because of flooding, our train to Uppsala was unexpectedly rerouted, requiring Eddine to quickly adjust our transportation and tour events on the fly. All of our tour guides have been great, and each has their own style - but Eddine's attention to detail and ability to adjust was key to getting the most out of this trip. We would have missed half of the day's events if it wasn't for him, and we're sincerely grateful! He has a special gift for anticipating customer needs and he took extra care to ensure we wanted for nothing, even at his own expense. Case in point: We arrived at Uppsala late and we were hungry, but his plan A (and B) restaurants were unexpectedly closed. My wife, having seen a Greek restaurant, mentioned it and he immediately secured a table for us - even though he doesn't like Greek food. True gentleman, he didn't say anything until we were seated and had ordered. We felt bad but were very grateful for his selflessness. In summary, another great tour - thanks to Eddine!
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William_s
May 10, 2023
Enjoyed the Botanical... - Enjoyed the Botanical gardens at Linneus museum and University and the Runestones at the University grounds.
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Matthewmo8577og
Jan 18, 2023
Amazing city - My guide was very knowledgeable and loved showing the great sights of Uppsalla. I had an amazing time with Eddine
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Yasmin
Mar 20, 2024
Poor - The guide was knowledgeable and tried his best
It was very cold and rainy, not a day to spend outside, the trip was extremely expensive for the little we saw or did, we travelled by train, some places we were supposed to visit were closed , because of winter, we weren’t told beforehand to cancel, definitely a trip I would not recommend
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David_b
Jun 19, 2024
day trip itinerary misleading, dont go. - This day trip was bad. The highlight of this day trip was to visit the Uppsala castle and that didnt happen. at the start of the trip the guide told us that he hoped the castle was open. as we approached the end of the trip working our way toward the castle the guide informed us that the castle was closed and had been for a while. had we known this we would not have paid $552 to see a couple of gardens and a few other insignificant things. bottom line, the guide knew the castle was closed and we were not informed of this. wasted day and i'm out $552. shame on the tour company that falsely advertised this day trip.
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Carol_p
May 7, 2024
Eddine was late, he was... - Eddine was late, he was not forthcoming two attractions were closed. He tried to say, he wouldn’t tell his customers if attractions were closed. He said, he wouldn’t recommend coming at the beginning of May. Why would tour be available for purchase knowing attractions will not be available? I hope someone checks into it. Thanks
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