Viking Heritage Tour: Explore Ancient Runestones

Uncover the secrets of Sweden’s Viking heritage on this full day tour from Stockholm. Explore ancient places, Viking runestones, and immerse yourself in Viking culture at Sigtuna and Old Uppsala.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Broby Bro - See Viking runestones and hear their messages. They tell us about the family who lived by the site. Learn about Estrid, a Viking woman that might have travelled to Jerusalem. Learn about Viking burial customs, Old Norse language and the excavations at the site.
What's Included
  • Professional local Viking expert tour guide
  • Cruise drop-off and pick-up (Not Nynäshamn harbour but in Frihamnen, Värtahamnen and Stadsgården)
  • Hotel pick up and drop off from any Stockholm hotel within 3km of Stockholm Central Station
  • Experience 1000 years old rune stones and gravefields
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tea and coffee
  • Personal service
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Discover the mysteries of Sweden’s Viking history as you visit ancient sites and rune-inscribed Viking stones on this day-long tour from Stockholm. Venture through Sweden’s picturesque countryside to locations of historical significance, accompanied by a knowledgeable Viking guide. Gain insights into the intricacies of the Viking Era as you explore a…

Location
Broby Bro
Frestavägen
Cancellation Policy

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

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O9589atgregoryt
Dec 1, 2024
Wonderful Experience - Olof was an amazing guide! Very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. Will definitely recommend to others!
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Kallyns2022
Nov 26, 2024
Excellent Tour - My hubs and I took this tour and it was definitely worth it. Carl was an informative and engaging tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, but made it fun at the same time. We saw numerous runes, learned the history of the changeover of the “old gods” to the new one, got to walk around Sigtuna and had Fika in Uppsala. It was a long day, but worth it to see areas outside of Stockholm. Highly recommend.
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Eshwaru2024
Nov 24, 2024
Amazing Experience, highly recommended. - Amazing, tour guides were wonderful, the tour itself was amazing, highly recommended. The tour guides were clearly passionate about the history of the vikings and the area and the places we visited really gave us an inkling of what it would have been like to be there back in time.
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Davidbd8360rc
Nov 24, 2024
A great day out of Stockholm - We visited several interesting sites as described on the website. Our experience was made excellent by our guide, Calle. He was friendly and engaging and well informed. And tells a story well. We had a very good day and recommend the tour.
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F3820cjjenniferc
Nov 23, 2024
9hour Viking Tour - We had such an amazing day with Calle as our guide and a guest appearance by Jonathan. Calle was very knowledgeable and went out of his way to include our two kids (aged 8 and 10). The snow fights were just a bonus ;) would highly recommend!
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Jessica_s
Nov 8, 2024
Beautiful architecture and great guide!! - The history, stories and architecture on this tour are fantastic. Calle, our group’s guide, made it an absolutely wonderful day. There’s good variety across the sites visited, great food options and I had a lovely time. Highly recommend!!
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Amyb6012
Oct 28, 2024
Great day well spent! - Olaf was amazing! We learned so much history about Sweden. He was a great driver and tour guide. Everything we wanted and hoped for!
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Johnkt8324qy
Oct 23, 2024
Perfect way to spend a day outdoors in the Swedish countryside while learning stuff - This was a great day. Got to tramp through meadows looking at Viking rune stones and visit a 'thing' (a stone circle where Vikings held meetings to discuss hot-button Viking issues). Visited Sigtuna, where I had a good lunch, and then Uppsala for a tour of the cathedral. Somewhere along the way we had kippa, sort of Swedish teatime. Finally a trip to the burial mounds at Gamla. The guides Ulaf and a woman who looks like Meryl Streep whose name I can't remember right now (which is a shame because she was great), were both extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Bring water and good walking shoes. And, if you visit in October like I did, bring a warm jacket. Surprisingly, unlike my home in California, Sweden is actually quite chilly in October. If you have any interest in history or Viking culture, this is a perfect way to spend a day outdoors in the Swedish countryside while learning a lot.
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Elizabeth_a
Nov 3, 2024
The history was... - The history was fascinating, but was disappointed that a lot of it focused on Christian times and not enough on pre-Christian times, and some of the information was maybe too influenced by Hollywood.
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Dedetee
Oct 18, 2024
Uppsala and Sitguna Day - What we saw was great and the guide was informative and friendly. The only issue was we finished an hour earlier than expected. I also expected to see more of Uppsala so this was disappointing.
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