Private Half Day Tour: Viking History Trip from Stockholm Including Sigtuna
Dive into the exciting Swedish Viking era on a private 5 hour guided tour from Stockholm. Visit important Viking sites of big historical value, an assembly, a bridge and a gravefield. Look at pretty rune stones and hear the messages that they want you to know. See Sweden's oldest still existing town, Sigtuna. You will walk the main street who traces itself back to 980 AD. You will see medieval church ruins and pretty traditional wooden houses from the 1700's. Hotel pick up and drop off are included.
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Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Broby Bro, Frestavägen, 187 70 Täby, Sweden
Visit 3 mightly viking runestones, one mentioning Jesuralem and risen by the women Estrid and visit a viking grave field. Hear about the daily life of the vikings here in Scandinavia. Get a intro to the Viking age, why their name and reputation are as it is today and much more.
Duration: 55 minutes
Stop At: Jarlabanke Runestones, Taby Kyrkby, Taby Sweden
Walk over, and admire the runstenes, at a recostructed viking causeway. Hear about the viking lord Jarlabanke and the viking lords, their life and how they ruled the population. About viking roads and trading networks.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Arkils tingstad, Tingvallavägen 27, 186 50 Vallentuna, Sweden
Visit one of the best preserved assembly places / Thing-sites in Europe and its runestones. Here about the Skålhamra family and the power who came with creating a assembly place. Dive into some of the Viking age laws and culture customs with kingrop society and more.
Duration: 55 minutes
Stop At: Sigtuna, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality
lunch stop, own expence.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Sigtuna, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality
Do a visit to the cute wodden town of Sigtuna, walk along the main street with it's viking street curving still left today. Visit some of it's church ruins and visit Mariakyrkan.(if open), the only remembrance of a powerful monastery situated right outside the city itself.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: S:t Olofs Church Ruins, 9 Olofsgatan, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden
Visit to the curch ruin of St Olof, the biggest and most well-preserved church ruin of the 3 around Sigtuna city. It is also the oledst being build around a holy well around 1080-1120.
Duration: 10 minutes
Inclusions
- A historic time travel experience
- All taxes and surcharges
- Driver/vehicle
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off if within 5km of Stockholm central station (No pickup in Nynäshamn)
- Private, small-group tour
Exclusions
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional information
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Private tour will have a maximum of 16 persons
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- If you want to bring your own masks or any other thing to make you feel safe please know you're welcome to do so.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 10 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Ticket delivery
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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