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.

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



Informacion Adicional
"A minimum of 2 people per booking is required"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"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"
"Near public transportation"
"Infant seats available"
"Most travelers can participate"
"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"



Start Time: 09:30 AM
Duration: 5 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
All central hotels, ports and other accommodations within 3km from Stockholm central station (no pick up at Nynäshamn harbour but instead travel directions to meeting place in Stockholm).

If your tour departs from the 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 harbour 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.

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 harbour 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 harbour 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 due to it being 50km away from Stockholm central station. We recomend you to contact and with us decide a meeting place in Central Stockholm. We will give directions how to go there either by train or that take one of the cruise busses going from the harbour into Stockholm.

If you are unsure of which pier your ship is arriving at, please check with the cruise line.

Ports

• Frihamnen
• Värtahamnen
• Stadsgården
• NO OCIK UP IN Nynäshamn harbour (will be given meeting directions to pick up place)

Cancellations and refunds: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Included

• 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

Not Included

• Lunch
• Gratuities

Facilities