Private Sigtuna Tour from Stockholm - Oldest Town of Sweden

Explore Sweden's oldest town founded in the Viking age and more in this 5 hour tour with hotel pick up in Stockholm. We also visit a Mediveal castle. Walk along the picturesque town, experience the old main street, same as in the Viking Age, with well-preserved traditional houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Hear the city's tales from its founding around 980 in the Viking age. Feel the buzzing middle ages with its shops and factories. Also hear more recent history. Get to know the people who has shaped Sigtuna and Sweden.
We will visit three church ruins that are 900 years old.

Visit the pretty 17th-century chateau of Wenngarn, it hosts one of the best preserved Baroque interiors in Northern Europe. It was home to Magnus Gabriel De La Gardie as his summer castle, one of 16th C welthiest men. Have lunch in the old vaults. Visit the village of Viby, uniquely preserved. One of few showing how Sweden's villages looked in the 18th-century. Its cultural value is now protected.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sigtuna, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality

City walk in the fascinating viking age city of Sigtuna. Hear about the Viking Age, and the Mediveal age, and the cities story from this early royal power center to a buzzing traiding town. Extensive excavations does that we know a lot of this city's history.

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Stop At: Mariakyrkan, Olofsgatan 4, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

The oldest brick building in the Stockholm region. Enjoy the beautiful medieval wall paintings and sculptures. Former Blackfriars monastery church.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Sigtuna Radhus, Stora Torget, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

Sweden's tiniest town hall. Built in 1744. We can watch into the preserved interior of this smallest counsil house in Town. The square it is standing at got created after some severe fires. Archaeologists have found amazing discoveries about this town due to that.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Wenngarn Hotell & Konferens, Wenngarn 1:7, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 19391 Sweden

Wengarnn castle church and gardens

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: S:t Olofs Church Ruins, 9 Olofsgatan, Sigtuna, Sigtuna Municipality 193 30 Sweden

Beautiful church ruin from the 12th century we visit as part of the Sigtuna city walk.

Duration: 10 minutes



Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Children must be accompanied by an adult"
"At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time"
"The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions"
"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 tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"



Start Time: 09:30 AM
Duration: 5 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
All central hotels, accommodations, cruise ports and points of interest.

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 PICK UP IN Nynäshamn Harbour (meeting direction to central location in Stockholm given)

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

Included

• Fuel surcharge
• Local taxes
• Local or regional guide (natives and/or resident)
• Driver/guide
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Port pickup and drop-off
• Transport by air-conditioned minivan or coach with A/C.

Not Included

• Lunch (own expense, you can by anything from just a coffee to a good meal)
• Gratuities

Facilities