Viking History Small Group Tour from Stockholm: Half Day Including Sigtuna

Overview

Unveil the mystery of the Swedish Viking Age. Join our expert tour guides to Viking Age rune stones and ancient places to learn about the Swedish Vikings. Excavate Sweden’s amazing Viking history on a 5-hour guided tour from the beautiful capital of Stockholm. Unveil the mystery of the Swedish Viking history with an expert local guide and visit great Viking sites of cultural and archaeological interest. Gaze at beautiful rune stones and hear the stories they have to tell you. Also hear tales about Viking mythology, war and legends as well as what they ate, lived and explore what they left behind. Also, see Sweden's oldest town Sigtuna. Transportation from and back to Stockholm is included.

Itinerary

1. Stockholm

   Stockholm to stop one. Depart from the your centrally located Stockholm hotel in a comfortable car or minivan depending on the size of the group. Travel north into the picturesque Swedish countryside. Feel how you start to move back in time as you sweep through the lovely landscape. Ca 30min to stop one.

   · 30 min

2. Visit Broby Bro, a well excavated Viking grave field. Learn about how the Vikings buried their dead and what happened to them in the afterlife. Hear the story about Estrid, a aristocratic Viking woman in the Stockholm region.

   · 40 min

3. Jarlabanke Runestones

   Next up is Jarlabankes rune stone bridge in Täby. Hear the intriguing tale about Jarlabanke, the great Viking lord who was a super-magnate. Learn about the Viking bridges and roads that tied Sweden and laid the foundation to our nation.

   · 20 min

4. Next, visit a Viking parliament and feel the presence of ancient power, imagine the Viking men sitting in the parliament making mighty decisions.

   · 40 min

5. Sigtuna

   Last but not least, head to Sigtuna. This is Sweden's oldest city, founded in 970 AD by King Erik Segersäll of the Svea Kingdom. Learn about its role in our history as we walk the Viking age-originated main street with its prettty 18th century houses. Transport back to Stockholm is included.

   · 40 min

6. Sigtuna

   lunch stop, lunch at your own expense.

   · 40 min

Pickup

Pickup included.

We offer hotel pick up at all central hotels, ports and other accommodations within 3 km from Stockholm central station (you can use Google Maps to check your distance from Stockholm central station). If you're staying in the Old town (where it is not possible to get in by car) we may ask you to walk a few minutes to another location where we pick you up. If you are outside the pick up zone we will give you directions to a meeting place that is simple to get to with public transit. If you are unsure if you're in or out please email us after booking. Pick up normally starts at 09.00 or 09.30. For the shorter tours 3-5h 09.30 is the normal pick up time. For the longer tours, 8h:s, 09.00 is our usual pick up time for the first guests. Please note that this is flexible depending on different factors like the number of reservations, time of year and traffic conditions. We will be in touch two days in advance of a public tour with your final starting time, if you want to know beforehand or want that we arrange a fixed time for you please contact us by email. If your tour departs from a 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 harbor 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. We recommend that you are available on cell phones to avoid issues during pick-up. 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 harbor 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 harbor 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 is due to it being 50 km away from Stockholm central station. We recommend you to contact us and decide on a meeting place in Central Stockholm. We will give directions on how to go there either by train or by taking one of the cruise buses going from the harbor into Stockholm. If unsure what pier you're coming to contact after booking with your ships name.

How to use your ticket

Hi, thanks for your booking and welcome to join an exiting VIking Aae tour out of Stockholm with Sweden History Tours. We wish you a good stay and if you got any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to info@swedenhistorytours.se Things good to think of are presented here below • Bring good shoes. Have trainers, boots or something similar. Street walking shoes are also fine. No sandals or other shoes that does not cover your foot. • Pick up for your tour will be at your hotel or the cruise port (not Nynäshamn but the others) where you arrive. Hotel pick up are only for the guests who are staying in Central Stockholm (within 3 kilometers away from the Stockholm Central Station). IF you don't stay here you're welcome to a pick up point or to one of our other guest's hotel. * Please us contact at info@swedenhistorytours.se to inform us about your hotel stay if you have not already put it into your booking, we will email or text you a pick up time 1-2 days before the tour. • If a child in your reservation is less than 5 years old, please contact us prior to the booking so we can prepare a child seat/booster seat. • If possible, we would appreciate that you are reachable on a cell phone 1-2 days prior to the tour due to sending out your pick up time that way. If you know that you can not have a cell phone, please advise us on how to best contact you. E-mail us at info@swedenhistorytours.se Welcome to Stockholm • Please note that departure times may vary slightly. This depends on the amount of pick-ups and day of the week. • If you have not already specified, you MUST advise supplier as soon as possible your Ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and departure time so that appropriate arrangements can be made. • Travellers are not allowed carry-on-luggage in the tour vechicle. A back-pack or hand bag works fine though.  Hotel pickups commence prior to this time. Pick ups start 30-60 minutes prior to the depature time of the tour.

What to know before you go

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult, advise with us before the tour if a child needs a booster seat or child seat.
• The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
• Hotel pick up time will be advised 1-2 days before the tour.
• Cruise pick up times will be advised within 24 hours from booking.
• Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund. The minimum number is 3 persons. We hold the right to cancel a tour if the number is below 3 persons for all tour reservations combined.

Travelers

Cancellation policy

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

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

This activity can be canceled in case of bad weather or if there aren't enough participants.

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