Overview
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Uppsala is a city of drama and mystery, where every landmark hides a secret from the past. On this walking tour, you’ll walk in the footsteps of royals like Queen Catherine Jagiellon and scientists like Carl von Linne. Their remarkable stories demonstrate how this Swedish city is a hub of innovation.
The tour begins in front of the gate to Linnaeus Garden – the country’s oldest botanical garden. You’ll see Uppsala Cathedral, where you’ll hear turbulent stories about royals and discover how the Sture Murders changed the course of Swedish history and paved the way for a new era of kings.
As you continue your walk, you’ll pass a small medieval church, the grand Uppsala University Library, and the Royal Gardens on your way to Uppsala Castle. The tour finishes at a magnificent city viewpoint outside the castle.
By the end of this tour, you’ll have a deeper appreciation for Uppsala – a city of royals, scholars, and enduring legends that shaped Sweden into what it is today.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Linnaeus Garden
This self-guided audio tour begins in front of the gate to Linnaeus Garden – the country’s oldest botanical garden.
Jarnbron
You'll cross over the Jarnbron bridge and hear about student traditions that are still practised to this day.
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The Best of Uppsala: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
What‘s Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Uppsala worth visiting
Sherpa93077,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice walk from the train station with good directions to follow along the way. Lots of good facts and history, too.
Easy and informative tour.
Christine K,May 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very informative. Directions easy to follow. We enjoyed having this self-paced tour. We could take time for photos.
Great audio guide experience
ignes2026,Feb 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Truly interesting story and very straightforward to use! Highly recommend
Great experience - nice voice, interesting stories, easy to use
737eduardasv,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I recommend. The app is very convenient and the tour is great. A great mix of history and fun facts. Good production with sound effects and pleasant voice of the guide.
Good but it could be heavier in content
Mikko R,Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00The platform was new to me, a good idea that the app can sync the speech with the gps location - if it works, as it now did. However, the texts were rather short and there was embarrassingly long silences (if I compare to other corresponding products like the one I took in Copenhagen from Viator).
Pleasant and informative audio tour
daumant p2025,Oct 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It is a great audio tour! Pleasant voice, easy to listen, clear directions, interesting stories and great route. 100 % recommended 👌
Pleasant voice, great storytelling, interesting facts, impressive locations and a well-functioning app. Just great!
platip2025,Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Pleasant voice, great storytelling, interesting facts, impressive locations and a well-functioning app. Just great! The whole experience felt like walking with a personal guide, but with more flexibility - I was able to stop in restaurants or museums. It is my second audio tour with VoiceMap app and tours made by this guide and I really loved them both! I became a fan of this way of travelling.
Maps67463428017,Jul 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour exceeded my expectations! The most interesting I have ever had! Instead of some info about the main landmarks as usual in audio tours, in this tour I followed a dramatic life story of a queen Katarina and one scientist while going from location to location. This helped to get much deeper understanding of these places and their importance. And was also much more intriguing. Learned a lot of new!
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