Viking History Small Group Tour from Stockholm: Half Day Including Sigtuna
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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.
Additional Info
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.
What To Expect
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.
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.
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Viking History Small Group Tour from Stockholm: Half Day Including Sigtuna
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Driver/vehicle
All taxes and surcharges
Live Guide
Small group tour
Personal service
Cruise harbour pick up (not nynäshamn harbour but in Frihamnen, Värtahamnen and Stadsgården)
Hotel pick up and drop off (if your hotel is within 4km of Stockholm central station)
Lunch
Gratuities
Pickup points
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
122 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour.
Katharina L,Jun 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The guide was very well informed and a chill person. And beautiful in nature. The city was also very nice.
Vikings A- Z
Cole C,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A good overview and linear history of the Vikings. Although it is a considerable length of history, Gabriel our guide, was able to share this period with insight and humour.
A great experience with Gabriel.
catc762,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Gabriel was informative and passionate about Viking history. The time just flew by as he drove us to the different sites on the itinerary. It was interesting to hear a different perspective on Viking history than are held in my own country. We also were told a little about present day Sweden. There was so much information it was difficult to process and remember it all but that's a good virtue from any tour. Next time I'm in Stockholm though I will book the full day tour as there is so much more to learn. Highly recommend this tour.
Excellent tour and wonderful guide
barbarahU7432VI,May 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent half-day tour and wonderful guide, Tor! He made history come alive and made it very interesting.
Viking history with Sigtuna visit
REY A,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was excellent, Olof was the tour guide and he’s very knowledgeable regarding the Viking history, an excellent driver too. Highly recommended if you like history about the Vikings. Sigtuna town was a surprise for me. I had a great time with the tour.
Awesome tour! Olaf was an...
Tim N,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Awesome tour! Olaf was an incredible guide with lots of knowledge about viking history and Swedish history in general. We saw several rune stones and visited Sigtuna for a while. It was also the perfect length tour for someone with jetlag at about 5 hours.
Great tour and worth the investment in time and cost.
Gordon S,Apr 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Olof the guide was awesome and very friendly and gave my group great historical background of Sweden and gave us time to enjoy each site. The lunch and walk through old Viking era churches in Sigtuna was the highlight and capstone of the tour.
This tour is a good intro...
carly0070,Apr 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour is a good intro into Viking history, and I was able to learn more about the Vikings that I didn’t know before. I wish there was more info about Viking culture and a deeper dive into the history, but for a half day tour it was good. Our guide Olaf was very nice, good driver and explained every site well, along with sharing more info about Stockholm on the drive (which I appreciated). It was a good day!
Viking Runes - Social Media Viking Style
burtonu2026,Apr 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a wonderful time on this half day tour of Viking History with our guide, Olaf. My wife and I, and three others did the tour together. We had several stops to view Viking runes (carved stones that tell a short story about an individual Viking) on the way to Sigtuna, one of the oldest towns, and first capital of Sweden. You might think of runes as an early form of social media, Viking style, as they share a public message about the author that he/she wants others to know about him or her, probably true, or perhaps embellished a little bit. In any event it is interesting that we can interpret these stones hundreds of years later and compare their messages to what we might say about ourselves today. To me, the study of history always shows that humans have much more in common with each other than our believed differences. Olaf definitely knew his Viking History and shared stores of both the personal lives of some of the prominent early Vikings as well as their overall influence on modern day Sweden and beyond. In Sigtuna, we also viewed the ruins of some early churches founded by the Vikings and Olaf explained why the churches were built and how Christianity became a part of the Viking story. At the end of the tour, we had a nice lunch at one of the several restaurants in Sigtuna. The price of the lunch is not included in the tour fee. If you're interested in Viking History, or even history in general, I would recommend this tour.
Great history tour outside the city
Allison T,Feb 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Guide Olaf was excellent. Good overview of both Viking and Swedish history, appreciated him pointing out landmarks in Stockholm as well. Sigtuna is beautiful.
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