The 10 Full-Day Tours in Sweden That Earn Their Price

1.Stockholm Viking History Full Day Tour to Sigtuna + Uppsala

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 218 reviews · from $266Our pick

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring Viking sites near Stockholm with a guide such as Åsa, Calle, Olof, or Gabriel. Walk through old Sigtuna, see Broby Bridge’s graves and Jarlabanki’s reconstructed bridge, then visit Old Uppsala and its great cathedral. Hotel pickup, transport, and drop-off are included.

“Our guide was Åsa. We have had a lot of guided tours but you don’t often get an archaeologist and university teacher as your guide! We learned a lot from Åsa, we were very lucky to have her as a guide! She speaks fluent English and was very friendly, very talkative, informative and funny! We had a perfekt day! The tour was good organised, the bus was also comfortable, the driver was very good.”

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2.Full-Day Stockholm Archipelago Sailing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 90 reviews · 8 hours · from $372

Meet your English-speaking captain at Vaxholm Guest Harbor for an eight-hour yacht trip through Stockholm’s forested islands and granite skerries. You may steer the boat, stop for lunch in a quiet cove, and swim if conditions allow. The captain provides sailing guidance, snacks, rain gear, and local stories.

“Fabulous Caotain boat and small number of visitors - meant for beautiful sailing around the islands - lovely lunch stop and swimming place too.”

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3.Full-Day Archipelago Kayaking Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 89 reviews · from $203

Spend eight hours kayaking among Stockholm’s rocky islands with an English- or Swedish-speaking guide. You’ll learn basic paddling, stop for lunch on a private island, hike to viewpoints, swim or cliff jump, and enjoy Swedish fika. Guides such as Malou, Stevie, Tigho, and Pierre have led this trip.

“Magic learned a lot real feel good day. Instructors very good”

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4.Full-Day Reindeer Tour with Pickup in Kiruna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $309Top rated

Travel about 1 hour 15 minutes from Kiruna to meet Sámi herders Frederik and Peter. Feed reindeer, enter their pens, try a 1-kilometer sled ride, and eat reindeer meat in a traditional tent. Warm clothing, boots, transport, and lunch are included.

“Absolutely fantastic guide who explained in detail their way of living. Tasty food and a lovely Reindeer slide ride. Perfect day from a to z”

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5.Full Day Viking Tour with Fika Swedish Coffee Break

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $241

Spend 10 hours with guide Urban tracing Sweden’s Viking and early Christian past. Visit rune stones, a Viking assembly site, Sigtuna, Old Uppsala, and Uppsala Cathedral, with a Swedish fika break at Granby Farm. The English-language tour travels in a minibus for up to 17 people.

“Pros: Urban, the guide, was nice, punctual, and a walking encyclopedia. Seeing the Swedish countryside on a lovely day. Fika was yummy at a bucolic setting. Cons: The whole experience lacked context. You learn quickly that Runes aren’t all that special then the mystery is gone. This was called a “Viking Tour” but what we got about Viking culture was in churches. Our guides didn’t have any visuals to give big picture context. Often I couldn’t understand him even with the ear piece. Most of our tour group had checked out, but he didn’t read the group. It seemed like he just pushed play in his memory at a location,…”

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6.Winter Snowshoe Full-Day Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 57 reviews · from $176Best value

Join a small group of up to eight for a winter hike near Stockholm. Your guide, possibly Tigo, Eric, or George, teaches snow and ice skills, points out deer tracks, and cooks an organic lunch by a campfire. Snow conditions may change the outing to an ice-grip hike.

“due to the lack of snow the snowshoe hike was just a regular hike, which was still quite amazing and beautiful. our guide, George, was quite knowledgeable and made sure everybody in the group, no matter their proficiency in English, felt included and part of the group.”

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7.Full Day Archipelago Sailing Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 57 reviews · from $344

Meet Green Trails in central Stockholm, then transfer to Nynäshamn for a small-group sailing day with up to eight people. With skippers such as Peter and Sofia, you can steer, help tack, spot sea life, swim, hike, and eat lunch in a sheltered island bay.

“Sofia was our captain and she was absolutely fantastic. Even with rain in the morning, we loved this experience, and were impressed with pulling into a bay to explore a little island and have lunch. My favorite spot was at the front of the boat.”

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8.Private Full Day Viking History Tour from Stockholm Including Sigtuna and Uppsala

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $672

Travel from Stockholm into Sweden’s Viking past with a private guide, visiting Broby Bro, Jarlabanke Bridge, Arkils tingstad, Sigtuna, Uppsala Cathedral, and Gamla Uppsala. Guides such as Olaf, Calle, Gabriel, and Nadia bring the stories to life, while lunch and fika are at your own expense.

“This tour provides a wonderful opportunity to get out of Stockholm, see the rural beauty of Sweden and get exposure to the history of Sweden during the heydey of the Vikings. It's a great counterpoint to the city/old-town tours that focus only on historical Stockhom. Our tour guide Calle, was well-versed in Scandanavian midieval history but was just as happy to explain any aspect of Swedish life from ancient to modern-day. For information, this is a private tour, only two of us participated, and full day so the prices are accordingly higher than the small or large group tours. I would strongly recommend this if you are looking for a…”

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9.Full-Day Trip to Malmö by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · from $270

Take a private train trip from Copenhagen to Malmö with a Danish or English-speaking guide. See Gamla Väster, St. Peter’s Church, Malmö Castle, Turning Torso, canals, and city squares, with Swedish coffee, pastry, and an optional two-course lunch.

“Complete review here - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJkbn5Po0vE/?igsh=MW96YnY3M3g1cTdwcw== Alessandro was the best guide we have met till date”

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10.Private full day VIP city tour by limousine car in Stockholm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $744

Guide Thomas takes you through Stockholm by private limousine, combining major sights such as City Hall, the Royal Palace, Vasa Museum, and Gamla Stan with viewpoints, food halls, and lesser-seen neighborhoods. Hotel, airport, rail station, and cruise-port pickup can be arranged.

“Great tour guide we got to see a lot in a short period of time we would highly recommend hiim to anyone trying to get as much in as possible in a short period.”

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