
Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala
Traveler rating
4.6/5
Based on 361 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala worth booking?
Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala is a 9-hour experience in Stockholm, Sweden, from $326 per person. It scores 81 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Exceptional”, based on a 4.6/5 rating across 361 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 81 / 100
- Rating
- 4.6/5 (361)
- Duration
- 9 hours
- From
- $326 per person
Uncover the secrets of Sweden's Viking heritage, while exploring ancient places and Viking runestones, on this full day tour out of Stockholm. Travel trough the beautiful Swedish countryside to historically important places joined by a expert Viking guide. Learn about the complexity of the Viking Age while you experience a Viking parliament, cross a Viking runestone bridge and decipher inscriptions on 1000 years old runestones. Stroll the cozy town Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest town, and immense yourself in Viking culture at the once pagan Old Uppsala. History enthusiasts, and Viking interested, will delight at this educational tour enriching your knowledge about the Vikings, while experiencing Sweden outside Stockholm. • Full day Viking history tour surrounded by beautiful Swedish nature. • Uncover Sweden's fascinating Viking past at several carefully selected places. • See Viking gravefields, ancient runestones and a Viking parliament. • Visit Sigtuna, Uppsala City and Old Uppsala mounds
What you get
About this experience
Uncover the secrets of Sweden's Viking heritage, while exploring ancient places and Viking runestones, on this full day tour out of Stockholm. Travel trough the beautiful Swedish countryside to historically important places joined by a expert Viking guide. Learn about the complexity of the Viking Age while you experience a Viking parliament, cross a Viking runestone bridge and decipher inscriptions on 1000 years old runestones. Stroll the cozy town Sigtuna, Sweden's oldest town, and immense yourself in Viking culture at the once pagan Old Uppsala. History enthusiasts, and Viking interested, will delight at this educational tour enriching your knowledge about the Vikings, while experiencing Sweden outside Stockholm. • Full day Viking history tour surrounded by beautiful Swedish nature. • Uncover Sweden's fascinating Viking past at several carefully selected places. • See Viking gravefields, ancient runestones and a Viking parliament. • Visit Sigtuna, Uppsala City and Old Uppsala mounds
What's included
Included
- Tea and coffee
- Professional local Viking expert tour guide
- Hotel pick up and drop off from any Stockholm hotel within 3km of Stockholm Central Station
- Experience 1000 years old rune stones and gravefields
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Personal service
- Cruise port drop-off and pick-up (Not Nynäshamn harbour but in Frihamnen, Värtahamnen + Stadsgården)
Not included
- Lunch (also possible as an add on)
What you'll see and do
See Viking runestones and hear their messages. They tell us about the family who lived by the site. Learn about Estrid, a Viking woman that might have travelled to Jerusalem. Learn about Viking burial customs, Old Norse language and the excavations at the site.
40 minutes here
Jarlabanke Runestones
See and walk upon a reconstructed Viking causeway bridge. Learn about the braggy Viking lord who built it about a thousand years ago. Get an understanding for how power was divided in the Viking society and what different social groups lives looked like.
20 minutes here
Visit one of the best preserved Viking assembly sites (thing site) in the world, Arkils Tingstad. Here you will see a preserved structure that makes it easy for you to visualise what happened at the site. Learn about Viking law and social customs, go down to the lakeside and learn about Vikings ships and exploration.
40 minutes here
Experience the Viking king Olof's fall from glory and troý to reclaim his lost kingdom. You'll experience one of the best preserved church ruins in Sigtuna, dating to 1120 AD while hearing the story of the king who gave his name to this ruin.
10 minutes here
Sigtuna Boardwalk
A walking tour of the this cozy wooden town even Swedes visit for vacation and if time allows, some time on your own in Sweden's oldest town. You will also have your lunch here.
60 minutes here
Gamla Uppsala
A visit to the unique site of Old Uppsala. Here you will experience the largest burial hills in Sweden. These mounds are about 10 meters high and more than 50 meters wide in diameter. Learn about the historical importance of the place, this was an early royal center of a kingdom that preceded the Swedish kingdom.
40 minutes here
Uppsala Domkyrka
A shorter visit in the cathedral and one of two stops in Uppsala city's historic district. Learn about the history of the university that was founded in 1477. Experience the medieval archeological history of the city as your guide takes you through the district. Stop at important historic buildings from dating from the 17th to 19th century. Take a look inside the cathedral on your own if you wish.
30 minutes here
Uppsala Castle (Uppsala Slott)
This stop at the castle courtyard will give beautiful photos of the city from the highest point in Uppsala. The guide gives you a highlight of the Uppsala castle fascinating and bloody history.
10 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 30 minutes before departure.
Options you can book
PRIVATE 9H VIKING TOUR
Private tour: Private tour guide and transportation, get a more luxurious experience just you and your guide . Minimum 2 people to book. Duration: 8 hours Fika: Fika is included on the fika stop on this private tour. It is included as an add on for the public tour. Pickup included
Public 9h viking tour
Public Shared Small Group Tour: Public shared small group tour, max 18 participants. Operate on Monday, Wendesday, Friday and Sunday. In summer: all days. Duration: 9 hours Pickup included
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Sweden History Tours
Know before you go
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- The drop-offs commence after the tour duration (you pay for a 8-hour tour and pick-up and drop-off).
- Hotel guests will get a pick up time 1-2 days before the tour date.
- 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.
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 358 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
9 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
9 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Food and drink
3 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Traveler reviews
358 verified traveler reviews for Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Great guide
Olaf was a great guide. He offered many historical facts
via Tripadvisor
Great day with Olaf
Olaf was a very knowledgeable and kind guide. Would recommend this tour. Unknowingly we ended up with a private tour which ended up being quite efficient.
via Tripadvisor
Not what I expected
Unfortunately, this tour wasn't really what I expected. The guide clearly had a lot of knowledge, but I found his English difficult to understand at times. We saw several runestones and historical sites, but I expected more things directly connected to the Viking Age, such as artefacts, a museum, Viking buildings or ships. Quite a lot of the information was also about other periods of Swedish history. Maybe I should have read the itinerary more carefully before booking, but considering the price and the nine-hour duration, this tour was not worth it for me.
Response from the operator: Hi, first and formost so sorry to hear it was not what you expected and that you felt the English was hard to understand. Thanks for good feedback and things that would enchant the tour making in better and more to your liking. Always good with critic that also give ideas what to do better. We have a discussion with a reconstructed viking farm to get a more physical place into the tour and hope to be able to bring them on board but it is not clear if we can come or not yet and same with Sigtuna museum so the itinirary might change a bit more towards what you are after. Good that the guide had lots of knowledge of the viking period and that the tour mainly covered this. Sadly there are no surviving viking ships nor viking age buildings left from the viking age in Sweden for us to show (sigtuna city's church ruins from 1090AD are the closest). Sometimes we show reconstructed viking age artifacts in our tours to showcase the viking age but it seems this guide did not in the case of your tour, and usually we highlight that there are a museum if you want to visit sigtunas on your free time in Sigtuna around lunch as we do not now have time enough to enter on the 9h tour as it is long already. This tour, as you noticed, is more than just visit a museum and read on signd but about visiting the viking age remains still in the swedish landscape with runestones, viking parliament and bridge having a knowledgeable authorized tour guide msking the viking age and places come alive together with Sigtuna city preserved curving of the viking streets still walkable etc.
via Viator
Tor and Viking History Tour--A+
This tour covers a lot of ground and history in nine hours and was the perfect activity for the last day of my visit to Sweden. Tor, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable, professional and pleasant. He also deftly adjusted times spent at each site resulting from traffic delays leaving Stockholm in the morning, so well that the full itinerary was met. There were eight of us in one van, so it was a small-ish number of people, which kept things personable (the van was at maximum occupancy and quite cozy inside, so keep this in mind if you have motion sickness). After visiting a number of Viking historical sites we had a free hour in Sigtuna to grab lunch and explore and finished up the afternoon at Gamla Uppsala and the Uppsala Cathedral and Castle. I do a lot of tours when I travel and one of the key factors of a great tour is the guide's passion for the topic and generosity with responding to questions. This tour is in the top of my favorites, primarily due to Tor.
via Viator
An excellent tour for learning about Sweden's history
The guided tour led by Tor was exceptional. He knows a great deal about Swedish history, and his detailed explanations allowed us to learn about each place and monument; he is very engaging and patient. I definitely recommend this cultural tour.
via Viator
Good to know
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $326 to $5,850
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 126
- Verdict
- Exceptional
Who runs this experience
Operated by Sweden History Tours, who run 38 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 53.7.
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Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Stockholm.
How much does Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala cost?
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Prices start at $326 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Stockholm usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala take?
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Plan for about 9 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Stockholm is not rushed.
Is Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 81 out of 100, which we label "Exceptional". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.6/5 across 361 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Stockholm, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 9-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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Around 126 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Stockholm can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Stockholm and add a light layer if any part of the 9-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Stockholm within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Stockholm?
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On Outty we rank every Stockholm experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Stockholm: Walking Tour of the Old Town, Best of Stockholm: Small Group Walking Tour (Max 10, 3 Hours), Vasa Museum Guided Tour, Including Ticket & Guide. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Stockholm?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Stockholm?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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Included: Tea and coffee; Professional local Viking expert tour guide; Hotel pick up and drop off from any Stockholm hotel within 3km of Stockholm Central Statio; Experience 1000 years old rune stones and gravefields; and In-vehicle air conditioning. Not included: Lunch (also possible as an add on). Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 120 listed pickup locations in and around Stockholm. Be ready about 30 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala offered in?
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It runs in English. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Specialized infant seats are available. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Stockholm. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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Across 361 reviews averaging 4.6 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, knowledge and storytelling, food and drink. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
What booking options are available for Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala?
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There are 2 options to choose from, including PRIVATE 9H VIKING TOUR, Public 9h viking tour. Prices and start times differ by option, so compare them on the booking screen.
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