Stockholm Royal Sightseeing Tour

Description

Explore Sweden's royal family past and present on this sightseeing tour of Stockholm. Visit typical Swedish farms and churches and see where the royal family live today in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Drottningholm Palace.

Your first stop is the beautiful park at Ulriksdals Palace on the banks of Lake Edsviken in Solna just outside Stockholm. The park is part of Ekoparken, the first National City Park in the world.

You will also visit  the intriguing Haga Park where you will see a brightly colored copper tent atop the hill, Gustav III's pavilion and a charming butterfly house.

Your tour continues to Lovos church dating back to the 11th-century. It was here that five runestones were found outside the church around 1050 AD.

The last stop on your tour is UNESCO World Heritage listed Drottningholm Palace, home to the current Swedish royal family. This renaissance-style palace was built around the same time as Versailles and has beautiful geometric, baroque style gardens. Drottningholm, meaning Queen's islet, is located on the island of Lovon.

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Schedule details

Departure point

Centrally located Stockholm hotels

Departure time

1:00pm

Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation.

Return details

Returns to original departure point