Stockholm Activities: Guided tours

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There is a wide selection of guided tours available, by boat, by bus and on foot.

Stockholm Sightseeing www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm (part of the Strömma group) has several different guided boat tours.

• Under the bridges of Stockholm www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Boat-tours/Under-the-bridges is one of the most popular. Departing from Strömkajen by Grand Hôtel and opposite the Royal Castle (T Kungsträdgården), this tour on both the sea and on lake Mälaren passes under 15 bridges and through two locks. Several departures every day, depending on the time of year. 1 hour 50 min, SEK 190.

• Royal Canal Tour www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Boat-tours/Royal-Canal-Tour departs from Strömkajen and takes you around the eastern parts of the city, passing through the lush Djurgården canal. 50 min, SEK 140.

• Historical Canal Tour www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Boat-tours/Historical-Canal-Tour departs from Stadshusbron next to the City Hall (T T-Centralen), and passes Kungsholmen and other western islands of the city. 50 min, SEK 140.

• Stockholm Grand Tour www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Combination-tours/Stockholm-Grand-Tour3 combines a boat and a bus tour. 3 hours 30 min, SEK 395.

City Tours and Open Top Tours (also divisions of the Strömma group) offers bus tours:

• Stockholm Panorama www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Tours-at-land/Stockholm-Panorama is a tour of some major tourist sights that departs from Gustaf Adolf Torg (T T-Centralen). 1 hour 30 min, SEK 240.

• The Hop-on Hop-off Bus www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Tours-at-land/Bus-to-Djurgarden is a tour with open top double decker buses that allows you to get on and off the bus as often as you want at bus stops along the route. The tour passes some major sights, but only in the central and eastern part of the city. 24 hour travel pass 220 SEK.

Stockholm Excursions www.stockholmexcursions.se has a few specialized bus tours:

• The Nobel Tour www.stockholmexcursions.se/nobeltour.html visits several sights connected to Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize. 3 hours, SEK 400.

• The Royal Tour www.stockholmexcursions.se/royaltour.html takes you out of the city center to Ulriksdals Palace and Drottningholm Palace. 4 hours, SEK 500.

Taxi Stockholm, +46 8 15 00 00, offers a personal guide service www.taxistockholm.se/english/Lankade-sidor/Pricelist-Guided-tours, allowing up to 4 persons to travel in their own taxi. 1 hour 30 min M-F 9AM-3PM SEK 825, other hours SEK 900. 2 hours M-F 9AM-3PM SEK 1100, other hours SEK 1200.

Talk of the town offers self-guided walking tours in six languages all year round.

• Talk of the town www.talkofthetown.se/en-start.html download your own audioguide to your mobile phone or mp3-player. Audioguide at 56 of the best sights in all Stockholm. The 56 sights ar spread over the old town Gamla Stan, City, Södermalm, the island of Djurgården, at Skansen open-air museum and the Drottningholm Palace. More than 2 hour listening time, SEK 100-150.

City Tours offers a walking tour in the summer months:

• Old Town Walkabout www.stromma.se/en/Sightseeing/Stockholm/Tours-at-land/old-town-walkabout takes you through the Old Town. 1 hour, SEK 100.

For sightseeing on a higher level, Upplev mer has a special tour:

• The Rooftop Tour www.upplevmer.se/English/Stockholm/Guidedtours/Default.aspx lets you look at Stockholm from the roofs of Riddarholmen island. An exciting experience if you're not afraid of heights. April-September. 1 hour 30 min, SEK 350.

Gallivant Productions offers year round walking tours including the Viking Tour: Sweden: From the Ice Age to IKEA www.gallivantproductions.com, which is a performance walk, and runs on weekends throughout the year and daily between May and September. SEK 125.

There are several other agencies that offer occasional guided walking tours in English during the summer months. Check with the Stockholm Tourist Centre for information.

Talk of the town offers self-guided bike tours in six languages.

• Talk of the town www.talkofthetown.se/en-start.html memory card for your mobile phone can be rented at several bike rentals in Stockholm. Load your mobile phone with audioguides at 56 of the best sights in Stockholm. Rent by hour, SEK 30 or day SEK 125.