Henri Leroux

Stockholm · experience

Sigtuna & Uppsala Viking history day tour

A full-day trip to Sigtuna, Sweden’s oldest town, and Uppsala’s Viking-era royal burial mounds and medieval cathedral.

Full day, about 8 hoursFrom €278

The experience

A full-day Viking history tour to Sigtuna, Sweden’s oldest town, and Uppsala’s royal burial mounds.

A guide leads a full-day trip out of Stockholm to Sigtuna, founded around 980 AD and Sweden’s oldest still-inhabited town, taking in its rune stones and church ruins, before continuing to Uppsala for its Viking-era royal burial mounds and its medieval cathedral, the tallest in Scandinavia.

The day is built around genuine Viking and early-medieval Swedish history rather than a generic countryside excursion, giving a clear counterpoint to the maritime and modern history covered inside Stockholm itself.

Duration

Full day, about 8 hours

Group

Group size confirmed with the option

Languages

Confirmed with the option

Format

Confirmed with the option

Meeting point

Hotel pickup within central Stockholm.

Pickup and drop-off

Confirmed with the option

Who this suits

A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.

  • Travellers with a specific interest in Viking and early Swedish history.
  • Anyone wanting one considered full day outside the capital.
  • A change of pace from central Stockholm’s waterfront and museums.

Itinerary

The route at a glance.

The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.

  1. 1

    Hotel pickup

    Collection from a central Stockholm hotel.

    Morning
  2. 2

    Sigtuna

    Rune stones, church ruins and the old town of Sweden’s oldest settlement.

    ~2 hours
  3. 3

    Uppsala

    The royal burial mounds and Uppsala Cathedral.

    ~3 hours

What the visit includes

The practical detail before you choose a date.

Highlights

  • Sigtuna’s rune stones and 980 AD founding as Sweden’s oldest town
  • Uppsala’s Viking-era royal burial mounds
  • Uppsala Cathedral, the tallest medieval cathedral in Scandinavia
  • A guide with a specific focus on Viking and early-medieval history

Included

  • ✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • ✓ Transport for the full day
  • ✓ A guide focused on Viking and early Swedish history

Not included

  • • Lunch
  • • Any museum entries beyond what is stated at booking

Before you go

A few essentials for the day.

  • This is a full day away from central Stockholm.
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.