Duration
About 1.5 hours
Stockholm · experience
Vasa Museum guided tour
A guided tour of the Vasa, the almost fully intact 17th-century warship raised from Stockholm harbour in 1961, with skip-the-line entry.
About 1.5 hoursSmall groupFrom €53
The experience
A guided tour of the Vasa, the almost fully intact 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage.
A guide meets the group at the entrance and moves through the museum’s multi-level galleries around the Vasa herself: a royal warship that capsized and sank in Stockholm harbour in 1628, less than a nautical mile into her maiden voyage, and was raised nearly intact from the seabed in 1961.
The guide covers the ship’s construction, the salvage operation, and the more than 95 per cent original timber that makes the Vasa the best-preserved 17th-century ship anywhere in the world, alongside skip-the-line entry so the visit starts without a queue.
Group
Small group
Languages
Confirmed with the option
Format
Confirmed with the option
Meeting point
The Vasa Museum entrance, Galärvarvsvägen 14, Djurgården.
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 who want context for what is otherwise an overwhelming single object.
- A rainy-day plan that still delivers one of Stockholm’s genuine must-sees.
- Anyone interested in maritime history or the Swedish Age of Empire.
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.
- 1On arrival
Meeting point
The group gathers at the museum entrance on Djurgården.
- 2~1 hour
Guided tour
A guide walks the group through the ship and its history.
- 3Remainder of visit
Free time
Independent time in the museum after the guided portion ends.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- Skip-the-line entry to the Vasa Museum
- A guide explaining the ship’s construction, sinking and 1961 salvage
- Close views of the almost entirely original 17th-century hull
- Free time afterwards to revisit the galleries independently
Included
- ✓ Skip-the-line museum entry
- ✓ A guided tour with a professional guide
Not included
- • Transport to Djurgården
- • Food and drink
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- The museum can be busy with school groups earlier in the day.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.