Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Denmark and Sweden

Visit Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, the UNESCO site that inspired Shakespeare's Elsinor in Hamlet, then head to Roskilde's Viking Ship Museum to see five 1,000-year-old Skuldelev Viking ships. Later, walk through Mønsted Kalkgruber, the world's largest man-made limestone caves carved by hand over a thousand years, before touring Drottningholm Palace, the Swedish Royal family's private residence and a UNESCO World Heritage site, and taking a scenic canal boat to Stockholm.

See Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue, colorful Nyhavn harbor, and royal Amalienborg Palace on this 6-day tour through Scandinavia. You'll visit Stockholm's 14 islands from Fjällgatan viewpoint and tour historic Kronborg Castle in Helsingor—Hamlet's legendary home. Take a ferry from Sweden to Denmark while checking out Örebro's lakeside castle and Oslo's Green Capital architecture with local guides in each city.

You'll visit UNESCO-listed Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, the legendary fortress from Hamlet, before crossing into Sweden. In Copenhagen, a guided tour takes you to see The Little Mermaid statue, the colorful Nyhavn harbor, and Amalienborg Palace from outside. Stockholm's medieval Gamla Stan has narrow streets that lead to the Nobel Prize Museum at Stortorget square, plus there's the Cathedral and Royal Palace to check out, and great panoramic views from Fjällgatan viewpoint.

Start in Copenhagen where you'll see The Little Mermaid statue, stroll through the colorful Nyhavn harbor with its old buildings, and check out Amalienborg Palace from the outside. Head north to Elsinore to visit Kronborg Castle, famous as Hamlet's castle, then take a ferry across to Sweden through beautiful lake scenery. In Stockholm, wander around Gamla Stan, the UNESCO-listed old quarter spread across 14 islands, where you can see the Nobel Prize Museum at Stortorget square, the Cathedral, and the Royal Palace. Along the way, stop in Vadstena, a pretty lakeside town with a 14th-century castle that became a monastery and lots of charming old houses.

Take a canal cruise from Nyhavn through Copenhagen's waterways, passing the Little Mermaid statue and the baroque Amalienborg Castle where the Danish royal family lives. A 2nd class train takes you through 6.5 hours of Scandinavian countryside to Stockholm, where a boat tour on the Djurgarden Canal shows you the city's 14-island archipelago. Walk through Gamla Stan's cobbled medieval streets and Gothic architecture, with 4 nights in 4-star hotels.

Starting from Copenhagen's colorful Nyhavn harbor and the iconic Little Mermaid, you'll make your way to Stockholm's Gamla Stan old town and Royal Palace over 10 days. Along the way, there's UNESCO-listed Roskilde Cathedral and its Viking Ship Museum, plus you can climb Copenhagen's Round Tower for city views and tour Gripsholm Castle on Lake Mälaren near Mariefred.