From Stockholm: Enköping, Petroglyphs and Viking 8h Day Tour Private tour - multiple languages possible
ID: GYG1257974-O-1926051
Category:
Country: Sweden
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Explore the Enköping region on a guided 8h day tour out from Stockholm city. Visit the Viking Age kingly seat of Anundshög, see ancient Bronze Age petroglyphs, and discover the cozy city of Enköping.
Travel out of Stockholm to the Enköping region on this expert-guided historical tour. Experience Viking Age runestones, the cozy city of Enköping, ancient Bronze Age petroglyphs, and Härkeberga, Sweden's most famous medieval church with 15th-century wall paintings.
Visit Anundshög, a place where royals were chosen, with several Viking Age standing ship graves made of stone, large standing bautastones, and the largest manmade mound in existence in Sweden. Rivaling Old Uppsala in power in Viking and pre-Viking times, this tour takes you on a journey back in time from the seafaring Bronze Age people through the Viking Age on several locations, to the high medieval Sweden's height of kingship and 14th-century kingly betrayals in Håtunaleken, and much more.
Surrounding these places on this full-day guided tour with Stockholm hotel pickup will be a day full of history, of medieval betrayals ending in bloodshed, bloody sacrifices and tales and stories, of trade and of Sweden's past. A lunch stop will be done in Enköping city.
Highlights
- Explore the Enköping region on a guided tour from Stockholm
- Visit the Viking Age kingly seat of Anundshög and its stone ship graves
- See ancient Bronze Age petroglyphs near the former seashore
- Discover the cozy city of Enköping and enjoy a lunch stop
- Admire the 15th-century wall paintings at Härkeberga Church
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour involves several historical sites out in the nature so good shoes is recommended and clothes after weather.
The tour lasts for 8 hours.
Pick up is available from Stockholm hotels.
INCLUDED
- Expert guided historical learning tour
- Visit to Viking Age runestones
- Visit to Enköping city
- Visit to Bronze Age petroglyphs
- Visit to Härkeberga medieval church
- Visit to Anundshög Viking Age site
- Lunch stop in Enköping city
- Hotel pick up from Stockholm city
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
