2 Hours Guided Kayak Tour in Copenhagen Harbor
Description
Enjoy a guided tour in kayaks along Christianhavn's canals and Copenhagen Harbor. Admire all the architectural pearls and historical buildings from the waterside. The tour take place at a leisurely pace, where there is time and space to have fun and talk. The kayaks are stable double sea kayaks, which means that anyone can sail them. We will make small stops on our tour where we stay in the kayaks. Here will your guide tell some history and knowledge about some of the great buildings we are passing. You will meet your guide at Kalvebod Bølge for instructions, changing clothes and getting into the kayaks. The actual tour takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This is the start and end location. Here you will meet your guide, get changed and in/out of the kayak.
One of the main bridge which connect Copenhagen with Amager. We will sail under the bridge.
Passing through the canal.
Passing through the canal and see Thorvaldsens Museum from the waterside.
Se the front of the palace from the kayak and get a bit of history about the place.
See one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings from the kayak. Build by HRH Christian IV in 1620.
This four-storey rectangular building was built by Axel Berg (1856-1929) for the Privatbanken in the years 1901-1904.
Christianshavn was built by HRH Christian IV in 1617, who wanted to protect Copenhagen's city and harbor from attack. We sail though the canal and see some of the many old buildings and houseboats.
See the Royal Library and The Black Diamant from the waterside.
One of the newer buildings at the waterfront from 2017.
We sail under one of many bridges only made for bicycles and walking on our way back to Kalvebod Bølge.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No children under the age of 12
- Children under the age of 15 sail together with an adult in a double kayak.
- Not recommended for people prone to seasickness
- Non-swimmers
- No people over 286lbs (130kg) per person
Reviews(10)
This was more about kayaking through the canal in Nyhavn rather than an actual guided tour. The guide only shared a couple of facts during the experience so if you want an actual guided tour, you're better off doing a boat tour. We also only kayaked for a little over an hour cause it took almost 45 minutes to get everyone in their kayaks. The guides also decided to combine two groups together that were supposed to run at different times so the group ended up being quite large. If you want to go kayaking, my suggestion would be to do one of the free kayak rentals where you just have to pick up trash in the water as payment.
Enjoyed by all the family! Kayaking in double kayaks around the canals of København - our guide Ivan looked after us all and shared interesting things about the city as we paddled around. Recommended.
The guide was terrific and patient. Great trip for active families even without too much experience. I would recommend for anyone visiting Copenhagen
It's a great way to see the city. If you've never picked up a paddle before it'll be hard for you because you're crossing big channels ans navigating with boats, but, it's really easy once you get the hang of it. If you pat attention, the guide, Christian, has lots of interesting information to share, too.
First time kayaker, tremendous amount of fun also due to how bad we were. It was a great way to see Copenhagen and highly recommend!
Kayaking through Copenhagen was an experience. Good, it was sun, only light wind and we were a nice group, but also the guide Jonas was very nice. He stopped at some stations and also talked a lot about the city itself. You have to pay attention to the many excursion boats, but even there our guide was always very careful. We then walked the entire route again in the afternoon, which only reinforced the impression of a great city.
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Wir freuen uns, dass Sie eine schöne Kajaktour hatten. Wir leiten die Nachricht an Jonas weiter.
Liv was an excellent guide! She made sure we all understood the rules of kayaking in the canals of Copenhagen, before leading us on a wonderful behind the streets (and from the water!) tour of the city. Her stories were interesting and certainly a different view than what we received on other tours. I would highly recommend seeing Copenhagen from this vantage point!
Thank you for the 5 stars and your story. We will pass on the message to Liv. We are glad to hear about a wonderful tour on the water.
Liv was a great guide. She made sure we all felt comfortable and secure in our kayaking abilities and told great stories throughout the tour (we went on several tours while in Copenhagen and it was nice to hear something fresh and new). What a wonderful way to see the city! I would highly recommend.
Thanks so much for your fine review. We will pass it on to Liv :-)
Kayaking in the canals was a good way to see the city, but our guide, Jonas, while being a very nice guy, told us almost nothing about the sites we passed.
Thanks for your review. I have passed on the information our guide.
Such a fun way to see different parts of the city and get a workout! The guide was great and showed many neat locations.
Thanks for your review.
