Private Viking tour by a lake + Swedish nature forest walk, 90min
Description
Experience and touch real 1000 years old iconic viking runestones, learn viking runes and enjoy the Swedish nature at one of the viking age coolest places, the viking parlament Arkils Tingstad and a nearby site of Jarlabanke bridge. Here, in a patch surrounded by the beautiful Swedish nature by the lakeside, you'll together with your guide explore Viking age customs and social life in Scandinavia with an expert authorized viking tour guide. On the way from our meeting point we'll walk thru the beautiful Swedish forest by foot on forest path's going over a smaller mountain (pavement walking thru suburbs also possible) where the guide talks about Swedish life, allemansrätten and nature. Than at the site itself, next to a beautiful lakeside, you'll learn about the viking age life and living, how to write runes and enjoy a beautiful day surrounded by history and nature situated only a hour away by reliable public transport from Stockholm.
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Swedish forest walk. Take a walk and experience the Swedish forest by foot using paths in the forest from our meeting location. Our meeting place are at the bus stop Lovisedal by bus 610 from Danderyds hospital who connect to the Red Stockholm Subway/Metro Line towards Mörby centrum (Subway stop Danderyds sjukhus) only 10min from Stockholm central. From there we'll go, if able-bodied guests, not on the pavement but thrue the beautiful, mystical Swedish forest over a smaller mountain approximately 15min until we get to the site. During the walk we'll make short stops and the guide talks about Swedish customs, allemansrätten and nature.
Travel back in time and se the iconic viking runestones, learn viking runes and enjoy the Swedish nature at one of the viking age coolest places, the assembly at Arkils Tingstad. Here, in a patch surrounded by the beautiful Swedish nature by the lakeside, you'll together with your guide explore Viking age customs and social life in Scandinavia with an expert authorized viking guide. You'll learn not only about the time but also how to read and write viking age runes. On this tour we tell you about the Viking age in general, the viking lord Ulv whom the two runestones mentions, about the well organized viking age and the place itself: a meeting place to control the population. You'll also learn how viking age divorce worked, by showing your breast or wearing pants, and some other Viking laws.
At the side of the beautiful lake Vallentuna less than one minute from arkils tingstad well relax and take about viking and the waterway's, ships and reputation. We also touch upon the Viking religion and their ships at the Vallentuna lakeside, and more. Take your chance today to visit to a Viking assembly site. A place where Vikings took decisions and held trials. Learn about the Viking culture of Scandinavia.
Back to the bus stop where you go back to Stockholm by bus 610, either if we walk thue the forest or by the pavement.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(2)
The cab ride is about 40-45 minutes. Definitely not worth the ride. The problem is that not a lot is known about the Vikings. We saw some well-preserved and maintained runestones. The tour is listed as 90 minutes, while the guide expects you to be there for two hours. But, he ran out of things to say after about 30 minutes. The scenery is nice. As he drove us around, he pointed out some small bumps on the hills and said there might be a Viking buried there. The guide was nice and knowledgeable, but there isn't enough to learn and/or see to make it worth the cost and effort.
Hi, thanks for your feedback and thanks for taking your time to leave this review. Sadly there ain't a lot of remains left and no standing houses or preserved viking buildings to se; what we have are rune stones and grave fields like the bumps on the hills. Im also so sorry that you did get this impression out of the tour you booked as that isn't ok, and I need to speak with the guide in question cause it isn't an acceptable feeling from a guide I hire in locally due to me being sick to not being able to speak about the time period I hire him in to do. I usually advice to take a bus due to cab rides being expensive and we've a good bus system here but you're right that it is a bit out from stockholm city, due to not being any clear remaines to se inside Stockholm proper. Usually we do two or max three stops on this particular tour depending on time. Thanks for telling me about the tour time glitch, I'll check and make sure the tour time is properly decribed. I'm however happy you liked the scenery, places and the stones. /Owe
Absolutely amazing custom/private with Johnathon (history expert) and Nadia (pHD in anthropology) we learned so much about a wide range to historical and cultural topics. We saw places we’d never have found on our own, or understood - their knowledge and professionalism was perfect!
Thanks a lot for this beautiful review, it was a amazing day we spent with you guys and hope to se you again sometime :-)
