Explore Copenhagen’s rich history on a boat tour with informative commentary. See the city's historic landmarks and hip neighborhoods from a new perspective.

About this activity

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Duration 105 minutes: Check availability to see starting times
Live tour guide: Danish, English

Highlighted reviews from other travelers

Yvonne – Australia

We loved the whole experience and being introduced to the waterways, harbour and history was superb. Would highly recommend this activity.

Alice – United States

Enjoyable canal tour ride in Coopenhagen. Guide on the canal tour gave an excellent narration of all the sights.

Itinerary

Starting location:
Ved Stranden 26
Christiansborg Palace
Guided tour
Kalvebod Bølge
Guided tour
Christianshavns Mound
Guided tour
Copenhagen Opera House
Guided tour
Amalienborg Palace
Guided tour
The Little Mermaid (statue)
Guided tour
Langelinie
Guided tour
Nordhavnen
Guided tour
Trekroner Fort
Guided tour
Reffen - Copenhagen Street Food
Guided tour
Papirøen
Guided tour
Slotsholmen
Guided tour
Arrive back at:
Ved Stranden 26

Main sites passed

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights

Discover the new area of Nordhavn by boat
Admire some of the many sightseeing sight located at the harbour front
Learn more about the raw and urban Sydhavnen

Full description

Discover the fascinating history of Copenhagen on our Grand Canal Tour! Our experienced guide will take you on a journey from the Stone Age to the modern day. This sightseeing tour combines famous, must-see sights with lesser-known areas and landmarks in Copenhagen.
This tour will also take you a little south and to the northeren part of the harbour where you will experince some of the
new areas, which is know for being both hip and raw.

The tour is always live-guided in both English and Danish. The duration of the tour is 1 hour and 45 minutes and departs from Ved Stranden pier number 4.

Includes

Guided tour
Covered boat

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Not suitable for

Wheelchair users

Meeting point

Look for the Stromma flag Look for our ticket office if you have any questions

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Important information

Not allowed

Smoking
Intoxication

Know before you go

This tour will take place in rain or shine

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 301 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.4/5
Transportation
4.7/5
Value for money
4.4/5

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The tour was awesome from start to finish, the tour guide (I didn’t catch her name) even charger my portable phone charger whilst we were on the tour

Copenhagen: Classic Canal Tour & The Harbour