Tours & Activities in Uppsala

Join a guided walking tour through historic Uppsala with a local guide and explore the Viking and Vendel era

Experience the Viking age and explore 1000-year-old runestones and ruins on this guided day trip from Stockholm. Learn about ancient Viking history, and discover the cities of Sigtuna and Uppsala.

A guaranteed breathtaking and unforgettable experience! Our guides will meet you on time at the entrance to the northern castle tower on Drottning Christinas väg 1A in Uppsala. We walk up to the dome via the beautiful staircase. In the tower room you can admire the meter thick castle walls and the impressive 18th century heavy beam trusses.  Here you will find the personal equipment that ensure you are secured throughout the trip on the roof, and get a safety brief from your guide. After testing the test track indoors, it is time to go out on the roof above Uppsala Castle. During the walk you will see Uppsala all around, all the way to Old Uppsala Mounds where the vikings are buried.

Join a guided walking tour in Uppsala and see the rune stones and learn how to read them

Join a Viking tour of Stockholm County, Uppsala, and Sigtuna. Uncover the true Viking heritage with a passionate guide and gain a deeper understanding of Swedish history.

Book a trip to the different Uppsala, go on a trip about the dark part of Swedish history. Hear about the 17th century slave trade, about Uppsala's gallows hill, experience what was going on inside the racial biology institute and hear about the anatomical department's rules for which crimes could end up under the knife. We visit the streets where the brothels and Uppsala's Red light district were located during the 19th century. Experience the dark history that is not often talked about or visited. Visit the forgotten historical, and hear about the poor, spooky and different that is often swept under the rug. Collection outside Uppsala City Library's main entrance - Intro. Dragabrunnsgatan - Uppsala's red light district during the 19th century Svartbäcksgatan - The poor Uppsala St Erik's square - The plague in Uppsala 1709-1712 The Cathedral and the Dean's House - Persecutions against dissent and the Swedish Institute of Racial Biology 1920-1958. Gustavianum - About the slave trade, anatomical institution and 19th century phrenologists. The forced sterilizations of the 1940s

Join a guided walking tour in Uppsala passing the main attractions of Uppsala

Discover the city's heart on our immersive walking tour experience. Explore iconic neighborhoods, uncover hidden gems, and soak in rich history with a friendly resident as your guide.

Take a visit to Swedens forth biggest city uppsala, only 40min with train from Stockholm. On a small area you can se all the must see and highlights together with a knowledgeable authorized Uppsala city guide, the cathedral X the castle, the botanical garden of Uppsala, the university main building, the university library, some viking age runestones etc. Only run if at least two travelers book.

Join a guided walking tour through Uppsala and explore the hidden and forgotten houses of Uppsala

Travel back in time through Uppsala's history on a walking tour. Learn about how Uppsala is older than Stockholm and so often takes the title of the true "birthplace" of the Swedish nation.

This city walk is guided by an authorized Uppsala guide. Go on a city walk in Uppsala with a focus on Vikings, rune stones and runes in Uppsala. We visit a selected part of Uppsala City's rune stones in the University Park and outside the cathedral. These tell exciting stories about people who lived during the Viking Age, this trek also includes the Viking Age in general. Discover the exciting stories the runestones have to tell.

Book your tickets for a private guided tour of the Uppsala Cathedral

Step back in time and discover some of the key Viking landmarks of Stockholm and its surroundings. Marvel at relics that date back to the 11th century, visit an old Viking settlement and more.

A guided walk in Uppsala - a city of learning. In a pleasant mix of old and new this tour will take you to some of the main sights in central Uppsala - the cathedral, the castle and the university. The guide will also tell you about modern life in Uppsala with a unique focus on ecofriendliness, gender equality and city development. This tour will make you feel at home in a charming city a short train ride from Stockholm. (3 hour private tour)

Join a guided walking tour through Uppsala and learn about the reformation of King ...

Skiing is incredibly fun, and we have instructors who are happy to show you how to get started or help you further develop your skills.

Discover Uppsala from a different perspective on sightseeing and scavenger hunt of the city. Solve riddles and clues that lead to the next location, showing all the city highlights. Solve interesting puzzles, have fun, and learn new things about the city. Explore the city and find hidden gems at your own pace. Try a new type of experience with your smartphone, the perfect mix between a walking tour, sightseeing, and a scavenger hunt. Enjoy the tour in English

Book your tickets for a guided walking tour through the Uppsala graveyard and listen to fascinating stories and facts

Uppsala is known for its grand cathedral, the burial place of Swedish royalty, and its association with renowned botanist Carl Linnaeus, earning it the title "Cambridge of Sweden."

This online purchased ticket includes a online-ticket that is rebookable, in case something happens that change your plans.

Book your tickets for a guided walking tour through Uppsala University and its grounds

Located 65 km north of Stockholm, Uppsala is the 4th largest city in Sweden. Since medieval times, the area has been a religious and learning centre. Nowadays, Uppsala is packed with attractions ...

An adventure course is built like a loop. You climb up to a platform in a tree. The trees are connected to different stations, such as ziplines, spider webs and suspension bridges which lead to the next platform. The experience is quite exciting and 98% of the participants think it’s just enough challenging. This is a course built for almost everyone, and you have the possibility of varying the the range of difficulty.  Our Adventure Park in Fjällnora, about 20 km from Uppsala City, is something extraordinary. It’s one of Sweden’s largest tree top adventure courses with over 30 continuous elements in the main path with two levels.

Book your tickets for a private walking tour through Sigtuna with a local guide and enjoy a family-friendly walking tour

Explore the ancient city of Sigtuna on a guided day tour from Stockholm, a small cozy wooden town at the lakeside, together with a guided visit to the city of Uppsala, Swedens forth largest city.

Book a guided tour at Old Uppsala mounds and Old Uppsala church. Experience Old Uppsala during its heyday; Vendel Period. Hear about the excavations of recent years, the post monuments, the longhouse plateaus and the rich finds of the burial mounds. Hear about Gamla Uppsala kungshögar, among the most powerful in the country, and the place Gamla Uppsala. Much new has emerged in recent years' excavations. Hear about the farms around and its function, about the excavations and finds, dates of the finds and how the people lived at this time. We walk around old Uppsala mounds, and visit old Uppsala church if it is open. Hear about the finds under the old cathedral and its history. Near the church there are various exciting plateaus where Uppsala's large long halls stood during the 500s and 800s and where various exclusive workhouses with gold, silver and precious stones in the form of grenades from Sri Lanka were found. Two people need to book for the tour to run.

Voyage through the history of Vikings, and see old Vikings tales while exploring historic cities such as Sigtuna.

This city walk is guided by an authorized Uppsala guide and covers a variety of themes. In short, there will be well-chosen parts from the 12th century until around 1900 and a variety of time periods. The guided tour visits the University House, whose builder went bankrupt due to. the decorations on the house, and the Cathedral which was built from the 1270s to 1430s. Hear about the murder at Uppsala Castle and stand in the courtyard and look out over the Botanical Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. Hear broadly about different buildings and for Uppsala important people such as Celsius, Linné and Rudbeck. Hear about the anatomical theater and its brilliance (apart from the ventilation function that did not exist). Explore the university building, teachers who sold essays, and about the university's founding to be better than the Danes. Hear how the whole city was demolished voluntarily before Queen Kristina's coronation, but how it did not have time to be rebuilt according to the plans so that the coronation was moved to Stockholm instead.

Join a private walk about medieval horror, undead and dark folk beliefs in Uppsala. Hear about folk beliefs such as mylings, the church mask and the curses of the rivers as well as the forest council, evil sudden death and when the plague came to Uppsala. You will also discover the medieval undead, learn more about Uppsala's plague year 1709-11 and hear about executions and evil sudden death on Galgbacken in a walk around the cathedral and the small square, from the 14th century, in Uppsala. Leading the tour is an authorized Uppsala guide. Collection at Riddartorget in Uppsala.