The 15 Best City Tours in Sweden

1.City Archipelago Sightseeing Cruise with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 10,798 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $41Our pick

Review of Stockholm’s guided archipelago cruise, with route choices, boat seating, onboard café, value, and practical tips for choosing your tour.

“Great trip! One of the highlights of our trip to Stockholm. The ship has ample inside/outside seating with speakers so you can hear the guide wherever you choose. There is also a well stocked bar with hot/cold drinks (including alcohol) and snacks, and a lovely little sit-down restaurant on board.”

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2.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 682 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $37

Review Stockholm’s hop-on hop-off bus tour, with stops at the Vasa Museum, Gamla Stan, Skansen, cruise terminals, and more.

“It started out great, everything was wonderful. they tell you the last bus leaves stop #8 at 2:30pm so you can be back to the cruise terminal in time. What they don't tell you is the buses stop running at 1:30pm. We were waiting a stop #3 for over 30 minutes waiting for a bus and all of them were stopping at #1 and not moving, so we ended up taking a taxi to #7 and walking to #8 (cutting down on the cost) just to make it in time. So watch your time and double check with the drivers about catching the bus to go back to the cruise…”

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3.Guided City Sightseeing Open Electric Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 516 reviews · from $23

Cruise Stockholm’s canals on a quiet electric boat, passing the Palace, Vasa Museum, ABBA Museum, and Djurgården with a live guide.

“The guide guy whose name Valentine was funny and friendly.”

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4.City Canal Sightseeing Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 470 reviews · 50 min · from $30

Review of Gothenburg’s 50-minute Paddan canal cruise, with bridge views, harbour history, guide tips, price advice, and access details.

“A very enjoyable and informative cruise. Commentary in both Swedish and English. Scenic.”

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5.City Sightseeing Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Bus

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 272 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $41

Review of Stockholm’s hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, prices, timing, stop-by-stop advice, value, and practical tips.

“Of all my Hop On bookings this vacation, this was my least favorite. The audio was minimal and the driver drove fast, so hard to get very good photos. It is still the best way to see a city when you have limited time.”

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6.Go City All-Inclusive Pass with 20+ Attractions

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 222 reviews · 1 - 5 days · from $47

See if Gothenburg’s Go City Pass saves money with museums, boat rides, Universeum, trams, and practical planning tips.

“It was avery wet day and we only managed to use the app for 2 of the places we wanted to visit. So, I would suggest checking what is covered on here and if it is worth the cost of entrance. As places like Lisberg and World of Volvo are not included.”

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7.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 206 reviews · 1 day · from $38

Review of Gothenburg’s hop-on hop-off bus, with route stops, timing, audio languages, price, value, and practical booking advice.

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8.Stockholm City Kayak Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $80Top rated

Review of Stockholm City Kayak Tour, with route details, pricing, gear, fitness advice, winter tips, and guidance on who should book.

“Our guide was amazing! His instructions were clear and delivered with a sense of humor. He stopped along the way to tell us tales of Stockholm history. Not dry mind you…did anyone know Absolute Vodka was started in Stockholm….we traveled on waterways that wooden boats from the 1920’s were moored at. We even saw lots of wedding parties around the City Hall. Set up a tour and find out why.”

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9.Guided Kayak City Tour & Optional Midsummer Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 170 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $76

Paddle Stockholm’s islands in a stable double kayak with an English-speaking guide, and add a Swedish dinner on the evening tour.

“We loved this. We’re novices but the kayaks had rudders and that made steering easy. We were tired by the end as some of route was a bit windy but we were well looked after by our guide Martin who stopped regularly to combine a rest with some insights about Stockholm. Two hours well spent.”

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10.Stockholm City Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $79

Explore Stockholm by Segway in a small group, from City Hall to Djurgården, with guide commentary, training, helmets, and rain gear.

“After light instruction, Sofie carefully navigated us through the city as the entire group experienced their first segway ride together! It took under two hours but was a great way to navigate Stockholm and get a high level feel. Riding the segways were a lot of fun as you can quickly breeze through streets not available to traffic. The group was relatively small so easy to troubleshoot and train quickly to get on your way!”

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11.Stockholm Must See: City Hall, Gamla Stan and Vasa Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 73 reviews · 5 hours · from $110

See Stockholm’s City Hall, Gamla Stan, and the Vasa Museum in five hours, with a ferry ride, fika break, and expert guide.

“Oscar was an amazing guide. We covered a lot of ground & he was very informative & great sense of humor. Highly recommend this tour to get as much out of our one day in this beautiful city.”

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12.Narvik City and Fjord Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 8 hours · from $245

Review of the Kiruna to Narvik fjord day trip, with Arctic scenery, border crossing, guide tips, price advice, and practical details.

“Overall good value for the money, don‘t expect the most dramatic scenery, Narvik is not an ancient cute town. Seen some decent spots, but next time would rent a car and do the Trip on my own. Nothing bad with the tour at all, I just enjoy the freedom to stop the car at any possible Location to take some Images.”

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13.Gothenburg city center: Electric selfdrive boat tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 50 reviews · 1 - 2 hours

Take the wheel of a quiet electric boat through Gothenburg’s canals, passing bridges, museums, cafés, and harbor sights with no license required.

“Virkelig en hyggelig oplevelse! Og alt fungerede som det skulle”

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15.City Sightseeing Gothenburg Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 39 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.) · from $39

Gothenburg hop-on hop-off bus review covering stops, timing, price, audio guide, weather, waits, and who should book.

“We had to finally take a taxi to get back to our meeting point so we would not miss our ride back to the ship. Their maps are horrible. You could not read the street names because they covered them up with the stop numbers.”

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