The 10 Best Uppsala Tours & Day Trips

1.Stockholm Viking History Full Day Tour to Sigtuna + Uppsala

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 218 reviews · from $266Our pick

Trace Sweden’s Viking past on a full-day tour from Stockholm to Sigtuna, Uppsala, ancient burial grounds, bridges, runestones, and cathedral.

“Wonderful tour through the history of the Norse. Our guide Olof was incredibly prepared even to the toughest questions and told us about history, habits and traditions of the local people from the past. The car travel was incredibly funny with Bianca! I absolutely recommend this tour to discover a part of history that influenced so much European culture. Thank you Olof and Bianca, Grazie from Italy!”

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2.Cube of Art Uppsala Museum of Interactive Art

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 69 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $22Best value

Review of Cube of Art in Uppsala, a one-hour interactive art experience using laser and lidar technology for creative family fun.

“It was a new experience for us and a good activity to do as a team. The exhibition was very intuitive and everyone started interacting instantly when the activities started.”

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3.Roofwalking on the worlds greatest pink castle!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79Top rated

Walk Uppsala Castle’s roof with a guide, harness, and helmet for 90 minutes of history, height, and sweeping city views.

“It was sooo amazing! Our guide Jonathan was fantastic. He was funny, explained everything and made the experience comfortable as possible.”

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4.City Highlights and Hidden Gems Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 12 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $142

Explore Uppsala Cathedral, Viking stories, Linnaeus’s gardens, the university, and pink castle on a private 2.5-hour walking tour.

“Eloved learning about the history and visiting the botanical gardens.”

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5.Best of Uppsala: Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 1 - 6 hours · from $49

Review of Uppsala’s private local walking tour, with cathedral, university sights, Fyris River, fika tips, pricing, and practical advice.

“Only signed up for 2 hour tour, so number of sites was minimal, but learned alot that would not have been accomplished without a guide. The guide also made *great* recommendations for places to eat, and other places to visit.”

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6.Guided tour 90min at Old Uppsala mounds and old Uppsala church

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $107

Explore Uppsala’s royal burial mounds, Vendel treasures, and medieval church on a 90-minute guided history tour.

“We took a day trip from Stockholm, and truly enjoyed seeing a different part of the country. The train ride was lovely, and navigating around the town was easy. The University, Cathedral, and Museum were all very interesting. Walking around the burial mounds in learning more about the history of the area was wonderful”

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7.Uppsala bloody history 1h- racial biology, 18th century plague, 19th century prostitution etc.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $37

Explore Uppsala’s darker past, from plague and poverty to racial biology, slave trade, prostitution, and forced sterilization.

“Väldigt intressant och trots att jag är Uppsalabo fick jag lära mig massa nytt på denna stadsvandring med lite udda tema!”

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8.Uppsala Must See 2h city walk – 2h tour of all big attractions!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $111

Review of Uppsala’s 2-hour city walk, covering the cathedral, Viking runestones, castle, university, gardens, and key practical details.

“Excellent knowledgeable guide who found us when we were lost and accommodated every thing we needed in terms of pace and desires. Our guide has a love of history and of the area. A delight!”

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9.Adventure parc

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $54

Test your nerve on Fjällnora’s treetop bridges, spider webs, and ziplines with guides, gear, and flexible opening-hour access.

“En fin dag i klätterbanorna med ett gäng ungar och den trevliga guiden Ine!”

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10.Uppsala’s biggest attractions – 1h city walk in Uppsala city.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $92

Explore Uppsala’s cathedral, university, castle, and historic figures on a lively one-hour guided city walk with an authorized local guide.

“Guiden var kunnig, men för att vara en stadsvandring var det inte mycket till vandring. Vi stod mest still och så pekade hon på saker. Skulle önskat en lite tydligare röd tråd också - nu kändes det lite hoppigt.”

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