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2-Hour Walking Introduction to Copenhagen and its Main Sights
4.8
19 Ratings
København
Discover Copenhagen’s highlights on a 2-hour guided walk. Learn its history, explore key sights, and get tips for further adventures.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- City Hall Square , Copenhagen - The center of the city and the place where Danes gather in the hundreds of thousands to celebrate when we win a large sporting event or a war.
- Copenhagen City Hall - The impressive city hall built in 1905 is the house of the administration of the city of Copenhagen
- Tivoli Gardens - Tivoli Gardens is famous as one of the most beautiful amusement parks in the world and probably the only one that is located in the middle of a big city
- Stroeget - The World’s longest pedestrian shopping street
- Rytterstatue af Absalon - The equestrian statue of the bishop who founded Copenhagen in 1189.
- Christiansborg Slot - The parlament of Denmark, the supreme court and the prime minister all reside in this huge palace. From this spot you will also have all the ministries, the central bank and many other interesting buildings pointed out. Copenhagen was founded here and the guide will tell the story.
- Christian IV’s Brewhouse - The enormous brick building built i 1618 located in the harbour. We stop here for an elaboration of how the harbour served as navy base in the Renaissance
- Copenhagen Stock Exchange - The old stock exchange from the early 1600s is a remarkable building with a tower made up of tails from three dragons
- Holmens Kirke - This church from the 1500s is where prime ministers are buried and Royals are married. We enter the church if it is open (depends on church activities)
- Copenhagen King’s Square - Beautiful square built in the Renaissance and surrounded by impressive buildings from the 1700s. The walk ends here and the guide will tell you how to get back or how to continue exploring the city by walking to Nyhav (New Harbour), The Royal Amalienborg Palace and The Little Mermaid.
- Nyhavn - The iconic “New Harbour” with the colourful houses was dug out in the 1600s by Swedish prisoners of war
- Amalienborg - The Royal residence where the King and his family lives in four huge mansions from the mid 1700s. Dramatic fights took place here during World War II
What's Included
- Small map of the city
- Guided walk in a small group
- Headset for hearing the guide (optional)
- Tips on what else to see and how to get there
- Competent answers to all questions
- Local English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Tips to the guide
- We do not go into the castles and museums but you can do it after the walk
Additional Information
Let’s take you for a walk that covers all the historic highlights of Scandinavia’s largest and most fascinating city. You will see the Royal Palace, parliament, Nyhavn, and all the other world-famous sights. You will learn the history of how Copenhagen was founded to protect trade routes, how it became the largest city in Scandinavia, and how it works today. Our guides are friendly, funny, and knowledgeable locals that are fluent in English. The walk is 3 kilometers (=1.8 US miles) and we pass by all the most important and interesting places in Copenhagen. When the walk is over you can either go back to your hotel. Or you can go for a canal tour and a drink in Nyhavn. Or walk to Rosenborg Palace to see the Crown Jewels. Whatever you want to do, the guide will suggest a route and provide you with a map so you can get the most out of your day also after the walk.
- Total duration includes travel time
Location
Statue of Andersen
Rådhuspladsen
We meet at the statue which is located on the corner of the large brown city hall made of bricks next to the large and busy road called H.C. Andersens Boulevard
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(19 Ratings)
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Z5483hyjayc
Jul 29, 2024
Perfect experience - The best guided tour I have ever been on. The guide was pleasant, knowledgeable, efficient, and professional. It was a pleasure to be around him. Copenhagen is a wonderful city that deserves more time than I had but this tour got the most out of a few hours. I wish I could come back to see more :)
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F3276gijuans
Jul 17, 2024
Perfect introduction to Copenhagen - This tour was the perfect introduction to the city. There were only two other people in the group and I definitely prefer that to being in a large group. The guide told us interesting facts but did not overload us with information. We were quite surprised to discover that one of the main buildings had recently burned down. We made it to the royal palace just in time for the changing of the guards so timing wise, it could not have been better.
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E_w
Jul 15, 2024
Great tour of Copenhagen! - We had a wonderful time. A lot of history and sights was packed into 2 hours and we really enjoyed our guide and his unique colorful stories.
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Svetlana_n
Jul 1, 2024
Thank you very much for a... - Thank you very much for a very interesting excursion! Many facts from the history of Denmark were new for us. It was really the best way to start our visit to Copenhagen.
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Abby_f
Jun 22, 2024
Amazing tour!! - Rasmus was an incredible guide. We ended up being the only ones who signed up so we had a private tour. We did this tour our first day in Copenhagen and we easily had the rest of our trip planned out after Rasmus gave us ideas and recommendations of food and sights in the city. He was so knowledgeable and easy-going. We had the best time and would have booked another tour with him if we had more time! He went above and beyond and knew so much about the history of Copenhagen.
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Mark_f
Jun 20, 2024
Fabulous introduction to Copenhagen - Highly recommended walking tour with excellent tour guide who provided an informative and interesting introduction to Copenhagen. The tour guide was friendly, professional and extremely knowledgeable. He was also happy to answer our questions and provided us with useful tips and suggestions. I highly recommend this walking tour as an excellent start to your vacation to Copenhagen.
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S4075rdraphaelt
Jun 15, 2024
Two hours very well spent - Thank you so much for the wonderful tour. The guide was entertaining, fun, and a great host. He showed us parts of the city that we wouldn't have found on our own and shared stories about the Jewish history of Copenhagen that were completely new to us. The history of Copenhagen is even more fascinating than we had realized.
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T2639dhjimh
Jun 7, 2024
Great introduction to Copenhagen - One of the best tourist guides we have ever met. Copenhagen has a fascinating history that we would never have learned without it being explained to us. He did that well, kept a good pace, and spoke English perfectly. It was useful that he also pointed out things to do after the walk. Highly recommended as an introduction to Copenhagen.
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Mehwish_a
Aug 1, 2024
Well rounded walking tour, polite and friendly :) - George was polite and was recognisable with a lanyard. We enjoyed the walk and the information he provided.
For feedback I can suggest to add a pastry stop that we can try ( we pay for our own pastry of course :)
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Andrew_m
Jun 11, 2024
Copenhagen walking tour - The guide had a very good knowledge of the city. Would have given 5 stars if he was a bit easier to find at the meeting place but he wasn’t dressed with anything that stood out so looked just like anyone else .
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