Vasa Museum Tour: Swedish Empire History

Discover the fascinating history and social aspects of Östermalm on this engaging walking tour. Explore the rise of the Swedish Empire, the Stockholm syndrome, scientific innovations, and more!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vasa Museum - We will visit the Vasa museum together!
What's Included
  • Vasa Museum entrance fee
  • Guide
Additional Information

We will start by going over the Swedish Empire and the war in which Gustav Adolf had the ship commissioned, what was the purpose of the ship? Who was the enemy during these years? Something happened during the construction and the ship sank, what happened? and whose fault was it?

Many years later it was found and salvaged, but this was no easy task. We will go over the engineering project together and show you the maps used in the 19th century to find the location of the ship, and how it was found in the 1950s. Once it was salvaged, a time capsule of the 17th century was opened and many secrets were revealed of how life was back then.

This tour is the perfect choice for the ones who want to get a deep knowledge about everything that happened, in and out of the ship. Come full of questions, because we want to answer all of them!

Location
Vasa Museum
Galärvarvsvägen
We will meet by the entrance of the museum, and skip the waiting line as we enter together.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Traveler13959131900
Sep 28, 2024
Excellent - This was a really educational tour. It was my first time to Stockholm and I had wanted so much to see the vasa ship. Our guide Claudia was wonderful! I highly recommended this. Thank you so much.
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Sabrina_d
Sep 21, 2024
Best Stockholm Experience! - One of the best tours / museums I have ever been to in my entire life! Arturo was extremely informed and entertaining the entire time (and even stayed later with us answering some questions we had). He was engaging and provided so much context and anecdotes about what we were seeing in the museum, enhancing the entire experience. I couldn’t recommend this tour more. It was the most memorable tour I’ve been on and it will be one of my fondest memories of Stockholm.
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Cheryl_t
Sep 18, 2024
Fabulous museum! - Fabulous museum! Well laid out very informative. Marta was a super guide, friendly & knowledgeable and our group was small & manageable.
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Dennis_c
Sep 16, 2024
Well worth a visit - Great experience! This history behind the Vasa was all new to us. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the ship building, the launch and eventual demise of the ship. The rescue and restoration was impressive, after 300 yrs!
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Eggersty
Sep 15, 2024
Vasa Ship Tour - The guide was excellent. She was very knowledgeable & explained so many aspects of the ship & why it sank. I highly recommend her & the tour.
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Cdpjcdb
Sep 13, 2024
Do not by-pass the VASA - Oscar was an excellent tour guide and gave us so much information about the Vasa. From the time it set sail all the way through its restoration. He painted a vivid picture for us. Magical.
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Michael_t
Sep 9, 2024
Vasa is a wowsa! - Oscar gave an excellent and informative tour. Seeing the Vasa was a WOW moment. The museum is laid out well and the exhibits very interesting. Highly recommended!
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Bhan15
Sep 6, 2024
Outstanding - Oscar was our tour guide. Very friendly, entertaining and knowledgeable. We didn’t know anything about the Vasa and now can tell our friends and family all about it!
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Renuka_m
Sep 3, 2024
Must see - Oscar our guide was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable in the history as well as all the fun tidbits he shared. He was engaged with the group and encouraged us to further explore the museum.
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Sarah_l
Sep 2, 2024
Amazing !! - This tour was excellent. The way it was explained in a fun and engaging fashion and anyway it is an amazing story that whoever visits Sweden should know . It is difficult to know the details without a guide but Claudia deserves a big FIVE !! Thank you !!
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