9 days tour

Highlights Of Denmark Castles & Vikings - Fly & Drive

Highlights Of Denmark Castles & Vikings - Fly & Drive

This tour includes:

Accommodation

7 x overnight in the mentioned hotel or similar, with breakfast 1 x overnight in a castle

Meals

8 x breakfast buffet

Others

Entrance to Frederiksborg castle Entrance to viking ship museum in Roskilde Entrance to Egeskov Castle

Transport

Car rental for the entire duration of the stay, category B (Opel Corsa type or similar), including unlimited mileage, partial redemption of excess in the event of accident or theft, local taxes, 1 driver over 25 years old, credit card mandatory for bank imprint. Crossing of the Storebรฆlt bridge by car ร…rhus โ€“ Odden ferry crossing (car included).

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance not included

Others

Drinks Lunches & Dinners Gasoline, tolls and parking Tips Personal Expenses Luggage Handling

Flights

Flight not included

Guide

Self Guided Tour

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Itinerary of your trip Highlights Of Denmark Castles & Vikings - Fly & Drive

  • Day 1 Welcome To Copenhagen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Welcome To Copenhagen

      Arrival at Copenhagen airport and collection of your rental vehicle.


      Depending on your arrival time, enjoy a first discovery of the city.

      Start with the charming canal district, the Town Hall Square, Christiansborg Castle, seat of government, Kongens Nytorv Squarewhere the Royal Theater is located, the picturesque Nyhavn district, canal which penetrates to the heart from the chic district of the city (on the quays, there are still old colorful merchantsโ€™ houses and Andersen lived there at number 67), the Amalienborg castle, residence of the royal family...

      Also admire the superb Gefion fountain and pay a visit to the โ€œLittle Mermaidโ€ sitting at the waterโ€™s edge on her block of granite, gazing out to sea.


      Overnight at the Comfort Vesterbro hotel or similar.

  • Day 2 The Castle Of Sjรฆlland
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      The Castle Of Sjรฆlland

      Breakfast at the hotel.

      If you have some time, join the optional activity โ€œClassic Canal tourโ€around Copenhagenโ€™s harbour and the idyllic canals.

      Today begins the discovery of the castles of Sjรฆlland! Departure for Hillerod, where you can admire Frederiksborg Castle and its chapel(entrance included).

      Then take the road to Fredensborg and stop at Fredensborg Castle (NOT included), summer residence of the royal family and its park.

      Continue towards Helsingรธr via the Strandvejen coastal road.

      Walk in Helsingรธr (Elsinore) to the Renaissance castle of Kronborg (NOT included), whose construction dates back to 1500 and which Shakespeare made the setting for the drama of Hamlet.


      Overnight at the Comfort Vesterbro hotel or similar.

  • Day 3 The Vikings Of Roskilde
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      The Vikings Of Roskilde

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      Departure for Roskilde, which celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 1998.

      You can visit its cathedral, listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

      Then, follow in the footsteps of the Vikings, from 793 to 1069, by visiting the Viking Museum (entrance included), located on the edge of the fjord, which notably exhibits a warship 31 meters long, the longest ever found.

      At the end of your discoveries, get back on the road and cross the Storebรฆlt bridge which connects Sjรฆlland to Funen.


      Overnight at Hvedholm Castle or similar.


  • Day 4 Odense And The Tales Of Andersen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Odense And The Tales Of Andersen

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      Today, visit the Renaissance-style Egeskov Castle (entrance included)

      The Egeskov Fortress owes its name to the thousands of oak stilts on which it was built, in the middle of a lake surrounded by a superb park made up of different gardens and a bamboo 

      labyrinth.

      Depart for the city of the Danish storyteller HC Andersen, Odense and the HC Andersen Museum (NOT included).

      Continue your journey to Ribe, the oldest town in the kingdom.


      Overnight at the Dagmar hotel or similar.


  • Day 5 Jelling Runestones
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Jelling Runestones

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      Road to Jelling and its Jelling runestones site a few kilometers west of Vejle. Near Jelling Church is one of the most important monuments from the Viking era.

      Departure for Viborg, where you can admire the largest granite church in northern Europe.

      Continue to Aalborg and its Lindholm Hรธje necropolis with 700 sculptures, among the most famous and important archaeological sites of the Viking era.


      Overnight at Hotel Scheelsminde or similar.

  • Day 6 The Meeting Of The Seas In Skagen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      The Meeting Of The Seas In Skagen

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      Departure for North Jutland and Jammer Bay.


      Passage by the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, perched on an impressive 90 meter cliff from where you can enjoy a magnificent landscape.

      Then continue your journey to Skagen, a picturesque little town which inspired 19th century Danish painters.

      Visit Grenen, Denmarkโ€™s northernmost spectacular site, where the North Sea and the Baltic meet.


      Overnight at Hotel Scheelsminde or similar.

  • Day 7 Discovery Of Aarhus
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Discovery Of Aarhus

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      Departure to Hobro and the Viking center of Fyrkat, one of the four most important Viking fortresses in the country.

      Continue to Aarhus, which is the second largest city in Denmark. 

      With more than 40,000 students, Aarhus is a young and dynamic city and it is also a center of art and culture.

      Discover the ARoS art museum (NOT included), with its spectacular building, has a very important collection and organizes events for all ages.

      Continue your visit with the cathedral, right in the city center, is the longest in Denmark, and it is also the one with the largest organ and the largest number of frescoes.

      In the Latin Quarter, near the cathedral, you will find excellent antique shops, art galleries and trendy designer boutiques. You can also explore its old town (Den Gamle By), where around sixty identically reconstructed houses give the living image of a trading town of yesteryear.


      Overnight at the Comwell Aarhus Hotel or similar.

  • Day 8 Return In Copenhagen
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Return In Copenhagen

      Breakfast at the hotel.


      You will board the ferry to reach the island of Sjรฆlland.

      Upon arrival in Odden, continue your journey to Copenhagen.

      Rest of the day at leisure. 


      Overnight at the Comfort Vesterbro hotel or similar.


  • Day 9 Departure
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departure

      Breakfast at your hotel. 


      Enjoy some last-minute shopping for the Viking souvenirs.

      Drive to the airport and return the rental car.


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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Personal

Youโ€™ll be just with your guide or pilot. Examples of these activities are paragliding, sky diving, personal mountain climbing, etc.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 12 / Max: 88

Age range allowed for this experience.

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