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The 6 Best History Tours in Denmark

6 tours  ·  from $10

A thousand years of harbour, fire, plague, occupation and rebuilding, told on the streets where it happened. The 6 below are compared on period, walking distance and price.

Aarhus Tours, Historical Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Walking Tours

Historical Walking Tour in Aarhus

1.Historical Walking Tour in Aarhus

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $23Our pick

Start at the small rise in front of Aarhus H Central Station and spend about two hours exploring Aarhus with a local guide. Expect stories about the city’s development, lesser-seen corners, and plenty of small facts. Guides have included Roberto, August, Thor, Aksel, and Simon.

“For somebody who was born and raised in Aarhus, but been living in Australia since 1987 and traveling with my partner who was born and raised in country Australia,it was a great experience for both of us, I learnt things about this great city and my partner saw the city in a whole new light, our guide was was great and a fountain of knowledge. Can absolutely recommend the to anyone”

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Copenhagen's Royal History: A Self-Guided Walking Tour - Strøget, Copenhagen’s Famous Pedestrian Street
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Copenhagen’s Royal History: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

2.Copenhagen’s Royal History: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Best value

Use the VoiceMap app to walk from Kongens Nytorv through Charlottenborg, the Royal Danish Theatre, Strøget, Nyhavn, Amaliehaven, and Amalienborg. GPS audio, offline maps, and lifetime access make this a flexible English tour, though you may need to start some audio manually.

“We enjoyed our audio tour. We found it to be educational and liked that we could do it at our own pace. The app worked perfectly! Will look for more self-guided audio tours in the future.”

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Danish National Museum Copenhagen Archeology History Tour - Inside the National Museum of Denmark
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Danish National Museum Copenhagen Archeology History Tour

3.Danish National Museum Copenhagen Archeology History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · 2 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $289

Meet your English-speaking private guide near Copenhagen City Hall, then explore Denmark’s National Museum and Christiansborg Palace. See Viking and prehistoric objects, royal rooms, kitchens, stables, ruins, and government history. Choose a walking tour or add transfers and palace skip-the-line tickets.

“As set up, not for arthritis sufferers. We did not meet our guide at the museum itself, but about 3 or 4 blocks away. We then took a roundabout route from our meeting point that included walking on cobblestones, so by the time we got to the museum one of us (the husband) had gone from a tender ankle due to a mishap in the airport, to a sore ankle where every step was painful. Consequently the husband had to rest a lot in the museum’s atrium while his wife did the actual touring. The guide seemed to have trouble adjusting to us. We are not typical tourists in that…”

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Aalborg Historical Treasures: A Walking Tour - Why Aalborg’s past gives the walk its shape
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Aalborg Historical Treasures: A Walking Tour

4.Aalborg Historical Treasures: A Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $251

Explore Aalborg with a local professional guide on a private two-hour walk from Musikkens Plads. The route links the zoo, KUNSTEN Museum, Aalborg Historical Museum, and Jomfru Ane Gade, with admission fees paid separately.

“The tour guide was a friendly person and this tour was enjoyable. I took a lot of photos at places which are historical landmarks. The Aalborg historical museum visit is memorable.”

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Private E-Biking Copenhagen History and Nature Adventures - Christiansborg and Copenhagen’s long view
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Private E-Biking Copenhagen History and Nature Adventures

5.Private E-Biking Copenhagen History and Nature Adventures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $170Top rated

Ride a private e-bike tour through Copenhagen with guides Sam and Tomas, covering Christiansborg, Amalienborg, Rosenborg Castle, and Vor Frue Kirke. You’ll mix major sights with quieter city areas and green spaces, using quality bikes to cover more ground in three hours.

“Sam and Tomas are wonderful guides and super knowledgeable about the city. We received a true insider’s tour of Copenhagen that explores both the top sites as well as interesting neighborhoods and areas of interest and off the beaten path. The e-bikes were new and top quality, allowing us to cover a lot of ground.All of this made for a terrific and unforgettable experience.”

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Helsingør Castle and Historic City Self-Guided Walking Tour - From the Svea Column to Helsingør’s changing identity
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Helsingør Castle and Historic City Self-Guided Walking Tour

6.Helsingør Castle and Historic City Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $11

Follow a self-guided VoiceMap audio tour from Helsingør Station to Kronborg Castle, the harbor, old churches, M/S Maritime Museum, and medieval streets. You set the pace, use offline maps, and finish at Brostræde Ice Cream. Castle and museum admission cost extra.

“This is not a guide to Helsingør Castle. Once you reach the castle inner entry point, the audio says "enjoy the many attractions at Helsingør Castle."”

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