Private Iron Age history tour from Stockholm

Place: Stockholm

Duration: up to 3 hours

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Instant confirmation

Private group

Hotel pick up

Transport included

Do this because

Learn more about the settlement of Vada
Visit ancient burial mounds
Hassle-free tour with pick-up and drop-off included

What to expect

Visit the remains of the Swedish Iron Age and the countryside around Angarnsjöängen nature reserve. Explore a Viking assembly place, an ancient grave field, an Iron Age hillfort, and three so-called “king's burial mounds” over 30 meters in diameter and 4 meters high.

The tour starts at Stockholm with hotel pick-up, then travels north into the suburbs and out on the countryside by a beaten, unpaved road that holds runestones and farm names going back to AD 300-400.

The Viking assembly place you visit first is one of the best-preserved in Sweden, with two runestones. Hear about the Vikings, their assembly tradition, and some of their laws that are known of.

Then you travel to a big burial field, a graveyard that was used during most of the Iron Age. It still holds a lot of visible graves. Next, you stop at Landsberg's farm, viewing its mighty runestone found close by and venture up the hill into the hillfort where a mighty noble lived in AD 200.

At Vada, three big mounds rise over the landscape: the Vada burial mounds. They are the only remnants of an ancient Iron Age power center by the Långhundra waterway, one of the most important trading routes in Sweden during the Iron Age.

Please note that pickup is only available for accommodation within 5 km of the Stockholm Central Station
You are recommended to be ready 30 minutes prior to departure
There will be a small amount of walking necessary in elevated terrain so it is recommended wearing good walking shoes
Children aged nine years old and under get free admission, please select their free ticket at checkout
This tour is wheelchair accessible, however the wheelchair has to be to collapsible and able to fold, please send an email or call the guide giving measurements of the wheelchair or ask if you want on any specific tour so they can see if it fits
This tour is suitable for people with limited mobility
Child car seats and booster seats can be supplied (please note that they are subject to availability). Please email or call in advance to let the guide know that you need one
The minimum number of participants is two people
The maximum number of participants per booking is 16 people

What’s included

Private tour guide

Entrance fees

Pick-up and drop-off

Cancellation policy

Receive a 50% refund if you cancel up to 2 days before the experience begins.

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Meeting point:

You will be picked up at your central Stockholm hotel / accommodation (within a 5km radius of Stockholm). It is also possible to be picked up from the port if you are arriving on a cruise on the day of the tour.