Boat sightseeing

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Strömma och Waxholmsbolagets båtar står anlagda vid kajen utanför Stockholms Slott. I Bakgrunden syns slottet, Storkyrka och Gamla Stan. Waxholmsbolaget och Strömma är två av Stockholms turoperatörer, med regelbundna turer ut i Skärgården och Mälaren.

The exterior of Drottningholm palace, a great example of an 18th-century royal residence inspired by the Palace of Versailles.

Board a century-old steamer and sail to world heritage site Drottningholm, the private residence of the Swedish Royal Family. Travel time 50 min on Lake Mälaren offering beautiful scenery. Café and restaurant.

Boat to Drottningholm Palace

The Ocean Bus in full speed on water, to experience Stockholm on board this amphibious bus, that runs on land as well as on water.

Ocean Bus is a unique sightseeing tour, where you get the chance to experience Stockholm onboard an amphibious bus, that runs on land as well as on water. The tour passes by many of the city´s most well-known attractions and is guided in English. Starting point at Strömgatan by the Royal Opera.

Ocean Bus

A waterfront view of Riddarholmen in Stockholm

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Discover Stockholm by bus or boat with Red Sightseeing. The travel pass gives you 24 hours of fun and allowing you to make your own itinerary and getting the most out of your Hop-on Hop-Off experience. The buses make over 20 stops around the city which includes the cruise terminals and the boats stop at The Royal Palace, Nybroplan, The Vasa Museum, Skeppsholmen, Stadsgårdskajen and The Old Town. The tours are entertaining and informative with digitally recorded commentaries in 14 languages. All passengers receive new earphones the first time they use their tickets. Red Sightseeing also offers the boat trip &quot;The bridges and canals of Stockholm&quot; a 1 hour and 45 minutes long tour that will take you under 17 of Stockholm’s bridges and through one of its two locks connecting the Baltic Sea with Lake Mälaren.

Red Sightseeing: by bus and boat

A canal boat is on its way under the bridge to Djurgården in Stockholm

Built where the Baltic Sea meets with Lake Mälaren, with stunning vistas and sparkling blue water wherever you turn, Stockholm has to be one of the world’s top cities for sightseeing. Strömma gives you the opportunity to experience Stockholm from every angle. Whether you want to go for a cruise in the archipelago or under the bridges of Stockholm or on a classical bus tour Strömma has the sightseeing tour for you.Strömma offers a variety of tours by bus, including the Stockholm Panorama Tour, and the hop on hop off tours Open Top Tour and City Sightseeing Worldwide. You can also combine the sightseeing with Hop On - Hop Off Boat and see the city from both water and land. Choose your favorite mode of transportation and get ready for some exceptional sights and attractions.

Strömma: sightseeing by bus and boat

The popular commuter ferry Djurgårdsfärjan takes both Stockholm locals and visitors between the central quay at Slussen and Djurgården island, via Skeppsholmen island. The beautiful journey only takes around 10 minutes. The ferry is a part of <a href="https://sl.se/en/getting-around/">Stockholm’s public transport</a>, meaning that all types of SL tickets are valid on board.

The Djurgården Ferry

The Vasa Tour combines water-bound Stockholm-sightseeing, with an exciting history tour. The 50-minute tour takes you along the infamous Vasa-ship&#x27;s maiden voyage, to the spot where the ill-fated war cruiser sank in 1628. Departure is from either Nybrokajen or the Vasa Museum jetty and the tour is in English and Swedish.

Boat sightseeing

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