RED Sightseeing Stockholm bus + Winter Waterways Tour + Skansen

Visit Stockholm best attractions and sights by Hop-on Hop-off Bus

Step aboard RED Sightseeing’s Hop-on Hop-off bus in Stockholm and discover how pleasant and effortless a city trip can be. The Stockholm Hop-on Hop-off bus offers stops all across the Swedish capital, all of the famous locations and sights of the city have a matching stop on the Stockholm bus tour.

Wave at the king and queen at the Royal Palace, explore a ship from the 17th-century at the Vasa Museum, take pictures of the picturesque houses in Stockholm’s old town Stortorget on Gamla Stan and enjoy some of the city’s best bars on Södermalm. With this hop-on hop-off bus tour you can easily make your way between Stockholm’s attractions.

See Stockholm from the water

RED Sightseeing’s 1-hour winter waterways voyage will take you from the island of Gamla Stan passed the islands of Norrmalm, Djurgården, Skeppsholmen and Södermalm before returning to Gamla Stan. The cruise sails all the way around Skeppsholmen and Kastellholmen, both islands are exceptionally green in spring and summer while in winter the islands and the museums on their shores are covered in a white blanket of snow.

From the boat many of Djurgården’s amazing attractions can be spotted, including Junibacken, the Vasa Museum, Sprit Museum, ABBA the Museum and amusement park Gröna Lund. While the shore of Södermalm offers sights of the world’s largest photography museum, Fotografiska, and the striking architecture of the island.

As you watch the city go by outside the windows, a local guide will tell you all about the sights you can see in English. Along the way you can enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea, and mulled wine at Christmas time, and a delicious sweet bite. 

A personal experience with Swedish history

When you visit Skansen, which sits on the beautiful island of Djurgården, you can escape the confines of 21^st-century life and explore a simpler life. As you step through the gates, you’re transported to pre-industrial Sweden, where you’ll find yourself surrounded by around 150 houses and farmsteads from every part of the country.

The world changed rapidly in the 19^th-century and many feared that traditional live would disappear. That is why Skansen was created in 1891, to preserve traditional customs and occupations. At this unique museum in Stockholm, you can still see how the Swedes once lived according to the changing seasons and learn about the customs and traditions, work, celebrations and everyday life of times gone by. You can visit traditional crafts workshops like butter-churning, weaving, shoe making and glassblowing.

As the place where Swedish traditions are maintained, Skansen is also the place where traditional festive occasions are celebrated by many who live in Stockholm, including the Royal Family. For Easter, Midsummer, Lucia, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and all other Swedish holidays, people come here to celebrate.

Hop aboard and let the fun begin!

If you’re short on time in the city, RED Sightseeing’s Hop-on Hop-off bus in Stockholm will help you speed up the pace so you can see as much as possible, and if you have plenty of time the bus is a good choice as well as you can hop on and off whenever you like. Get your tickets here and discover the most relaxing way to go city sightseeing in Stockholm.