2024
Radtouren um Stockholm und zum Schärengarten

Cycle Tours around Stockholm

Centre based tour in Sweden‘s capital

Day trips from Stockholm

  • Gamla Stan, Drottningholm Palace and Stockholm archipelago
  • Daily routes ●●○○○, altitude profile ●●○○○

Days
6

Ø km per day
45

During your vacation in Sweden, you can look forward to various cycle tours around Stockholm. The archipelago is one of the scenic highlights! It includes around 24,000 islands – some green and inhabited, others rocky, barren and deserted. On this tour, Sweden is like something out of a picture book: You cycle through beautiful green landscapes, along numerous lakes and all the way to the Baltic Sea coast. And all this just outside Stockholm. You will spend the night in the capital and get to know a friendly city with a fantastic 700-year history. The city is built on 14 islands and surrounded by water – and you can quickly escape the hustle and bustle of the big city in one of the 26 city parks.

 

Itinerary

  • Booking code
    EN-SES5
  • Start / Destination
    Stockholm
  • Duration
    6 days / 5 nights
  • Length
    approx. 185 km
    Daily routes ●●○○○
    between 35 and 55 km, Ø 45 km
    Altitude profile ●●○○○
Cycle Tours around Stockholm

Day 1: Individual arrival in Stockholm

After your arrival in Stockholm, take a first tour of the city. The town hall with its striking corner tower is an example of Swedish national romanticism. In its Blue Hall, the grand banquet for the Nobel Prize winners takes place every year. Stroll through the narrow streets of the old town, Gamla Stan, located on the island of Stadsholmen. It is one of the largest and best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe. In the evening, you will receive personal tour information and, if you have booked rental bikes, they will be handed over to you

Stockholm, Gamla Stan

View of Stockholm's Gamla Stan

Day 2: Excursion to Drottningholm Palace, approx. 50 km

First you cycle along Lake Mälaren, the third largest lake in Sweden, to the island of Lovön. This is where you will find the Royal Palace of Drottningholm, also known as the Swedish Versailles. It is the private residence of the royal family – the palace in Stockholm is now only the official residence. With this royal start to the day, why not visit Stockholm Palace in the afternoon? With 600 rooms, it is one of the largest palaces in Europe. It houses various museums, the treasury and armory and a daily changing of the guard takes place in front of the palace.

 

Drottningholm Palace

Drottningholm Palace

Day 3: Excursion to the archipelago, approx. 35 km + ferry trips

Of course, a trip to the archipelago is a must when cycling around Stockholm! An archipelago consists of mostly flat, rocky islets that were formed during the ice ages and have been worn away by the ice. There are often groups of several hundred islands, which are like a courtyard in front of the land. Cycle to Vaxholm, a small town and yet the capital of the archipelago. There is a 16th century fortress to visit, but the real highlight is of course the landscape! You will see small islands, lots of water and the typical falun red houses. You can easily get back to Stockholm by boat (not included).

 

House, Sweden

Typical Swedish cottage

Day 4: Excursion to Saltsjöbaden, approx. 55 km

Today you cycle all the way to the Baltic Sea coast. The day's destination is the seaside resort of Saltsjöbaden, which literally means salt sea bath. Nature is also the main focus today, as the route takes you through a large nature reserve with numerous lakes. Did you know that there are almost 100,000 lakes in Sweden? That's 245 times more than IKEA stores worldwide! Back in Stockholm, you should definitely plan a visit to one of the city's museums. The Astrid Lindgren Museum and the ABBA Museum are located right next to the Vasa Museum. Both museums tell the story of some of Sweden's most famous personalities.

 

Saltsjöbaden

Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden

Day 5: Excursion to Djurgården peninsula, approx. 45 km

One of Stockholm's most visited attractions awaits you on the Djurgården peninsula: Gröna Lund, Sweden's oldest amusement park. Opened in 1883, another park was opened nearby in 1924 and the competition for visitors grew ever greater. So while the families running the park lived in eternal competition with each other, their children fell in love. They kept their love a secret and only married after the death of their parents. The two parks were united and Gröna Lund is now one of Sweden's largest amusement parks. You walk around the island, which is part of the gigantic Ekoparken. The ecopark is Stockholm's green lung and the world's first national city park with an area of 27 km² – right in the middle of the capital!

Djurgården

Cycling through Djurgården | ©Werner Nystrand/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se

Day 6: Individual departure

You have gotten to know Sweden's unique landscape on the cycle tours around Stockholm over the past few days. We hope that the city surrounded by water with its numerous green retreats has also captured your heart! We are happy to extend your stay in Stockholm on request.

Stockholm, cyclist

On the bridges of Stockholm

Dates / Prices / Services

Season times and prices 2024

Arrival daily from 26.05.2024 to 01.09.2024

Bookable dates are shown in the booking form. The season is dictated by the arrival date.

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Season A
26.05. - 01.06.
01.09.
from679 €
Season B
02.06. - 15.06.
18.08. - 31.08.
from779 €
Season C
16.06. - 17.08.

from849 €

All prices per person in a double room

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Services

  • 5 nights incl. breakfast at 4* Hotel Birger Jarl
  • Travel documents with maps (1 x per room)
  • Service hotline (7 days, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
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Not included:

  • City or visitor's tax (if payable)
  • Ferry trip Vaxholm – Stockholm, approx. 20 € per person excl. bike
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Accommodation

You will stay in the comfortable 4* Hotel Birger Jarl with a central location. The hotel is located in the Vasastan district and has 271 modern rooms and suites, including a gym and other amenities. Restaurants and shopping facilities as well as public transportation are in the immediate vicinity.

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For our younger cyclists

For lack of family rooms, we cannot offer discounts for children on this trip.

 

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Additional services

Additional bookable services

Additional fee single room

349 €

All prices are per person

Additional nights

Room
Breakfast
Price
Stockholm
 DBL

99 €

 SGL

169 €

All prices are per person

Rental bikes

Rental Bikes

Rental Bike
Rental Bike
119 €
E-Bike
E-Bike
299 €

Types of rental bikes

  • 24-gear unisex bike, derailleur gears with freewheel
  • E-bike / pedelec
Features

Pannier, bike lock, air pump & spare inner tube (1 x per room), puncture repair kit (1 x per booking)

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24-gear rental bike

119 €

E-bike / pedelec

299 €

All prices are per person

Brief info

  • Booking code
    EN-SES5
  • Start / Destination
    Stockholm
  • Duration
    6 days / 5 nights
  • Length
    approx. 185 km
    Daily routes ●●○○○
    between 35 and 55 km, Ø 45 km
    Altitude profile ●●○○○
  • Trail conditions
    Well-maintained cycle paths and gravel roads, occasional low-traffic side roads and easier path conditions
  • Parking information
    Hotel parking subject to availability, cost approx. 310 SEK / day, payable on site; no reservation possible through Radweg-Reisen
  • Note
    In Sweden, children up to the age of 15 are required to wear a helmet. For safety reasons, we generally recommend wearing a helmet.
  • Tour operated by
    Local cooperation partner
  • Mobility note
    The tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility.
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Days
6

Ø km per day
45