A tour of Copenhagen is an ideal way to cram a lot of the city's sights into a few hours, and whether you do it with a guide or independently, you're sure to see the capital from a new angle.
Seeing Copenhagen from the water is an alternative to the view from its streets.
DFDS Canal Tours offer a variety of boat tours that allow visitors to decide for themselves how much they'd like to do alone, from the hop-on, hop-off waterbus to guided tours in a variety of languages. A cheaper alternative is a one-hour tour on one of the blue
Netto Boats: There is less to choose from here but considerably more value for money.
Copenhagen Sightseeing offer a number of tours, ranging from city bus tours to full-day coach trips to the region's castles, or even across the Sound to Sweden. The one-hour
Hop On, Hop Off bus tour runs all year, and with tours at 45-minute intervals during summer, the red London-style double-decker bus is a regular sight around town.
More Copenhageners cycle to work or school every day than drive, so if you really want to experience the city like a local, get on your bike! You can hire one from cycle rental outlets like
Baisikeli or
Rent a Bike Copenhagen or take a tour with guide Mike Sommerville at
Bike Copenhagen With Mike.
Copenhagen is a city famous for its beer, and a brewery tour is a great sightseeing idea. Book a tour with one of the city's microbreweries like
Brewpub or head over to the Carlsberg complex; production may have moved elsewhere but the experience continues in the form of fascinating tours run by the
Carlsberg Visitor Centre that include a look in at the stables.
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Ticket Office
Explore the city from its canals...
Join the tour when you like...
Turesensgade 10
Tour Copenhagen by Bike...
Nyhavn
Budget canal tours...
Carlsberg Visitor Centre, Gamle Carlsbergvej 11
Brewery museum and tour...
Southern Sweden's largest city...
Rådhuspladsen 57
Copenhagen in a day - from a coach seat...
Five-hour coach tour to Frederiksborg and Kronborg...
Vestergade 29
Small microbrewery tour...
Spooky tours of haunted Copenhagen...