Organized Tours

This is a more comprehensive tour and includes both boat and bus. Cost: 410SEK ($57/£29). Duration: 3½ hrs City Sightseeing Telephone: (08) 5871 4020 Website: http://www.citysightseeing.com/

This tour takes you around the city on an open top double decker bus. You are allowed to get on and off as many times as you like along the route. The tour passes through some major sights in the central and eastern part of the city.

See Stockholm from a different perspective as you ride through the narrow streets and lively squares on a beautiful carriage that’s more a showpiece than a vehicle. These tours departs from Mynttorget by the Royal Palace.

This tour shows you the highlights of Stockholm, including a sail around the royal park at Djurgården. Cost: 310SEK ($43/£22) Duration: 2 ½ hrs Dates: March 24 to Dec 31

Old Town Strolls are conducted by authorized guides who take you through the medieval lanes of Stockholm’s Old Town. The tour departs from the Royal Opera House at Gustav Adolfs Torg. Cost: 90SEK ($12/ £6) City Sightseeing, Skeppsbron 22 Tel. 08/587-140-20 Website: http://www.citysightseeing.com/

Strömma Canal Company Telephone: (08) 5871 4000 Website: http://www.strommakanalbolaget.com/

If you are short on time, then just take one of these bus tours that are the most convenient way to see the highlights of the city. These tours start from the Square of Gustaf Adolff, near the Kungsträdgården.