Best Uppsala Walking Tours in 2026

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 11.99

Uppsala is a city of drama and mystery, where every landmark hides a secret from the past. On this walking tour, you’ll walk in the footsteps of royals like Queen Catherine Jagiellon and scientists like Carl von Linne. Their remarkable stories demonstrate how this Swedish city is a hub of innovation. The tour begins in front of the gate to Linnaeus Garden – the country’s oldest botanical garden. You’ll see Uppsala Cathedral, where you’ll hear turbulent stories about royals and discover how the Sture Murders changed the course of Swedish history and paved the way for a new era of kings. As you continue your walk, you’ll pass a small medieval church, the grand Uppsala University Library, and the Royal Gardens on your way to Uppsala Castle. The tour finishes at a magnificent city viewpoint outside the castle. By the end of this tour, you’ll have a deeper appreciation for Uppsala – a city of royals, scholars, and enduring legends that shaped Sweden into what it is today.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 108.13

Book a guided tour at Old Uppsala mounds and Old Uppsala church. Experience Old Uppsala during its heyday; Vendel Period. Hear about the excavations of recent years, the post monuments, the longhouse plateaus and the rich finds of the burial mounds. Hear about Gamla Uppsala kungshögar, among the most powerful in the country, and the place Gamla Uppsala. Much new has emerged in recent years' excavations. Hear about the farms around and its function, about the excavations and finds, dates of the finds and how the people lived at this time. We walk around old Uppsala mounds, and visit old Uppsala church if it is open. Hear about the finds under the old cathedral and its history. Near the church there are various exciting plateaus where Uppsala's large long halls stood during the 500s and 800s and where various exclusive workhouses with gold, silver and precious stones in the form of grenades from Sri Lanka were found. Two people need to book for the tour to run.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 107.10

Take a visit to Swedens forth biggest city uppsala, only 40min with train from Stockholm. On a small area you can se all the must see and highlights together with a knowledgeable authorized Uppsala city guide, the cathedral X the castle, the botanical garden of Uppsala, the university main building, the university library, some viking age runestones etc. Only run if at least two travelers book.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 36.80

Book a trip to the different Uppsala, go on a trip about the dark part of Swedish history. Hear about the 17th century slave trade, about Uppsala's gallows hill, experience what was going on inside the racial biology institute and hear about the anatomical department's rules for which crimes could end up under the knife. We visit the streets where the brothels and Uppsala's Red light district were located during the 19th century. Experience the dark history that is not often talked about or visited. Visit the forgotten historical, and hear about the poor, spooky and different that is often swept under the rug. Collection outside Uppsala City Library's main entrance - Intro. Dragabrunnsgatan - Uppsala's red light district during the 19th century Svartbäcksgatan - The poor Uppsala St Erik's square - The plague in Uppsala 1709-1712 The Cathedral and the Dean's House - Persecutions against dissent and the Swedish Institute of Racial Biology 1920-1958. Gustavianum - About the slave trade, anatomical institution and 19th century phrenologists. The forced sterilizations of the 1940s

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 92.80

This city walk is guided by an authorized Uppsala guide and covers a variety of themes. In short, there will be well-chosen parts from the 12th century until around 1900 and a variety of time periods. The guided tour visits the University House, whose builder went bankrupt due to. the decorations on the house, and the Cathedral which was built from the 1270s to 1430s. Hear about the murder at Uppsala Castle and stand in the courtyard and look out over the Botanical Garden, one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. Hear broadly about different buildings and for Uppsala important people such as Celsius, Linné and Rudbeck. Hear about the anatomical theater and its brilliance (apart from the ventilation function that did not exist). Explore the university building, teachers who sold essays, and about the university's founding to be better than the Danes. Hear how the whole city was demolished voluntarily before Queen Kristina's coronation, but how it did not have time to be rebuilt according to the plans so that the coronation was moved to Stockholm instead.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 94.65

This city walk is guided by an authorized Uppsala guide. Go on a city walk in Uppsala with a focus on Vikings, rune stones and runes in Uppsala. We visit a selected part of Uppsala City's rune stones in the University Park and outside the cathedral. These tell exciting stories about people who lived during the Viking Age, this trek also includes the Viking Age in general. Discover the exciting stories the runestones have to tell.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 210.91

Private tour at Uppsala city. Take a visit to Swedens forth biggest city uppsala, only 40min with train from Stockholm. On a small area you can se all the must see and highlights together with a knowledgeable authorized Uppsala city guide, the cathedral X the castle, the botanical garden of Uppsala, the university main building, the university library, some viking age runestones etc. Only run if at least two travelers book.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 91.02

Private tour. Visit the city of Uppsala and explore the curious, strange and wierd history that Uppsala university have, as the oldest university in the Nordic countries you got many tales. All from the student writing a contract with th devil to the artic cat who got broke by building the university main building and much more than so. Only run if at least two travelers book.

Uppsala , Central Sweden

From $ 168.54

Join a private walk about medieval horror, undead and dark folk beliefs in Uppsala. Hear about folk beliefs such as mylings, the church mask and the curses of the rivers as well as the forest council, evil sudden death and when the plague came to Uppsala. You will also discover the medieval undead, learn more about Uppsala's plague year 1709-11 and hear about executions and evil sudden death on Galgbacken in a walk around the cathedral and the small square, from the 14th century, in Uppsala. Leading the tour is an authorized Uppsala guide. Collection at Riddartorget in Uppsala.