Stockholm Under the Bridges

[gfranzen]

Is it necessary to reserve in advance for the under the bridges tour? We would prefer to wait and check the weather.

[NVCLVR]

Hi! I took the Under the Bridges canal tour several years ago (2005) and did not need a reservation. The tour leaves quite frequently and the boat seats several people. Your ship's shuttle should take you to an area just outside of Gamla Stan..near the Palace. Its just about a 1/2 block walk to the tour boat office, which is right outside the front of the Grand Hotel. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and plan on taking it again when we return next year! Have a super time!

[Harry Cane]

You answered a question I had. The boat tours leave from near the Grand Hotel, then? For some reason I thought they left from near City Hall.

 

btw, I noticed there were several canal tours. Any particular reason you chose the under the bridges?

[gfranzen]

It was recommended by Frommers.

[NVCLVR]

I had chosen that tour because it was recommended by a co-worker who had spent some time in Stockholm the previous year. They have several different tours offered at that location (outside the Grand Hotel) and I think the Under the Bridges tour was the most comprehensive...went through the locks into the lake and really gave a thorough overview of Stockholm. At each seat is a headset with a choice of a zillion languages..the recordings are timed just right to each site. They also had a cart coming down the aisle with coffee and cakes (extra charge, as I remember..but reasonable). You can go on line & google the Under the Bridges Tour for more information (that's what convinced me to choose that one over the others).

[nationaltreasure79]

I was looking into the other canal tour-Royal canal tour leaving from the palace in Galma stan. Is this boat canal ride worth going on?