Stockholm Active
Duration: 7 days
Dates/Period: Start days every Sunday 27.06-22.08.10
Price: from £871/person
Accommodation: 2-person rooms in 3-star hotel. Some meals included.
Required: You should have a normal fitness level and enjoy the outdoors. No previous kayaking experience required, but participants must be able to swim 200m. Minimum age 12 years.
Photos from top: 1: PeO Nilsson, 2: Claes Grundsten, 3: Jan Pedersen
Stockholm is a city of contrasts: water and islands, history and innovation, small town and big city, short winter days and long, light summer nights. It is a city with a dazzling array of impressions.
Stockholm is a city like no other: a city built on 14 islands, where you are never far from the water. Well-preserved medieval buildings stand side by side with more modern architecture, and just outside the city an archipelago of 24,000 islands waits to be explored. The Stockholm archipelago is a unique environment to visit all year round. Most islands can be reached by regular ferry services from central Stockholm.
The city itself charms the visitor with a unique fusion of old and new, traditional and contemporary, urban and pastoral, sophisticated and earthy, all within convenient walking distance of the centre.
Stockholm is the first city to be named European Green Capital, and plans to be free of fossil fuels by 2050. It is also the site of the world's first National Urban Park - Stockholm Ecopark - a green, calm, wildlife-rich area arcing through and around the city for more than six miles.
The city of Stockholm - "Venice of the North" - is one of the world's most beautiful capital cities. There are few other cities which offer such opportunities for real nature experiences so close to hand.
Stockholm Active gives you a chance to explore the quieter, greener (and bluer!) parts of Stockholm life from your base at comfortable accommodation in the city. Over seven days you will experience the very best of what the beautiful city of Stockholm and its surrounding natural areas, sea kayaking through the thousands of islands of the Stockholm Archipelago, hiking through one of Sweden's most ancient forests, biking through hidden city streets and going on a safari in search of some of the region's wildlife.
Your experience includes four guided activities led by local guides: a cycle tour of the city, wildlife safari, archipelago sea kayaking and forest hiking day, as well as time to explore Stockholm at your own pace. A travel card valid for the whole Stockholm public transport network is included, giving you freedom to explore wherever you wish!
Your city cycle tour is the perfect way to discover the hidden secrets of Stockholm's streets, including sights such as "Gamla Stan", Stockholm's Old Town, the Royal Palace and Vasa Museum. Stockholm is an ideal city for exploring on two wheels, and your cycle tour takes you off the beaten track to discover its stunning gardens, 17th century wooden houses and the world's first National Urban Park, an arc of green stretching through the city more than six miles long and a real oasis of calm.
In the evening, when sounds and smells are heightened, is a marvellous time for wildlife spotting. The area around Stockholm is home to a rich diversity of wildlife including moose, deer, wild boar and hare, and in the company of an expert local guide you will explore the forests by vehicle and on foot.
Your archipelago sea kayaking tour begins just 50 minutes from the city centre and will take you out into the unique natural treasure of the Stockholm Archipelago with its 24,000 islands, rocks and skerries. No previous kayaking experience is required and you will be given a short instruction session by your local guide before setting off for a memorable day on the water, stopping at an island of your choosing to prepare lunch. Though just a short distance from the city, the archipelago feels like another world, and you may very well find that you are lunching on your own private island!
The forest of Tyresta in Tyresta National Park is the closest undisturbed forest to any European capital, a magical "troll forest" with ancient trees dripping with moss and crystal clear forest lakes. Just 30 mintues from Stockholm city, hiking in Tyresta is a real taste of the Swedish wild. Your expert local guide will help you discover some of the rich flora and fauna of this area. You may be accompanied on your hike by the eerie call of the Black-throated Diver, or "Loon", echoing through the forest.
Whether you are combining some days in Stockholm with one of our other outdoor experiences or making Stockholm the main focus of your holiday in Sweden, Stockholm Active will show you some of the best sides of this wonderful city and its surroundings on foot, by paddle and in the saddle.
See also: our 3-day Sea Kayaking in the Stockholm Archipelago experience
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