Stockholm is a favorite city for adventurers. The city’s inhabitants have a stong appreciation for fitness and physical activity. If this is appealing, you will enjoy Stockholm. You can kayak, snowshoe, cruise, ice skate, ski, boat walk, or bike, and that’s just for starters. Stockholm is a perfect destination for slow travel. Here are some ideas for travelers of all ages and skill levels.
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Begin your trip with a Photo Tour of Stockholm. A leisurely walk with your cellphone or camera will give you many souvenirs to take home. This tour begins at City Hall and includes a visit to the Royal Palace, City Hall, Swedish Parliament House, Old town, and Kings Garden. The Swedish tour leaders will even share photography tips with participants.
Do you prefer sightseeing by car? If so, Stockholm for Your Car is a three-hour tour with a translator who will follow the customized itinerary that you draw up.Decide what you want to see and where you want to go. This way you not only avoid the tourist buses, you will be on your own schedule following your own itinerary. There are even car tours for intellectuals who want to go beneath the surface in their knowledge of Swedish history. Again, you can decide on the itinerary of this tour.
A Stockholm Tourist Bus is just what you’d expect: a tour on a double-decker bus. This hop on, hop off mode of transportation has distinct benefits and could be your best mode of transportation around the city if you want to avoid using the public bus, train or taxi. Your fee includes 24 hour privileges. Buses are both red and green and generally double-decker.
Stockholm is a very bike-friendly cit. It has an incredible biking system that connects to its other transportation networks. It is quite common to see bicycle parking lanes at bus and train stations as bicycles are an integrated part of the Swedish lifestyle. In addition to organized bike lanes, you will find “no car” green stretches where riders don’t have to worry of being hit by a vehicle. Guided bike tours are a visitor favorite.
This is a city that people return to after a first visit because the tranquility and simplicity of life are contagious. Maybe it’s because the air is clean, the food is very good, and the tourist infrastructure is excellent. Finding cheap hotels in Stockholmis not a problem. There is a range of choices from the Elite Hotel Stockholm Plaza averaging $102 per night to the Hotel Skeppsholmen at an average of $180 per night and many others. Best Western Hotel Bentleys prices out at an average $87 per night. Each of these hotels is centrally located and demonstrates that travel to Sweden doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, one can visit as a budget traveler and enjoy the visit to Stockholm.
The Swedes are committed to building a sustainable world. Health and environmental concerns are woven into societal values and the approach to tourism. Buy your ticket. You are certain to enjoy yourself.
This post was written for the Hipmunk City Love Project. The opinions are my own.
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