Cornelius Amann
October 06, 2026
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Denmark: Copenhagen, Aarhus and Skagen
7 days from Copenhagen to Aalborg: Copenhagen by bike, Kronborg and Louisiana, the Viking ships at Roskilde, two nights in Aarhus and an evening where the two seas meet at Grenen.
7 days · Copenhagen to Aalborg · up to 12 guests
Fishing boats on the beach at Lønstrup, on the North Sea coast of Jutland Photo: karlheinz klingbeil, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denmark_-_L%C3%B8nstrup2.jpg)
The facts
At a glance
- Length
- 7 days, 6 nights
- Start and end
- Copenhagen to Aalborg
- Group size
- 7 to 12 guests
- Activity level
Easy
Easy to moderate: a flat guided bike ride of about 12 km in Copenhagen, then museum and town walking of 4 to 8 km a day, with about 2 km on sand at Grenen and an optional stair climb at Rubjerg Knude. Every part can be sat out or swapped for a shorter version.
- Meals included
- 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 1 dinner
- Room of your own
- + CAD 610 (estimated price)
- Season
- May to September
Highlights
Why this trip
- A morning on bikes with your guide through Copenhagen's harbour, Christianshavn and Christiania, then smørrebrød for lunch
- Kronborg at opening, then Louisiana's sculpture garden above the Øresund in the afternoon
- The five Viking ships at Roskilde and the cathedral where Danish kings and queens are buried
- ARoS at opening, walking the rainbow ring above Aarhus before it fills
- The Grauballe Man at Moesgaard and an afternoon in the old streets of Den Gamle By
- Rubjerg Knude lighthouse in its dunes and lunch in the fishing village of Lønstrup
- An evening at Grenen, standing where the Skagerrak and the Kattegat meet, and the Skagen painters the next morning
What makes this trip different
Free time is part of the plan
Free time and choices are marked on the days they fall.
Solo without the penalty
A room of your own is + CAD 610 (estimated price).
Day by day
Itinerary
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Arrive in Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport to your hotel in central Copenhagen
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Copenhagen
Fly into Copenhagen Airport at Kastrup, about 10 km from the centre.
Afternoon
A driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you to your hotel, so there is no need to work out tickets on the first afternoon.
Evening
If you land early, drop your bags and walk: Nyhavn's painted townhouses and the old harbour are a short stroll from most central hotels, and Tivoli Gardens opens into the evening in summer. At about 6 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a briefing on the week: how the bike morning works, what to wear at Grenen, and how the bags travel on the day we go to Aarhus. Then we walk out together along the Lakes, the chain of long reservoirs on the west side of the old city, where the neon signs above Sortedam Lake include the Irma hen, Denmark's oldest neon sign. Dinner is a welcome meal together in a neighbourhood restaurant nearby.
Included
- Pick-up at Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Evening walk along the Lakes
- Welcome dinner
Optional experiences
- Tivoli Gardens, at your own cost, if you arrive early
Free time: Free until the 6 pm briefing
Activity: Plan to land by about 3 pm to make the briefing; later arrivals are met and join the group at dinner.
Copenhagen by bike
A morning ride around central Copenhagen, then a free afternoon
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is flat and built for bikes, and the best way to see it is the way Danes get to work.
Morning
After breakfast we collect bikes and helmets and ride with your guide at an easy pace on the city's separate cycle lanes, about 12 km in three hours with plenty of stops. We cross to Slotsholmen, past Christiansborg, the seat of parliament, and Børsen, the 17th-century stock exchange whose dragon-tail spire was lost in the April 2024 fire and is being rebuilt. Over the harbour bridges we ride into Christianshavn's canals, stop at the edge of Freetown Christiania, then follow the waterfront north past the Opera House view, Nyhavn and Amalienborg to the star-shaped ramparts of Kastellet.
Afternoon
Lunch is smørrebrød, the open rye sandwiches Copenhagen does best, at a sit-down table.
Evening
The afternoon is yours: the National Museum, the Glyptotek, a harbour swim at one of the bathing spots, or Tivoli in the evening.
Included
- Guided bike ride with your guide: Slotsholmen, Christiansborg and Børsen, Christianshavn, Christiania, Nyhavn, Amalienborg and Kastellet
- Bike and helmet hire
- Smørrebrød lunch
Optional experiences
- Tivoli Gardens
- The Church of Our Saviour spire climb
- The National Museum or the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Easier option: Ride an e-bike, or skip the ride and meet the group for lunch after a morning at the Glyptotek.
More active option: In the afternoon, climb the Church of Our Saviour's spire, about 400 steps, the last stretch on an open staircase wound around the outside (closed in bad weather).
Free time: Afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 12 km on flat, separated cycle lanes. You need to be comfortable riding a bike in city traffic; your guide leads and a second rider closes the group.
Kronborg and Louisiana
Copenhagen by train to Helsingør, then Humlebæk, and back to Copenhagen
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Copenhagen
- By train
We take the coastal train north, about 45 minutes, to Helsingør, so we are at Kronborg when it opens. The castle guards the narrowest point of the Øresund, about 4 km from Sweden, and for centuries collected tolls from every ship that passed; it is the Elsinore of Hamlet and has been on the UNESCO list since 2000. Your guide takes you through the royal apartments, the great ballroom and down into the casemates, the dark vaults under the walls.
Afternoon
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Helsingør's old town. Then it is ten minutes back down the line to Humlebæk and a short walk to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, opened in 1958 in a villa whose glass corridors run through a sculpture garden that drops to the water, with Sweden across the strait.
Evening
Take the afternoon at your own pace with the collection and the lawns, then ride the train back to Copenhagen, about 35 minutes, for a free evening.
Included
- Return train tickets from Copenhagen to Helsingør and Humlebæk
- Kronborg Castle with your guide, including the casemates
- Lunch in Helsingør
- The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and its sculpture garden
Easier option: Return to Copenhagen straight after lunch, or sit in Louisiana's café and garden rather than walking the galleries.
More active option: On a weekday, when Louisiana stays open into the evening, stay on for dinner at the museum and take a later train back.
Free time: Evening free
Activity: About 5 km of walking, with stairs and uneven floors at Kronborg. Louisiana closes on Mondays, so this day never falls on one.
Roskilde's Viking ships, then Aarhus
Copenhagen by train to Roskilde, then on across Funen to Aarhus
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Aarhus
- By train
Morning
Your bags leave in our vehicle this morning and meet you at the hotel in Aarhus, so you travel light. A 25-minute train takes us west to Roskilde for the opening of the Viking Ship Museum. Inside are five Viking ships that were filled with stones and sunk in Roskilde Fjord around 1070 to block an enemy, then raised in 1962 and pieced back together; the windows behind them look out on the same fjord. In the boatyard outside, shipwrights build full-size copies with Viking tools. We walk up through the town to Roskilde Cathedral, on the UNESCO list since 1995, the burial church of Danish kings and queens since the 15th century, with tombs from Gothic to modern.
Afternoon
After a sit-down lunch in Roskilde we take the intercity train across Zealand, over the Great Belt Bridge and through Funen to Aarhus, about two and a half hours.
Evening
The evening is free in Aarhus's Latin Quarter.
Included
- Train from Copenhagen to Roskilde and on to Aarhus
- Your luggage carried to Aarhus by our vehicle
- The Viking Ship Museum with your guide
- Roskilde Cathedral
- Lunch in Roskilde
Optional experiences
- A sailing on the fjord in a reconstructed Viking boat, in summer, when places are available
Free time: Evening free in Aarhus
Activity: About 4 km of walking in Roskilde, partly uphill from the harbour to the cathedral. The cathedral keeps shorter hours on Sundays and closes during services.
Aarhus: Moesgaard and Den Gamle By
Aarhus to Moesgaard Museum and back, then Den Gamle By
- Breakfast and lunch
- Stay in Aarhus
- Drive about 30 min
A short drive south of the city takes us to Moesgaard Museum for its opening. The building, finished in 2014, is cut into a hillside under a sloping grass roof that people walk up in summer. Inside, the prehistory of Denmark is told through the things people left behind, and the centre of it is the Grauballe Man, a body found in a peat bog in 1952 and about 2,300 years old, so well preserved that you can see his stubble and the lines of his fingertips.
Afternoon
Your guide takes you through the Iron Age and Viking galleries, and lunch is in the museum. In the afternoon we are back in town at Den Gamle By, an open-air museum of Danish town life founded in 1914, with merchants' houses, workshops and a bakery moved from towns across the country, and newer streets set in the 1920s and the 1970s.
Evening
Wander at your own pace; the evening is free.
Included
- Moesgaard Museum with your guide, including the Grauballe Man
- Lunch at Moesgaard
- Den Gamle By open-air museum
Easier option: Return to the hotel after lunch and visit Den Gamle By for an hour later in the afternoon, or not at all.
More active option: Walk the forest path from Moesgaard down to the beach on Aarhus Bay before lunch, about 2 km each way.
Free time: Late afternoon and evening free
Activity: About 6 km of walking across the two museums, with slopes and stairs at Moesgaard.
ARoS, Rubjerg Knude and the two seas at Grenen
Aarhus to Lønstrup and Rubjerg Knude, then Skagen and Grenen
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Stay in Skagen
- Drive about 3 h
We are at ARoS when it opens at 10 am. On the roof of the art museum, Olafur Eliasson's Your rainbow panorama is a circular walkway of coloured glass about 150 m around, and walking it before the crowds turns the city below red, then yellow, then blue. Inside, take in Ron Mueck's giant crouching Boy.
Afternoon
Before noon we drive north, about two hours, to Lønstrup, a fishing village where the boats are pulled up on the beach, for a sit-down fish lunch. Just south, Rubjerg Knude lighthouse stands in a moving dune on a cliff above the North Sea; it was first lit in 1900 and moved about 70 m inland in 2019 to stay ahead of the eroding coast. Another hour takes us to Skagen. After check-in we go out to Grenen, Denmark's northern tip, ride the tractor-drawn Sandormen bus out over the sand, and stand where the waves of the Skagerrak and the Kattegat meet.
Evening
Dinner is fish in Skagen.
Included
- ARoS Aarhus Art Museum and Your rainbow panorama
- Lunch in Lønstrup
- Rubjerg Knude lighthouse and dune
- Grenen with the Sandormen tractor bus
- Dinner in Skagen
Easier option: Stay by the van at Rubjerg Knude's car park and the short path, and ride the Sandormen both ways at Grenen.
More active option: Walk out to the tip of Grenen and back along the beach, about 4 km on sand, instead of riding the Sandormen.
Activity: About 3 hours of driving in two legs, broken by lunch and a walk. The path at Rubjerg Knude climbs a soft dune. Swimming at the tip of Grenen is forbidden because of the currents.
The Skagen painters and home from Aalborg
Skagen to Aalborg Airport
- Breakfast
- Drive about 1.5 h
From the 1870s, painters came to Skagen for the light and the fishing community, and the Skagens Museum holds what they made here: P.S. Krøyer's summer evenings on the beach, Anna and Michael Ancher's fishermen and kitchens, and the blue hour that Krøyer made famous. We are there when it opens, with time to walk through Skagen's yellow houses and red roofs afterwards.
Morning
In the late morning we drive south, about an hour and a quarter, to Aalborg Airport, arriving around 1 pm. From there you can fly to Copenhagen to connect home, or we drop you at Aalborg station for a train to Copenhagen, about four and a half hours. Your guide checks your onward plans before saying goodbye. Book a flight from Aalborg leaving after about 2:30 pm.
Included
- The Skagens Museum with your guide
- Drop-off at Aalborg Airport (AAL) or Aalborg station
Optional experiences
- Anna Ancher's house, next to the museum
Easier option: Skip the museum and take a slow breakfast and a walk through the old town.
More active option: An early walk back out to Grenen or along the beach before breakfast.
Activity: Book a flight from Aalborg after about 2:30 pm, or a connection in Copenhagen with time to spare.
- Copenhagen3 nights
- Aarhus2 nights
- Skagen1 night
- Aalborgend
- Overnight stop
- Day trip
- By boat or train
Wildlife and weather: May to September brings long days, with sunset after 10 pm in June in Skagen, and the summer opening hours that make the later visits possible. Expect showers and wind at any time; the North Jutland coast is cooler and windier than Copenhagen.
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Before you book
Right for you?
Good for you if you want
- Travellers who want Denmark properly, not one day of Copenhagen on a Scandinavia tour
- Art, design and history lovers: Louisiana, ARoS, the Viking ships and the Skagen painters in one week
- A first trip to Scandinavia with short travel days and three-night and two-night stays
- Solo travellers who want a small group and meals with company
Not for you if you want
- Travellers who do not ride a bike at all and want a guided city day on foot instead (there is an easy option, but the bike ride is the Copenhagen day)
- Anyone looking for fjords and mountains: that is our Copenhagen, Oslo, Fjords and Stockholm trip
- Winter travel: the route runs May to September only
- Travellers who want a big-city nightlife week
Book flights after we confirm your seat.
6 nights
Where you'll stay
Your hotels are named in your trip confirmation.
- Copenhagen3 nights
- Aarhus2 nights
- Skagen1 night
One price
What's in the price
Included
Accommodation
- 6 nights in central hotels: 3 in Copenhagen, 2 in Aarhus, 1 in Skagen
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Copenhagen Airport (CPH) and drop-off at Aalborg Airport (AAL) or Aalborg station
- Trains from Copenhagen to Helsingør and Humlebæk and back
- Trains from Copenhagen to Roskilde and on to Aarhus
- Our own vehicle and driver in Jutland on days 5 to 7, and for your luggage on day 4
- The Sandormen tractor bus at Grenen
Your guide
- A See Sight Tours guide for the whole trip, with local guides where a site requires them
Activities
- Guided bike ride in Copenhagen, with bike and helmet
- Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
- The Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde
- Roskilde Cathedral
- Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus
- Den Gamle By, Aarhus
- ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
- Rubjerg Knude lighthouse and Lønstrup
- Grenen, Skagen
- The Skagens Museum, Skagen
Meals
- 6 breakfasts
- 5 lunches: smørrebrød in Copenhagen, then Helsingør, Roskilde, Moesgaard and Lønstrup
- 2 dinners: a welcome dinner in Copenhagen and a fish dinner in Skagen
Not included
- International flights, and a flight from Aalborg to Copenhagen if you need one
- Travel insurance
- Any travel authorisation (ETIAS) fee once it applies
- Meals not listed, and drinks
- Tips
- Optional activities, including Tivoli, the Church of Our Saviour spire and the Viking boat sailing
- Personal expenses
Extras
- Room of your own
- CAD 610 (estimated price)
When you can go
Dates and prices
Pick your start date when you request to book. We check that date and confirm it in your quote.
Prefer to travel without a group or guide? Ask us about arranging hotels, transport and city tours for you to travel independently.
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Questions
What does the price include?
Six nights in central hotels, 6 breakfasts, 5 sit-down lunches, a welcome dinner and a fish dinner in Skagen, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, all trains, our own vehicle and driver in Jutland, airport transfers, the bike ride, and entry to Kronborg, Louisiana, the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde Cathedral, ARoS, Den Gamle By, Moesgaard, the Skagens Museum and the Sandormen at Grenen.
How much does the Denmark trip cost?
The small group starts from CAD 3,575 per person sharing a room, taxes included, and a room of your own is from CAD 610 more. The private trip for your party only starts from CAD 6,435 per person. Prices are indicative until we confirm your dates.
How big is the group and who leads it?
The small group runs with 7 to 12 guests, led by a See Sight Tours guide who stays with you from the airport in Copenhagen to Aalborg. Where a site requires its own guide, a local guide joins for that visit. Twelve people fit around one lunch table and keep together on bikes.
Do I need to be fit to join, and what if I can't ride a bike?
The trip is easy to moderate. The Copenhagen bike ride is about 12 km on flat cycle lanes at an easy pace; e-bikes are available, or you can skip it and meet the group for lunch. Other days mean 4 to 8 km of walking, with sand at Grenen and a dune path at Rubjerg Knude.
I'm travelling solo. How does the single supplement work?
Solo travellers get a room of their own for a supplement from CAD 610, shown up front with the price, not added at checkout. You join the same group, the same meals and the same guide as everyone else, and the included lunches and dinners mean you are never eating alone unless you want to.
When is the best time to visit Denmark on this trip?
We run it from May to September. The museums keep their longer summer hours, the Sandormen runs at Grenen, and the evenings are long: in June the sun sets after 10 pm in Skagen. July and August are busiest, so we go early to Kronborg, ARoS and the Viking ships.
What is the weather like in Denmark in summer?
Mild and changeable. Copenhagen summer days are usually around 18 to 22°C, with showers and wind possible on any day, and the North Jutland coast at Skagen and Rubjerg Knude is cooler and windier. Bring a waterproof jacket and a warm layer for the evening at Grenen.
Do Canadians or Americans need a visa for Denmark?
No visa is needed for a short stay with a Canadian or US passport. Denmark is in the Schengen area, and the EU's ETIAS travel authorisation is due to start for visa-free visitors; we tell you before you travel whether you need it and how to apply.
What is it like where the two seas meet at Grenen?
Grenen is a long sand spit at Denmark's northern tip where the Skagerrak and the Kattegat run into each other, and on most days you can see the two sets of waves meet in a line off the point. We ride the Sandormen tractor bus out, or walk about 2 km on sand. Swimming there is forbidden.
How does booking work?
Choose a start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours and no payment is taken until then. Hotels are named when your dates are confirmed, and we send a final itinerary with meeting times and opening hours before you travel.
Can we travel on our own dates?
Yes. The private trip runs for your party only on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle. If you would rather travel independently, ask us from the dates section for a quote: we can book the same hotels, trains and museum tickets for you.
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