Stockholm is unique for its beautiful archipelago and Lake Mälaren, Sweden’s third-largest lake. Enjoy a day trip in, around or outside Stockholm. Stromma offers day tours on every occasion, weather, and age. Choose the perfect option that’s just right for you to experience Stockholm by boat.
Go on a day trip to the Stockholm Archipelago
Among the most popular choices for tourists and Stockholmers alike are our boat trips to various islands and sights located in the archipelago. Most of our day tours are guided and have a restaurant or café on board. Some of the trips allow you to get off the boat and explore a specific island or destination. All archipelago tours depart from Nybroviken, see the map below.
These are Stromma’s day tours in the archipelago of Stockholm:
- Archipelago Tour with Guide - a live guided sightseeing tour where you get to see the best of Stockholm's beautiful archipelago. Choose tour length.
- Boat Tour to the Archipelago City Vaxholm – a cruise through the scenic archipelago with the possibility to get off the boat and explore Vaxholm.
- Thousand Islands Archipelago Cruise - a full-day premium cruise with the highest guest rating. The excursion include tour guide on board, guided tours on three islands and meals during the day.
- Boat to Fjäderholmarna Islands – a 30-minute boat trip to Stockholm's closest archipelago island. Get off and enjoy the island.
- Grand Archipelago Canal Tour to Artipelag – a guided boat tour to the unique Art Gallery Artipelag.
- Grand Archipelago Canal Tour to Gustavsberg – a live guided cruise to the porcelain city Gustavsberg on one of the most scenic waterways in the archipelago.
- Boat Tour to Vaxholms Kastell – a boat tour through the archipelago. Get off and explore history, and art in a fortress from the 16th century.
- Archipelago Canal Tour to Sandhamn – a full-day live guided boat tour to Stockholm´s outer archipelago through scenic winding canals and open sea.
Enjoy a day Tour on Lake Mälaren in Stockholm
In addition to these archipelago trips, Stromma also offers a wide variety of tours and excursions across Lake Mälaren and to the many famous sights located in this historical environment. Several of our day trips have a restaurant or café on board and you can listen to a guided tour. All our trips stop and let you explore the specific destination of the tour. All trips on Lake Mälaren departs from Klara Mälarstrand, see the map below. These are Stromma’s day tours on Lake Mälaren:
- Boat to Drottningholm Palace – a boat tour to Unesco´s world heritage Drottningholm Palace in Lake Mälaren.
- Birka – The Viking City – live guided boat tour to the Viking City Birka across Lake Mälaren. The excursion includeds a guided tour and Museum entrance at Birka.
- Glamping at Birka the Viking City – an overnight stay in Glamping tent, breakfast, dinner, entry to museum and guided tour at Birka the Viking City.
- Lake Mälaren Cruise to Skokloster - live guided boat tour through beautiful Lake Mälaren to one of Europe's finest Baroque castles Skokloster.
- Lake Mälaren Cruise to Sigtuna – a live guided boat trip through Lake Mälaren to picturesque Sigtuna - Sweden's first city.
Day Trips from Stockholm in Winter
The archipelago is at least as beautiful in winter as it is in summer. On a winter day when the water freezes over, we may even be lucky enough to get the opportunity for some icebreaking. During the winter season we have a couple of day trips in och out of Stockholm. Choose between an Archipelago tour with guide, Boat to Vaxholm or our sightseeing tour Stockholm Winter tour.
Stromma Departure Points in Stockholm
Our day trips on Lake Mälaren depart from Klara Mälarstrand, next to the Stockholm City Hall. Our cruises in the Stockholm archipelago depart from Nybroviken.
