Explore Denmark's most popular holiday destination famous for its royal castles, sandy beaches, museums and other important sites. You will visit the home of Hamlet, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, and marvel the stately beauty of Denmark's largest renaissance and baroque castles. Several picturesque seaside towns and fishing villages await you on this coastline journey of history and present-day life.
Danish Riviera / TOUR C3
drive tour of Northern Zealand and its iconic Castles
Tour highlights
- Moderate activity tour | 7 hours of sightseeing time in Northern Zealand
- Inside tours of Kronborg Castle and Frederiksborg Castle, photo stop near Fredensborg Palace
- Available both as a shared tour (6 people maximum) and a private tour (with no size limitation for pre-existing groups)
Rates
- Shared tour - US$319 per person
- Private tour - rates depend on the number of guests in your tour group (see table below)
Day 1 / 7 Hours
9:00
Meeting near your ship
9:00 – 10:00
City of Copenhagen & Danish Riviera coastline drive
- Starting with a short Copenhagen city tour you will pass by some of its most famous buildings including the Christiansborg Palace, the Parliament Building, the Amalienborg Palace and see the New Harbour
- Leaving Copenhagen behind you will pass through a dozen fishing villages along the northern coastline. Your tour guide will tell you about the highlights of the area that include the Louisiana Art Museum, fishing village of Snekkersten, the Millionaires' Road and many others
10:00 – 12:00
Kronborg Castle (inside tour)
- Your guide will take you inside the Kronborg Castle that boasts immense symbolic value to the Danish people.
- Located on a strategically important site commanding the narrow stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden, this castle was admired for its beauty and feared for its military might
- It is also the home of Shakespeare's Hamlet because it was here that this world-famous play was set in
12:30 – 13:00
Fredensborg Palace (photo stop)
- Built as a hunting seat for King Frederik IV, the Fredensborg Palace is often used for important events in the life of the Royal Family. It is also home to the finest example of a baroque garden in Denmark
13:30 – 15:00
Frederiksborg Castle (inside tour)
- Built in the first decades of the 17th century, this impressive Renaissance Castle has housed the Museum of National History since 1878 when it was re-built after a devastating fire by the founder of the Carlsberg brewery
- Its sumptouous interiors are home to many important portraits, history paintings, furniture and decorative art that form the largest and most significat art collection in all of Denmark
15:00 - 16:00
Private transfer to your ship
- Your journey back to the ship will continue through the Danish countryside full of authentic villages and scenic views
16:00
Return to your ship
us$ rates per person

Group size:
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
12+
Max group size:
Budget tour:
$589
$489
$389
Tour guide driving
4 persons
Tour comparison:
- Private tour: includes services of a tour guide and a driver (2 people)
- Budget tour: this tour is also private, the only difference is that your tour guide also acts as a driver (1 person)
- Shared tour: available only for those ships where there is sufficient demand to form a 6-person group
Prices Include
Private and Shared tour: Professional licensed tour guide and professional driver (2 persons) Budget tour: Private tour guide is also a driver (1 person) Premium smoke-free & air-conditioned Western vehicle for added safety - 6 hoursDirect pier pick-up - we will meet you near your ship Tickets to Kronborg and Frederiksborg Castles Multiple photo stops at your request All local taxes