Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesSwedish, English, Danish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Danish people deeply love their royal family. They are "your" family and we love and bear with them for better and for worse.
This tour shows the drama, the betrayal and eccentricity of the family that has ruled Denmark for over 1100 years.
Learn about the kings wild drinking tours of the city, affairs, palace scandals, treason and powerstruggles.
What's included
We walk and talk.
What to expect
Christiansborg Slot
Pass by
King Christian 9 panicked in 1864 as Preussia conquered and invaded Denmark. Fearing that Copenhagen would fall he offered to ceede soverinigty so he could stay on as a puppet ruler.
Gammel Strand
Pass by
King Christoffer was an adopted orphan when he was awarded the Danish Kingdom. It didn't go well. He was kicked out and ended as pirate roaming the Baltic Ocean.
Vandkunsten Fountain
Pass by
King Christian 7 was scizofrenic and unskilled as a ruler. So he let his german librarian take power so he could roam with the prostitute Catrine, the daughter of a shoemaker.
Rosenborg Castle
Pass by
King Christian 4 was a unstoppable drunk womanizer who fathered 24 children with two wives and many mistresses. His favorite woman was kept in Rosenborg. He hated her if she "locked her door" to him.
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King Frederik 9 couldn't stop his 15-year old daughter Anne-Marie from accepting marriage with the much older greek prince Konstantin.
Amalienborg
Pass by
King Frederiks 10 made international headlines when he was as an prince was exposed with his intimate spanish "confidente", Genovena Casanova.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
We meet at the top of the stairs to Gammel Strand metro train.
End point
Pickup details
I'm 56 years old, 193 cm tall with blond hair.
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
