Top Copenhagen Outdoor Activities

Experience Copenhagen from the water on this guided canal cruise that sails through the historic harbor and canals, passing landmarks such as the Little Mermaid statue, Amalienborg Palace, and the waterfront districts of Christianshavn and Nyhavn. Relax on board while your guide shares city history and architecture, offering a fresh perspective and easy sightseeing without traffic or crowds.

Get acquainted with Denmark’s capital from the water on a 1-hour Copenhagen boat tour. Glide along the city’s picturesque canals and soak up stellar views of top Copenhagen attractions. Pass landmarks such as the Amalienborg Palace, the Little Mermaid Statue, and the Copenhagen Opera House, and drift past colorful townhouses, cobbled lanes, and houseboats in the Christianshavn neighborhood. An easy way to see a lot in a short time.

Copenhagen is one of the world's best cycling cities, so it would be a shame to explore it by motor vehicle. On this small-group guided tour, pedal like a local through the streets to see top attractions and your guide's favorite hidden gems. Along the way, enjoy a dialogue with your guide as you ask questions and learn about local life and culture while experiencing the city on two wheels.

Explore the best of Copenhagen—and see more of the city than is possible on foot—with this bike tour. Ride like a local through the Danish capital's cycle-friendly streets,to top attractions including the Little Mermaid statue, Rosenborg Castle, and Christiania while learning about Danish culture and history.

Explore hidden gems and tourist hotspots on an electric kick-bike with a personable and patient guide to show you around the city. Make memories that will last a lifetime while you see some of the best of Copenhagen. From The Little Mermaid statue to the Opera House to The Royal Library Garden, there’s plenty to see over the course of this 2-hour tour.

Get an up-close look at Copenhagen by touring on foot in a small group. This guided walking tour will take you to a number of highlights, providing a great introduction to the Danish capital. Take in the old architecture, visit the canalside district of Nyhavn, Amagertorv Square, Rundetaarn, Strøget, Copenhagen City Hall, and more. The itinerary can be adjusted depending on the weather and interests of the group.

The Best Way to Discover Copenhagen: Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour! Play, learn, and walk! Explore at your own pace with a 100% self-guided activity. Start anytime (24/7) with no guides or schedules. Pause for a Danish pastry (Wienerbrød) or a coffee along the colorful harbor and resume whenever you're ready—even the next day. This unique team-building activity is perfect for couples, families, and groups. The "Complete City" Package - Everything you need in one app: Interactive Game: Solve puzzles and discover 10+ major attractions, plus hidden gems revealed along the way. Learn the history/legends of each site. Insider Tips: Access hand-picked local restaurant and shop recommendations. What you will visit: City Hall, Church of Our Lady, Round Tower (Rundetaarn), Christiansborg Palace, Royal Theater, Nyhavn, Amalienborg, and Frederik’s Church (The Marble Church).

This is a private HYGGE-tour of Copenhagen seen from the waterside in the most beautiful boat in the whole harbour. We make conversation rather than just guiding. If you rather concentrate about each other on a romantic tour - that's possible. Wanna take a swim - we can do that too. The goal is for you to have great HYGGE-time and the proposed itinerary is just a suggestion. Food, snacks and beverages besides water, champagne and white or rose wine is not allowed. The tour is not recommended for children under the age of 15 or people with ANY walking disabilities. Beware that in case of strong wind and/or rain we unfortunately have to cancel with a full refund of course.

This is Copenhagen from its most elegant angle — a private canal experience aboard Freyja, a beautiful luxury designed boat reserved exclusively for you and your guests. No crowds. No fixed narration. Just calm waters, personal storytelling, and a relaxed, curated journey through the city’s most iconic and hidden corners. Led by a knowledgeable and friendly local captain, the tour is shaped entirely around your interests — whether that means royal palaces, modern architecture, a swim stop, or simply drifting in silence with a drink in hand. There’s no rush, no noise, and no microphone — just genuine hospitality, peaceful waters, and room to breathe. Thoughtful touches like warm blankets, optional route changes, and an intimate atmosphere make this feel more like sailing with a friend than booking a tour. It’s a premium, personal escape through the soul of Copenhagen — and a memory that lingers long after the boat docks.

Explore the city of Copenhagen by bike as the locals do—or in this case quicker with an e-bike—on this shared city tour. Ride around Copenhagen on your provided e-bike with your guide as the show you attractions such as The Little Mermaid statue, Nyhavn, and Christiansborg Palace, as well as enjoy some free time at Freetown Christiania. Children under eight years old must go in a child seat or trailer.

Hey Captain is a charming canal tour with a local vibe. Our ambition is to deliver a personal, social and informative tour in a unique way that will make our guests remember as the highlight of their trip. This 2-hour Hidden Gems tour will take you to the captain's favorite spots, which are off the beaten track from the standard path in the inner city. We will explore upcoming residential areas of the North harbor where the Venice-inspired residential homes and buildings are emerging in areas formerly used for industrial purposes. You will gain a sense of the city and how the Danish lifestyle and design influences the development of the harbor, more than an overload of historical facts.

Enjoy Copenhagen’s unique atmosphere from the saddle on this small-group bike tour capped at 10 travelers. Cycle through historic neighborhoods and vibrant waterfronts with a guide who shares stories of the city’s architecture, culture, and everyday Danish life. See landmarks such as the Little Mermaid, Amalienborg Palace, Nyhavn, and Kastelle. Kapellet i horsholm, then discover quieter canals, courtyards, and hidden cafés loved by locals.

Add some interactive family-friendly fun to your sightseeing through Copenhagen with this self-guided tour game. Follow instructions and answer questions in the game app to explore Copenhagen at your own pace guided by GPS and learn about the city in the process. Visit popular Copenhagen attractions along the way including Nyhavn, Christiansborg Palace, and the Stroeget pedestrian street.

Active travelers will enjoy this half-day cycle tour in the countryside around Copenhagen, going in search of four “giants” in the countryside. Learn more about the eco-conscious artist who made these cool sculptures. As this is an e-bike tour you’ll be able to cover a lot of ground without feeling too tired. Go at your own pace and receive personalized attention on a private tour.

Inject some lighthearted fun into your sightseeing and forge a more memorable experience for your time in Copenhagen with this self-guided scavenger hunt. Use the provided smartphone to go on a walking tour of Copenhagen’s most important attractions, solving riddles with your travel companions along the way to engage with the city in a new way. This self-guided tour does not include admission fees to any attractions.

Explore the bold vision and iconic design that transformed a polluted industrial harbor into the World Capital of Architecture. Instead of basic sightseeing, we discover how world-class buildings and "fun" urban spaces actually change how people live and play in the most liveable city on earth. The journey takes us from the harbor’s dramatic revival at the Black Diamond and BLOX to the futuristic, experimental landscapes of Ørestad. We navigate the famous "Freetown" of Christiania and the city's newest architectural landmarks: areas where radical design, secret green oasis, and a history of local activism reveal the true soul and creative DNA of Copenhagen. Designed for confident cyclists, this 3-hour experience offers an expert-led look at how creative architecture and "hedonistic sustainability" turned Copenhagen into one of the world's most exciting urban playgrounds.

Get a local's perspective on Copenhagen as you cruise through the city's canals and waterways on this guided tour. Limited to a small group of people, the tour is tailored to the group's interests, meaning you get a personalized experience. Get a deeper insight than most visitors to Copenhagen, and discover many of its top landmarks in one tour as well as developing areas and new urban hotspots.

Take the hassle out of finding a bicycle rental and working out how to get around Copenhagen while sightseeing with this small-group bike tour. Ride with your guide around the historical center of Copenhagen as they show you famous attractions, such as the Little Mermaid, Amalienborg Palace, and the Round Tower. Places on this shared tour are limited to 10 people.

Discover the beauty of Copenhagen at a faster pace than a walking tour with this guided bike ride. With the reputation of being one of the world's best cities for cycling—there are ample cycle paths and green spaces to explore. Along the way, tick off around 90% of Copenhagen's top sights in just a couple of hours, including Copenhagen King's Square, the Little Mermaid statue, Nyhavn, and the Latin Quarter.

It's all castles and cathedrals. Head out of Copenhagen for the day on this guided small-group tour, visiting UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kronborg Castle, the sitting for Shakespeare's Hamlet, and then Frederiksborg Castle, the largest Renaissance-era castle in Scandinavia. After a tour of the fortresses head to stunning Roskilde Cathedral, the burial spot for more kings and queens than any other place in the world. Finally, finish the tour at the Viking Ship Museum. This small-group tour is limited to just 16 people or fewer.

This day trip allows you to travel by train and visit another country—Sweden. Avoid the hassle of booking transport tickets and planning an itinerary, and let someone else do the hard work instead. Decide whether to start your experience in Copenhagen or meet your guide directly in Malmö, head to the beautiful city of Malmö and enjoy a private tour of local highlights such as the Old Town, the Church of St. Peter, Malmö Castle, and Malmö City Library. Upgrade to include a delicious Swedish lunch and drink along the way.

Copenhagen was just named the world's most livable city again, and there's no better way to understand why than from the seat of a bike. This isn't a whistle-stop tour of postcard landmarks; it's a small-group ride through the architecture, urban planning, and everyday design choices that make this Danish capital work so well for the people who actually live here. You'll cross Cykelslangen, the elevated Snake Bridge that's become a symbol of Copenhagen's cycling culture, before winding through creative Vesterbro, the transformed Meatpacking District, leafy Frederiksberg, and the multicultural streets of Nørrebro. With plenty of architectural surprises and hidden green spaces along the way that most first-time visitors never find. Your guide isn't just a local; with a background in sociology and urban design, they connect what you're seeing to bigger questions about sustainability, housing, and what actually makes a city livable, all without giving away every stop in advance.

Visit two countries in one day—and explore castles, cathedrals, skyscrapers, and more—on this tour from Copenhagen. Travel via luxury minibus to Helsingør (Elsinore), where you can visit the UNESCO-listed Kronborg Castle (own expense), immortalized in Shakespeare’s 'Hamlet.' Then, hop on a ferry to Sweden. Enjoy free time to explore the historical university city of Lund, and get to know buzzing Malmö before returning to Copenhagen.