Stockholm: Vasa Museum Guided Tour Inc Entry
ID: GYG865566-1364677
Category:
Country: Sweden
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Explore the Vasa Museum with a guide and learn about the history of the Vasa warship. See the 19th-century maps used to locate the ship and hear about the engineering involved in salvaging the wreck.
Meet your guide at the entrance to the Vasa Museum and head straight past the ticket line to enter the museum together. Learn about the history of the Vasa warship while you explore the museum with your guide.
Start with details about the Swedish Empire and the war during which the ship was commissioned and discover how warnings about the ship's seaworthiness were ignored. Find out why the Vasa eventually sank on its maiden voyage, still within sight of the shipyard where it was constructed.
Then, listen as your guide explains how the ship was later found and ultimately salvaged. See the 19th-century maps used to locate the ship and hear about the engineering involved in salvaging the wreck. Leave your tour with a deeper understanding of the Vasa warship's history, everything that happened, and how the museum as it is today came to be.
Highlights
- Learn about the history of the Vasa warship on a guided tour of the museum
- See the 19th-century maps used to locate the ship and hear about the engineering
- Find out why the Vasa eventually sank on its maiden voyage
- Hear about the engineering involved in salvaging the wreck
- Discover how warnings about the ship's seaworthiness were ignored
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Directly outfront of the Vasa Museum
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
