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Roskilde Tour

Roskilde Tour
Date: June 7, 2024
Time: 09:00 - 17:00 hrs.

Departure/Arrival: Radisson Royal Hotel

Price: $245

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Our local English speaking guide will meet as at the Radisson Collection and accompany us to the train station for the short 30 min ride to Roskilde. Roskilde train station, built in 1847 is the old train station in Denmark. Upon arrival we will learn the history and walk thru the historic town to the Gothic, twin-spired Cathedral. After touring the Cathedral a short walk will lead us to the Viking museum where we will learn the history of the Vikings and see excavated remains and replicas of Viking ships. It will then be time to board the M/S Sagafjord for a 2.5 hr. lunch cruise in the breathtaking Roskilde Fjord.


This includes full-day transportation, guide, and all entrance tickets.

Lunch on board the Sagafjord is included.

Departure at 9 am from Radisson Royal. Return at about 5 pm.


Roskilde Cathedral

No other building in the world has as many kings and queens buried in it. This UNESCO World Heritage site is both beautiful and the most important church in Scandinavia.

Official website: https://roskildedomkirke.dk/english/


Walking tour of Roskilde

Just a stone’s throw from the bustling hub of Copenhagen lies the city of Roskilde. Serving as the country’s capital city from the 12th to the 15th century, this unique destination is brimming with medieval history and enchanting architecture.


Sail aboard the The Old Timer M/S Sagafjord

Cruise in the wake of the Vikings on Roskilde Fjord on this historic vessel with beautiful teak mahogany and brass interior. A traditional Danish lunch is available while we set sail for the innermost part of Roskilde Fjord going close to some of the most beautiful and historic landmarks in Denmark.

Lunch is included in the price of the tour.


Sagafjord's lunch is served as several small dishes to share on the table:

  • Sourdough wheat bread and rye bread + butter with Læsøsydesalt and seaweed dust

  • Herring marinated in apple cider from Bjerregård, horseradish and fennel layer with quail eggs and fennel crudité

  • Organic cold-smoked salmon, quark, glass cabbage and poppy seeds

  • Egg salad with root vegetables from Stensbølgård and herb salad with prawns

  • Smoked venison leg from Klosterheden's game with cabbage, pumpkin and currants

  • Blue cornflower and firm cheese with salt crystals Fyrtårnet, lemon salted almonds pickled gooseberries


Viking Museum

Modern rebuilt models and excavated original ships from the time when the Vikings conquered much of Western Europe and ruled the North Atlantic.

Official website: https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/

Register here: www.globalradiologycme.com/imagingincopenhagen2024/registration

The Old Timer M/S Sagafjord. Credit: https://sagafjord.dk/ Sagafjord was originally built in 1957 in Norway. With a storied history as a a mother ship for mini-submarines, the ship was converted into a restaurant ship at Morsø Shipyard in Denmark in 1988.

The Old Timer M/S Sagafjord. Credit: https://sagafjord.dk/
Sagafjord was originally built in 1957 in Norway. With a storied history as a a mother ship for mini-submarines, the ship was converted into a restaurant ship at Morsø Shipyard in Denmark in 1988.

Roskilde Cathedral. Photo Credit: Cucombre Libre Built about 1170, the original Cathedral structure was in Romanesque form but, when half-built, the plan was changed under the influence of the incoming Gothic style from France. In the following centuries, chapels, porches, and other structures were added, each in the current architectural style of the time. As a result, the Cathedral has emerged as an epitome of the history of European architecture in a single structure. Credit: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/695/

Roskilde Cathedral. Photo Credit: Cucombre Libre
Built about 1170, the original Cathedral structure was in Romanesque form but, when half-built, the plan was changed under the influence of the incoming Gothic style from France. In the following centuries, chapels, porches, and other structures were added, each in the current architectural style of the time. As a result, the Cathedral has emerged as an epitome of the history of European architecture in a single structure. Credit: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/695/

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