DENMARK · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
17 reviewed
The good self-guided tours fill up from June and stay full until the schools go back. These 15 are the ones to sort out early, each with its current price and what it includes.
A 48-hour hop-on hop-off Copenhagen bus with free Wi-Fi and a 6-language audio guide across three routes and up to 27 stops.
“Great way to see the city, luckily we had great weather to explore”
Play a Little Mermaid quest on your phone through central Copenhagen, hitting top sights like Amalienborg and the statue, at your own pace.
“Vi kunne ikke finde ud af app så vi brugte aldrig muligheden Vi brugte megen tid på at få kort og beskrivelser frem”
Follow Aarhus Viking legends and cathedral sights on an English self-guided VoiceMap walk, from DOKK1 to Den Gamle By.
“We never found the starting point and the place. No one knew where the place was. We were disappointed.Auto-translated”
Self-guided VoiceMap audio tour through Copenhagen’s Danish folk legends, with offline maps, GPS cues, and lifetime access from $7.99.
“This is a fun way to do a walking tour of Copenhagen. The narrative was interesting and entertaining. We enjoyed how it integrated gps technology so that the narrator started when we arrived at the next stop. No need to hit pause and restart-just walk at your own pace.”
Solve a self-guided murder mystery around Copenhagen’s Round Tower and end at Church of Our Lady, in English.
“Since more than a year, collection place is nitnrelated to thisnservice. Hope they refund soon please”
Ghosts of Aalborg is a 1h 25m phone-led witch trial city game in Aalborg, Denmark, with riddles, codes, and eerie local stories.
“De gamle fangehuller og alt det smukke arkitektur! Virkelig en smuk tur. Vi kunne også godt lide at fortællingen var på engelsk!”
Self-guided Copenhagen audio tour linking City Hall, Round Tower, Rosenborg, Marmorkirken, Amalienborg, theatre, and Christiansborg kitchens.
“Great info. However, the audio was difficult to hear. The background sounds and effects muffled the speaker. Quality became staticky when played loudly.”
Solve clue-based phone puzzles across Christiania, from Christianshavn to Kid’s Zone, while checking out key sights and stories.
“This was a lot of fun and took us off the beaten path. We would have never found this on our own. Directions got a little challenging at times but we were able to figure everything out.”
Play a Royal Conspiracy quest through Copenhagen’s Rococo sights, churches, design museum, and fortresses, with app clues for $7.14.
“Cool because you still discover different corners of Copenhagen in a playful way, especially small details that you had not seen before. From the story we found it confusing in parts, though, or at least we didn’t really see a logically gripping story from start to finish. If necessary, this is also due to one or the other somewhat bumpy translation (we played it in German). Against the background that the main goal was not a cool game but to discover the city, but basically a cool thing.Auto-translated”
A self-guided Royal Copenhagen walk with an offline smartphone audio guide, from Kongens Nytorv to Amalienborg for $9.99.
“Really loved the commentary and learned a lot of history and about the architecture and some about the modern royal family too. Would have liked less standing still, but not sure how that would work with all the info being imparted..”
Self-guided Hans Christian Andersen audio walk in Copenhagen, from the Royal Danish Theatre to Nyhavn, gardens, and the Round Tower.
“Could well be your first adventure in the city, as it takes you through a lot of sights worthy sites, Hans related or not, through the lens of a local with interesting anecdotes. Afterwards you can further explore the city ion your own, but with some foundational knowledge this time.”
Self-guided Copenhagen treasure hunt where kids build a spaceship. Walk scenic bridges, solve puzzles on your phone, finish with street food.
“This was the perfect way to engage and encourage our kids (aged between 8-11) to walk through Copenhagen. They were so excited to complete the hunt that they were leading the way, which let the adults chat.”
Walk Copenhagen through Søren Kierkegaard’s life with an English VoiceMap audio tour, GPS guidance, and offline listening for about 1.25 hours.
“Informative and witty experience. Lots of interesting information on Kierkegarrd and life in Copenhagen in the 19th century. Thoroughly enjoyed it!”
Offline audio stories connect you to Klaksvík's faith, football, fishing, and tunnels on a mostly flat 1-hour self-guided route.
“Pleased with how well the app worked, the historical information was very interesting. It's not too demanding a tour, Klaksvik is fairly flat.”
Solve a 19th-century murder in Copenhagen at your own pace, with clues around Amalienborg and Nyhavn, ending near Sankt Annae Plads.
“We did the crime tour Amalienborg on the last day because we still had to bridge time until the flight. It’s a nice little tour, the puzzles are not as hard as with other escape tours and you’re only traveling with a notebook and can always read the solution yourself. But it was fun and fun to bridge the time. It took us a little less than 2 hoursAuto-translated”
