With Car or Coach

Beautiful round tour on the sunny island of Bornholm to the most beautiful places.

We drive along the coastal road north around the island and all the way to Svaneke. The most beautiful drive with sea view and a visit to the 3 picturesque towns of Allinge, Gudhjem and Svaneke.

The 3 towns are charming and perfect for a stroll through the beautiful and pleasant streets. On the way to the north of Bornholm we visit the Hammershus castle ruin and the new welcome center. I reveal the castle's secrets through history till today.

Between Allinge and Gudhjem you have an opportunity to visit the Art Museum in Rø or hike to the cliffs Helligdomsklipperne. After a detour to the island's largest Round Church in Østerlars I suggest a visit to the "Baltic Sea glass" a glassblower between Gudhjem and Svaneke. A visit to a glassblower is a "must" to complete your visit on Bornholm.

Bornholm is known for its smoked herrings and in Allinge you have an opportunity to have lunch at the lokal smoke house. If you have not yet tasted a freshly smoked herring this is the right place to do so.

If your group is larger than 8 Guideservice Denmark has to prebook for lunch so please let us know in advance if you need this service.

We start in central Odense and from there we will drive to the lovely islands Tåsinge and Langeland.

On Tåsinge we will go through Troense, a small and picturesque town on our way to Valdemar Slot, Valdemar Castle, before we visit Landet graveyard where I'll tell you the beautiful yet sad love story about Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre.

From the small island Tåsinge we carry on to the bigger island Langeland to explore Tranekær castle in the north (a lovely place to have lunch) and the wild horses' paradise on the southern part of the island.

While we visit Langeland which translates into Long Island you will get to know the stories about the distinctive hatbakker, hathills, King Humble's grave and the cliffs by Ristinge.

On this tour, you can either take part in designing your journey through Funen, or you can sit back and let me give you the Funen adventure of a lifetime.

Funen has always been like a fairy tale – lush fields, large manors, and beautiful half-timbered houses are often what people think of when they think of this little green spot we call Funen. But the island is so much more than that. Let me take you on a journey through the Funen countryside and discover sides of Funen that most people might not know about.

From the Funen Alps to the majestic manors of East Funen, we will go on a tour through the past, present, and future.

You can also help shape the tour. As a true Funen native and storyteller, I can ensure we create the perfect tour for you and your group.

You can either bring your own coach or you can request Guide Service Denmark to book the coach for you.

This guided coach tour starts in the port of Rønne and takes us through almost the whole island.

There will be stops and photostops at Hammershus ruin and Østerlars Round Church. You have an opportunity for a bite in Gudhjem and I suggest either a typical smoked herring or a solid soft-ice!

On the tour I will tell you exciting and interesting tales of historical heros and ordinary islanders – from the past and today!

Sturdy shoes are recommended.

The island of Thurø by coach starting in Svendborg or another location that suits your group.

Hear about how a former lord granted the island of Thurø to local farmers. During this tour on Thurø I'll tell you about Ellen Marsvin who built a church on the island, Gambøt and Thurøbund, where wooden sailing ships used to spend the winter months, as well as Blåby and much more.

The tour focusing on food and the good stories is a guided bus tour starting in Vejle, from where we drive towards Jelling. We can of course start somewhere else according to your choice.

We visit a traditional old grocery store which is now also a museum. If you are into nostalgia, be sure to make a few purchases at the counter. It's hard not to.

We carry on to the beautiful Nørup Church, an old medieval church restored to its present day's unique look with a Russian style onion dome, which is very unusual for a Danish church.

From Nørup church we go to the UNESCO World Heritage site at Jelling. See the large runic stone where king Harald Bluetooth in the year 965 claimed that he made the Danes Christian. The runic stone is said to hold the birth certificate of Denmark as a nation.

We end our morning with a delicious Viking lunch in one of Jelling's nice cafes, known for its locally produced, high quality food and drink. We might be able to listen a story by the proprietor while having lunch. 

After lunch you will have time to enjoy the historic experience centre Kongernes Jelling, Royal Jelling, before we head back to Vejle.

The region of Southern Jutland has, through the history, been a place of conflicts. From the medieval times the Danish king was the duke of the duchy of Slesvig.

So we are in border-areas where wars have been fought and borders have been moved. And also an area where beautiful buildings and marvelous constructions witness the recognition of the importance of being able to survey and defend the area, if necessary.

The town of Fredericia was built as a fortress back in 1650, and the town also played an important role in the first war between Denmark and Germany in the late 1840s. This was when revolutions spread in Europe and a rebellion broke out in the duchies of Slesvig and Holsten, which culminated in Fredericia. We take a brief look at the ramparts and the national monument of the Soldier defending Denmark.

In Kolding; 20 miles away, we have the fantastic castle of Koldinghus, built as a castle on the southern border of Denmark. The border followed the river through Kolding up to 1848. The castle now stands as a renovated ruin, where the walls tell the history of the building and the architects Johannes and Inger Exner have managed with the help of fantastic architecture to preserve the ruin within the castle.

On a coach tour through the beautiful landscape we reach the highest point of the area, Skamlingsbanken. At the altitude of 113 meter there is a beautiful view over the belt between Jutland and Funen. The place has played an important role as a meeting place focusing on Danish national identity.

OPTIONAL: The tour can be extended with ½ hour which will give the opportunity to have a coffee and Danish pastry at the beautifully situated restaurant by Skamlingsbanken.

Another option for extending the tour will demand app. 1½ hours. This will bring us to the beautiful Moravian town of Christiansfeld, where the ceasefire agreement was signed after the war in 1864, and could include a coffee stop to have a coffee and a honey cake. A short walk in this very special, planned town from the late 1700s willl also be included.