Guide Service in all of Jutland

Munkebjergskoven is a forest famous for its wild nature and magnificent views. The forest is moreover famous for its beech trees, which are said to be the first ones to blossom when spring arrives in Denmark. 

Starting at Munkebjerg Hotel, we hike on a round trip in the very hilly terrain. We hike on the edge of a a huge glacier with many deep and narrow meltwater gorges created shortly after the last ice age 14,000 years ago. 

The hike will pass an old yew trees, which today is protected, likewise there are several orchid species, that grows wildly in the forest. 

Also the wildlife in Munkebjerg Forest is something very special. The rare and endangered hazel dormouse builds its nest in the forest. You can also meet the stock dove and the black woodpecker at Munkebjerg. 

We will also see the Troll Stone with a big hand print. The tour ends by a walk up the steep Munkebjerg stairs and its 218 steps back to the hotel. And of course, you will get stories about the hotel with the piccolo and the donkey Moses, which used to bring the guests' luggage to the hotel, as well as the artists who were called the Munkebjerg painters.

City Walk in Denmark's oldest and most beautiful city, Ribe.

A story about Denmark's oldest, and for as far as I'm concerned, most beautiful city. Ribe lies in a lovely location by the mouth of the Kongeå river, which flows into the North Sea, and has its very own unique history to recount.

Have you always dreamt about going on an adventure? Then let's go to Ribe! This city feels like something straight out of one of Hans Christian Andersens' fairytales: narrow alleyways, crooked and colourful houses, stories about witches, and much more!

Experience an unforgettable encounter with a part of Denmark's magnificent history on this city walk: Vikings, witches and storm surges on the river.

We'll certainly also be going to Ribe cathedral and visits to several museums can be arranged.

The fortified garrison town Fredericia was founded in 1650 to protect Jutland and save the islands Funen and Zealand from occupation. The king Frederik III had a vision of a fortified renaissance town. He did not quite succeed in carrying out his plans.

Nobody wanted to live in the marches. Three villages were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to move to Fredericia. But more had to be done: the king gave asylum to criminals, no taxes, freedom of religion to Jews and other religious groups elsewhere prosecuted. The new citizens practised their religions in five different churches, housed the soldiers, grew tobacco and brewed beer for the garrison. The fortification and its garrison is a storybook of fantastic tales.

Fredericia is living history thanks to its enthusiastic inhabitants who keep their traditions high and celebrate their only victory in war every year, dressed up and firing the canons.

A town built over 10 years at a field between Kolding and Haderslev. A small religious community with skilled craftsmen and artisans. A mad king and a German doctor, who could see the opportunities in developing this area of the Duchy of Schleswig.

One of the best preserved towns in Denmark and part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here you can feel the history while you tour a vibrant town with a congregation founded in 1773, when the town was built. We see the church, church square and the special cemetery.

Christiansfeld has played an important role in the wars with Prussia in the mid-1800s. It is possible to visit the honey cake bakery and there will be stories about Christiansfeld as an old border town in connection with the Danish-German wars in the 1800s.

Through the centuries, the town of Tønder has been situated far away from beaten tracks and in the shadow of Ribe. But do not underestimate the town's charm. Let me show you on a guided tour of Tønder.

Tønder is the smallest market town of South Jutland, and after the approximate year of 1500, where it was impossible to get big ships to moore in Tønder the town has lead a pretty quiet life. This has been the reason – a blessing in disguise – that the old city centre has kept a lot of its distinctive historical character as a marsh town. 

The church of Christkirken is particularly worth a visit, as well as the market square, the city's former harbour "Skibsbroen", "Spiker"- and the street of "Uldgade" and Vidå Sluice with its coastal dikes are also quite intesting.     

During the guided tour I put a particular emphasis on narrating about life in the marshes, the duke's role and the particular significance of lace production for Tønder. 

This town walk is quite short as well as easy for visitors who don't walk so well.  

The tour can be combined or extended with a visit in Møgeltønder as well as a visit in Løgumkloster. The full packet: 5 hours, including the drive between the towns.  

Driving time Tønder-Møgeltønder approximately 15-20 minutes.

Driving time Tønder-Løgumkloster approximately 20 minutes.

Driving time Møgeltønder-Løgumkloster approximately 30 minutes.

Vestergade, West Street, is one of the oldest streets in the city of Aarhus. It dates back to the Viking Age around 900 AD.

The street was then outside of the city walls and the city within the walls was mainly a royal fortification, naval base and a port for shipping goods to far away ports. Presumably the oldest building in Aarhus, Vor Frue Kirke, The Church of Our Lady, with its crypt dates back to around 1,000 AD and it is located in Vestergade. During the middle ages it became part of a Dominican convent, or a Black Friar convent, as it was also called. It became the hospital for the leppers of the city in the middle ages.

Between the 16th and the 19th centuries Vestergade became the centre for trade in Aarhus with a total of 17 merchant houses in Vestergade alone, the highest concentration of merchant houses in any street in Aarhus at the time. Some of these half-timpered buildings are preserved to this day and on this walk we will go into their hidden and picturesque back yards, where you can still see traces of their original purposes and of the uses of later times, where there were artisan shops and factories in the back yards of the inner cities. 

The walk takes 1-2 hours according to your preferences and shorter tours of Vestergade is also available.

Aalborg was once an industrial city with the large Aalborg Shipyard, the tobacco industry and not least the Spirits Factory.

The tour will include the old town with the cobbled stones, Budolfi Church, Aalborg Holy Spirit Monastery and the Jens Bang's Stone House.

We will also visit the new waterfront by the Limfjord with all the new fantastic buildings such as the Music House and Utzon's house.

Guidet walk in the Memorial park commemorating Danes killed in the Great War 1914-18. The Memorial Park is situated next to the palace gardens by HM the Queen's summer residence, Marselisborg Palace.

Next to the Palace grounds is the Memorial Park and monument commemorating all Danes killed in the Great War 1914-18. Although Denmark stayed neutral in the First World War a large number of merchant sailors and some fishermen died at sea in addition to Danes who volunteered for the allied armies.

By far the majority of Danish war dead were from Southern Jutland, then part of Germany after Denmark lost the war of 1864 against Prussia and Austria. Some 4,100 people from this part of Denmark were killed from 1914-18. In 1920, as a result of Germany losing the Great War, Southern Jutland once again became part of Denmark.

Disability access

Provided you bring somebody strong to push your wheelchair there is access for the disabled on this guidet walk. Please be aware that the ground can be soft and wet in some areas.

A city walk in the centre of Aarhus, where I reveal links to the old settlement of the Vikings called Aros.

For 1200 years the centre of Aarhus has been situated at the exactly same place as of today but the street level has raised. The old Aros is therefore placed about three meters under the present street level.

There are places in the city centre where you easily can tell the old town rampart from the new and other sights have also left marks of the Vikings and their activities. Archaeological excavations tell the story of more than 1000 years of old living in Aarhus and the varios lifestyles.

Together we'll look for links to the very old settlement of the Vikings called Aros while we walk through the streets of Aarhus.

The history of Aarhus based on the great men and women buried at Nordre Kirkegaard, the Northern Cemetery.

Nordre Kirkegaard was founded in 1876 in order to relieve the pressure of too many burials at the then existing Søndre Kirkegaard, the Southern Cemetery which was situated where Raadhusparken, the City Hall Park now is.

Nordre Kirkegaard soon became a much prefered place of burial for the citizens of Aarhus because of the environment and rural landscape just north of the city. Today the entire area is part of the city. Today the cemetery takes up an area of 14,8 hectars.

Buried at Nordre Kirkegaard are a number of former mayors of Aarhus, including perhaps the most popular mayor ever in the city's history Bernhardt Jensen alongside various Aarhus celebrities.

On this guided tour I reveal the history of Aarhus by means of the various celebrities buried at Aarhus Nordre Kirkegaard which also give a good hint of how Aarhus grew and developed from the middle of the 19th century to the present day.

Spring, summer and autumn the citizens of Aarhus will go for a picnic, relax or play in the beautiful park next to Marselisborg Palace, the summer residens of the Danish Queen Margrethe II.

Meet the Danes in the Memorial Park, Mindeparken, and enjoy the sight of the sea. In this peaceful park people run, do outdoor fitness and celebrating birthdays underneath the shadow of big trees.

When the royal family is in town people will gather at the entrance of the Marselisborg Palace to catch a glimpse of Queen Margrethe, Crownprince Frederik and his wife Mary and their charming family. Come join us!

The public have acces to the royal park with the beatiful roses and lots of sculptures when the royal family is out of town. Let us go for a walk in the park and imagine ourselves being royal…

Right next to the royal garden is another awesome place of interest – a botanical garden with trees from all over the world. Quiet, astonishing and beautiful.

This tour follows the footsteps of Harald Bluetooth and Gorm the Old; the first Danish kings.

The runic stones in Jelling, a UNESCO Heritage Site, is the natural starting point for this tour. From there we drive to the river valley of Vejle River. Here we see the remains of the Ravning bridge; for centuries a mystery for many historians. For what purpose was this unique wooden bridge built?  

After visiting the remarkable Viking historical site we visit another runic stone telling about Queen Thyra, the wife of Gorm the Old and we end our tour at the Klebæk Mounds, where a 45 meter long shipsetting from the Viking period surrounds 2 bronze mounds.

The tour requires that the group has a car or bus available. This is for the group to arrange or can be booked by Guide Service Denmark.

We start a little outside Nibe at Agricultura school and Manor Lundbæk. At Lundbæk, we will take our starting point in the story of a Vagabond and cripple the "Tordenkalven". About how life unfolded in this area. It is an exciting story that involves both a person, a writer and a sculpture.

We will guide you on a walk in the town of Nibe that holds stories of the harbour and the fiord. From the harbour we will slowly make our way through the town's narrow streets to get an idea of how the town has developed into what it is now. The church in Nibe has a completely different nave than most other churches. A visit to the police station would be an appropriate place to end in the tour. Here we can also experience how dramatic life in Nibe has been at times.

A fascinating necropolis from the Iron Age and Viking Age, with 700 graves spread on its original site on a hill overlooking Aalborg and the Limfjord.

Hear about life in the area in those times (c. 400 – 1000 AD), and about the Vikings' and their ancestors' changing myths, rituals and beliefs concerning afterlife – and how these explain the striking variety we see in the form of these burials as we walk among them: mounds, stone circles, boat-shaped stone-settings…

Guided by a Viking scholar passionate and knowledgeable about Iron Age and Viking Age culture and myths.

Excavated in the 1950s from the sand which had perfectly preserved the site, Lindholm Høje – Lindholm Hills or Mounds, one of the most famous and most important burial grounds in Iron and Viking Age Scandinavia, always makes a formidable impression.

The oldest graves are at the top of the hill, later ones on the slopes and at the foot.

There is free access to the site, and we walk up and across the hill among the monuments, while I explain their shape and structure. Sometimes we can even tell from their appearance whether the deceased was a man or a woman.

Among other things I tell you about these people’s culture and rituals relating to death. We know more and more about it from archaeology, while some intriguing light is also cast by Viking poetry and later sagas.

Of particular interest are the boat-shaped Viking cremation graves, outlined with stones so as to suggest the form of a ship.

From the top of the hill we also enjoy a great view over the Limfjord, the long and intricate waterway which has been of major significance for the region since prehistory.

Many of the finds are displayed in the Lindholm Høje Museum at the foot of the hill, which we also visit. Here you see exciting presentations of the historical context and the conditions of life for the local community before and during the Viking Age.

A village also existed nearby as long as the burial site was in use, and there are traces of houses close to the graves. But why did they keep moving their dwellings up and down the hill?

Find out about the captivating history of Lindholm Høje during this eye-opening and thought-provoking tour.

This tour can be combined with a visit to the Fyrkat Viking ring fortress.

This Story Trail would demonstraste what street art can be and how it is used in Aalborg!

This StoryTrail is a fun group activity for anybody interested in exploring Aalborg on their own and learning about contemporary street art and youth culture in Aalborg.  Also suitable as a teambuilding exercise for adults or for schools from 7. grade.

In Aalborg there are more than 70 different examples of Street Art on walls and houses. Most of the paintings are in the city center so you can see most of them during a 2 hour walking tour.
This Story Trail starts with a presentation of Aalborg, beginning with a ½ hour walk near the harbor. The participants will then be divided into groups. Each group will get an assignment, their own map and a route to follow. The will go on and explore an area whith different examples of street art. For each route there will be different tasks, based on the pictures the participants will find while exploring their particular area.

After completing the tasks, we discuss the findings, the meaning and value of strret art and evaluate the experience of exploring it like this, in an unknown city.

Guided tour through the outdoor art scene in Aarhus, where you will see both old and new artpieces come to life through scupltures and street art.

The city that is full of culture and life, reveals its street art on walls and in the streets. On this guided tour, you will get to know much more about Aarhus' impressive collection of street art and public art in general, and the stories behind the art works. 

This guided tour is also a great opportunity to explore the many neighbourhoods that the city consists of.

On a guided walk in Fredericia, you will experience the city's history. Hear the story of Fredericia's remarkable military and religious history from its founding as a fortified city in 1650 to the present day.

We meet at Fredericia's train or bus station, alternatively at Landsoldaten or the harbour, if you prefer.

These are the main highlights of our guided tour. The order depends on where we start.

From the Prince's Gate, the city's old main gate, we walk the grassy fortress ramparts from one bastion to another, while I give you the history of the ramparts and their significance from the 17th to the 21st century. I also talk about the Swedish invasion in the 1650s and the victory against the our German neighbour in 1849.

We stop at the iconic statue of the Brave Soldier, the first monument in the world erected in honor of the Private. Close by we find the White Water Tower, the city's beautiful characteristic water tower. If you want to go to the top of the tower we need an extra hour. From the top you'll find the most beautiful view over the old town and its special layout. Definitely worth a visit.

From the ramparts we visit the charming streets and cozy houses in the old town centre, where you will hear the story of the founding of Fredericia in 1650 during the reign og King Frederik III, which includes how it was laid out according to a strict city plan, which is still visible today. We pass many remarkable buildings such as the town hall and several churches.

Among the sights are especially Trinitatis Church and St. Michaelis Church, which used to be a garrison church in the 18th century. Along the way, I recount the city's religious privileges, where freedom for all Christian denominations and Jews were the guidelines and the special reasons behind them. From there we continue towards the Jewish cemetery.

In addition to the White Water Tower, the guided tour can also be extended with a visit to Fredericia City Museum, which exhibits Fredericia's urban history, and where you can experience typical original homes from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Visit the mussel town Løgstør on the Limfjord for an interesting tour around the town with a visit at the Frederik the 7th canal, a sight and site the size of the bridge Storebæltsbroen

The tour will last approximately 2 hours by foot. We walk past Løgstør church to the main street in Løgstør and continue through the old Løgstør town. I will tell you about the development of Løgstør from fishing village to market town.

Where the old Løgstør ends, we reach Frederik the VII canal. Here we can see the 4 km long canal which was built in the middle of the 1800s and has allowed ships to pass around the flat waters at Løgstør for many years.

It will be possible to visit the Limfjord Museum which contains stories and knowledge about the fishing and sailing at Løgstør.

After a stay here we make our way back along the fiord to our starting point.

Go kayaking and experience the new neighborhood in Vejle from the water side.

Starting at Albuen Beach we will row in kayaks under the Vejle Fjord bridge into the Skyttehus Bay. Here we will see Vejle's landmark Bølgen – The Wave – the new towers. Of course we also pass Fjordenhus – the House of the Fjord – and continue into Sønderåen, where we will see the new residential area, Skudehavnen.

I'll introduce you to the kayak, and instruct you in the most important techniques for controlling the kayak before we move safely into the fjord.

There are no requirements for participant's fitness level. All necessary equipment is provided and included in the price.

The price is DKK 525 per person – min. 2 people.

For safety reasons, we only offer guided kayak trips in the period 01 May to 15. October.

Visit the oldest building in Aarhus dating back to 1200 AD. Hear why such a large cathedral was built in the middle ages in a small town of only around 1500 inhabitants.

Aarhus Cathedral is the biggest church in Denmark and also the one with the most frescoes that each and every one tells an interesting story.   

Brick was a new material at that time and the 11 million bricks used in building the cathedral in Aarhus were handmade and produced just around the corner.

The Cathedral holds many interesting tales about people, memorial plaques, frescoes and other features. I shall also tell you about the guard in the cathedral tower, who keept watch in case of fire in the small town. Further more the church was a favorite place for burials, and approximately 2,000 souls are buried here.

There is a rather interesting story about the Bishop Jens Iversen Lange, who made sure you will remember him, by putting his personal seal on everything inside the church, including the church tower itself. I'll show you.

Hear about the baptisms in the early days of the church, how the priest sometimes had to brake down the ice to immerse the babies or why a model of a war ship intended for the Russian Zar ended up in a church in Aarhus.       

We guide when there are no church services and only during the church's opening hours – usually at 9:30-16. On Tuesdays, however, only from 10:30.

The Old Town Museum in Aarhus is the world's first open-air museum for the culture and history of market towns, and first opened its doors in 1909.

Today the museum is visited by more than 350,000 guests a year, and has been rewarded the maximum 3 stars by the world-famous Guide Michelin.

The museum houses 75 houses from different areas in Denmark, and walking around the Old Town Museum is like jumping into the time machine and experiencing life as it was in a typical Danish city from the 16th to the 20th century, complete with shops, horse drawn carriages and people dressed as they would have at the time of Hans Christian Andersen the famous Danish fairytale writer.

I invite you inside many of the historic buildings, including the building that used to be opposite Hans Christian Andersen's childhood home in Odense, which was where he was first introduced to the wonderful world of books. I shall also show you the 17th-century pharmacy packed with mysterious medicines and the associated Baroque pharmacy gardens with about 100 different herbs.

Are you more interested in recent history and do you remember Bob Dylan, the hippies and your first television? Then you can also experience the year 1974 which is now part of the Old Town Museum. In this part of the museum I can walk you down the avenue of memories, where we stop at the sausage trolley, flatten our noses at window at Poul's Radio or visit the collective.

Whether you are fascinated by old or recent history it is also a good idea to set aside time to enjoy some traditional Danish cakes from The Old Town Bakery as well as a cup of tea or coffee after the tour.