Guide Service in all of Jutland

Join me for a guided tour and city walk in Aarhus. I'll make sure you have the opportunity to get the very best experience in and of Aarhus, in just a few hours.

Meet the people of the worlds smallest big city, visit places that is a part of every day life in Aarhus and see some of the buildings that is a "must".

You will experience the city's pulse, Danish "hygge" and love. Come and enjoy street art, strange things and beautiful shops in the Latiner quarters, pulse at the walking street, Storetorv and the (in)famous river!

Get great tips for the rest of your time in town. For example where can you get a calming cup of coffee, a nice glas of wine or where to go if you want to try the traditional hot dog stands.

Remember your camera, on this tour you will be able to bring home pictures of Aarhus, that is not shown in the tourist catalouges.

Join me for a guided walking tour through Aalborg, where we will explore the city's hidden treasures and amusing stories. Our journey will take us through cozy streets and charming neighborhoods, discovering places even many locals overlook.

This tour focuses on smiles and having a great day. I'll share fascinating tales from Aalborg's rich history and delve into the intriguing anecdotes that make the city unique. You'll hear everything from old legends to contemporary curiosities, all delivered with a twinkle in the eye.

Whether you're a tourist or a local, this tour will provide new perspectives and unforgettable experiences. So put on your comfortable shoes and get ready for a day filled with smiles, great stories, and a deeper understanding of Aalborg's charm and culture. I look forward to sharing this experience with you!

The best combination between great nature and a easy mountainbike ride is found at Løverodde, south of Kolding.

We bike on small trails right next to the beach, and follow the coastline of the Little Belt strait. On top of the big cliff, we simply have a great view over the sea and the island of Funen, and I'll tell you a bit about the landscape and the area.

We continue the bike ride through the woods on good wide trails. The trails are especially suitable for those who have limited experience with mountain biking.

We end the tour by biking around the Paradise Bay, and it is certainly not an exaggeration that the bay has this name.

The price is DKK 500 per person – min. 4 people.

In 2021, it's 300 years ago that a Danish-Norwegian king managed to incorporate large parts of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein controlled by the House of Gottorf. Before this eventual annexation, the city of Aabenraa was forcefully occupied by Danish forces. 

This city walk starts its historical narrative on 27 April 1661, when duke Christian Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf lets himself be crowned at Brundlund castle by the mayor, city counsel, priesthood and notables in the duchy's northernmost town, Aabenraa. We'll follow the most prominent families such as the von Saldern's and Günderoth's, who have left us a slew of beautiful buildings that recount the story of the Danish Kingdom's eventual domination of the Gottorf-state.

The story doesn't end in 1721, since the Gottorf family assumes power in Russia as czars, and attempts to regain its lost territories through war. It was only in 1773 that Aabenraa-born Caspar von Saldern as mediator managed to cause a change of power in Russia, thus ousting the Gottorf family and creating a unified German-Danish-Norwegian state.

We will see the historic important places: the ruins of the previous royal palace, St. Catherines monestary, the cathedral, the Ribe Art museum, the bishop's house Tårnborg, the school of Ribe Katedralskole, the old townhall, the Ribe viking museum, the old harbour Skibbroen with its storm surge pillar.

On our way we will look at the buildings and I will tell you anecdotes about the famous persons from Ribe who have left big traces. Here among other things I think of queen Dagmar, bishop Brorson, the scientist Niels Finsen, the photographer Jacob A. Riis, the witch Maren Spliid and others.

A city tour highlighting the industrial adventures of the past. Kolding was big on fish and eel exports from approximately 1880 to 1980.  

We will start the tour at the harbor, the former headquarters of the major fish and eel exporters. You will see how the location was ideal for landing and storing large quantities of eel caught in the Baltic Sea.  

From the harbour we will make our way along the stream to the city centre, where only a few traces of the glorious maritime past remain. Kolding's development and growth will be emphasised with a few stops along the busiest streets.  

We will then come back to the station, or part ways in front of Koldinghus, where more of Kolding's historical royal ties can be explored. 

Vejle was always a city on the water, as you will see clearly from this visit to its newest neighborhood, wedged between the railroad tracks and the Fjord. 

The whole neighbourhood has been constructed as part of the city’s efforts to accommodate rising water levels and increased risk of flooding brought about by climate change. 

We will take a stroll on the harbour, taking a look at businesses and residential areas, plus enjoy the architecture in a high-profile housing project. 

Our stroll will also take us to Fjordenhus, the House on the Fjord, which serves as an office building as well as a work of art. As you take in the stunning views, I will provide information about this unique building and its origins, intertwined with a local and world-famous company. 

This is indeed where the city meets the water. 

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.

Guidet tour of the famous runic stones of Jelling – the Christian "birth certificate" of Denmark from the Viking age.

Right next to the church of the small Danish town of Jelling, you will find two runic stones; a small older one and a larger younger one dating back to around 950 AD, during the Viking age. They used to be placed on top of the two burial mounds which are in front of their present position.

Through many generations the runic stones have been seen as elements of Danish national identity as they, for the first time, mentioned Denmark as a nation ruled by kings and the runic inscription on the larger, younger stone also says that the Danes have become Christians during the reign of King Harald Bluetooth and on his command.

That is the reason for the larger runic stone's inscription being called the Christian birth certificate of Denmark showing also that Denmark is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world as it has been in existence ever since.

The runic stones of Jelling are so unique that they are one of only three sites in Denmark having been put on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

If the local museum of the Kings of Jelling is open, I'll end the tour so you can visit to the museum on your own. There you can see what the area looked like in Viking times and see the runic stones in their original colour sceme.

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.

Vejle has a large number of historic monuments commemorating all sorts of events and people from wellknown local personalities to national war memorials and memorials for disasters.

This city walk gives you an opportunity to see some of the most fascinating monuments in Vejle. Amongst them are monuments from the Danish-Austrian-Prussian wars of 1848-50 and 1864. Vejle was occupied by Austrian and Prussian forces in both wars and one Austrian soldier is buried at a cemetery in Vejle as Vejle held a military hospital during the wars.

If you have a coach available we can also visit the war memorials and war graves of the Second World War 1939-45 at the Vejle Northern Cemetery, but it is too far away from the rest of the monuments to walk there. In case you have a particular interest in monuments from specific events or periods the tour will be accomodated to your wishes as far as possible.

Get a great experience with a canoe tour in the beautiful valley of the Vejle stream.

Enjoying the quiet beauty of nature is best experienced in the middle of it, and with the stream being the epicenter of nature in Vejle, there is no better way to get into in than getting in a canoe and experience it all from the Water side.

You can take a canoe tour from 2 to 7 hours. Plan an active day in the canoe with lunch and coffee. The perfect time for the entire family.

All necessary equipment is included.

The price is DKK 300 per person (min. 4 people).

For reasons of nature protection, it is only allowed to 15  sail on the river from 16 June to 15 October.

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.

A visit to Aars starts just outside the town at the Borremose fortress. Around here, almost everything started.

You could sail to the fortress. You could travel from here to the rest of the world.

After our visit to the Borremose Fortress, we taker a short drive to be able to visit Aars by foot. I will tell you about the past, about art and about present day Aars.

The artist Per Kirkeby has left his mark on Aars. As Aars is best experienced by foot, we will walk a distance of approximately 3 km from the Museum of Contemporary Art to Vesthimmerland's museum. I will make sure you see Per Kirkeby's buildings and get a hang of what life in Aars is like. The museums provide insight into much of the area's development. From one of Denmark's largest finds, the Gundestrup cauldron to the most common pieces of our time.

Explore the land of the Vikings on a guided coach tour in the Northwestern part of Jutland.

Take a historic and panoramic coach tour across the land of the Vikings, through the west of Himmerland and crossing the Limfjord. Your will discover many places dating back to the Vikings.

After meeting up, we start with a guided tour of the Borremose Fortress, dating back to the bronze age, approximately 500 B.C. Duration: about 1 hour.

Driving through the moorlands towards Aggersborg, we pass the area where the oldest signs of agriculture in Denmark are found, and where the famous Gundestrup Kettle was discoveres in 1891.

The next stop will be at Aggersborg which is the biggest of a number of the circular Viking fortresses in Denmark. This one was built by one of the last Danish Viking kings Harald Blåtand, Harold Bluetooth, about the year 980 – the very same king who boasted on the Jelling stone about christening the Danes. When at Aggersborg, we will also visit the Aggersborg Church, despite the church being much newer than the fortress.

Next stop is approximately 5 km away in Løgstør. Here we will take lunch – you can bring a packed lunch, or we can order lunch in one of the local restaurants beforehand.

After lunch I do a guided walk in Løgstør, 2-3 kilometres in largely flat terrain. I will tell you about the importance of Løgstør by the Limfjord, and we will take a look at the Frederik the VII Canal. Nearby is a vey interesting museum, the Limfjodsmuseum, dedicated to showing how the Limfjord changed from a slightly brackish sweetwater lake to a saltwater fiord. This happened after a storm when the Noth Sea broke through the isthmus af Thyborøn in 1862 – no more pike or perch, hello to cod and plaice.

The tour continues south by coach and we pass the old Vittskøl monastary on our way back to Års. In Års you can see a lot of works by a contemoprary Danish artist, Per Kirkeby.

If you wish, a visit to the Vesthimmerland Museum can be arranged to end or start the tour.

You can choose to make arrangements for your own coach, or we can book one for you and the tour can start at your hotel instead of Års.

Discover the forest Trelde Næs Skoven with a knowledgeable guide. The forest has been included in the Danish Nature Canon as resently as 2018. The Trelde Næs forest is located where Vejle Fjord opens into Lillebælt, the Little Belt.

You have the opportunity to experience a very dramatic landscape giving magnificent views beyond Vejle Fiord and the Little Belt. If the weather permits, we can see all the way to the island and nature sanctury Æbelø at North Funen.

At Trelde Næs we have regular landslides into the Little Belt and with the landslides big trees go down as well. Somehow it is like being in far distant countries. The lighthouse at the tip of Trelde Næs has been moved 3 times within the last 100 years due to the landslides.

The site is now owned by Fredericia Municipality and is a protected area. The Trelde Næs forest holds a rather exciting story. I begin my story with the 1919 nouveau riche, false guarantees and frauds and of Ane, a very special and rather determined lady who took up the fight against curious tourists as well as the German Wehrmacht all by herself.

Do you wish for a guided hike in one of the most beautiful Danish fjords and forests. Guarantee for a great experience in wonderful nature.

Enjoying the quiet beauty of nature is best experienced in the middle of it. With the fjord being the epicentre of nature in Lillebælt, there is no better way to get into the nature than hiking at Løverodde and experience it all from the beach with the big forest as a background.

If we are lucky we experience the porpoise who hunt herrings in the fjord.

There is a possibility of hiking up to 16 km but I make sure we customise the tour according to your wishes and capability.

City walk from the past to the future. From the city of vikings to the modern city with Danish art and craft.

After a pleasant visit to the Museum of the vikings (open Monday-Friday only), the guide will take you downtown. Experience the merchant district with small cafees, Danish design and bikes all over.

The tour finish at the museum of modern art: ARoS. Feel free to visit the special exhibitions, have a look at the city from the roof or enjoy a meal in the restaurant. At ARoS you'll find wonderful pieces of Danish and European art from the last 300 years.

The War of 1864 (The second Schleswian war) is a decisive event in the Danish history. The Battle of Dybbøl was the bloody and for Denmark traumatic end of the war.

At the very battlefield, which by the way is situated in one of Denmark's most beautiful and scenic areas, I will tell you about both the political and strategic reasons for the war. I will tell about the cause of the war, terminating in the battle of Dybbøl, and about the consequences both to Denmark and to Germany.

I have a military background and will tell you vivedly about both the big picture of the war and the battle, combined with interesting details concerning the equipment, training and living conditions of the Danish and German soldiers.

During the storytelling I will walk you through the battlefield. You will visit the remains of the entrenchments, then have a look at the canons placed at Dybbøl Wind Mill (which is a national symbol of Denmark) followed by a visit to soldiers' graves. In addition there is the possibility of visiting Dybbøl Museum. 

A guided walk in Vejle is the exciting tale of water, the name Vejle also comes from  the word Ford – meaning place where you cross water.

The water has in many ways shaped and continues to shape Vejle – here we must link the past, present and future, nature, industry and architecture in a story about Vejle's ascending path of the river mouth, about industry powered by hydropower, but also Vejle as a harbour city.

At the same time, the water is the theme of the city's most eye-catching architecture, the Wave, Bølgen and the Fiord House, Fjordenhus – and the water presense as a consequence of climate change and the city's resilience planning and exposure.

On our tour and guided walk around the city with visits to the locks, the river, the low lying areas, the Spinners' Halls and the waterfront, I tell the great and many stories about the Vejle of the Water.

We end the city walk at Økolariet, which has a fine illustration of various scenarios for flooding of Vejle. There is the possibility of free admission during the opening hours of Økolariet after our city walk.

An eye-opening and thought-provoking visit to Jelling, the greatest Viking Age royal monument in the North and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Poised between two kings, two world views, the old faith and the new, between prehistory and history… The royal burial place and grand memorial at Jelling, with its manifold symbolism and iconic significance, is a spectacular monument of Viking Age Denmark. In our visit you will hear about the legends and troubled history of the beginnings of the Danish kingdom and its conversion to Christianity, wonder at some of the most fantastic examples of Viking runestone art, and experience this monument as a huge landmark in both history and landscape.

Two huge mounds dominate the royal complex. In between stands a medieval stone church, next to which two great stones stand precisely in the centre between the mounds: one raised by Gorm for his queen Thyra, the other by Harald in memory of his parents. The latter is an enormous runestone which boasts two of the most renowned and amazing carvings of the Viking Age: a beast fighting a coiling snake, and Christ in the shape of a cross bound by coiling ribbons. But it is also famous for the king's historically all-important claim, engraved in runes, of having "won" Denmark – and Norway – for himself and having made the Danes Christian.

The site is further complicated by traces of a gigantic ship setting marked in stones, and a huge palisade around the grounds.

As we explore the site and discover its tantalising symmetries and symbolism, I explain the complex and fascinating transition from Nordic heathendom to Christianity, of which the Jelling monuments give the most impressive illustration.

I also tell you about the most recent archaeological discoveries here: our understanding of Jelling constantly changes and improves, though it is a place that still holds many secrets from us.

Our visit ends with a tour of the Royal Jelling Exhibition Centre, a clever, informative and spectacular little museum offering a rich experience for the mind and the senses.

Optionally we can also visit the Viking-themed café Sejd in the village (3 min. walk), which tempts with great coffee, tasty Viking-inspired food and bits of Viking myths.

If your are visiting as part of a bus trip, the tour could also be combined with a visit to the Viking Age bridge at Ravninge Enge, another of Harald’s impressive construction works.

The guide is a historian and has worked in communications since 2008.