Shore excursions program for below cruises

This introductory tour of Gothenburg begins at Gustav Adolf Square, where your guide will tell you about the history of the city and the significance of the canals to Gothenburg as a trade centre. The tour itinerary includes the Slottskogen park at the centre of Gothenburg, the famous Poseidon statue sculpted by Carl Milles as well as Avenyn, Gothenburg’s grand avenue of shops, pubs and cafés. The tour will also take you past the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre as well as the Scandinavium indoor events and sports arena. Your tour then continues with a pleasure boat cruise along Gothenburg’s famous canals, which will show you the city and its parks from a completely new perspective. After this relaxing conclusion to your introductory tour of Gothenburg, you will return to your ship.

This tour is a perfect opportunity to see the main sights of Gothenburg and the famous Universeum Science Centre. The panoramic tour will take you past Gustav Adolf Square, then along the harbour to the cultural heritage centre of Klippan, a historically important district of Gothenburg. Your guide will provide you with information on the old working quarters of navvies and sailors. You will also have a chance to see the famous Poseidon statue sculpted by Carl Milles, the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre and the Scandinavium indoor events and sports arena. The tour then continues with a visit to the Universeum, the Swedish national science centre with a host of attractions for the whole family. Experience a real rainforest climate with attractions such as the piranha river, the anaconda swamp or the spider cave, get up close and personal with aquatic life as you walk through an underwater tunnel or view the two scientific departments of “Kalejdo” and “Explora” where research into sounds and colours is currently being carried out.

This quick tour of Gothenburg will take you to see the major sights of Sweden’s second-largest city. Beginning at Gustav Adolf Square, your guide will relate the history of the city and the significance of the canals for its economy as a trade centre. After a short drive along the harbour, the tour calls at the Klippan cultural heritage site with its old working quarters for navvies and sailors. Also on the itinerary are a visit to Masthugget Church, which dates back to 1914 and stands atop a hill affording splendid views of the landscape below. The last leg of the tour will take you to the city centre, its parks – including the famous Poseidon statue by Carl Milles – and will conclude by taking you past the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, the Scandinavium indoor events and sports arena as well as the Ullevi football stadium, home to “The Angels”, the local football team.