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Slow travel route·🇸🇪 Sweden

Sailing Stockholm Archipelago: Island-Hopping

6-Day Boat Trip

Duration6 days
Stops4 stops
Best timeSummer — long daylight, warm swimming, full ferry schedule
CategoriesBoat Rentals
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VaxholmVaxholm
The itinerary

The stops.

4 stops04
01Stop · Start
Vaxholm
Boat Rentals·Sweden

Vaxholm

Historic coastal town with 17th-century fortress and charming archipelago views.

⌬Stockholm archipelago⌬Boat rentals⌬Waterfront⌬Historic sites
02Stop · Midway
Norrtälje
Boat Rentals·Sweden

Norrtälje

Charming coastal town with historic wooden houses and vibrant archipelago.

⌬Coastal scenery⌬Archipelago exploration⌬Boat rentals⌬Cultural heritage
03Stop · Midway
Saltsjöbaden
Boat Rentals·Sweden

Saltsjöbaden

Elegant seaside resort town east of Stockholm with grand hotel.

⌬Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden⌬Belle époque resort architecture⌬Stockholm archipelago location⌬Historic tramway connection
04Stop · End
Lidingö
Boat Rentals·Sweden

Lidingö

Green island suburb of Stockholm with nature and waterfront living.

⌬Millesgården sculpture museum⌬Forest walks⌬Waterfront
The shape of it

Route map.

4 stops · 3 legs
Why this route

Highlights of this route.

01

Vaxholm wooden fortress and island cafés

Eighteenth-century wooden fortress guards the harbour entrance where steamboats dock for afternoon coffee and cakes.

02

Roslagen coastal villages from Norrtälje

Red fishing huts line rocky inlets where Baltic herring boats return to medieval Roslagen ports.

03

Saltsjöbaden's grand-resort harbour and steamboats

Belle époque grand hotel overlooks the harbour where vintage steamships still carry summer passengers.

04

Lidingö forested island walks

Pine and birch forests cover the island where Stockholm families built summer villas by hidden coves.

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What's actually available to you.

4 stops
01.VaxholmSweden
Boat Rentals
Hiking trails
Hiking
02.NorrtäljeSweden
Boat Rentals
03.SaltsjöbadenSweden
Boat Rentals
04.LidingöSweden
Boat Rentals
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