Copenhagen: National Museum of Denmark Private Guided Tour

Your Experience

Explore the National Museum of Denmark and, on longer options, Christiansborg Palace with a private expert guide in 2 to 5 hours.

Getting started

Begin by meeting your expert guide in Copenhagen at the scheduled time for your private tour. After a brief introduction, you use your regular tickets to the National Museum of Denmark to enter together and start exploring. If you select a variant with round-trip transfers, your guide or driver picks you up from your accommodation and brings you directly to the first stop.

What to expect

National Museum of Denmark

This central Copenhagen museum is your main stop, where Danish history, culture, and heritage are presented through collections from many periods.

Features

• Inside the National Museum of Denmark, you see rare objects from antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and later eras that trace how Denmark developed over centuries.
• Entry to the National Museum of Denmark is included with regular tickets, so you go straight inside with your guide and focus on the galleries rather than on on-site ticketing.
• A 5-star licensed expert guide leads your private tour and is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Danish, so you can ask detailed questions in your preferred language.
• Your guide is a local history specialist who helps you immerse yourself in Danish history, culture, and heritage by connecting the artifacts on display to the stories of the people who used them.

Christiansborg Palace

On the 4-hour and 5-hour options, your experience continues at Christiansborg Palace, home to key functions of the Danish monarchy and government.

Features

• At Christiansborg Palace, you learn about the Danish monarchy and government as you walk through the palace areas selected for your visit and hear how royal and political power are exercised here.
• Skip-the-line tickets to Christiansborg Palace are available on the 4-hour and 5-hour options only.
• Your professional guide remains with you at Christiansborg Palace, using the rooms you visit to explain how royal ceremonies, state events, and government functions connect to Denmark's broader history.

Private transfers

If you choose a 3-hour or 5-hour option, private transport is part of your experience in Copenhagen.

Features

• Round-trip transfers with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation are available on the 3-hour and 5-hour options only.
• With round-trip transfers handled for you, the time between your accommodation, the National Museum of Denmark, and Christiansborg Palace is used efficiently, keeping the focus on your guided visits instead of navigation.

Highlights

• Explore the National Museum of Denmark on a private tour, using its archaeology and history collections to trace the story of Denmark and its people.
• Start at the National Museum, where your expert guide handles entry with your included ticket and leads you straight into the first galleries.
• Wander through exhibitions on Danish culture, from rare objects from antiquity to artifacts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance inside the museum.
• Immerse yourself in Danish history, culture, and heritage as curated rooms reveal everyday life, beliefs, and changing tastes across the centuries.
• Upgrade your visit by adding skip-the-line access to Christiansborg Palace, round-trip transfers from hotels, or a longer option that includes both.
• Pick from 2, 3, 4, or 5-hour tours and choose your guide language, with options in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, or Danish.