Good Morning, Copenhagen: Feel The Danish Hygge & Happiness
Overview
- Get a better understanding of Danish culture and why the world-famous Danish concept of hygge is so important in an increasingly fast-paced world
- Visit city sites that ooze hygge and find out how you can bring some of that vibe back home with you from your native guide
- Learn why some people say Denmark is utopian, and how the local culture contributes to Danes being among the happiest people in the world year after year
- Savour Danish treats and visit gems that simply scream hygge!
Inclusions
- Native English-speaking guide
- One-on-one recommendations for further exploring the city
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Pastry
- Lots of Danish hygge
What to expect
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Stop At: Nyboders Mindestuer, Skt. Pauls Gade 24, Copenhagen 1313 Denmark
If you are going to get to the heart of hygge, you need to go back in time. We begin our Hygge & Happiness tour near the characteristic yellow houses of Nyboder, a famed local district. Here you’ll meet and greet your native guide and your group for the day. Your native guide is a bona fide Copenhagener who is super excited to share their knowledge of Danish culture with you, as well as local historical secrets that you won’t find in any guidebooks! And because our tours are for small groups only, your guide has plenty of time to answer
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Zealand
Your tour takes you through the oldest parts of the city, where you experience hidden gems in the form of cobblestone-filled streets, timber-framed houses, and green refuges of calm amongst the urban sprawl. Krusemyntegade is one of the cobblestone-filled streets that just scream hygge with that old world charm. It’s a great example of how hyggelig our city can be if you just take the time to wander.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Zealand
This Copenhagen walking tour is not just about seeing the city’s greatest hits but tasting them too! So, get ready to get all of your senses tingling as we sample some Danish delights. World-renowned pastries is one of these delights and they indeed hold a very special place in us natives hearts. Let us give you a peak into the charm and the taste of Danish childhood and even adulthood that bring Copenhageners so much joy every single week. It’s the perfect way to kick off the morning in a leisurely way.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kongens Have, Gothersgade 11, Copenhagen 2300 Denmark
Let’s ditch the urban sprawl together and escape into a beautiful green haven, The Kings Garden. Here take in the spectacular beauty and calm in the midst of the busy historical inner city. As you wander, hear the dramatic story of how the once-royal park came to be one of the first public parks in the world (Hint: It include former kings with delusions of grandeur and mental insanity and inappropriate love triangles!).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Rosenborg Castle, Oster Voldgade 4A, Copenhagen 1350 Denmark
Take in the spectacular views of Copenhagen’s miniature castle, Rosenborg. From outside the castle, tune into the castles secrets and hear about King Christian IV who build it back in the 17th century and his ingenious ideas about this damn cute castle!
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Lagkagehuset, Ny Østergade 12, 1101 København, Denmark
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Stop At: Pistolstræde, København, Denmark
Take a detour from the urban sprawl and find a refuge of calm and wander into a tucked-away alleyway with that fantastic old world charm. Sit down and enjoy the quiet atmosphere and bond with your group, as your native guide take out the Danish flødeboller for you to sample. Before taking your first bite, don’t forget to tune in as your guide tell you everything about this fantastic delicious treat and how it really play into Danish hygge culture from a very young age.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Stroeget, Stroget, Copenhagen Denmark
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Stop At: Nikolaj Kunsthal, Nikolaj Plads 10, Copenhagen 1067 Denmark
We want to escape the busy streets though, so we’ll take a de-route into a quiet cobble-stone filled square. Here your guide will let you stretch your neck all the way back to admire the spire throning on top of what seem to be a church, but not all is what it seems in Copenhagen today. Here your guide will share Copenhageners views of religion from outside the church and tell you how this plays into our culture as well even today! While you grab a picture of this neck-breaking building, your guide will just run into a store next door
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Slotsholmsgade 8, Copenhagen 5700 Denmark
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Stop At: Christiansborg Slot, Prins Joergens Gaard 1, Copenhagen 1218 Denmark
The palace serves as the Danish parliament today, so here we will stop to tell you all the secrets about Danish politics, the mind-boggling Danish welfare system and the weird Danish cultural law of Jante. A two-tiered system that provide Danes with a very high degree of trust, which have helped us earn the title as some of the happiest people in the world pretty consistently for years. Find out why, as you guide will unravel how these concepts play into Danish happiness and maybe pick up some hacks for your own.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Magstræde, København, Denmark
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Stop At: Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Zealand
We conclude our Hygge & Happiness portion in one of Copenhagen’s best and most cute cafés located on a quiet street in the city centre, where you’ll experience hygge in its purest form. Here we will indulge in a cup of liquid joy and your native guide will give you your sustainable, slice of Copenhagen as a souvenir to remember your time here in our wonderful city. This is also the time for recommendations, so please feel free to ask your guide for any help or assistance you might need. We would be happy to help.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Please wear suitable footwear for walking, and bring an umbrella or rain jacket in case of rain.
- For your Copenhagen By Mie & Friends tour you will be in a small group of a maximum of 10 people.
- This is a child-friendly tour. Children between the ages of six and 11 inclusively are permitted on this tour at the rate listed above. Please select ‘child’ above when booking. Children under the age of six are permitted to join this tour free of charge. Please inform us at the time of booking if you’ll be bringing a child under the age of six.
- Please note, we won't access the inside of any of the buildings located at the following places: The Kings Yellow Houses, Rosenborg Castle, Christiansborg Palace, The Old Stock Exchange and Nikolaj Kunsthal. Instead we will experience all of them from the outside.
- Travelers who show symptoms for COVID-19 will not be allowed to participate in the experience.
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Christian was an excellent guide. His enthusiasm and love for his country was obvious and he shared that with us in an interesting and animated way. I enjoyed this tour because I got to see another side of Copenhagen that was off the tourist trail. I recommend this tour. It’s a good one to do aft...
Christian was an excellent guide. His enthusiasm and love for his country was obvious and he shared that with us in an interesting and animated way. I enjoyed this tour because I got to see another side of Copenhagen that was off the tourist trail. I recommend this tour. It’s a good one to do after you’ve seen the mandatory tourist attractions.We did this tour with Kim who was a real joy to spend time with. He was a fabulous guide, combining local knowledge, Danish history and a fun sense of humour! It was our first day in Copenhagen and was a perfect way to get to know the city before branching out on our own. Because the group was sm...
We did this tour with Kim who was a real joy to spend time with. He was a fabulous guide, combining local knowledge, Danish history and a fun sense of humour! It was our first day in Copenhagen and was a perfect way to get to know the city before branching out on our own. Because the group was small, we were also able to find out a little about each other as we walked around and it was all the more fun for that. A lovely few hours spent with a lovely bunch of people.Very enjoyable, highly recommended. Informative and enthusiastic host - showing you some 'hidden in plain sight' interesting things in Copenhagen that describes the concept of Hygge
Very enjoyable, highly recommended. Informative and enthusiastic host - showing you some 'hidden in plain sight' interesting things in Copenhagen that describes the concept of HyggeFantastic time with Kim visited lots of interesting places and he was a great guide…..highly recommended if you’re ever in Copenhagen it’s a must
Fantastic time with Kim visited lots of interesting places and he was a great guide…..highly recommended if you’re ever in Copenhagen it’s a mustThis is not a tour to see tourist attractions byt rather see the secret gems. It was very fun. We had little treats along the way. Come with empty stomach :)
This is not a tour to see tourist attractions byt rather see the secret gems. It was very fun. We had little treats along the way. Come with empty stomach :)Learned so much about Danish culture and traditions on this tour. The tour also includes delicious pastries and a hot beverage in a Hygge cafe to wrap things up. Our guide Christian was a delight to spend time with and knew Copenhagen inside and out.
Learned so much about Danish culture and traditions on this tour. The tour also includes delicious pastries and a hot beverage in a Hygge cafe to wrap things up. Our guide Christian was a delight to spend time with and knew Copenhagen inside and out.