Sailing a Viking ship
Get the ultimate sailing experience on board a reconstructed Viking ship on the beautiful Roskilde Fjord.
The Viking Ship Museum offers exclusive sailing trips, where everyone actively participates. The ships have no motor, so you must work together to row and sail the beautiful ship, under the watchful eye of experienced Viking ship sailors and instructors.
The exclusive sailing trips are designed to meet your needs, from 1 May to 30 September. We deliver a complete package with delicious, Viking-inspired food to eat on land, or a picnic to take with you on board, and can arrange whole-day events with team building, museum activities or lectures.
At the Viking Ship Museum, you can experience how it was to be on board a Viking ship, and have an unforgettable experience. The Viking ships are built at the Museum’s boatyard in line with Viking Age boatbuilding traditions, and using copies of their tools. The original ships can be seen in the Viking Ship Hall.
Book a sailing trip for your group
Would you like to experience what it was like to be on board a Viking ship?
If you wish to book a sailing trip for a group, the first step is to fill out the enquiry form below.
Fill out the form to book a group sailing trip
Sailing with recreated Viking ships
Depending on the size of the group, the Viking Ship Museum will organise the voyage, which can be with a single boat or with an entire fleet of Viking ships.
Price pr. person:
DKK 570 for 1 hour and 50 minutes + DKK 125 per extra hour for a minimum of 8 paying adults.
During the museum's regular opening hours 10-17, the purchase of a group sailing trip gives participants access to the Viking Ship Hall before or after the tour.
Limited number of places for children, who must be at least 4 years old to participate. Price per child: DKK 440 + DKK 125 per extra hour. The Viking Ship Museum's School Service organises sailing trips for schools and other groups of children.
Sailing season: from 1 May to 30 September. We do not sail during the winter season.
Sailing in a real longship?
Do you wish to sail a longship? If you really want something special, you can sail out in one of Denmark’s most beautiful Viking ships.
Helge Ask is a small warship, painted in vivid red and yellow ochre colours with a dragonhead and an impressive sail. You must work together to man the many oars and help with the sail and ropes – perhaps one of you will also get the chance to man the rudder. A world-class experience.
Price of a two-hour sailing trip:
12,000 DKK for up to 20 participants
+ fee per additional hour: 2,500 DKK
About the sailing trip:
Sailing trips last ca. 1 hour and 50 min, including allocation of life jackets and instruction.
Sejlturen varer ca. 1 time og 50 min.
Varighed er inklusiv tid til udlevering af redningsveste og instruktion. Deltagerne er skibets besætning og alle deltager aktivt i roning og sætter sejl. Alle både føres af en erfaren sejladsinstruktør og evt. et antal gaster, efter båden størrelse. Den udleverede redningsvest skal bæres under hele turen.
Spis frokost i strandkanten og aftensmad i solnedgangen
Det er muligt at arrangere længere ture på fjorden, hvor gruppen går i land og spiser frokost, drikker kaffe eller måske endda spiser aftensmaden, inden I sejler hjem til Museumshavnen.
Hvor turen går hen afhænger af vejr, vind og besætning. Medbring altid praktisk, vandtæt og varmt tøj. Når det blæser, er det koldere og vådere på vandet end på land.
Read the General Terms and Conditions
Click here to read the Viking Ship Museum's terms and conditions that apply to booking and cancellation of the museum's offers
Contact our Booking for more information
Telephone +45 46 300 253
Monday to Friday 10.00 - 14.00
» Send an e-mail to the booking office
The Viking Ship Museum also offers many other sailing experiences
Daily summer sailings
Join one of the daily sailings from 01 May - 30 September and experience what it was like to be a Viking on board one of the Viking Ship Museum's traditional Nordic boats.
Evening trips on the fjord
Sail into the sunset while experiencing the special atmosphere on the water as day turns to evening.
Along the way, the skipper will tell you about the museum's special work to preserve the Nordic cultural heritage.
Group sailing in traditional Nordic boats
Invite your family, colleagues or friends to a very special experience in a historical setting with modern maritime safety. During the summer season, we sail daily on Roskilde Fjord with companies, organisations, families and other groups.
Course: Learn to sail a Viking ship
The Viking Ship Museum offers this full-day course for those who want to try their hand at sailing a Viking ship.
A great sailing experience awaits you, because this is the real thing when the participants board the fisher boat ‘Kraka Fyr’ or the warship ‘Helge Ask’.