Sailing trips from 1 May to 30 September
- Climb on board!
Board a Viking ship and get up close!
The Museum is the only place in the world where you can experience seeing 1000-year-old Viking ships, and then go directly out to the Museum harbor, where the full-scale reconstructed Viking ships lie moored at the quayside.
The Viking Ship Museum invites its guests to take part in unique sailing trips with either Viking ships or traditional Nordic boats, which are the descendants of the Vikings' ships.
Daily summer sailing trips
From 1 may to 30 September, visitors to the Viking Ship Museum can sail out on Roskilde Fjord in descendants of Viking ships.
The 2024 sailing season is over, but will return in 2025.
It is already possible to book sailing trips for groups and schools in 2025.
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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.
Full-day courses - Learn to sail a Viking ship
Experience a unique sailing course at the Viking Museum's summer day courses. Here you can try your skills in the sailing techniques of the Vikings in one of the museum's reconstructions of a Viking ship.
The course is for both the inexperienced sailor and those who are looking for new challenges and angles to their sailing experience.
Evening sailings
Sail into the sunset as you experience the special atmosphere on the water as day turns to evening.
Along the way, the captain will tell you about the museum's work to preserve the Nordic cultural heritage.
Group sailing in a reconstruction of a Viking ship
Looking for the ultimate sailing experience? Gather your family, colleagues or friends and book a group sailing trip in one of the museum's reconstructions of Viking ships.
Daily summer sailing trips
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.
Safety on board
You can safely step aboard the Viking Ship Museum's vessels. We have done everything necessary to ensure that the sailings are carried out in a safe and secure manner, so that the experience and joy of sailing is optimal for you as a passenger.