Transfers to/from
airport and piers
I can help you arrange a V.I.P. transfer, with or without a transfer assistant or an authorized guide. You will be met at the airport, pier or hotel at an agreed time.
Why Not Combine Sightseeing with Your Transfer?
Most flights from North American, either direct or connecting via a European gateway, arrive in Copenhagen in the earlier part of the morning. If leaving the same day on a cruise, the ships typically do not commence boarding until the early afternoon, with a late afternoon sailing.
Cruise ships tend to arrive in the early morning, and there is often a long gap of time before necessary check-in time at the airport if you are going home on the same day as your cruise ends.
If staying for one or more nights in Copenhagen, either before or after a cruise or even when not cruising, most hotels have a mid-afternoon check-in, and while they do their best to accommodate early arrivals, it is not guaranteed.
These situations create a gap in your valuable holiday and vacation time. I often see people sitting in hotel lobbies, in the airport lounge areas, or wandering the streets without purpose. The time can be used to good use by arranging a transfer between airport and pier, airport and hotel, or hotel and pier. You get the benefit of arranged transportation for yourself and your luggage and baggage, plus an enjoyable and informative tour.
Types of Sightseeing That Can Be Done
In Conjunction with a Transfer
The amount of time that can be spent touring depends of course on your particular situation. All tours are customized to fit your interests as my V.I.P. guest in Denmark. Examples of possibilities are:
For short times, you might want to take in a particular museum, such as the famous Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek with its thousands of statues and art exhibits, or the Danish Resistance Museum telling the story of the Nazi occupation of Denmark in WWII. Copenhagen has a wealth of specialty museums, such as the Medical History Museum with its collection of very old surgical instruments and the old teaching theater.
If there are a couple of hours available, a visit to Rosenborg Castle and the Crown Jewels of Denmark is worthwhile, or maybe a tour of the Christianborg Castle’s Royal Reception Rooms with the Queen’s contemporary tapestries. Two hours or less is also enough time to visit the charming fishing village of Dragør, with its preserved houses and thatched roofs.
Or take a Canal Tour, or even a Guided Walking Tour through the old city of Copenhagen, with an opportunity to grab a hotdog, ice cream or Danish beer. Or enjoy some time in Tivoli Gardens — the amusement park that is Denmark’s Number 1 tourist attraction.
A guided Copenhagen Tour Drive provides an overview of all the major sights of the city. Three hours also enables a drive on the beautiful Danish coastline out to the famous Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, where there is a dialogue between the indoor exhibits and the outdoor areas with large sculptures and magnificent view of the Sound leading into the Baltic.
On ship embarkation days, many people like to do a longer tour of 5-7 hours out to the Castles of North Zealand, either from the early airport arrival or from the hotel after breakfast in order to see Kronborg Castle (Hamlet’s Castle), Frederiksborg Castle, and Fredensborg Palace.