Lets Boat Göteborg 2 hour

Points of interest around Gothenburg waterways

Lets Boat Göteborg 2 hour

Västra Götalands län 411 14, Sweden

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A tour that lets you explore points of interest around Gothenburg when using our boats.


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What You'll See on the Tour

This is where your adventure starts and stops! Enjoy your tour!
Did  you know that Gothenburg was founded in the year 1621 by one of Swedens greatest kings, Gustav II Adolf? The legend has it that he climbed a nearby hill and pointed down saying, here shall the city lay! And so it was! Hence the statu... Read more
Enjoy fresh seafood and a nice drink on this great location!  https://www.tyskabron.se/
When Gothenburg was founded back in 1621 it was built by dutch citybuilders who where accustomed to build canals. Since the city was built to by a trading city we needed traders, german traders. They settled here, invited by the king and as... Read more
Gothenburgs oldest standing building built 1650 is the offical home for the royal family when visiting our city and also the building where King Karl X Gustav died in 1660.
Can you spot the chesse slicer hanging under the bridge? You better duck if passing during high water or be prepared to get a new haircut!
Stenpiren is a large communal station where buses, trams and ferrys stops. Ferrys can take you to Hisingen and out to the archipelago from here.   When passing by here please travel in the middle of the river so you don't disturb the ferry... Read more
Built 1866 to house customs and other functions associated with picking up tax from oncoming gods to the city. It has been a Casino since 2002
The large battle ship is called HMS Småland and is no longer in service. We recommend a visit to the floating museum!  https://www.maritiman.se/
This is the Opera House of Gothenburg which was finished in 1994. It's actually built on the site of an old prison! Now that's a prison with a view!   If you are going on the one hour tour this is a good spot to turn the boat around.  ...
This majestic ship houses a restaurant and is neighbour to the office building called "the lipstick". Can you guess why?
Hisingen is Swedens fifth largest island and is being separated from the rest of Gothenburg by the river you are traveling on right now, Göta Älv.  The current bridge was completed in 2021 and replaced the old Göta Älvbron that had sto... Read more
Here´s a place for old boat dreams, some still alive whilst others have been forgotten. Take in the cozy athmosphere while you cruize past the boat owners and house boats laying here. Engage in a conversation with the residents who are gl... Read more
It´s sometimes called Gothenburgs own Amazonas and you really get that feeling when slowly gliding in under heavy tree canopies with all the vegetation growing everywhere! Why not stop and take in the surroundings for a while?
On of the two tunnels connecting the mainland with the Hisingen island. It was completed in 1969 and is 455 meters long. 
This shipyard and surrounding area is called Ringön and used to be a small island. During the years it has been housed by heavy industries but today its growing in popularity for house boat owners and the city has plans to establish it as ... Read more
An old pier that is sometimes called the "banana pier" because of the offloading of amongst others, bananas, that used to take place here. Did you know that Swedes are amongst the most banana loving people in the world consuming over 20kilo... Read more
Gothenburg has always been a ship building city as well as a large port. Back in the 1950s we competed with the largest ship building docks in the world! Today only the proud remnants remains and are kept as nostalgia. Most of the old harbo... Read more
You are looking at what is going to be the tallest building in the nordic countries, Karlatornet. Rising 245 meters with 73 stories once completed in 2024 is going to house apartements, kindergartens, shops and more. 
Artwork created by artist Jan Stigland. 
When it's predessecor was built at the end of the 1800s this location was considered to be in the outskirts of the city and suitable for a industrial building. Today not so much! There are plans to dismantle it by 2030. This is also where y... Read more
This is an old warehouse from 1920. Today it houses various activities such as cultural businesses, architects, book publisher as well as a restaurant with a nice patio 
This new hotel rises 100 meter and is by far Gothenburg highest hotel. Take in an astonishing view from the roof top bar! 
Here are two nice restaurants with a really nice vibe and atmosphere to it. Zamenhof is actually three restaurants with different settings. Roam freely between them and enjoy their arcade corner in the back with cool retro games and lots of... Read more
Part of the city's old fortifications the bastion rises majestic and seals of the old city from enemies. During the 1700s it served as a prison for prisoners of war. The residential buildings on top are very expensive, no wonder with that v... Read more
We love seafood in Gothenburg and what better way to experience it than going into a fishmarket shaped as a church? It's also a famous landmark and was completed 1874.
Play some boule or just enjoy sitting by the water with a drink! 
What is being built here is a large city train tunnel connecting this part of the city with the central station. Its construction divides the residents of Gothenburg with a large part being against it. 
Enjoy a stroll in the couzy park which stretches all around the old mout and was once a part of the city's fortifications! 
Can you spot where the mortar looks different? This used to be the old canals outlet. The canal stretched the same way where the street västra Hamngatan now stretches. Unfortunately residents complained about it smelling to much and increa... Read more
Make sure to visit Saluhallen, our famous market hall with lots of good food and establishments. Around it stretches Kungstorget/Kings Square with its nice vibe and mixture of restaurants and bars! 
Expect for holding nice shows it also houses the largest patio in town! 
Take a stroll or enjoy a picnic in one of Europe's best preserved 1800s parks! 
This separetes the old mout from the canal called Fattighusån. Follow it and you end up in Liseberg thru Mölndalsån! 
The central station. 
With over 200 shops and lots of restaurant this shopping mall is one of Swedens largest.  It was built in the end of the 1960s, replacing serveral old city blocks that where demolished. 
When passing under this bridge you can spot the different shaped bricks on your right side just before the end of the bridge. This marks where the other one of the citys old canal used to flow. Unfortunatly this was also filled due to incre... Read more

 

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