Which Copenhagen walk to choose
By situation
The table below is the whole decision. Find the line that sounds like your trip.
| Your situation | What to take |
|---|---|
| I want a guide, in English, after dark | The guided ghost walk, booked for October |
| I am travelling alone | The guided ghost walk — the hunts need at least two |
| There is no date that works for the guided walk | A self-guided hunt, which starts when you like |
| We are two to four people who like puzzles | Either murder mystery |
| I want to buy now and decide later | The Amalienborg hunt, valid 93 days |
| We have children under 7 | Neither guided walk. See the children page |
| We have children over 12 and a whole morning | The six giants |
| I read Danish and want the best walk in the city | The nightman’s tour or the folk legends |
| I am here in June and want it dark | Nothing will be. Why |
| I am here for Halloween | The guided walk, booked early. Also Tivoli |
| It is raining and we are going anyway | A hunt — you set the pace and can stop indoors |
| We are a party of eight or more | Split into teams: groups and families |
| Cobbles and standing are a problem | Read the access page before you book anything |
| I have three days and want one dark evening | The guided walk and a plan |
The three closest calls
| Copenhagen: Murder Mystery Hunt by Amalienborg Palace | Our pickCopenhagen: Guided Ghost Walk through Haunted City | Copenhagen: Nightman’s Tour in Danish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | English or Danish | English | Danish only |
| Guided? | No | Yes, with a lantern | Yes |
| How long | Your own pace | 1 hr 30 | 1 hr 15 |
| Starts at | The Pier | Nytorv | Højbro Plads |
| Booking window | Valid 93 days | Set evenings only | Set evenings only |
| Minimum party | Two people | One | One |
| Subject | A fictional murder | Ghosts and old Copenhagen | The natmænd |
| Rating | 4.3 | 5.0 | New listing |
| Reviews behind it | 3 | 14 | None yet |
| View → | Book this → | View → |
How to read those ratings
None of the scores on this site is a large sample except one. The giants walk has 138 reviews at 5.0. The guided ghost walk has 14, also at 5.0. The two hunts have two and three reviews between them, and the two Danish walks are new listings with none at all. A 5.0 across 14 verified bookings is encouraging and it is not proof; a 4.5 across two reviews is barely a number. Treat the guided walk’s score as a signal that nobody has yet had a bad evening, and the giants’ score as the only statistic here that would survive scrutiny. Our reviews go through each product properly.
What works
- One decision does most of the work: English or Danish
- The self-guided hunts remove the date problem entirely
- October gives you darkness, Tivoli’s Halloween season and a full sunset by 6 pm
- Four of the six run in English in some form, which is more than the market first looks
Worth knowing
- There is exactly one guided ghost walk in English and its dates are thin
- Between May and August a ghost walk is a walk in daylight
- The two best-subject walks are in Danish only
- Neither hunt can be booked by one person
If you cannot decide, book the guided walk for the first date you can get in October and fill the rest of the trip around it. It is the only thing here with a supply problem. The hunts are valid whenever, the giants run every daylight morning, and nothing else on this site is going to sell out from under you. Why October.
Lantern and black cloakCopenhagen: Guided Ghost Walk through Haunted City
A killing in 1899Copenhagen: Murder Mystery Hunt by The Round Tower
Nineteenth-century murderCopenhagen: Murder Mystery Hunt by Amalienborg Palace
Six trolls in the woodsCopenhagen: The Six Forgotten Giants Hunt and Nature Walk
The city’s outcastsCopenhagen: Nightman’s Tour in Danish
The Devil in LaksegadeCopenhagen: Guided Walking Tour of Folk Legends – in Danish
Those dates don’t work?
The guided ghost walk runs on set evenings and sells out early in October. Browse what else is bookable in Copenhagen — the self-guided murder mysteries you can start whenever you like, and the daytime walks — and pick a date that suits you, with instant confirmation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best ghost tour in Copenhagen?
There is one guided ghost walk in English, so the question mostly answers itself. Whether it is the best walk for you depends on darkness and dates: the longer answer.
I am travelling alone. What can I book?
The guided ghost walk or the six giants. Both murder-mystery hunts set a minimum of two people: guided or self-guided.
Which walk is best in bad weather?
A self-guided hunt, because you control the pace and can sit inside for half an hour. The guided ghost walk runs in rain and cold regardless: what to wear.
Which one works for a family?
Not the ghost walk with under-7s and not the giants with under-12s. A hunt, worked as a team, is usually the answer: children on a ghost walk.
When should I come if I want it dark?
October or later. Sunset falls from 6:47 pm on 1 October to 4:35 pm on 31 October, and the day shortens by 2 hrs 13 min across the month: the sunset tables.