Charter a private solar-powered canal boat and glide past Nyhavn's painted facades, the Little Mermaid, and the royal waterfront palaces of Copenhagen — Denmark's capital revealed entirely from the water. Intimate, unhurried, and utterly elegant.
What to expect
You collect your beautifully designed flat-bottomed picnic boat at Islands Brygge and are given a brief helm orientation before casting off into the city's inner harbour. The water-level perspective transforms Copenhagen's copper spires and coloured merchant houses into something almost dreamlike. You moor briefly at the base of the Little Mermaid sculpture before the crowds arrive on foot, then drift past Amalienborg Palace's marble quay at your leisure. A pre-ordered Noma-inspired picnic hamper from the onboard pantry completes the experience.
Good to know
Copenhagen Cruise Port (Langelinie) is adjacent to the Little Mermaid and a 15-minute walk or 5-minute taxi from GoBoat's Islands Brygge base. Pre-book your time slot and any catering add-ons at goboat.dk. Build a 45-minute return buffer before all-aboard; the harbour is entirely calm and no licence is required.