Licence-free boats in Sweden

The shores of Sweden’s largest lake – your starting point for an unforgettable cruise

The small town of Sjö­torp is locat­ed on the shores of Lake Vän­ern. Here, we’ve set up our water­way base, from which you can embark on a water­way cruise in Swe­den. The Vän­ern is by far the largest of Sweden’s 100,000 plus lakes, with a sur­face area of over 5,600 km². Here, you’ll be able to enjoy the many beach­es and nau­ti­cal bases that have been devel­oped for swim­ming and water activ­i­ties of all kinds, before pick­ing up your houseboat.

At Sjö­torp, we’ll teach you how to steer your licence-free boat so you can nav­i­gate with con­fi­dence. Trav­el­ling through the locks will thus be a plea­sur­able expe­ri­ence for all mem­bers of your fam­i­ly. It’ll then be time to start your cruise, set­ting off on the waters of the Göta Kanal.

The Göta Kanal : a river cruise on one of the wonders of Sweden

Dubbed “the blue rib­bon of Swe­den” and con­sid­ered one of the great­est won­ders of the coun­try, the Göta Kanal con­nects Lake Vän­ern to Söderköping, locat­ed on the east coast of the coun­try. There are a host of ideas for a water­way cruise adapt­ed to everybody’s pref­er­ences, whether for a one-way or return trip. Let your­self be enthralled by the series of 7 locks in Berg, allow­ing you to cov­er a height dif­fer­ence of 18 metres between the canal and Lake Rox­en. You can even vis­it the canal muse­um in Sjö­torp before your depar­ture to dis­cov­er a per­ma­nent exhi­bi­tion on this ear­ly nine­teenth cen­tu­ry building.