Göta Canal
Göta Canal with its 58 locks and 47 bridges, runs from Mem/Söderköping on the Baltic Sea to Sjötorp at Lake Vänern. Together with other canals it helps create “Sweden's Blue Ribbon” and connects Stockholm and Gothenburg by water.
The Göta Canal offers many different experiences. But lockage is without a doubt one of the best.
There are several passanger boats trafficking the canal or you can hire a boat and experience the trip on your own. Just take your time and remember that the lockkeepers know what to do and are always there to help you.
You will find information about passanger boats and hiring boats using the website's links on the left.
Dalsland Canal
Near Gothenburg is the idyllic and highly scenic landscape of Dalsland – a paradise of calm and quiet, deep green forests, and, first and foremost, a famous multitude of lakes, rivers and waterways: a vast water world known among the most magnificently beautiful in Europe.
The Dalsland Canal, of which only ten kilometres is actually man-made, connects a 240 kilometre navigable system of lakes of tremendous beauty and serenity. More than anything, Dalsland is known as a mecca for canoeists and kayakers, who come from all over Sweden and the rest of Europe to enjoy weeks of paddling and peaceful, scenic camping, always with an abundance of natural luxuries such as solitude and pristine wilderness.
The Dalsland Canal system can also be enjoyed at leisure from a passenger´s vessel, with any of four companies operating the system from 1 May to 30 September. See the links on the left for more information.