If you are a scuba diver Gotland is the right place for you! There are over 2000 listed ship wrecks along the coast, many of them have their own legend like the clipper Orkney which belonged to the Russian Tsar Alexander. When the Tsar sold Alaska to the US for 7 million dollars, the ship sunk on its way home, just passing the island Gotska Sandön, in 1867. Or how about the Danish King Atterdag´s ship loaded with gold after having in 1361... 

In Visby the Dive Centre arranges guided dive excursions, provides you with equipment and air. You need to have a valid certificate to scuba dive in Sweden. PADI, NAUI or CMAS.  

If you like horses you have over 5000 of them on Gotland. You can practice horseback riding on special Icelandic ponies or on larger horse breeds. Gotland has a domestic breed the Gotland Russ, which has existed on the island since Stone age. You will find wild herds in Lojsta Hed, in the middle of the island. 

Trotting is popular in Gotland. Twice a week during May - August there are trotting races in Visby at Skrubbs, approximately 3 km east on central Visby. There is also a restaurant and gambling offices on location.

You can also jump parachute, bowl, swim, indoor wall climbing, work out, dance, throw the cobble, play the local family game "kubb"...

If you visit Gotland during the second weekend in July you must not miss the Olympic of the Gotlandic - the Stånga games. Traditional competitions dating back to Viking age. How about: Ancient square- and-border-ball, The stone (the original horse shoe throwing), Caber tossing, Gotlandic pentathlon, Kicking the strip or Red Indian leg wrestling!

The worlds largest sailing competition is The Circumnavigation of Gotland (Gotland Runt) - in the amount of boats participating. This competition is due in July.

 

During the first weekend of November, we offer another world record race - the worlds largest motorcycle race, Gotland Grand National, takes place in the woods outside Visby.