Oslo Discovery Tour
ID: GYG74582-105043
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Country: Norway
Country: Norway
Duration: 05:30 hours
Description
Join a guided bus tour and discver Oslo's top landmarks including Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Vigeland Sculpture Park, The Norwegian Folk Museum, (or The Kon-Tiki Museum), and The Fram Museum.
Meet your local guide and board a comfortable coach for your tour of discovery. Sit back and relax while you learn about the city's history and culture and admire the main sights: The Royal Palace, the City Hall, the Parliament building, the Old Town with Akershus Fortress, the Opera House, the new Munch Museum, the Cathedral, the National Museum, Aker Brygge, the Nobel Institute, Frogner Park.
Continue to the exclusive residential and recreational Holmenkollen area, famous for the stunning Ski Jump, built on top of the hill, and for the panoramic vistas over the city and the fjord.
Then, get in touch with the art of the most prolific Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, as you stroll through its impressive Sculpture Park comprising more than 200 groups of sculptures cast in bronze or carved in granite.
Conclude the tour by visiting two of the most popular museums in Oslo, beautifully located on the picturesque Bygdøy Peninsula.
The Norwegian Folk Museum with its impressive outdoor collection of old Norwegian houses and a picture-perfect Stave Church will be visited in the summer.
Then, visit the Fram Museum, where you will learn about the impressive Norwegian polar expeditions and see the strongest polar ship ever built, which sailed farthest North and farthest South than any other ship.
Meet your local guide and board a comfortable coach for your tour of discovery. Sit back and relax while you learn about the city's history and culture and admire the main sights: The Royal Palace, the City Hall, the Parliament building, the Old Town with Akershus Fortress, the Opera House, the new Munch Museum, the Cathedral, the National Museum, Aker Brygge, the Nobel Institute, Frogner Park.
Continue to the exclusive residential and recreational Holmenkollen area, famous for the stunning Ski Jump, built on top of the hill, and for the panoramic vistas over the city and the fjord.
Then, get in touch with the art of the most prolific Norwegian sculptor, Gustav Vigeland, as you stroll through its impressive Sculpture Park comprising more than 200 groups of sculptures cast in bronze or carved in granite.
Conclude the tour by visiting two of the most popular museums in Oslo, beautifully located on the picturesque Bygdøy Peninsula.
The Norwegian Folk Museum with its impressive outdoor collection of old Norwegian houses and a picture-perfect Stave Church will be visited in the summer.
Then, visit the Fram Museum, where you will learn about the impressive Norwegian polar expeditions and see the strongest polar ship ever built, which sailed farthest North and farthest South than any other ship.
Highlights
- Admire the main sights in downtown Oslo such as the Royal Palace and City Hall
- Take in panoramic views from Holmenkollen Hill and marvel at the famous ski jump
- Enjoy a guided tour in Vigeland Sculpture Park and learn about the artist's life
- Explore the Norwegian Folk Museum
- Visit the fascinating Fram Museum and learn about great Norwegian explorers
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
A moderate amount of walking on steps and uneven terrain is required in Vigeland Sculpture Park and in the Open Air Museum (The Folk Museum)
On Mondays in April and October and during the season November - March, the Kon-Tiki Museum with the Kon-Tiki raft will be visited instead
Please arrive at 09:45 at Haakon VIIs gate 1, 0161 Oslo, Norway. The meeting point is the bus station nearby the toy shop "Sprell". You must exchange your voucher on the bus before the tour begins. Look for a white coach reading "Oslo Sightseeing" on the sides.
On Mondays in April and October and during the season November - March, the Kon-Tiki Museum with the Kon-Tiki raft will be visited instead
Please arrive at 09:45 at Haakon VIIs gate 1, 0161 Oslo, Norway. The meeting point is the bus station nearby the toy shop "Sprell". You must exchange your voucher on the bus before the tour begins. Look for a white coach reading "Oslo Sightseeing" on the sides.
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When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.