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  • Colleen S
    1 contribution
    Tour guide was excellent and we learnt a much about Oslo. The sites visited were very interesting, especially The Polar exploration museum.
    Review of: Oslo Combo Tour: Grand City Tour and Oslo Fjord Cruise
    Written August 14, 2023
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  • aperfectasian
    Grosse Pointe, MI38 contributions
    We arrived 20 minutes early and the boat was nearly full. It is open seating, so prepare to share small benches with strangers. Drinks are weak and expensive for what you get.

    Overall, we had a good time. Thousands of shrimp available with no limit to your consumption. You must remove the heads and peel them yourself, but that can add to the experience if you’re into that kind of thing.

    Oslo fjord is not one of the dramatic fjords you’d expect to see in Norway. It’s more like a harbor you sail around for three hours while you look at foothills in the distance. The harbor is clean and beautiful, however, with friendly boaters and charming little boat houses.

    Boat staff is friendly and the music enlivens the ride a bit. You can even request the songs you’d like to hear. Our boat ended up having an ABBA singalong, which was Scandinavian af. Overall a fun time. 👍
    Review of: 3-Hour Norwegian Evening Cruise Aboard a Wooden Sailing Boat on the Oslo Fjord
    Written August 12, 2022
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  • duck8to
    Montville, NJ6,864 contributions
    Oslo's city-sightseeing, hop-on, hop-off bus offers 14 stops. The buses have audio-guides in eight languages. One person on the bus stated that theirs did not work but I was unable to determine if the problem was the person operating the audio-guide or the mechanics of the system. The buses also offer free Wi-Fi. You can purchase a 24 or 48 hour pass and a cancellation policy can be activated 24 hours before the buyers date of activation.

    The 14 stops include stops within the central city and some further out. If you were to ride the entire circuit without getting off it would take about 90 minutes. Waiting times for the next bus can be 5 minutes or 30 minutes. There are 5 buses and you have to change buses to reach all 14 stops. When you change buses the stop for you next bus can be hard to find and often a distance away. The Viking Ship Museum is one of those stops that is further out. There are 3 other museums within a 15 minute walk from the Viking museum including the Kon-Tiki museum. The $46.95 you pay for the bus does not include admission to the Royal Palace, museums or many other venues.

    If you only want to see the central city sights you probably will be able to walk or utilize an excellent public transport system. Getting to the more remote stops make the the hop-on and hop-off bus more desirable. In any event you are not going to be able to stop at every location and appreciate all it has to offer in a 24 hour pass. The hop-on and hop-off bus is only offered from May to September 30.
    Review of: City Sightseeing Oslo Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
    Written March 25, 2020
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  • Luciebd
    Greasby, UK5 contributions
    A perfect activity for families with teens who want to have fun and adults who want to learn more about the city. Great tour interspersed with scooting through the city. Recommend. Best if you have a few tries on the Voi city scooters before the tour as it takes a little time to get used to the scooters.
    Review of: E-Scooter Oslo City Tour
    Written August 14, 2023
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  • Dale P
    2 contributions
    All you want to know about Oslo. This was probably the best city tour I have ever had. The guide was very knowledgeable and nice - she answered all my questions and made the experience unique and tailored to my interests. I particularly enjoyed walking with her through the central Oslo and feeling like a local. But all the tour was great and I highly recommend it.
    Review of: Oslo Highlights. Best Private Walking Tour of Oslo with a Local Guide.
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • N M
    1 contribution
    One of the instructions for the next spot was probably wrong or at best very unclear. Otherwise a fun way to get to know the city and its history. The riddles aren't very challenging.
    Review of: Oslo Old Town Outdoor Escape Game: Viking Tales
    Written July 29, 2023
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  • Steve S
    Steilacoom, United States1 contribution
    I have done several hop on tours in the US and Europe. This was the worst experience. The audio was so poor as to be unintelligible and the languages were not properly labeled. One driver flat out told us we couldn’t get on his bus and had to take the next one despite there plainly being space on his. I. Any day any of the drivers were friendly which is the opposite of what I had experienced on other hop on tours.
    Review of: Hop-on Hop-off Experience in Oslo
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • Davidjellis
    Lowestoft, UK8,757 contributions
    My wife and I were on a Baltic cruise and many cities were served by Stromma City Sightseeing buses. I spotted on the Stromma website that if you are doing multiple tours in different cities, if you keep your tickets, hand three tour tickets over and you get the fourth for free. So we paid for tickets (all bought online before leaving home at a discounted rate) for Oslo, Helsinki and Stockholm and got the fourth tour (in Copenhagen) for free, which meant the relatively high price of the tickets became much more reasonable.

    The down side to using these buses is that you often lose time in your day waiting for the next bus, some of the services finish mid-afternoon, and to be honest you often have to get off the bus and walk to see the cities properly, but as a means of getting a flavour of a new city they are a handy way of getting an orientation and seeing some highlights. If we have time we usually do a complete circuit on the bus and then use the second circuit to get off at a few places that were on our to-see list. We planned our days in advance using the maps and timetables on the Stromma website and all worked out pretty well.
    Review of: Oslo Shore Excursion: City Sightseeing Oslo Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
    Written November 5, 2019
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  • John-Henry C
    Oxford, UK3 contributions
    We had a fantastic tour with our guide, Lars. We whizzed up to Ekebergpark for views over all of Oslo, before being taken through the city and dropped off at Vigelandspark for a cultural tour, before being dropped off again at our hotel.

    Great fun! Amazing experience to get to know Oslo.
    Review of: 2hr Retro Motorcycle Sidecar Oslo Highlights Tour or Munch Tour
    Written August 7, 2023
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  • preventspaam
    Chicago, IL4 contributions
    This was definitely worth the small fee, but a little bit of a pain to download the app. Once we did, though, it was really nice to hear a bit about what we were walking past. Added value to the experience!
    Review of: Akerselva River Meander: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
    Written May 27, 2023
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  • AMS
    Dallas, TX2 contributions
    This tour was exceptional and individualized to our preferences. We knew nothing about the city or where to even go, yet Marta met us at our hotel near Central Station and took us on 2hr adventure that included walking past the Cathedral, Royal Palace, Nobel Peace Museum, Opera House (among many other sites) and walking through the Fortress and the Library. The library was recently awarded best library in the world. Marta knew all about what makes it so special and it was a highlight of our tour. Overall Marta was the best tour guide we have ever had. She was so knowledgeable and made us feel like VIPs. I cannot say enough good things about this tour and Marta.
    Review of: Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide in Oslo
    Written July 13, 2023
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  • Gabriel Tan
    1 contribution
    I played this questo game alone and it’s quite easy to follow and understand. I learnt more about the culture and history of Oslo and what the various buildings and statues represent. Best tip I have is to do this when you are not rushing for time, so you can enjoy the game and scenery better :)!
    Review of: Oslo's Vigeland Park: "The Alien Threat" Exploration Game
    Written October 22, 2022
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  • Vivian G
    59 contributions
    I downloaded it directly from App Store so its a little cheaper than via trip advisor. But thanks to Trip Advisor I found this lovely app!
    Walked from Central station to the starting point and passed by a lot of places that the audio tour guided. I don’t know if there’s a function in the app to start the tour in the middle which would be better, but it’s still enjoyable. At least I know the way/roads more clearly having walked past once before the tour.
    There’s a voice showing up telling me I might have gone to wrong direction from time to time but actually I’m going towards the correct direction, so I guess the GPS sometimes malfunctions a little bit.
    Review of: Explore Downtown Oslo on a Self-Guided Audio Walk
    Written October 4, 2019
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  • ronnie e
    1 contribution
    Oslo is the best City I have ever been to.and I have been to some great cities all over the world.it’s so friendly.I went with my 10 year old son and we didn’t want to come home after 5 days.so much to see and do.food is fantastic.Went on the Oslo Fjord 2 hour cruise.book it when you get there it’s cheaper and easy to book.getting around is great 24 hour ticket for metro trams trains and the bus.kids are free in the train if under 16.I can’t praise it enough and can’t wait to go back.went with SAS and the flights were cheap from Manchester.
    Review of: Private sightseeing in a Volvo XC 90 All inclusive museum/guiding
    Written August 1, 2023
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