Home > Destinations > Europe > Norway > Oslo > Organized Tours
Bookstore Community Tips and Tools Book a Trip Deals and News Trip Ideas, Activities, Lifestyles Hotels Destinations Frommers.com Home
Frommer's - The best trips start here. Frommer's - The best trips start here.
Sign up for our FREE Newsletters! Win a FREE Trip
Most Recommended Articles
Most Commented Articles
  Print This Article Print Get Frommer's RSS Feed RSS

Organized Tours

Cruises Around the Fjord -- Båtservice Sightseeing, Rådhusbrygge 3, Rådhusplassen (tel. 23-35-68-90), offers a 50-minute boat tour. You'll see the harbor and the city, including the ancient fortress of Akershus and the islands in the inner part of the Oslofjord. Cruises depart from Pier 3 in front of the Oslo Rådhuset (City Hall). They run from mid-May to late August daily on the hour from 10am to 7pm during the high season, less frequently at the beginning and end of the season. Tickets are 100NOK ($15/£8.20) for adults, 50NOK ($7.70/£4.10) for children.

If you have more time, take a 2-hour summer cruise through the maze of islands and narrow sounds in the Oslofjord. From May to September they leave daily at 10:30am and 1, 3:30, and 5:45pm; the cost is 170NOK ($26/£14) for adults, 90NOK ($14/£7.40) for children. Refreshments are available onboard.

City Tours -- H. M. Kristiansens Automobilbyrå, Hegdehaugsveien 4 (tel. 23-15-73-00), has been showing visitors around Oslo for more than a century. Both of their bus tours are offered daily year-round. The 3-hour "Oslo Highlights" tour is offered at 10am. It costs 260NOK ($40/£21) for adults, 130NOK ($20/£11) for children. The 2-hour "Oslo Panorama" tour costs 190NOK ($29/£16) for adults, 90NOK ($14/£7.40) for children. It departs at 10am. The starting point is in front of the National Theater. Arrive 15 minutes before departure; tours are conducted in English by trained guides.


Back to Top


Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


  Print This Article Print Get Frommer's RSS Feed RSS
Frommer's Norway, 3rd Edition Frommer's Norway, 3rd Edition

Author: Darwin Porter
Pub Date: June 05, 2007
Price: $21.99

Buy Now!
Related Titles:
Frommer's Denmark, 5th Edition
Frommer's Scandinavia, 22nd Edition
Frommer's Sweden, 5th Edition
Add Frommers.com RSS Feed  Add Frommers.com RSS Feed (What's This?)
Add Frommers.com Deals & News to Your Web Site
Add to My Yahoo!     Add to My MSN     More RSS Readers
Add Frommers.com Podcast Add Frommers.com Podcast (What's This?)
Home > Destinations > Europe > Norway > Oslo > Organized Tours