Located in a former train station, the Nobel Peace Center is dedicated to the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded on December 10th every year.
Oslo City Hall is home to the local government and hosts the award ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize. Rich in artworks with motifs from Norwegian history, culture and working life it is a true Oslo gem.
For over 100 years, The National Theatre has been the country's main arena for Norwegian performing classic and innovative theatre productions and grand celebrations.
The Royal Palace is the official residence of the present Norwegian monarch and most of the members of the Royal Court work here.
Karl Johans is the main pedestrian street of Oslo and approx 1020 meters long. Lined with impressive buildings and boutiques, this is where you go to "shop until you" drop.
The Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) is located right along the main pedestrian street Karl Johans gate, and houses various occupations and activities.
The area Kvadraturen ("The Quadrature") is named after the rectangular street pattern of Christian IV's Renaissance town.
Akershus Fortress is one of the impressive landmarks of the City of Oslo, located along the water and overlooking the Oslo Fjord.
Bankplassen (The Bank Square) indicates where the Bank of Norway was once located. The square is also known for the Engebret Café, which was frequented by famous Norwegians such as Ibsen and Munch.
Oslo's best businessmen fought for years to get the approval and funding to build the now 180-year-old stock exchange.
The Oslo Opera House is one of the most famous landmarks in the Norwegian capital. It offers outdoor performances on select dates annually.
You get to see and hear about all the major sites of Oslo. We had trouble getting to the meeting place because of lack of information given to us by the cruise ship we had been on. Our guide and the company were very gracious when we couldn’t get to the meeting place on time.
Our tour with Inger was fantastic! She took us not only to key sights in Oslo but also deviated to other spots that interested us. She was knowledgeable, personable and very attentive to our comfort (it was cold and rainy so she made sure to take us indoors when possible) and gave us great recommendations for places to explore on our own after the tour. Guides such as Inger are the reason we always book a walking tour when we arrive in a new city- we learned so much in our time with her and that added to our overall wonderful experience in Oslo!
Marianna was our tour guide and she was quite the trooper. We came in on a cruise ship and she was given incorrect information about where to meet us. She practically ran from the wrong location to pick us up! We saw a lot of sites in Oslo including the beautiful Opera House, Library, City Hall, and the main shopping street. Great tour!
Our guide, Diana, was awesome. We covered a lot of ground in 2 hours...both geographically and historically. She is knowledgeable and interesting. We are now well oriented to explore Oslo!
Walking and listening to Bjorn was a good experience. He was knowledgeable about Oslo from its beginning to today. He was quite fun.
Our guide, pronounced TUNA, was fabulous! She shared a balance of history, stories, architecture and fun in our walk. We covered all the main highlights of downtown Oslo so well.
Lovely morning with Anja walking through city and learning the history of Oslo. Highly recommend this tour.
We enjoyed our walking tour in Oslo. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The two hour duration was perfect to see the highlights from the street and to orient us to the city…it gave us a taste as to what we want to go back to and experience in more detail.
We were worried when the guide arrived late and we had to call but he did finally show up. It was strange that we started at the Nobel Peace Center, abit out of the way, and he didn’t talk about it until I asked. He was very knowledgeable about Oslo and the history having lived there all of his life. We went to the fortress and parliament which was excellent. We asked him to skip the palace as we had been there but instead go to the Opera House that he wasn’t going to include. We also went to the library. It was a good way to spend a couple of hours seeing parts of Oslo.
Family Zoom tour of Oslo! Our family from all over the USA had the very best experience with Craig! He was amazing. Three generations of us were able to experience a private walking tour of Oslo "together". We were supposed to travel to Norway on March 20, 2020 but the pandemic prevented our travel. Thanks to OURWay, we got to have two hours in Oslo. I can't recommend this tour higher. Absolutely spectacular and I would definitely recommend this tour in person or on Zoom!! Dawn
We staying in Oslo during the last two nights of an 8 night trip to Norway and on our last full day, we embarked on a private walking/riding tour of Oslo. Craig, our guide was very informative, engaging and humorous. We had great time with him while getting a full dose of all the Oslo City highlights, we saw everything from the parliament building, Vigeland park, to the Viking museum and pretty much everything in between. We highly recommend this tour; especially, if you are visiting Oslo for the first time as it will get you familiar with the history as well as orient you with the city layout. Craig was also able to provide great dining recommendations. We highly recommend this tour.
We visited here recently while on a cruise to the Baltic. This was our first port of call on our trip. Beautiful city even at the dock where our ship was docked. We like walking so the walk to the palace was well within our reach. Although the palace itself was not open to the public the views were worth the walk. The gardens around the area were well worth a walk round too. From there we walked back towards the town taking in the rather sparse cathedral and Nobel centre where we were able to use the toilets and get free wifi. Lots of other famous buildings etc to see and all within walking distance of where we were docked. A lovely city, well worth visiting.
Walks again is the great tip, as the precious places to meet are nearby no more than 3 km. I was in the summer of July 2019, very busy tourism was worth enjoying and know this wonder
Very pleasant and interesting tour in German, sympathetically led by the Swiss Sandra! Anytime again!
We booked the tour in German and there were "only" two of us! So really private.:) Our guide Sandra from Ourway was a big win! Very motivated, well educated, nice and polite. In just 2 hours, a lot of knowledge was imparted and Sandra also had an answer to each of our questions, or we found an answer together. Clear recommendation!
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