Oslo City Walking Tour With Local Guide

We enjoyed the tour - there was a lot of local and Norwegian history included and we visited a lot of the local monuments. Our guide brought her husband since it was the weekend and he was available to explain the oil industry and local food places if you were interested. Just bring your walking shoes and an umbrella.

Nicola gave an excellent intro to Oslo’s/Norway’s tumultuous history, as we walked through town, stopping at key sites. Just the right amount of info for curious minds. He was very friendly and insightful. Highly recommend.

This was a great tour and a wonderful way to get familiar with the city and its sights. I highly recommend this tour.

Our walking tour in Oslo was informative and full of historical inf. This is just what we were looking for on our first day in Norway!

Would highly recommend doing a walking tour with a guide as it not only gives you an insight into the history of the city but where the various places of interest are located should you wish to revisit and spend more time. Could not have asked for a better guide on our tour!

Jessie from Texas was a wonderful tour guide! She gave a great overview of the city as a non-native but someone who clearly has done research and is passionate about the area and its history and culture. The walking was well-paced, and I left with a handful of solid starting points to explore the city further.

Very good tour with a good history explanation. Guide was informative and engaging. I did the walk the first morning of my visit to Oslo and felt it was a good way to get familiar with the city. Might be helpful to note the meeting point is close to the main train station and not just a tiger

We had a good time at this tour. Nicola was on time, well prepared with the little loudspeaker and seemed quite professional. The places we visited were well selected and he presented the information good! We did like that he gave us a few information about himself so we could get a feeling who is standing in front of us. It was also possible to ask a few questions.

We had a wonderful guide, Nichola, for our walking tour in Oslo. We really enjoyed his narration and he made it enjoyable in spite of the rain.

Oslo is a fantastic city to explore on foot. Our guide, Jessie, was fabulous. Her enthusiasm for Oslo and her knowledge of it was infectious and very engaging. The tour was worth every Krone it cost.

It was a fun morning tour. Our guide Amy was so friendly and informative, and added a lot of fun side facts. We definitely would recommend this as an introduction to the city

Diana was an absolute gem of a guide. She really knew Oslo and quickly found out our interests and catered to them quite well. She offered deep insights into the attractions we saw and she was really fun. She really wanted us to see the city through her eyes and we really loved the tour and her.

Okay, let me start by saying the walking tour was great. Our guide was on time, informative and shared interesting information about the history of Oslo but also life in general in Norway. The only reason I didn’t give this a 5-star review was that we discovered only some of the people had paid for the tour. When we booked on trip advisor it cost close to US$25 per person, but we discovered it was actually a free walking tour and the majority of people in the group hadn’t paid anything. Now of course we would have given a payment at the end as a tip but the fact that the $$ amount was predetermined for some and not others was quite infuriating.

Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Oslo and could answer any questions we asked him about.

Our tour guide Nickola (sp) was fantastic. We learned a lot and appreciated his insight on the amazing city of Oslo. However, when we arrived and he was holding a sign that said "FREE TOUR" we learned that most people did not pay for the tour. It was explained the trip advisor charges for the free tour and then passes along part of what they charge to the tour guide as a tip. It seems pretty scammy and I would have preferred that our guide get to keep all of the tip. We paid over $22 each for 5 of us and another couple paid $16 each. I would have asked for money back but again Nickola was wonderful and well worth it. I just didn't like paying for something upfront with a 24 hour cancellation policy when others joined at zero cost!

Great guide interesting knowledgeable friendly. Great overview of the city and Norwegian history, plus personal recommendations.

Nikola was a great tour guide with a lot of info about the city However did feel a bit scammed - we booked via viator(trip advisor) who charged us close to £17 per person but we then realised it is a FREE TOUR SERVICE and we were charged money as “tips” for the tour guide. Nikola was nice an explained that the money provided would provide him with a tip and that we didn’t need to tip him, however the tour page says the price paid does not include gratuities. He explained that they have to pay the website to show up on here so only end up getting part of the payment as tips. He had to explain all this as he stood with a sign that said “FREE OSLO WALKING TOUR” and multiple groups that had booked almost missed the tour as we were under the impression it was a paid tour.

Great tour. Guide, Amy, really knew her stuff. Answered questions from the group. Very upbeat. Didn't push, gave time at each stop. Great for the older person. Got lots of good information to fill in rest of trip with some of the places mentioned on tour.

Very well informed guide. Compact itinerary, covering key inner city highlights. Easy walking on the flat.

Jessie is a great tour guide and this is a wonderful tour of a beautiful city. I highly recommend it.

Jessie was an excellent tour guide. She gave us a good overview of all of Oslo’s significant buildings and places along with explanations as to why they are important. We highly recommend this tour.

It was great! Very doable. Great history and overview of the city. We thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend! Our guide was excellent- funny, friendly and very informative. She's a treasure!

Magnificant!! An absolutely must do when you first arrive in Oslo to get your bearings. Nicola is an intelligent, witty and engaging local tour guide. Note this is a FREE City Walking tour and then you tip the local guide at the end. Best to not book through Viator or any other platform as the tour guide does not get the full amount you have paid. Alternatively, turn up without booking and tip after that way the tour guide gets the full gratuity.

amazing place and food, yummyyyy

We had our Oslo Free Walking Tour with Nikola on 21 Mar 26. Nicola was very engaging and shared with us insightful history and story of Oslo. Definitely recommended to join his free walking tour.

Nikola was a great guide with entertaining stories and a wonderful sense of humor. I highly recommend this walking tour!

Nikola was an amazing, engaging guide for all things Oslo, covering everything we needed to know about Norway’s culture, history and hot spots! Thank you so much, would highly recommend booking for your trip.

Our guide, Jessie, was excellent. Knowledgeable and a good communicator.

Great experience with Jessi, who did a tremendous job showing us around and telling us about the history and current developments of the city.

Nikola is very nice, he is very friendly and he told us a very nice tour and all the information he gave us was useful

Very informative, entertaining, and friendly. Highly recommend! Jessie was great.

Nicola (i hope i spelled it right) is a great guide that answered all my questions thoroughly. Thanks to this tour I was able to learn a lot about norwegian culture and life in Oslo. I had a very nice experience and didn’t even mind the cold cause I was so focused on all the historical facts he was teaching us

Nicola was a very interesting and enthusiastic guide, he shared both history about the city and cultural informations about norwegian culture and way of life. I recommand his tour

It was a very cold morning, but Nicola managed to hold our attention with his tour. Even though we walked for two hours, time fly by and we learned a lot of facts about Oslo and Norway. He did a great job!

Jessie is an extremely knowledgeable tour guide! She is open to questions and very friendly. She is very engaging and jovial. Highly recommend!!!

Jessie was an amazing and energetic tour guide. I found it to be interesting and insightful. Never a dull moment, and great length. Check this walking tour out.

Jessie is a great and energetic guide, she talked and guided us through the city center in such an interesting and also funny way, talking not only about the history, but also comparing it with the actual social and economic status. Also, so much useful for orientation and acknowledge the culture in here. Thank you so much!

I recently joined a tour with this great tour guide Jessy, and it was truly one of the highlights of my visit to Norway’s capital. From start to finish, the experience exceeded my expectations. This day trip delivered an unforgettable experience. I walked away with a deeper understanding of the city, unforgettable memories, and a genuine appreciation for Oslo’s unique spirit. Highly recommended for first-time visitors and return travellers alike!

Great tour, all thanks to our guide Jessie, who was incredible. I could have listened to her talk all day. She gave us a very good historical overview but also many more unique insights into Oslo and Norway as whole and I learned a lot in a short time. I'd highly recommend this tour - not one of dry historical facts but full of interesting information from an honest local perspective.

I went there solo to learn about the city a bit without expectation and i was really surprise of the quality of the delivery. Not too long, a ton of useful information about the culture and facts about norway. Loved it, definetly recommend it !

Jessy was a wonderful tour guide! She speaks wonderful and clean English and is fun to listen to. You get to know Oslo well. She combines history and everyday life very uniquly. One can tell that she loves Norway. We highly recommend her! Thank you, Jessy!

What an amazing free walking tour in Oslo! Highly recommended! I hope you’re lucky enough to have Nikolas as your guide—professional, with lots of knowledge and such refined, beautiful English! Just perfect! ☺️

It was such a productive tour! We learned so much about Norway. We also liked our tour guide,; she speaks excellent English and is a very fluent storyteller.

Very good experience and very fun to get such an nice tour of Oslo. Excellent tour guide also. I Can highly recommend it to others.

Jessie was amazing, extremely nice guide and very nice explanations of the city. I really enjoyed the tour, and I got impression that I have met the real spirit of this city. 100% recommend!!

Our tour guide, Jessie, was very knowledgeable and interactive. It wasn't boring at any point and her tips about where to go first different things were very helpful. I would definitely recommend these tours and this guide.

Nicola was an amazing and Energetic tour guide.The tour was both interesting and insightful, with plenty of fascinating details. Never a dull moment, and not long . I would definitely recommend it. Check this walking tour out .

Very nice tour guided by Nicolas. Kept us engaged, it was interesting, learned a lot historical details about the city, we've seen the most interesting points. I would recommend this tour and keep him around!

Our tour was brilliant! Jessie is one of best tour guides on walking tours I’ve had, her anegdotes were humorous and I enjoyed how she connected all important parts of city with most interesting historical points.