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- German
- English
- French
This is a 2-in-1 tour to offer you a well-rounded experience of Bergen in a short time. Walk its narrow alleys and storied streets before hopping on to a ferry boat. Travel like a local.
This tour is packed with lesser-known stories, old and new, interesting and informative. It will help you find the Bergen hidden behind the layers of centuries. Take home stories as souvenirs.
Your experienced guide can customise the tour to suit your interests. They have worked with people from different countries, cultures and professional background. Find your connection to Bergen.
(Tour start point is shown in the pictures.)
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
You will see the guide by the steps leading to the Tourist Information centre, which is in a building called 'Mathallen'. Please be there 10 minutes before the tour starts. Visiting Bergen on a cruise? Please note there are two ports and our meeting point is 15 minutes easy walk from both ports.
Itinerary
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1Fish Market
We start the tour in front of the Tourist Information Centre and the swanky Fish Market. Bergen’s famed fish market is also the right place to meet the central characters of its story.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf
Bryggen aka the Hanseatic Enclave aka the Unesco World Heritage Site is the most iconic of Bergen’s landmarks. We walk amid the medieval buildings to retrace the story of the city's development.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3St. Mary's Church
St Mary’s Church is the city’s oldest existing building. Learn how it shaped Norway’s transition to modernity. Outside visit only.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Kong Oscars Gate
Explore contemporary Bergen through its vibrant streets. A commentary on city life as it unfolds. Listen to faboulous tales from the city's past and learn about the present life.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Festplassen
Festplassen is the square of festivities where we gather for all important days. Enjoy the openness by an octagonal tank dominated by swans, gulls and pigeons.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Torgallmenningen
The bustling heart of contemporary Bergen, where the city life unfolds. A microcosm of the standard of living in the second-largest city of the happiest country.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7Strandkaien
A 30-minute ferryboat ride for a panoramic view of the city and a surprising perspective. We take you on a floating platform on our discovery of the city.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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