Oslo City Walks - The City of Contrasts

Name: Oslo City Walks - The City of Contrasts
Price: 300 NOK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.85 (47 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

Norwegian

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Join our Green Oslo City Walks! The topic of this tour is the rapid urban development taking place in Oslo at the moment. Your guide will tell you more about what is new in Oslo, and show you how the city blends in new buildings with the old. See how old industrial buildings are mixed with new cultures and exciting architecture, starting by crossing the Acrobat bridge from multicultural Grønland neighbourhood to the Barcode district and learn about the development in Bjørvika, with its urban beaches, new housing and businesses. We will pass by the Opera House, and end up in front of the fantastic, new Deichman library. The tour combines the fjord and urban city life, and operates every Monday at 17:00 hours

The tour is guided in Norwegian and English.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet

If time allows you will take a stroll on the roof of the Operahouse

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Munch

The Munch museum opening in October 2021 is the newest attraction in the Bjørvika area. One of the most changing areas in Oslo.

20 minutes • Admission Not Included

What‘s Included

Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Options

Oslo City Walks - The City of Contrasts

Reviews

4.85

47 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Super nice tour!
E9061FTdanielb,,Dec 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Hello from Uruguay! We joined this tour as part of the Oslo Pass we purchased with my wife. We visited the more diverse part of the city, got to see The Mother (a big sculpture next to the Munch Museum) and ended up in the Opera House, whose roof is completely walkable and gives you a beautiful view of the city. This was the last tour we joined and we were very happy to see our guide Erik again. Highly recommend this tour!
Insightful & well-paced evening tour of Christiania/Oslo
LawrenceR387,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Eric/Erik was an excellent & knowledgeable guide who shed great insight into the history & culture of the city during the well-paced evening tour.
Interesting insights of Oslo
julianfF7855MV,,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We really enjoyed the tour with Rune. It was a very good tour to get insights of the city from somebody who lived in Oslo for a long time.
Hidden city secrets
CarolinaGe 95,,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great experience through Oslo with Runne - walked from the train station to the main library and it definitely did not disappoint!
Oslo in a new lighting!
Sonia David travels,,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Rune gave is a new and different perspective over the city, in a passionate and most interesting way imaginable. The contrasts and the change over the years brought a new dimension to our knowledge of the city. Rune introduced us to a Brand new Oslo, very gratefull mother and daughter from Portugal.
Fascinating Tour!
isabellelK9311YC,,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What great insight we got from Rune, our knowledgeable tour guide, about Oslo's fascinating history, culture and architecture! We gained an appreciation for the uniqueness of this city from early times to modern days.
Lovely evening spent with Rune
1LifeStand,,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Rune was our guide and arrived at the Visitor Center 20 minutes before the walk began. He made the tour engaging by sharing stories about immigration in the 1970s, old Oslo, and the architectural developments and landmarks like the Munch Museum, Opera House, and the Library. Time flew by without us noticing. We finished the tour at the library, visited the "Silent Room," and then headed over to SALT for dinner.
Recommended
claudiocE690DV,,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
That was really great. The guide showed us the very different parts of the city but meanwhile so close. Thanks for the experience. Highly recommended!
Fantastic!
Travel06031775177,,Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Astonishing guided tour with Arune that was really an excellent ambassador of his town. Oslo is indeed a city of contrasts!
Perfect Oslo tour
draganap837,,Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I highly recommend Rune as a guide in Oslo. I went on three tours with him on three consecutive days, and each time I was accompanied by my daughter. Every tour offered something different: one focused on the city center’s highlights, another followed the river with stories about Oslo’s history, and the last took us to a historic immigrant neighborhood as well as the city’s newest, most modern area. Rune is knowledgeable, engaging, and always happy to answer questions. If you want to explore Oslo from various angles in just a few days, his tours are an excellent choice and definitely worth your time and money.