Private Tour
Self-Guided Walking Tour of Kirkenes: City between East and West
Overview
Available languages
20 minutes
Mobile ticket
Kirkenes has experienced an incredible journey through the ages. On this audio tour you’ll come to know this beautiful city’s proud history, from the time of the Skolt Sami language, to its evolution into a mining town, to the destruction of the city during World War 2.
Today Kirkenes is an international melting pot that enjoys a friendly coexistence with those across the border in Russia.
In this VoiceMap-story from Kirkenes, join Lars Engerengen on a tour through the history of Kirkenes. He will guide you from the port to the church in the middle of the city centre. You’ll hear about the city during the war, the Sydvaranger Mine Company and some Russian spies. Most of all you’ll hear about the friendly relationship between the Russians and the Norwegians.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
Kirkenes Church
The Kirkenes Church was built in 1959 as part of the reconstruction of the city after the Second World War. The architect was Sofus Hougen, and most of the interior is still original from the time it was built. The organ was a gift from the Sydvaranger Mining Company.
What‘s Included
Lifetime access to Kirkenes: The City between East and West tour
VoiceMap Application
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Smartphone
Transportation
Food/Drink
Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Options
Self-Guided Walking Tour of Kirkenes: City between East and West
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good expierience for the technically competent
MaHandeland,,Jul 31, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This was a really easy and great way to explore Kirkenes! It was the first time for me to use VoiceMap, but I really liked the concept and how it was supposed to work. We were guided by a local inhabitant. Unfortunetely something went wrong with the GPS (I suppose), so where the audio was supposed to play automaticaly according to our movements along the route, we had to press the "listen" button manually as we saw the checkpoints turning up on the map. It's very good to have this map with checkpoints as a backup.
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