Shore Excursions Ålesund: Highlights Ålesund & Islands

Name: Shore Excursions Ålesund: Highlights Ålesund & Islands
Price: 1300 NOK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.61 (33 reviews)

Overview

Available languages

Norwegian

German

English

Italian

Spanish

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover the best sights, history and culture of Ålesund and the surrounding islands.

You will be able to see a 12th century marble church located on the island of Giske. Then through the underwater tunnel you will get to the Alnes – a charming fishing community, from where you can admire a unique view of the Atlantic Ocean. An interesting point of our trip will be a visit to the local lighthouse. The next and the last point of the trip will be a stop at the view point Aksla – the best place to enjoy a magnificent panorama view over the city and the archipelago.

For those who wish to walk down to the city center by the 418 stairs and take unforgettable photos, the tour will end here. The rest of the passengers will be taken to the starting point of our trip.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Giske Kirke

Visit at the Sunnmøre’s oldest church .The church was originally built as a private chapel for the powerful Giske Family in the 1100s. Outside photo stop. No admission fee for outside visits.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Alnes Lighthouse

Trough the underwater tunnels we will get to the small village of Alnes - surfers paradise. Opportunity for great view of the rough ocean right in front of you. There will be possibility to buy a coffee & snacks at Alnes Lighthouse Cafe.

30 minutes • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Photo stop at Giske church

Multi language audio guide system

Fantastic view from Mount Aksla

Air-conditioned vehicle

Back on time guarantee (for cruise ship passengers)

Visit to the Alnes lighthause

Coffee and/or Tea

Lunch

Alcoholic Beverages

Options

Highlights Ålesund & Islands

Reviews

3.61

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Disappointing commentary
Kimberley S,,Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
We had a rough start to this tour. We arrived to the pickup location 15 min early, as instructed. Went to where all the minibuses were parked and ours was not there. Then we went to the area where the ships tour busses were parked and checked all of them. We kept asking people if they knew the tour company. No one could help. Finally after 25 min in the rain and wind I decided to go back to the first place and found the bus. Then the driver set up the headsets for us and told us it would start automatically. We did not know there was no live guide on this tour. So we drove for a while with no commentary. Finally I asked the people in front of us if they were hearing something. Theirs was working. So we played around with the control and finally got it to work. There were huge gaps in the commentary. If there had been a live guide I’m sure they would have talked the whole time. We found the driver quite uncommunicative. We got off the bus at the lighthouse in the rain. I asked what were to do. The driver just walked by us so we followed him. Apparently he had to get tickets. At Mt. Aksla he stopped the bus and we got out. He could have pointed us In The direction of the stairs for the good view. Although we saw everything the tour said we would, I think we would have been better with a live guide.
Worth going
John C,,Sep 4, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great views from topnof the lighthouse and on the drive. Driver was also very nice this is a lovely wee trip
Unfortunately a very late cancellation check through the operator
ukowa1958,,Aug 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
We did not have the opportunity to carry out the excursion as the excursion was cancelled at very short notice by the tour operator. The cancellation reached us only at the excursion possibilities.
A bit disappointing
Marcia B,,Aug 15, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
Driving around and under the tunnel system was very neat, but the tour van was difficult to find at the start and when we booked we didn't realize that we would literally only see the church. That was a little misleading as we very much look forward to exploring and seeing different churches.
Very nice short excursion
Louis B,,Jul 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
We were a very small group, no tour leader but driver was very nice. The was one with the voice guides. The light house visit was very nice. Was worth it
Very disapponting
Pat R,,Jul 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
There was very little commentary and driver left us at waterfall while he went back to collect more people then just got taken to botanical gardens and dropped off there. Not as described in Viator!
Hard to find and hear
joycei31,,Jun 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Location of bus was hard to find. Bus/mini van was not marked with letter to identify and had another travel agent from another company used her phone to contact and find out bus/mini van. Head phones were not working properly and kept repetting in English the introduction. Would not use them again. Sorry!!
Good
karenrK5599CK,,Jun 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Although the translator machine would not work it still was a good excursion. Our bus driver was excellent and I felt bad that the machine would not work for him. He took us to Giske, Alnes and Mt Aksla and that is exactly what I wanted to do. I was happy.
Nice bus ride with headset and a few stops.
Pam G,,May 13, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
The tour was very good at letting you know where to meet. It was a headset that you wore to hear the highlights. It made a couple stops where you could get out and look around. We had a rainy day so it was nice to be on the bus.
Disappointed- poor interactions not worth the money!!
Dipesh D,,May 10, 2024
- Review from Viator
2.00
Very disappointing, the lack of interaction and knowledge by the driver who just picked you up and dropped you off at the locations and told us to listen to the headphones, which is you wear hearing aids like me was not useful at all!! The lack of interaction was disappointing especially when exploring such a beautiful destination. It's essential for tour operators to provide informative and engaging experiences to enhance the trip, and it seems like this excursion fell short in that aspect.