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The 15 most popular museums tours in Norway. What each trip actually includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
Kon-Tiki Museum Oslo: see Heyerdahl’s original raft, explore Easter Island and Galapagos artifacts, plus the noon film.
“The self tour is quite interesting. The ship itself is amazing and would interest adults and children. Many artifacts are included in exhibits and are well signed. You can catch a short orientation movie and watch the original 1 hour movie. Highly recommend.”
Paradox Museum Oslo is a one-way, photo-friendly experience with 70+ mind-bending interactive exhibits, QR explanations, and a handy boutique stop.
“what an experience, so mind blowing and so much. staff were awesome and so engery.”
Walk through historic Arctic ships inside Oslo’s Fram Museum, connect to the Gjøa building by tunnel, and watch a 4D N25 film.
“Great museum. The actual ship was there and you got to walk all through it. Also wonderful stories of amazing men. Don’t miss the “cold” walk thru tunnel and the new, fun movie in the basement. Very cool.”
A guided 5.5-hour Oslo bus tour with Holmenkollen views, Vigeland sculptures, and two Bygdøy museums: Fram plus Folk or Kon-Tiki.
“Our tour guide was wonderful and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the city while riding the scooter. I am not very good with using Segway but I got the hang of the scooter very easily. Absolutely loved it!”
Meet Norway’s troll legends in Tromsø with an AR tablet experience, multilingual audio guide, and hands-on exhibits.
“Absolutely brilliant. Loved everything and found it very interesting.”
Prebook a ticket to Oslo’s digital Viking museum with VR-style shows, holograms, interactive artifacts, and a free selfie station.
“We were disappointed that the Viking Museum won’t reopen for another year yet, but decided to try the experience. It has some things on loan from the museum and the movies and history were interesting.”
Visit Troll Museum Bergen in central Bergen and meet Norwegian trolls through hands-on exhibits, AR, and an included 10-language audio guide.
“Excellent experience in the Troll Museum. So much information definitely worth the money. We got there 1hr-1hr30 before it closed and we didn’t feel like we had enough time- especially for the games room. Great experience for adults and kids!! Highly recommend!”
A 4.5-hour small-group highlights tour of Ålesund, Aksla, Alnes Lighthouse, Giske Kirke, and Sunnmøre Museum with local stories and views.
“Ralph was an excellent and informative guide. He's very proud of where he lives.. the van was beautiful. He provided water and soft drinks. The stops were excellent.. would have liked more time at the last stop and less time at the museum.”
Paradox Museum Oslo offers pre-booked, mobile-ticket admission to 70 interactive optical illusion exhibits in about one hour.
“This was awesome. My son and I had so much fun and laughed so hard. Not really unique to Oslo as there are a few in other cities, but , boy it was fun. The Staff were top notch helping and suggesting photo ops along the way too.”
Stavanger’s Norwegian Petroleum Museum turns offshore oil and climate change into hands-on exhibits for adults and kids, incl. Oilkid film.
“Przyjemne muzeum. Można dowiedzieć się paru ciekawych rzeczy. Warto wstąpić”
45-minute cod tasting at Full Steam Tromsø: four Arctic cod dishes, fishery stories, and self-guided museum galleries included.
“An incredibly good tour with a friendly and knowledgeable guide. He not only explained everything very clearly, but also entertained us with personal stories from his childhood. He walked us through the exact steps of traditional fishing and gave us a fascinating insight into both the past and present. The tour also included access to…”
Step into Full Steam Tromsø’s historic building and explore Sea Sami culture, the Northern Lights photo gallery, and Arctic maritime history.
“Since aNorway and Tromso are surrounded mankly by the fishing industry, this museum explains from the beginning, how the foshing trade started from the past times and how it has evolved through out the years. This museum shows also the importance of the fishing industry, the old way of fishing and today's way of fishing.…”
Private Volvo XC90 tour in Oslo with museum tickets and guiding: Tryvann Tower views, ski museum, Kon-Tiki, Fram, and Frogner Park.
“This tour is excellent. Very informative. The guide is very knowledgable. Make sure you go to the top of the ski lift. It is amazing. I learned a lot at both the Fram museum and the Kon-tiki museum.”
Oslo Munch Museum admission ticket with easy entry, lockers and a restaurant. Plan about 2 hours beyond The Scream.
“Simple enough does what it says on tin! Purchased tickets so we had 100% access! Simple and Easy would recommend!”
Guided Polar Bear walk in Tromsø with tickets to the Polar Museum and Polaria, plus Arctic views and climate-change stories in 3 hours.
“Very knowledgeable pleasant and smart we enjoyed every minute. We accomplished a lot without being too intense. Fantastic”
