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Bergen Highlights Tour: Walk and Ferry Experience
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264 Ratings
Bergenhus
Explore Bergen’s hidden gems on foot and by boat. Discover lesser-known stories with expert guides. Customize your tour for a unique experience.
Explore Bergen’s hidden gems on foot and by boat. Discover lesser-known stories with expert guides. Customize your tour for a unique experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Fish 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.
- Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf - Bryggen aka the Hanseatic Enclave aka the Unesco World Heritage Site is the most iconic of Bergen’s landmarks. We walk…
- Fish 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.
- Bryggen 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.
- St. 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.
- Kong 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.
- Festplassen - 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.
- Torgallmenningen - 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.
- Strandkaien - 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.
What's Included
- Ferry ticket
- A guide in love with the city
- Ferry ticket
- A guide in love with the city
Additional Information
This 2-in-1 tour provides a comprehensive experience of Bergen in a short period. Stroll through its narrow alleys and historic streets before boarding a ferry. Experience travel like a local.
The tour is filled with intriguing and informative stories, both old and new, that reveal the hidden layers of Bergen’s history. Bring home stories as your…
This 2-in-1 tour provides a comprehensive experience of Bergen in a short period. Stroll through its narrow alleys and historic streets before boarding a ferry. Experience travel like a local.
The tour is filled with intriguing and informative stories, both old and new, that reveal the hidden layers of Bergen’s history. Bring home stories as your souvenirs.
Our knowledgeable guides can tailor the tour to match your interests. They have experience working with individuals from various countries, cultures, and professional backgrounds. Discover your connection to Bergen.
(The tour’s starting point is depicted in the pictures.)
Location
Tourist Information in Bergen
Strandkaien
You will see the guide by the steps leading to the Tourist Information centre. Photo in gallery. Please be there 10 minutes before the tour starts.
If you are visiting Bergen on a cruise, please note there are multiple ports and the meeting point is 15 minutes easy walk from the ports.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(264 Ratings)
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Kaplanfamily3
Aug 15, 2025
Great Tour - Our guide, Don, did a fantastic job touring us around beautiful Bergen. He was super-informative and knowledgeable. Both the walking tour and harbor cruise were well worth our time.
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Barbara_n
Aug 13, 2025
The tour was very good... - The tour was very good and very informative. The guide was great. The meeting place was at the fish market, which was very easy to find. I recommend taking the Cable car up the mountain, which is near the fish market.
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Jenny
Aug 13, 2025
Wonderful, very helpful. - Excellent host Don gave us a wonderful and engaging history of Bergen starting with the king, Cod! We would have missed these areas if he hadn't taking us there. The ferry ride helped us make sense of the significance of Bergen's waterways to industry and invasion. Don listened to our requests and gave time for discussion.
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John_v
Aug 13, 2025
Bergen Norway - Nice tour and guide, very knowledgeable. Had a good time and got all that was expected out of the tour!
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Simonsf2025
Aug 12, 2025
A perfect day in Bergen - Our guide Don gave us an eventful day in Bergen. His diverse background knowledge and friendly nature were the perfect mix to make these 2 hours of boat tour and walk seem far too short. We felt well informed and can highly recommend the tour
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854vandaa
Aug 10, 2025
Engaging, interactive and insightful walking and boat tour! - Highly recommend this tour!
My friends and I found this walking and boat tour of Bergen so insightful and interesting! It definitely added a nice touch to our stay in Bergen because knowing the intricate history of the city helped put things into perspective, such as the fires that burned the city over the years and what it took for the rebuilding. It was also fascinating to hear about how the city is economically impacted by the export of cod. Our tour guide Dean was extremely knowledgeable and very gifted at storytelling. Highly recommend the tour!
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Chris
Aug 10, 2025
The perfect way to learn about Bergen - We had a fantastic tour with Don. He was informative and excited to show us the history of Bergen. We learned so much about the development of Bergen over the centuries and enjoyed the opportunity to see some of the residential streets and to see the city from the ferry. Highly recommend!
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Irene_p
Aug 9, 2025
great Introduction to Bergen History - Our guide Don was punctual, friendly and had so much knowledge of Bergen history. A delightful, educational 2 hours. And such a helpful, informative website. I would highly recommend this tour to any first timer to Bergen!
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D4335bcdeboraht
Aug 3, 2025
Highly recommend - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. We got a terrific overview of the city and its history while seeing the beautiful sites and some hidden corners as well. The boat was a highlight because the sun came out and we had glorious views of the historic wharf. Highly recommend!
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Hajera_r
Aug 2, 2025
Great way to see and learn about Bergen - It was a lovely tour led by Don Sebastian. He was very informative and passionate about Bergen. He took us around areas we would probably have never discovered on our own and also made it entertaining with his fun facts. We really enjoyed it and were glad we did it! Also I had a little mishap with the timings and Don was super accommodating. He even had great food suggestions for us afterwards which again was super useful. :)
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