Ålesund Shore Excursion: Explore Historic Sights & Scenic Islands of Ålesund

Embark on a captivating shore excursion in Ålesund, exploring historic sights and scenic islands. Visit a 12th-century marble church, a charming fishing community, a local lighthouse, and a breathtaking viewpoint for panoramic views of the city and archipelago.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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.
  • Alnes Lighthouse - Trough the underwater tunnels we will get to the small village of Alnes - surfers paradise. Opportunity for great view…
What's Included
  • Photo stop at historical Giske church
  • Multi-language audio guide available
  • Breathtaking views from Mount Aksla
  • Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Punctual return guarantee for cruise passengers
  • Explore the iconic Alnes lighthouse
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Explore the top attractions, history and culture of Ålesund and its neighboring islands.
You’ll have the opportunity to visit a 12th-century marble church situated on the Giske island. Traveling through the underwater tunnel will bring you to Alnes – a captivating fishing village where you can appreciate a distinct view of the Atlantic Ocean. A…

Location
Ålesund rutebilstasjon
Our bus will be located in the parking lot between the Ålesund Rutebilstasjon (Ålesund Bus Station) and the pier.
Cancellation Policy

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

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John_c
Sep 4, 2024
Worth going - Great views from topnof the lighthouse and on the drive. Driver was also very nice this is a lovely wee trip
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Louis_b
Jul 7, 2024
Very nice short excursion - 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
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Karenrk5599ck
Jun 9, 2024
Good - 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.
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Pam_g
May 13, 2024
Nice bus ride with headset and a few stops. - 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.
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Kimberley_s
Oct 7, 2024
Disappointing commentary - 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.
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Marcia_b
Aug 15, 2024
A bit disappointing - 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.
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Pat_r
Jul 3, 2024
Very disapponting - 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!
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Joycei31
Jun 9, 2024
Hard to find and hear - 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!!
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Dipesh_d
May 10, 2024
Disappointed- poor interactions not worth the money!! - 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.
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Ukowa1958
Aug 18, 2024
Unfortunately a very late cancellation check through the operator - 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.
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