Akerselva River Meander: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 0.8–2.3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Whether you take this self-guided GPS audio tour on an early Sunday morning or a busy Tuesday afternoon, you will always experience the area and paths as a break from everyday life - a green and fresh lung that provides you with extra energy and joy of life. VoiceMap takes you on a tour upstream the river of Akerselva, from the busy downtown by the traffic machines, the Central Station and the Bus Terminal at Vaterland, and about 3 kilometres up to Sagene, where it ends by a cosy café next to a waterfall. The tour takes about 45 minutes, without stop. While you walk, Lars will tell you the story of Akerselva, and its surrounding areas. Along the way, you'll hear how the river shaped the industrial evolution of Oslo, and how it was brought back from environmental degradation, to become the tranquil, green artery of Oslo. … NB! The tour is wheelchair accessible, but be aware that the path may be steep in some places.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Itinerary
The route follows the river upsteam.
The tour starts on the bridge.
You briefly walk through the neighbourhood on this tour.
The tour ends outside this gallery and cafe space.
You cross over the bridge on this tour.
You pass by the waterfall on this tour.
Along the river, you can see works by internationally known street art artists like Jussi TwoSeven, Julien de Casablanca and Anna Woods, to mention a few.
The tour passes close by to the Oslo Spektrum
The tour passes close by to the Oslo Visitor Centre
The tour passes close by to the Mathallen Oslo
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
3.6
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Ratings come from 8 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour starts at Vaterland Bridge near Vaterland Park, just south of Oslo Plaza and Oslo Spectrum near Central Station. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code on your ticket. This is a self-guided tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Oslo
- Its from-price is 95% below the median of the 338 experiences we list in Oslo.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 97 of 338.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Oslo
Oslo is Norway's capital at the head of the Oslofjord, a green city of sculpture, Viking ships, polar-ship museums, an opera house and forests for skiing.
Oslo sits at the head of the Oslofjord, surrounded by forested hills and dotted with islands, and it is one of Europe's greenest capitals. The waterfront has the Opera House, a white marble building with a sloping roof that visitors can walk on, and Akershus Fortress, a medieval castle above the harbour. City Hall, a brick building with large murals, is where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented each December.
Top-ranked sights in Oslo: Akershus Castle (Akershus Slott), Oslo Royal Palace (Kongelige Slott), Oslo City Hall (Radhuset).
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