Oslo Private Shore Excursion: Nydalen, Bygdoy Peninsula & Kon-Tiki museum

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1. Nydalen is a district in the Nordre Aker area in northern Oslo. Since the late 19th century Nydalen has been a largely industrial area. Beginning in the 1990s, it gradually transformed into a mix of "lighter" service industries and residential areas.

   1.5 h

2. The Kon-Tiki Museum houses vessels and maps from the Kon-Tiki expedition, as well as a library. The museum was originally built to house the Kon-Tiki, a raft of balsa wood of pre-Columbian model that Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. Another boat in the museum is the Ra II, a vessel built of reeds according to Heyerdahl's perception of an ancient Egyptian seagoing boat.

   1 hAdmission included

3. Akerselva is a river which flows through Oslo. Akerselva is "Oslo’s green lung”; many parks and nature trails are to be found by its path, from Grønland to Maridalsvannet. A walk from along Akerselven from the rural Frysja down through the different parts of Oslo all the way down to the city centre is an amazing experience and a walk through the history of Oslo. Salmon run and spawn in the upper part of the river.

   1 hAdmission included

4. Bygdoy is a peninsula on the western side of Oslo. This area of the city to have the most of historical museums and for being one of the greenest areas and most beautiful near Oslo. *You will go to the Budgoy Peninsula by city bus N 30. At the end of the tour, you will return by ferry to Oslo city center.

   2.5 hAdmission included

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How it compares in Oslo

• Its from-price is 44% above the median of the 93 city tours we list in Oslo.
• It is longer than most of them.

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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