7 Self-Guided Tours in Oslo to Build a Day Around

1.Oslo Viking Quest: Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $7Our pick

Follow an English-language Viking quest through central Oslo using your phone and 11 interactive puzzles. The route links the Nobel Peace Center, City Hall, the Royal Palace, the Storting, Oslo Cathedral, and Akershus Fortress. There is no physical guide, so you set the pace, pause when needed, and explore with only your own group.

“Cool little challenge to help you explore central Oslo. Game took us a few hours but we did lots of side trips which extended it by half at least. Great value for money.”

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2.Oslo Self Guided Walking Tour with an APP

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 12 reviews · 3 hours · from $15

Explore Oslo at your own pace with the Trippy Tour Guide app. This three-hour private walking route offers 20-plus audio stops in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, or Chinese, with automatic stories, directions, and freedom to pause for museums, food, shopping, or fjord views.

“Nous n'avons pas pu réaliser cette activité. Très mauvaise réactivité à la résolution d'un problème de téléchargement. Promesse de répondre rapidement mais rien pour le jour de notre visite réponse promise pour le lendemain. Donc impossibilité de profiter du walking tour”

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3.Downtown Oslo: Self-Guided Highlights and History Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Use the VoiceMap app to walk independently from Rådhusplassen through central Oslo, hearing English commentary on Aker Brygge, the Nobel Peace Center, the Royal Palace park, Karl Johan Avenue, and Østbanehallen. You get offline audio, maps, and lifetime access, but you must provide your own smartphone and pay separately for any museum entry.

“The best part was turning of your completely out of date information and just walking and reading the signs. Waste of time and money.”

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4.Akerselva River Meander: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 8 reviews · from $7

Use the VoiceMap app to follow Oslo’s Akerselva upstream from Vaterland Bridge to Hønse-Lovisa’s House. Your phone supplies offline audio, maps, and location prompts as you pass waterfalls, bridges, street art, Mathallen Oslo, and Oslo Spektrum. Allow 45 minutes for the walk, or up to 2 hours 15 minutes with pauses.

“Ter recebido o ingresso cortesia. Infelizmente andamos sozinhos pela lateral do rio, sem audio! Muito linda a paisagem!”

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5.Vigeland Alien Threat in Oslo Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $8Top rated

Follow an English-language mystery through Oslo’s Vigeland Park, solving clues at statues, fountains, and monuments from Gustav Vigeland’s world. This self-guided game takes about 1 to 1.5 hours, costs $8.40 per person, works offline, and lets you pause whenever you like. It is a private activity for your own group, with no guide included.

“Easier than expected but fun. Similar kind of riddles as in the Oslo city centre game we did a day before, so little disappointed.”

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6.Oslo Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $10

Use the World City Trail app to guide yourself through Oslo’s major sights, solving observation-based riddles at eight outdoor stops. The route takes about 2.5 to 3 hours, with roughly 60 minutes of walking. Start anytime, pause when you like, and listen to audio stories in six languages. No live guide or entrance fees are included or needed.

“I really enjoyed the riddles and solved each one of them which was so fun. Great way around Oslo and got to see beautiful monuments”

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7.Discover Oslo: Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $15

Use downloadable English audio files and a GPS map to explore Oslo independently in about two to three hours. Walk from Akershus Fortress past the Opera House, cathedral, City Hall, Nobel Peace Center, and Bygdøy museums. You set the pace, but admission fees, transport, food, and headphones are not included.

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