PRIVATE TOUR: Bergen city sightseeing, 3 hours

5.0 (23 reviews) 3 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Our cars and guides — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Bergen, view from Fløyen — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Get a taste and feel of Bergen on this 3-hour city sightseeing tour run by a professional driver-guide in a comfortable car. We will be stopping at the main sights in the centre of Bergen. We will also visit some of the sights and museums located outside city centre.

There are 4 options that you can choose from. Please, see the tour delails.

Car on this tour is one of our Mercedes minivans. When only 3 people are going on this tour, we may use our Tesla Model X. All of our cars have Passenger Transport Licence. For a bigger bite and more taste of our beautiful town, please, check out the 4- and 5-hour tour options.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Norwegian, Russian, English
Operated by: JANDIS AS

What is included

Included

Included: Private tour in air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Bottled water
Included: Local taxes
Included: Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Included: Professional local driver/guide

Not included

Not included: Museum and funicular tickets not included
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Bergen

1 h 30 min

Your private English speaking driver-guide picks you up at your hotel in Bergen centre and your tour begins. First part of the excursion gives you an introduction to Bergen’s centre: medieval Bergenhus fortress, Bryggen embankment, the Hanseatic quarters, the Fish market, the National Theatre – are all located in the centre of Bergen and are worth stopping by and learning their history.

On the second part of this tour, you have several options to choose from, depending on your interests and preferences. During a 3-hour tour we can offer following coices:
Troldhaugen Edvard Grieg Museum

one hour Admission not included

Option 1: A trip to Edvard Grieg’s museum and villa Troldhaugen, where the great composer lived and worked (entrance tickets required).
Fantoft Stave Church

30 min Admission not included

On our way back to Bergen centre, we will make a short stop at Fantoft stave church – a wooden church biult in a typical style on Norwegian medieval wooden architecture (entrance tickets required).
Gamlehaugen

1 h 30 min Admission not included

Option 2: A trip to Edvard Grieg’s museum and villa Troldhaugen, where the great composer lived and worked (entrance tickets required). On our way back to Bergen centre, we will make a short stop at the Royal residence in Bergen – Gamlehaugen, where the King and the Royal family stays when they are visiting Bergen (no entrance to the house).
Gamle Bergen Museum - Bymuseet I Bergen

1 h 30 min Admission not included

Option 3: A trip to the Old Bergen museum – a town inside a town. The museum consists of over 40 wooden buildings from 18th and 19th centuries. We will visit the old bakery, drug store, old dentist's office, a sailor’s home, the party house, an old school and other quaint houses (entrance tickets required).
Mount Ulriken and the cable car

1 h 30 min Admission not included

Option 4: None of the above and something special. Your driver-guide would like to know your interests and what you would like to see and visit. Maybe finding great photo opportunities around the city, or taking the cable car to Mount Ulriken and a short hike to the top of Bergen's tallest mountain – 2109 feet ASL (643 meters ASL). We can decide on spot and make it a unique experience.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Home Hotel Bryggen
Heimen Hotel
Hotel Oleana
Zander K Hotel
Comfort Hotel Bergen
Scandic Ornen
Thon Hotel Orion
Grand Hotel Terminus
Prize by Radisson, Solheimsviken Bergen
Hotel Charme
Scandic Bergen City
Steens Hotel

and 40 more pickup points

We can start this tour whenever you like (as long as we are available and the attractions that you'd like to visit are open).

Your private driver-guide meets you at the lobby of your hotel in Bergen centre, or at the gate of your cruise ship terminal or at your private address. We pick up from ALL HOTELS in Bergen city centre area.

Using your ticket

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
If you have not already specified, you MUST advise supplier as soon as possible your Ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and departure time so that appropriate arrangements can be made