PRIVATE TOUR: Bergen city sightseeing, 5 hours

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About this activity

Get a taste and feel of Bergen on this extended 5-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. We have also shorter options available: 2.5-, 3- and 4-hour sightseeing tours in Bergen.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 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, funicular tickets etc not included
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Mount Floyen and the Funicular

45 min Admission not included

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: we start this tour off with a funicular ride to Mount Fløyen (1050 feet ASL / 320 meters ASL) to literally have an overview of the city's centre.
Bergen

1 h 30 min

After the funicular we go on an excursion drive to the main sights, like the medieval Bergenhus fortress, Bryggen embankment, the Hanseatic quarters, the Fish market, the National Theatre, which 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 5-hour tour we can offer following choices:

1. Edvard Grieg’s museum and villa Troldhaugen, Fantoft stave church and the Royal residence in Bergen – Gamlehaugen.

2. The Old Bergen museum and Edvard Grieg’s museum and villa Troldhaugen.

3. The Old Bergen museum and Fantoft stave church with a short stop at the Royal residence in Bergen – Gamlehaugen, if we have time left.

4. None of the above and something special.
Troldhaugen Edvard Grieg Museum

one hour Admission not included

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

A short stop at Fantoft stave church – a wooden church biult in a typical style on Norwegian medieval wooden architecture (entrance tickets required).
Gamlehaugen

30 min

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

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

3 hours Admission not included

The Forth Option:

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 opprtunities 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 (if we are available and the attractions that you'd like to visit are open). You can specify your own pickup point.

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