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Walking Tours
The Oslo Guide Association (tel: 2242 7020; fax: 2242 2980; e-mail guideservice@online.no; website: www.guideservice.no) have, on their books, around 150 licensed sightseeing guides, speaking 25 different languages. The booking centre, Guideservice, is located at Akershusstranda 35. A two-hour walking tour of the city costs NOK1130. The association also offers tours of specific museums, themed tours and half-day and full-day excursions.

Bus and boat tours
Båtservice Sightseeing A/S (tel: 2335 6890, fax: 2335 6899, website: www.boatsightseeing.com) offers a comprehensive range of bus and boat tours. These range from a basic 50-minute boat tour (NOK90) on the fjord, departing hourly, 1000-1900 late May-Aug, to the seven-and-a-half-hour ‘Grand Tour’ combined bus and boat tour, costing NOK425. The company also offers a three-hour evening sailing ship cruise in July and August, at a price of NOK295, which includes a shrimp buffet. Departures are from Rådhusbrygge 3, in front of the City Hall.




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