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Want to see the best of Oslo? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Oslo!

Destination

Oslo, Norway

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Polski, Русский, Español, Norsk, Português, Deutsch, Français, Nederlands, עברית, Latviešu

Included

• Private Guide
• 1 Local Food or Drink Tasting
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 6 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Oslo Cathedral, in front of the main entrance - Oslo to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See from City Hall, Oslo Cathedral, Akershus Fortress, and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Oslo so unique

4. Hidden Gems

   Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience

5. Magical Storytelling

   Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!

6. Special Treat

   Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Matt🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marcela)

30 May 2025

Marcela was great company and beyond informative. We loved our tour and learned lots. Highlights were when she took us into two buildings (City Hall and the Library) that we would never have known to visit. We would have just walked by them. She wrapped our tour up perfectly by depositing us at a great lunch spot that we would never have found on our own. We do a lot of private tours and enjoyed this one as much as any we have experienced. Thank you Marcela!

mike🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rami)

28 May 2025

I chose Rami due to his photography experience. He knew all the best viewpoints for pictures. He modified his route to accommodate places I listed for him. We had a great time and his English was very good. He also had a good knowledge of Norway history. In addition, he had a booklet that he put together with him that he would bring out to explain certain history topics with some pictures and datelines. If you are interested in photography, he is the guide to book. Even if you aren't all that interested in photography, I would still highly recommend him.wonderful time

Suzanne 🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Tanya Lisa )

12 May 2025

Tanya Lisa was awesome and very knowledgeable about all aspects of Oslo. It was a great tour. Great tour and very knowledgeable guide

Michael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

4 May 2025

Ihor was outstanding and showed us an amazing Oslo. Felt like we covered every corner of the city. He was very excited to be able to show us his adopted town. Ultimate hidden gems with Ihor

alan.shrimpton

(About local Marcela)

5 April 2025

We really enjoyed our 3 hour walk around Oslo with Marcela. It was clear that she knew the city but she also talked about the culture, living in Norway, problems and politics so we had a real insight into the city. And Marcela is delightful company. Really recommend her services. Knowledgable and charming guide

The Villa Escape🇮🇳 India

(About local Karlis)

24 March 2025

Tim🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ihor)

25 February 2025

Shannon🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

2 January 2025

Ihor was wonderful. While most businesses were closed on New Year’s Day he found plenty of sights to show us and we were able to get a sense of the city and to have a list of things to do the rest of the trip. Perfect amount of history and local information with recommendations for food during our stay as well. Can’t wait to come back! Wonderful way to explore Oslo!

Chelesa

(About local Ihor)

29 December 2024

We had such a great time with Ihor! He showed us different parts of the city with focus on architecture and what it's like to live and work in Oslo. We journeyed through time all the way from the days of Kristiana to the new Barcode area. It was also great to hear about his experience being an immigrant in Norway. Great Introduction to Life in Oslo

Michelle🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

5 December 2024

We had an amazing day with Ihor and touring the city! He was very passionate and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to explore and learn about so many things. We would highly recommend anyone to tour with him! Amazing Experience and a lot of knowledge!

bruce🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tanya Lisa )

5 November 2024

Tanya Lisa is yr Best Choice for Oslo visitors seeking to get off tourist track - she shared hidden secrets, best eating places where locals go & where to experience best views of city, best sunsets & hidden corners that make Oslo such a treasure!Tanya Lisa is #1 Tour Guide in Oslo!

Penny🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rodrigo)

21 September 2024

Rodrigo was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and personable. We highly recommend!Excellent guide

Sue🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

3 September 2024

Greatly enjoyed our Oslo tour with Ihor. A comprehensive tour with interesting facts and stories of how Oslo has evolved over the years. Especially enjoyed Ihor pointing out places a tourist may not think to explore, like the library! Also took advantage of his food tips. Thank you, Ihor, for a very enjoyable and informative day in Oslo!Local view of Oslo

Linda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Rodrigo)

16 August 2024

Rodrigo introduced us to this wonderful city with an interesting and informative walking tour. His demeanor was professional, and his impressive knowledge of the city and its history was evident. Additional suggestions of a couple of related films to view and places to visit were much appreciated. It was time well spent and entirely delightful! We're so glad to have decided on doing this tour with Rodrigo.Fabulous introduction to Oslo!

Kim🇺🇸 United States

(About local Karlis)

11 August 2024

We had a great morning with Karlis! Enjoyed seeing the city through a local’s eyes. Fun exploring the city. Attentive to our group & easy to interact with. Great local perspective!

Joanne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

4 July 2024

Our family of five spent our first afternoon in Oslo with Ihor, and it was the best way to learn about the city and plan out our stay. He took us through many neighborhoods and imparted his knowledge of history, architecture, and politics, and interspersed the tour with restaurant recommendations, too. We highly recommend!Beat way to learn about Oslo

Janet🇺🇸 United States

(About local Karlis)

1 July 2024

Karlis led us on a great walking tour of the city! He incorporated the history of the city and current culture with good humor. He was accommodating of what we wanted to do and our energy levels. Great tour!

Amani

(About local Karlis)

14 June 2024

Karlis provided us a tailor-made afternoon in Oslo. Extremely flexible, adaptable, very kind and uncomplicated, he was exactly the right guide for us. Experienced, professional and not afraid to be spontaneous!

Suzi

(About local Ihor)

14 June 2024

Ihor was a terrific guide - very knowledgeable about Oslo and great company as we walked around the city. Highly recommend!Excellent tour!

Christian🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Rodrigo)

11 May 2024

Roger🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ihor)

28 April 2024

Ihor asked me in advance what I wanted to see and tailored the walking tour appropriately. He met me right on time in front of the Cathedral and we walked to some sections that are historical but maybe not tourist stops. He explained the context of these stops. He knows lot about Norway, 🇳🇴 not just Oslo. We ended at City Hall and he gave me ideas for good restaurants along the way. I would recommend using Ihor as I had a fabulous 3 hours. Thank you, Ihor. Fabulous!

Bob.bruskin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Marcela)

7 March 2024

Great tour. Guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time.

Stephanie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Karlis)

17 August 2023

Karlis was a wonderful guide who exceeded my expectation for an off the beaten path tour of Oslo. We saw everything we wanted to see while is Oslo and items we didn’t expect. Karlis was a gem and certainly worth booking with as his knowledge and flexibility was priceless on our recent tour of Oslo. We would absolutely book with him again.Exploring Oslo

endres_m🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Karlis)

2 May 2023

The guide was unprofessional, there was little to no information about the city and the overall offer was absolutely not worth the money. Absolute negative experience

jack🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tanya Lisa )

19 April 2023

Tanya was very knowledgeable and helpful, my short time in Oslo was well spent with her. The tour does just hit the highlights so plan on returning to places of interest. Great guide

Laurel🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tanya Lisa )

8 June 2025

This tour is a very nice way to experience life like a local. As we learned during our time in Oslo, Norwegians love to be outdoors. We traveled with Tanya-Lisa for a few hours to 3 very different islands. Tanya-Lisa was a wonderful host, she explained a lot about each place, shared history with us and was even kind enough to provide Norwegian food for us to try. We enjoyed some hiking, beautiful views and the fresh, clean air of Oslo. If you enjoy nature and being outdoors this tour will not disappoint. Experience life like a Norwegian

Gena🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tanya Lisa )

6 June 2025

Based upon the other reviews, we think that maybe Tanya Lisa was having an off day. She was nice to meet up with us at our hotel, which saved us time in getting to the starting point. While she was good at pointing things out to us as we walked around, she didn’t have a plan for the tour and it seemed a bit haphazard. We’ve gone on several Withlocals walking tours and the best ones are those where we are shown the city and given some insight, history and background. Oslo Walking Tour

Joe

(About local Karlis)

4 June 2025

Enjoying our food tour with Karliss was like hanging out with an old friend swapping stories and tasting some amazing local food and drink. He introduced us to a wide variety of Norwegian delicacies which were always accompanied by a varied choice of beverages. Our evening was extremely well organized and we were never rushed through our meals. Over the course of our evening, Karliss shared stories about his experiences traveling the world and provided some informative information about Norwegian customs and current events. This evening was a highlight of our Oslo visit. Best food tour ever

Dougls

(About local Karlis)

30 May 2025

Our tour with Karlis was so much fun! He customized it on the spot after meeting us at our hotel and finding out what we had and had not done previously. We ended up seeing places and learning about things we never expected. Highly recommend Karlis as a guide in Oslo!Great Time in Oslo!

Dorien🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Rodrigo)

30 May 2025

Wij hebben onze rondleiding door Oslo met Rodrigo als zeer prettig ervaren. Hij heeft ons op een leuke en interessante manier Oslo laten zien en heeft erg veel kennis over de stad. Met af en toe een beetje humor erbij dat maakt de omgang met elkaar makkelijk. Wij zijn zeer tevreden en raden hem zeker aan! Zeer tevreden, aanrader!

mike🇺🇸 United States

(About local Tanya Lisa )

28 May 2025

Tanya knew all the good locations and gave us many recommendations on food during our stay. All of the recommendations we tried were great. She changed the meeting place to our hotel which made things easier for us. We had good communication before the event and her English was very good during the event. She knew a lot of people and places and the few locations with authentic Norwegian food. She was also very informative on the history of Norway. We enjoyed the event and would highly recommend her for a similar event.Great food and experience

Joanne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rodrigo)

21 May 2025

I arranged this tour for a group of four of us - having very high expectations based on my previous “With Locals” experience. Rodrigo managed to exceed those expectations because of his warmth, his wide range of experiences throughout the world, his knowledge of history and its implications as well as being well versed in current events. Rodrigo was very flexible and accommodating. He was very knowledgeable about places of interest. Prior to visiting Oslo, I knew wanted to see Vigeland Park. Rodrigo was the perfect person to introduce us to this artistic marvel as he has a passion for its vision, the artist and the meaning to humanity. No brochure would have been the same. We also toured neighborhoods, stopping a small cafe, allowing us to get a feel for the daily lives of Norweigans. As a life long educator, I was especially interested in Norway’s progressive and sound policies on parental leave and support for education. We (Americans) could learn a lot from your example. All in all, this was a tremendous tour. If someone is new to With Locals they might question the value. I can assure anyone that it is well worth the price and Rodrigo was outstanding. Rodrigo Exceeded Expectations!

Lennart🇸🇪 Sweden

(About local Tanya Lisa )

16 May 2025

Tanya took us for an exceptionally interesting walking tour through central Oslo. The weather was nice and she was very accomodative to our special reguests and many questions. She is highly recommended!Superb and knowlegeable guide

Unknown

(About local Tanya Lisa )

15 May 2025

We had a nice time with Tanya, she brought us to many different places and we got a nice variety of food to try. In a couple of places we even had the owner come over and answer questions. Only minor issue would be the amount of walking but I think this was self induced as she made some route changes to show use what we asked to see. Overall a nice mix of food and history NIce tour with some flexibility

Kerstin

(About local Rodrigo)

14 May 2025

Wir durften mit einer Gruppe von 14 Personen Oslo kennenlernen Rodrigo hat uns 5 Stunden lang durch die stach geführt. Wir waren an Ecken die wir allein niemals so kennengelernt hätten. Es war ein großartiger Tag. Danke dafür ❣️ und immer wieder gerne Einfach nur schön

Ioana 🇷🇴 Romania

(About local Karlis)

13 May 2025

We had a wonderful tour with Karlis. We had fun during our tour, learned about Oslo’s history and nice places to visit and eat. We highly recommend the tour with Karlis.

Kathleen

(About local Ihor)

11 May 2025

Ihor was a wonderful, thoughtful guide. My husband and I had such a lovely day in Oslo and were able to enjoy so many different bites the city had to offer. Thank you Ihor for everything :)Wonderful Day in Oslo!

john🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rodrigo)

9 May 2025

We enjoyed a great walking food tour of Oslo and would highly recommend Rodrigo as your guide. He was knowledgeable about Norwegian history, Oslo information and best of all he chose foods that were of interest and appealing. In our time together he was engaging with us and very open to answering questions about his background.Oslo Enjoyable Afternoon

Danny🇮🇱 Israel

(About local Ihor)

9 May 2025

One of our group broke his leg and was in a wheelchair. Ihor reorganized our tour so everything was accessible. He is very knowledgeable about the history of Oslo and very personal, sharing with us his own experiences. I highly recommend his tours. Thank you Ihor.Great tour guide

Lynn

(About local Ihor)

3 May 2025

Ihor was a fabulous guide and adapted the tour to our needs and tastes of the group which included 1 vegetarian, 3 octogenarians, and at least one flighty one. He kept us together and provided some really cool insights to Oslo as well as the food that I had no idea existed. (Not giving it away, you'll have to take the tour yourself.) I highly recommend this tour if you have some time in Oslo. Ihor was an awesome guide as well. I truly appreciate and love how he adapted the tour to our group and it's tastes.What a Fanstatic Experience!

Bart

(About local Marcela)

29 April 2025

Marcela met us at our hotel in Oslo, where she arrived 10 minutes before the agreed upon time. Wonderful! We had a little chat, and set our expectations on what we wanted to see, and what she really wanted us to have seen. Very nice! During the tour we received detailed information about the history of Oslo, as well as about the current situation and living standards. The friendliness, fun and joy she expresses when guiding you around, is extraordinary. We strongly recommend everyone to give it a try. It's the best way to see the city, and learn about it in a pleasant way.Almost a walking encyclopedia...

Milla

(About local Karlis)

25 April 2025

Very much enjoyed our time with Karlis. He seemed to understand us and our requirements and took us to some interesting places - ending up in a food hall (we would never have found on our own!) full of local delicacies and restaurants Great guided walk

Arnfin

(About local Ihor)

5 April 2025

Ihor performed fantastic and showed me much more than was expected... thanks a lpt Ihor Best in town

Unknown

(About local Ihor)

7 March 2025

We had a truly wonderful few hours with Ihor who took us onto the Oslo Fjord visiting the islands of Hovedøya, Lindøya and Gressholmen. All islands were diffierent; (i) Hovedøya had ruins of an ancient monastery, WW2 bunker and cannons, (ii) Lindøya had over 300 brightly coloured (red, green and yellow) cabins where City folk escape to for a break and (iii) Gressholmen was more of a ‘wild’ island that had less development. This island was our favourite because of the stunning views down the Oslo Fjord and back up to the City. Ihor is a lovely guy, with a lot of amazing stories and his knowledge of Oslo is incredible. The other thing that made the trip is Ihor’s passion for Oslo and this really was engaging. If you’re looking to do something different away from the hustle and bustle of the City then this tour is definitely for you. Just make sure you check the weather and wear the right clothing and footwear - this is a must even if you think otherwise. Oslo Fjords Island Tour

Richard

(About local Tanya Lisa )

5 March 2025

Had a wonderful tour with Tanya. Very pleasant and knowledgeable. She shared many good restaurant and museum recommendations.

Sadeev I🇮🇳 India

(About local Karlis)

5 March 2025

Enjoyed our entire tour with Karlis ... A real deep dive into the by lanes of Oslo included . Than youHad a great time

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rodrigo)

28 February 2025

We did a tour with Rodrigo and had a great time. He was very knowledgeable about Norway and the city. He tailored our day to go to less touristy places, which we loved! Highly recommend booking with him!Rodrigo was awesome!

Kat🇺🇸 United States

(About local Rodrigo)

16 February 2025

having been to Oslo a couple times before, i wanted a fully customized experience and chose Rodrigo from three local guides after sharing what i was looking for and what i'd already eaten and seen. he was on time, very easy to walk and talk with, and able to pivot based on what menus offered on the day and find what we were looking for. he arranged a progressive cheese tasting for me, took me to family owned places (yay, support local businesses!) and neighborhoods I would've never discovered on my own, plus shared history, culture, and personal experience. this is why I use WithLocals. time passed like lightning, and i was sad that three hours were over. don't hesitate to book Rodrigo if you're looking for a kind-hearted person and genuinely knowledgeable secret spot guide :) secret spots, storytelling and smiles

Nicole🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Tanya Lisa )

30 December 2024

We had a lovely walk with Tanya. She showed us the most beautiful parts of Oslo and told us about the interesting history too. The best of the best

Pam

(About local Tanya Lisa )

28 December 2024

Tanya Lisa gave us a fabulous tour. She customized our tour to give us the places we wantes to visit and then showed us so much more. She dilled us with interesting stories and was swnsitive to our wishes. Fabulous Tour