On/Off bus in Oslo

[crazy4cruisn]

Anyone have information on the On/Off bus in Oslo? Did you like it?

[cf2404]

We took the Oslo Red City Sightseeing double decker Hop on/Hop Off bus from the Century a couple of weeks ago and have no complaints. We nearly take a hop on/hop off tour in cities as it by far the best way to get right round the cirty and see parts you would not get to on foot. The bus was right at the quayside waiting for us when we disembarked the ship. Was not too impressed with Oslo though, not much to see and certainly not what you would call a bustling, thriving capital city. We really only got off at the "nude statue" garden which was nice to stroll round and also got off at the stop for the Viking Museum but did not pay the entrance fee to go in as we weren't that interested and the queue was very long. We were only on the bus for around 1 1/2 hours and thought we had got a good enought feel for Oslo. Got off at the commercial area a short walk from the dock and strolled back to the ship. Cost was 22Euros per person I think.

 

When we disembarked the ship there was also another sightseeing option, slightly cheaper at 18Euros per peson I think for a 3 hour tour but not hop on hop off.

 

We also did hop on hop off on Stockholm and Helsinki.

[jimbo23]

you don't need to take the bus especially if you berth at Akerhaus castle cruise pier.Walk around the harbour to the ferry and take a 20 kroner return trip over to the Fram museum and Thor Hyerdahls museum which are next to one another across the harbour.

 

Then when you come back you can walk into the city to your left and you come to the royal palace within about a 10 min walk.You can see the guards changing and walk in the palace grounds.

 

Walk back towards the harbour and visit Akerhaus castle itself ,this was the german H.Q. during the war and there is a small resistance museum there .The castlegrounds contain old cannon and more soldiers in national uniform which has a tall feathered hat.

 

When you get back on the pier there are tourist shops which sell most local souveniers including the heavy wool sweaters that norway is famous for.

 

this should pass a good few hours and you will have seen most of the local sights in the process.

 

Jim

[NancyIL]

I haven't been to Oslo yet, but I trust the advice of Rick Steves who says, "While there is a hop-on, hop-off bus service for Oslo, the city doesn't really work well with this kind of bus tour. Again, commit yourself to public transit to save lots of time." (Rick Steves' Scandinavia 2005)