Oslo Grand Tour
Oslo Grand Tour
Spend a full day on a grand tour of Oslo that includes the Vigeland Sculpture Park, the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, the Viking Ship Museum, and a boat ride to the Oslo Fjord. Begin with a drive through the city center of Oslo on a coach with a local guide providing interesting information about the Norwegian capital and its major attractions.
This expansive guided walk through Oslo also includes a Vigeland Sculpture Park tour. The park is one of Norway's most visited attractions, with more than 1 million visitors every year. This unique park is the life work of sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and cast iron.
Then, visit Holmenkollen Ski Jump, an imposing monument of steel and concrete. An imposing monument of steel and concrete, it is recognized as the world's most modern ski jump and one of the first designer ski jumps ever built. Enjoy a spectacular view of Oslo and the fjord from the platform at the top of the ski jump tower.
Enjoy entry to the impressive Viking Ship Museum, home of the famous Oseberg Ship. The ship, which dates to approximately 800 AD, is a fine example of Viking shipbuilding, and is remarkably well preserved. The museum also contains various interesting artifacts from the Viking age, including everyday objects, wood carvings, two other notable Viking ships, and several of the burial goods discovered on the Oseberg Ship.
The next stop on the tour is the historic Fram Museum. The Fram Museum tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration, and is centered around the gem of its collection: the Fram. The Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by Norwegian explorers.
You will end this meandering Oslo tour with a relaxing, narrated 2-hour boat ride to the Oslo Fjord. Enjoy great photo opportunities during this trip!
Book now! You won't want to miss this guided tour that will tell you about Oslo's history, modern attractions, fjords, and give you a rare glimpse into Norwegian travel and exploration by sea! Book this sightseeing tour to see the most interesting sights in Oslo.
Please Note: Your ticket includes entrance to the The Fram Museum.
Shore Excursions Group was created with one goal in mind: to provide exceptional travel experiences to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world. To accomplish this, we have compiled an exceptional array of tours delivered by local experts with decades of experience serving travelers and delivering excellent tours. Our owners and management team are comprised of seasoned travel industry executives who leverage their considerable experience to deliver memories of a lifetime.
We are experts in providing exceptional shore excursions. We understand that in today's fast paced world, vacations have become an increasingly important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and experience new and interesting places. With this in mind, we provide the highest quality tours by performing extensive research, and detailed reviews. While other companies also offer excursions, we strongly believe our expertise and approach set us apart. The large cruise lines sell shore excursions - typically in very large groups visiting high traffic sites. We focus on smaller groups visiting more interesting and authentic locations using more personalized local operators. While the cruise lines are experts in delivering cruises, we are experts in delivering shore excursions.
Our Approach
We believe quality service is not only highly valued by customers, but ultimately leads to better experiences and higher satisfaction. Unlike the cruise lines and other tour companies that rely almost entirely on websites, we encourage customers to call us. We want to invest our time answering your questions, providing input, and selecting the excursions that best meet your needs.
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Our goal is to provide customers a wide array of exciting, appealing, and enriching tours. For those customers who prefer to travel in smaller groups with more personalized service, we offer a wide variety of small group tours around the world. These tours generally range in size from 2-12 people compared to larger tours which can number up to 50 people. While exploring the destinations and ports on this website, feel free to search for these "Small Group Tours". For those customers interested in private tours, we offer many outstanding excursions that allow you to travel with your party alone and, in many cases, to fully customize your tour. Search for "Private Tours" if you are interested in this experience. Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean. Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece. Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Our customers can kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France. Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
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In our experience, exceptional travel experiences are almost always delivered by exceptional people. With that in mind, we utilize a comprehensive approach to select and employ the leading tour guides and tour providers around the globe. We hold our people to very high standards which we measure by our comprehensive Quality Control process and, most importantly, by our customer feedback, which we will actively seek from each of our customers.
Our Owners
Shore Excursions Group is owned by seasoned travel executives possessing extensive experience across many sectors within the travel industry.
Bradford J. Miller
Mr. Miller is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Abercrombie & Kent, the World's leading luxury travel company. In that role, Mr. Miller was responsible for contributing to Abercrombie & Kent's international growth through the development and acquisition of tour products and travel experiences around the world with a specific focus on cruising and land based experiences. Prior to joining Abercrombie & Kent, Mr. Miller held a variety of executive positions with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises for more than a decade. These positions included Vice President of Guest Sales & Service, Vice President of Brand Development, and Vice President of Onboard Revenue (which included shore excursions). Mr. Miller also led Celebrity Expeditions, a collection of outstanding and unique tours around the World.
Michael Bonner
Mr. Bonner has over a decade of experience working in the cruise industry in a variety of roles for both Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Viking River Cruises. Most recently, Mr. Bonner was the Chief Operating Officer for The Scholar Ship, a Royal Caribbean program aimed at providing college students onboard educational programs in conjunction with enriching shore excursions around the world. Mr. Bonner also helped co-manage Viking River Cruises U.S. Operations, and he ran the corporate, strategic, and deployment planning functions at Royal Caribbean. While at Royal Caribbean, Mr. Bonner was responsible for forming Royal Celebrity Tours, Royal Caribbean's land-based tour operation in Alaska, which takes cruise passengers on multiple day tours through the interior of Alaska either before or after their cruises. Prior to working at Royal Caribbean, Mr. Bonner was a consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton.
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