Oslo Private Walking Tour with a Local

Oslo, Norway

2 to 6 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Getting to know a new city isn’t just about seeing its sights but meeting its people. With this private custom Oslo tour, connect with a local for a real feel of the city they love. Share your interests with your friend-in-the-making before meeting for a walking tour that delivers a personalized and authentic take on the city: from pointers on restaurants to finding little-known sights and ways to get around.

Make Oslo yours, with a local to show you around on a private walking tour
Discover the authentic Oslo—not just the one showcased in tour itineraries
Find your way around, plus shortcuts, sights, and haunts favored by locals
New travel concept driven by knowledge of a local and potential new friend

What's Included

Private walking tour with a Lokafyer (local host)
Customized private walking tour
Personalized itinerary tailored to your interests

Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities (optional)
Entrance fees (if you choose to visit paid attractions)
Food and drinks
Local transportation (this is a walking tour, no transport provided)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The Tiger
Jernbanetorget, 0154 Oslo, Norway
Travelers can request the tour to start from any centrally located hotel. If your hotel is outside the city center, we’ll suggest a convenient meeting point.

End point

Oslo, Norway
Flexible- tours may end at a different location in the city unless requested otherwise.

Itinerary

Tiger Sculpture (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Lokafy tours provide a general overview of the city with practical information from a local’s perspective, not detailed historical facts
In case travellers would like to include a visit to an attraction, they would need to cover the cost of entrance for themselves and also the Lokafyer (local guide)
Service animals allowed
Tours are entirely personalized, please provide the start time, meeting place and information about you so that we can organize the tour
This is a walking tour. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes

Near public transportation
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Children below 3 years old are free of charge
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Most travellers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.4

based on 75 reviews

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This will give a great...

Lenore_L, June 2026

This will give a great overview of Oslo. You can design the tour to meet your needs. You can then explore certain venues more in depth on your own.

Don’t do this tour until guides are screened

Melissa_C, Sept 2025

We could not understand our guide. We went to places uninteresting to us like the library. Could have been a good tour but the guide basically ruined and wasted our time.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

We sincerely apologize for the disappointment during your tour. We understand how important it is for a private tour to feel relevant and engaging, and we regret that the communication difficulties and the choice of sights led to a feeling of wasted time. This is certainly not the experience we aim to provide. Your comments regarding the guide's language skills and route planning have been noted and will be used to improve our vetting and preparation process in this city.

Okay. Not great

MARYELLEN_J, July 2025

Expected guide to have a plan about places to go. He didn’t. Kept asking what we wanted to see. We don’t know the non touristy places. Then after the tour I got a notice to pay the cab which I offered to do at the time. That is a cost of business was that. Astor should absorb.

Just OK.

Cheryl_S, June 2025

Guide was very friendly. Not a native Norwegian. A bit hard to understand. Knew the area well. Tried very hard to accommodate our needs

Response from Host, June 2025

Thank you Cheryl for your feedback. We've noted this and would do our best to manage our traveler's expectations onwards.

Mediocre tour

Karen_W, May 2025

Mediocre tour, not bad but not great. Tour guide was friendly and walked us around downtown Oslo but not as knowledgeable as we would have expected.

Response from Host, June 2025

Hello Karen, we are sorry about your experience, feedbacks like yours helps us as a start-up improve our services. Be assured the Oslo local would put more efforts into her tour experiences as we'll be sharing this feedback with her as well.

Private Walking Tour of Oslo

Mark_F, May 2025

Our tour guide, Bilama, was great. Our first time in Oslo. Was a great tour to get acquainted with the city. Learned a lot about the history of Oslo.

Only in Oslo for the day...

Stuart_R, Apr 2025

Only in Oslo for the day so wanted to get an oversight and find out some of the more unusual facts. Martin ticked every box for us. Oh and the weather helped!!

Wonderful way to see the city!

Johanna_Z, Feb 2025

This was a personalized experience which could not have been better! Our guide was perfect and really helped us see Oslo at night!

Best walking tour in Oslo

Mani_F, Nov 2024

Our tour guide Dominik Amon was wonderful. He was very patient, knowledgeable and showed us ins and outs of Oslo. We all had a great time also his restaurant recommendation,The Salmon, was amazing.

Great tour guide Bimali

Jack_C, Oct 2024

Bimali was a great tour guide. She offered many great isights into Norwegian life and culture. She went to great lengths after our tour to answer questions and make recommendations.

Love the customization!

Kelly_M, Oct 2024

Being able to have a customized tour was great. We made a couple of small requests and Liga delivered a great experience.

Wonderful experience

Elizabeth_K, Sept 2024

Our guide, Enrico, was delightful. He was full of information about the areas we visited and the local color. He was also very patient as my husband used a cane and is a little slower than the average person.

Thoroughly enjoyable, despite the rain.

Don_W, Sept 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed the whole tour with Juan, especially the Vigeland sculpture park. Juan displayed her knowledge of Oslo and was very friendly and obliging at all times.

Great day in Oslo

Tory_H, Sept 2024

What a great day with our tour guide Romy! She showed us all the highlights of Oslo and was very informative of the history and art we saw. If you are visiting Oslo, I would book a tour with Romy.

Disappointed

Carol_W, Aug 2024

Very disappointing. Although Olga was very nice she did not have much information on Oslo or Norwegian culture. We booked trip for 700. Once we started she told us everything was closed. Should have told us ahead of time. There was no explanation of the history of anything we saw. Couldn’t answer our questions

Great!

Olivia_M, Aug 2024

Wonderful experience! Our guide took us all around in a way a tourist couldn't. She was accommodating and showed us so much in our short time!

Insights galore

Warren_D, Aug 2024

Getting to know Agnes Kuklinski. What a delightful lady. We wish her well in her studies. Very flexible, very adaptable in coverage and background

Excellent private walking tour of Oslo

Ken_F, July 2024

Juan was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and was very accommodating to our needs and disabilities. She went over and above.

Great way to see Oslo

Kathryn_H, July 2024

Liga was an amazing tour guide. She was very personable, knowledgeable, and gave us great suggestions about places to go after the tour. She also provided us with a quick summary of best ways to get around Oslo.

Enjoying Oslo in the rain.

Mary_M, July 2024

Actually listening to her tell why she made Oslo her home as she is from China. It was very interesting to hear her story. Our tour was on a miserable and rainy day but that did not deter us from seeing most everything and a bit more. She was very knowledgeable about history (love that) and explaining the basis for some of the artwork in the Parliament building. She was very capable and excited to share anything about her city. Unfortunately we had to end the tour a wee bit early as we had walked way too much earlier in the day and were worn out. She was very understanding and gracious.

Great time

Antonio_P, July 2024

Agnes was great! She knew how to keep the tour interesting all the time. We would do more if we had time

2 hours in Oslo!

Scott_M, June 2024

Excellent guide - showed us exactly what we wanted to set up the next 2 days in Oslo! We saw the key sights and learned about the city and country.

Excellent walking tour

Michael_F, June 2024

Our tour guide, Dominik Amon, was wonderful (he was one highlight of the day. He was very knowledgeable and very nice. His English was perfect. We went all over the city, including to less well known spots. He gave us the names of some good restaurants. I would highly recommend this private tour

Dissapointing tour in Oslo

trevor_S, June 2024

The description of the tour with a local guide was just what we for looking for. What better way to explore a city!. However the guide was not a born and bred inhabitant of Norway nor from Oslo. he was a forigner who had lived in Norway for 11 years. He was very kind but his knowledge of Oslo and the Norwegian people was poor. For the price we paid (€110 per pers X 4 = €440) we expected a LOCAL guide and not a foreigner. Also after choosing a date and paying up front we were contacted several times to ask if we could change the date and the time. which for us was not possible. We felt we were robbed.

Nice tour of Oslo

Michele_C, June 2024

We had a wonderful four hour walking tour with Bimala. She was very pleasant and attentive to us. We had a wide variety of ages in our group and she did an awesome job keeping everyone happy. She was friendly and funny and we enjoyed our walk around Oslo with Bimala

Very personalized tour and great guide

Karen_N, June 2024

Bimala contacted us prior to tour to confirm our request to see opera house and the fortress but also included many interesting sites. She put together an excellent tour to include our request. Explained some history as well as overview of life in Oslo. She kept us on schedule to ensure we saw the maximum planned sites. I highly recommend Bimala. We learned a lot and she made it fun. If you want a truly personalized tour I would highly recommend using Viator. I originally had booked with another company that could not confirm my request after 15 mails back and forth. I canceled. Within 3 emails with viator I was confirmed with the tour I wanted. I highly recommend this tour company.

A tour unlike others

Charles_F, June 2024

What an experience to have a one on one tour with the local! She was very knowledgeable about the city. The nice part of this tour is you a vary it as you wish. I would absolutely do this kind of tour again.

Extremely knowledgeable tour guide

Anthony_C, Mar 2024

Our guide Romy was excellent and very knowledgeable. Top Notch tour guide. I would definitely recommend this to my friends.

Our guide was very...

Margaret_H, Sept 2023

Our guide was very patient with us as we gave the wrong meeting location. Once we met up she was knowledgeable and flexible when we wanted to make stops. A very nice experience.