The original Tromsø city walk with Polar Museum
Tromso, Norway
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the important sites and most picturesque spots in the city of Tromso on a historical walking tour with a small group. Follow your guide around town to see the city's original borders of 1794, learning about its over 200-year history. Then, hear tales of explorers, sealers, and polar bear hunters on a guided trip through the Polar Museum.
- Learn about Tromso's history and culture on a walking tour
- Hear stories about polar exploration and hunting
- Great overview and orientation of the city
- Enjoy a more personal experience on a small-group tour
What's Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Professional guide
- Admission Fee - Admission to Polar Museum
- English language commentary
- Historical city walking tour
- Gratuities
- Private transportationNo hotel pickup and drop-off available
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Samuel Arnesens gate 5, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
The meeting point is at the tourist information "Tromsø Visitor Centre", upstairs in the port terminal.
End point
- Skarven KroStrandtorget 1, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Itinerary
Tromso Budget Tours (Pass By)
Roald Amundsen Monument (Pass By)
1
The Polar Museum
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Raketten Bar & Pølse (Pass By)
Tromso Domkirke (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Meet your guide at the tourist information office. The default language of the tour is English.
- There are some stairs in the Polar Museum. Outside, we will walk a total of 2,5km on flat terrain.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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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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Bernard (I am sorry if the spelling is incorrect) very knowledgeable and gave us so much information about the adventurers, hunters and researchers in the Arctic during our visit to the Polar Museum.
Having a guided walking tour with a knowledgeable tour guide is good experience to learn about the history of the city.
Wilma was an amazing tour guide and so very knowledgeable. You could tell Wilma loved what she does and that benefits the tourists. She was brilliant. I recommend this tour 100%.
He’s very enthusiastic about Tromsø which makes the presentation more interesting. The Polar Museum was fascinating especially about the conditions of the explorers. We walked all over the central city and ended up at a pub.
We signed up for this tour, but it was not clear about where to meet the group. There were two ships in port-Celebrity Apex and Viking. Your directions were for the Viking ship. We missed the tour because we did not realize we had to take a shuttle bus to the City Center to meet the group. Your directions were appropriate for the Viking ship which was docked by the City Center but not for our ship, the Celebrity Apex. Had we known the rendezvous point, we would have given ourselves adequate time to meet the group. Unfortunately we missed the tour and the museum. Please be aware of this for future bookings.
Ellen Bromley
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Essential Tromsø Historical City Walk
Paid $84.34 for two tickets
Response from Host, Jun 2026
You have booked a tour for Saturday, June 13. Your ship was in town on Friday, June 12th only. I believe that we are not responsible for the schedule of your ship. Regardless of this, the directions to the meeting point include the meeting point's street address, which makes it beyond clear that the tour starts at the port terminal in the city centre.
The tour was ok but our guide was not very structured. She had to refer to notes on a few occasions and seemed a bit confused about where to go next. She was sweet, but very soft spoken and we found it hard to hear her at times. Allowing an hour for the polar museum was too much. We left the tour early.
Karl was an amazing guide and told us a lot about the history and culture of Norway as well as many aspects of life in Tromsø! And the addition of the Polar museum at the end was fantastic
It was such a nice and informative tour! Highly recommended to anyone visiting Tromso. The museum was good too.
Really enjoyed the experience. Had to ask a few people to see if we were in the correct building. Google maps placed us outside on a different corner.
Our guide Carl, was excellent. We met up and joined people already on the tour as there has been an admin mix up and two groups had started at different places.
Carl was very clearly spoken and very knowledgeable. Walked through the town, visited the library, fish tank in the restaurant and ended up at the Polar Museum. Carl guided us through the history in the museum. As we had joined the tour later, Carl continued with us and took us to the new part of town before heading back. We said goodbye to Carl at a local cafe and then made our way back.
Very friendly and informative guide, would certainly listen to Carl again should we visit Tromso again.
Our guide Vilma was friendly and informative. She's definitely a local as her love of Tromso shone through. We went to the polar museum which was interesting and walked down side streets in Tromso town. Vilma pointed out old houses and their histories, fun facts we wouldn't have found out by ourselves. Well worth it. Thanks Vilma
It is an enjoyable way to get a feel of Tromso. Karl is a very good guide and interacted with everyone on the tour. It's a mix of history and the current culture. A highlight for me is the Polar Museum.
Enjoyable tour round the city. Bernard was a very knowledgeable guide. We managed to keep up with his pace and we were a very small group
Wonderful and very informative walking tour. Full of historical facts but delivered in an interesting and fun way. Not dry and stuffy at all. Fully recommend (especially in a rainy day)!
This tour was entertaining, informative and a great introduction to Tromso. This was despite the constant rain which was unfortunate but didn't dampen the experience. Highly recommended
Karl was a great guide. We learned so much about Tromso and it's history. He had a wonderful sense of humor and made it very easy to ask our many questions
Great tour that was inexpensive! We had a small group of 7ish people so we were able to ask lots of questions. The Tour guide was very knowledgeable, talked about the history of Tromso, took us off the "tourist path" to show us what the residents of the town do, and even the different languages in Norway. The tour included admission to the must see Polar Museum! While there we were able to touch actual Polar Bears, walruses, and many more Norwegian taxidermies. Definitely a must see while in Tromso!
Excellent tour with knowledgeable guide. Arctic museum was interesting. Easy to find meeting point coming off a coastal cruise boat.
It’s well worth the money. A good choice when you have limited time. The guide was very knowledgeable about Tromsø
Very friendly and experienced guide Easy walking at a good pace. Very interesting walk with a lot of local information provided
Very informative! Astrid was so knowledgeable about the history of Tromsø and current significant events. The tour of the Polar Museum was brilliant! Also lots of great suggestions for food and shopping. Highly recommend this tour.
Very interesting tour, we saw things and learnt things about Norwegian culture as well as Tromso. Karl was very friendly.
Excellent short duration activity. Wonderful guide. Only minor point were the large crowds inside the Polar Museum which made navigating difficult.
A wonderful walk around Tromso. Our guide was a born and bred local - She was lovely! It was a very informative tour and we were given many tips that enhanced our stay in Tromso.
Great value for money. Karl, our guide had lots of local knowledge and trivia to share and was happy to answer questions as we went along.
Excellent guide who provided an interesting and informative commentary. She engaged well with the members of the small tour group which helped to make it an enjoyable activity.
Astrid was are tour guide There were only two of us on this tour , myself and a guy from Germany ( apparently we were lucky it wasn’t cancelled because there were only 2 of us. )
Astrid walked us around the centre of Tromso, pointing different things out to us and explaining the history of Tromso ( which she is very knowledgeable about )
We also got to try some smoked whale meat which was very nice !)
We ended up in the artic museum where astrid explained the history of artic exploration and the history of whale hunting
I found the museum to be very interesting with lots of photo opportunities
This tour is worth doing while in tromso
Bernard our guide was great. We learned so much. His delivery was lighthearted and engaging. His research and anecdotes went well beyond the standard skripted approach. Highly recommend rhis tour.
The tour was good, if did its job of teaching us about the city, its history and the life around the North of Norway.
The meeting point could be better but we gave that feedback already.
Most of the time was spent in the Polar Museum. Not a typical walking tour of a city. The guide was friendly but think the tour should be marketed differently. A few reviews mentioned this but unfortunately I did not read them all prior to booking.
Astrid lead our tour, and she is fantastic. She's a knowledgable guide who was born in the Arctic region, and has lived here most of her life. She really knows the area's history, loves to share it and is enthusiastic about the area. The three people in my party all thoroughly enjoyed our time learning about Tromsø, its people, and its history. Highly recommend this tour!
This was not a historical city walk. This was a walk to the museum where we spent over an hour learning about Norways history of artic exploration. The viator description should include that. I would not have booked if it had. The guide was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of Nordic exploration. So if that's your thing, this tour is for you.
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