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Alesund Shore Excursion: Comprehensive City Exploration and Museum Visit
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238 Ratings
Ålesund
Immerse yourself in the beauty and history of Ålesund with this comprehensive shore excursion. Explore the enchanting islands, visit the Sunnmøre Museum, climb a lighthouse, and enjoy stunning views of the city.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Storneskaia - Norway Excursions AS - Starting point of the tour
- Sunnmore museum - Learn all about the local history. Visit the old houses in the open air museum, the old boats in the boat houses and the fascinating exhibitions in the main building
- Giske Kirke - Outside visit. Photo stop at this 12th century marble church with explanations and stories of our tour guide
- Alnes Lighthouse - Climb the stairs of the Alnes Lighthouse and enjoy the magnificent view over the Atlantic Ocean. Due to new regulations from the city for Mount Aksla, there is an influx of new visitors to Alnes lighthouse. On some occasions our visit to Alnes may change from an inside visit to an outside or panorama visit.
- Storhaugen View - Enjoy the amazing view over the city of Ålesund
- Brosundet i Alesund - Drive along the Brosund canal downtown Ålesund
- Storneskaia - Endpoint of the tour
What's Included
- Tour guide
- Photo stop at Giske church
- Sightseeing tour
- Visit to the Sunnmøre Museum
- Visit to the Alnes Lighthouse
- Panoramic view from Storhaugen viewpoint
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Don´t miss out on this perfect opportunity to learn all about the beautiful city of Ålesund and her surroundings; a visit to the enchanting islands of Giske and Godøy, the Sunnmøre Museum and sightseeing. Climb the stairs to the top of the lighthouse in Alnes on Godøy or go for a stroll on the beach. A visit to the picturesque open-air Sunnmøre Museum will teach you all about how life was in this part of the country a few centuries ago. Enter the boathouses for another fascinating exhibition. From the museum you will go to Storhaugen viewpoint and enjoy the stunning view over the city, followed by a tour through the center of this spectacular art nouveau city.
- Due to new regulations from the city for Mount Aksla, there is an influx of new visitors to Alnes lighthouse. On some occasions our visit to Alnes may change from an inside visit to an outside or panorama visit.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking “ship name”
- Service animals are not allowed by default as other customers may have allergies, in case a service animal is needed please contact us
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide in English due to mixed groups
- Some terrain may include uneven surface for wheelchair access
- Contact us before booking if wheelchair ramp is needed!
- Bring child/infant seats with you
- All vehicles support foldable wheelchairs
Location
Storneskaia
The meeting point is within walking distance from the port/pier and most of the hotels. Look for our staff on the pier, yellow jackets, carrying our company logo. Be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Please note that "gate" means "street" in Norwegian.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(238 Ratings)
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647arlinc
Aug 11, 2024
Great history of Viking ships and dramatic scenes of the coast - The Viking Museum was amazing and the medevil settlement was really cool. The trip out to the lighthouse was great. The walk to the overview was short but kind of steep so older folks or people with mobility issues should stay in the bus.
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Sarahcaribou
Aug 5, 2024
Great Tour of Alesund - We did a private version of this tour with our group of seven and had a wonderful time. Our guide was Camilo and he and our driver were great. We had a multi-generational group and he was great with everyone. We were able to keep the pace to what we wanted and felt like we saw and learned everything Alesund had to offer. Pick up and drop off at the port was very easy, and we were back to the ship in plenty of time. I would highly recommend this tour to others.
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Catherine_l
Jul 31, 2024
Alesund Norway, a treasure to experience - The tour allows you to see parts of the city & area otherwise challenging to fit in on your own. We were on a cruise and for those of you who take cruises know this was half the cost of a cruise excursion and they are well aware to have you back to the ship on time. Great guide & driver, entertaining & helpful. Well worth the experience, enjoy this tour!
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Beverleye444
Jul 19, 2024
An interesting overview of Alesund - I chose the Ultimate excursion as I wanted to see something of the surrounding area as well as the town itself and was not disappointed. The tour was well organised, communication of a changed pickup time was good with a follow up reminder, and a representative was at the port to meet me. Sandra, our tour guide was well informed, easy to listen to and did not overload us with facts and figures but was able to respond to all our queries in depth if we asked for more information. Our driver (apologies that I didn't get his name) was excellent, particularly going through the various tunnels. The tour covered a range of activities from lookout points to a very interesting outdoor museum, a lighthouse, a very old church and a brief city tour - altogether a good mix of things to see with extra time at a couple of the places to explore on your own or grab a coffee. The pace was just right and this is definitely a tour I would recommend to anyone wanting a general overview of this interesting port and surrounding area.
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Candice_p
Jul 18, 2024
Great excursion of Alesund. - Denise was an excellent guide for our tour of Alesund. She was very knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Our bus driver was excellent too. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Adrian_young1964
Aug 12, 2024
Leisurely tour around Alesund - Well organised tour. Tour rep was at Dock side with board and pointed the way to the coach. very nice new coach.
informative and interesting tour conducted at a fairly relaxed pace.
Viking museum village and lighthouse were the highlights for us
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Annehm3740bn
Aug 7, 2024
Beautiful waterfall and great guide - Very convenient meeting tour guide and bus right off the ship. Nice large and comfortable coach bus. The female guide did a great job narrating. I’m not sure if we didn’t notice when we booked this tour or not but the first stop was a drive and then stopping at the Visitor Center for an hour. We saw a very nice movie on a large screen that gave you a great drone overlook of Norway & then a walk through a museum.
Probably spent an hour there and then onto the waterfall. When we arrived we couldn’t see the top of the waterfall because of cloud coverage so we walked down the stairs to see from the bottom. Beautiful views down there. We would have liked to spend more time here but an hour goes by very quickly if you go down and then back up to the top.
Next onto an Arch bridge for a quick walk and photos. Overall we had a nice time and the drive was very picturesque we just wish we had a little more time to stay at the falls.
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U4997inchristines
Jul 21, 2024
Good overview tour of the area - The company contacted us prior to the tour to advise the shorter tour we booked, was only being offered as a longer tour. We were happy that they still ran the tour and their communication with us was very good. We covered the sites outlined in the tour description but it lost a star as the tour was a bit bland. It is not the fault of the tour guide, it is that the sites around the area are what they are. We had lots of time at the sites and the tour was well organized.
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Charlese_k
Jul 19, 2024
History, Architecture, and a Lighthouse - Enjoyed the Sunnmore museum visit the old houses in the open air museum ... Also thought the ship building was impressive too ... Giske Kirke (first Photo stop at this 12th century marble church) was a good way to start ... Scenic driving with narration was very good ... At the Alnes Lighthouse we climbed the stairs of the Lighthouse and enjoyed the magnificent view over the Atlantic Ocean ... would highly recommend this tour
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Amber_h
Jul 22, 2024
It was just ok - It was just ok. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgable. The booking was misleading as to the amount of walking that was required. It actually did not list walking up steep inclines, I felt bad for the people who purchased and didn’t know. The highlight was definitely the lighthouse and being able to go up in the lighthouse and take panoramic pictures.
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