Scavenger Hunts, Escape Games & Walking Tours in Norway

Play a scavenger hunt, outdoor escape game or self-guided audio walking tour in Oslo and Bergen. Solve riddles at 10 landmarks, from the Royal Palace to Bryggen, or just hear their stories, and plan with our city guides. 4.6 · 78 reviews2 cities✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed

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Self-guided city games in Oslo and Bergen

World City Trail runs self-guided scavenger hunts in two Norwegian cities: Oslo, the capital, and Bergen on the west coast, the gateway to the fjords. Each city has three games: a scavenger hunt with a riddle at each stop, an outdoor escape game with a puzzle at every landmark, and an audio walking tour with stories and no puzzles.

Both scavenger hunts have 10 stops. Bergen is short and compact: about 1.5 hours, with 37 minutes of walking over 2.7 km. Oslo takes about 3 hours and covers 4.7 km, around an hour of walking, from Central Station to Frogner Park. The escape game takes about 1.5 hours in Bergen and about 2 hours in Oslo.

CityScavenger hunt ratingTimeWalkingStops
Oslo 4.6 (78)about 3 hoursabout 60 min · 4.7 km10See the games →
Bergen–about 1.5 hoursabout 37 min · 2.7 km10See the games →

Oslo or Bergen? The best Norwegian city for your trip

Best for a first trip to Norway

Oslo

From Central Station to Oslo Cathedral and the Freia clock on Karl Johans gate, past the Parliament to City Hall and the Nobel Peace Center by the harbour, then up to the Royal Palace.

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Best for parks and sculptures

Oslo

The route ends in Frogner Park, home of the Vigeland sculptures, after the National Theatre and Uranienborg Church, a good place for a picnic.

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Best for a short visit or a cruise stop

Bergen

The game takes about 1.5 hours and only 2.7 km, from the National Stage past Bergen Cathedral to the fish market at Torget, so it fits a single afternoon ashore.

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Best for Hanseatic history

Bergen

Walk along Bryggen, the old Hanseatic wharf and a UNESCO World Heritage site, to Bryggens Museum, St Mary’s Church, the Rosenkrantz Tower and Bergenhus Fortress.

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How it works

  1. Book online Choose the game and the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
  2. Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
  3. Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.

Why explore Norway with a self-guided city game

A self-guided scavenger hunt shows you the main sights of Oslo or Bergen without a guide or a fixed start time. In summer the evenings stay light very late, so you can start after dinner and still finish in daylight.

Compared with a guided tour, you set the pace and the order of the stops, and you can stop for coffee or a waffle and carry on later, even the next day. The riddles make you look closely at wooden houses, statues and memorials, and the stories that follow explain what you found, from Hanseatic merchants to the wartime Shetland Bus.

One app works in both cities, which suits the classic Norway trip: a few days in Oslo, the Bergen Railway across the mountains, then Bergen and the fjords.

  • Bergen gets a lot of rain; bring a waterproof jacket. The games still work in the rain.
  • Start the escape game in daylight, because its puzzles rely on details of buildings and monuments.
  • Every stop is seen from outside, so you need no entry tickets.
  • In winter, days are short; plan the game around the middle of the day.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best city in Norway for a scavenger hunt?

For a first visit, Oslo is the best choice: its route links Karl Johans gate, the Parliament, City Hall and the Royal Palace and ends in Frogner Park. Bergen is shorter and suits a cruise stop or a half day, with Bryggen and Bergenhus Fortress.

How long does a scavenger hunt in Norway take?

The Bergen scavenger hunt takes about 1.5 hours, with 37 minutes of actual walking. The Oslo hunt takes about 3 hours, with around 60 minutes of walking. You can pause whenever you like and continue later or another day.

Do I need to book a time slot?

No. You book online and receive your booking reference by email straight away. Download the World City Trail app, enter the reference and start whenever you like, with no guide and no time slot.

Can I do a scavenger hunt in Norway with kids?

Yes. The riddles are solved by observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can play along with an adult, and everyone can follow on their own phone. For young children, Bergen is the easier choice, with a 2.7 km route.

Which languages are the Norway games in?

Both Oslo and Bergen can be played in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. The same six languages are available for the scavenger hunt, the outdoor escape game and the audio walking tour.

Is a self-guided tour better than a guided tour in Norway?

A self-guided tour is better if you want to choose your own time and pace. You can play in the light summer evenings, wait out a rain shower in a café and continue the next day, and the riddles keep children and teenagers involved.

Ready to explore Norway your own way?

Choose Oslo or Bergen, book online and get your booking reference straight away. Start whenever you are there, with no guide and no time slot.

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