Oslo Viking Quest: Exploration Game and Tour
Description
Unleash your inner Viking as you explore Oslo’s 1,000-year journey through puzzles, battles, and legendary tales. Walk in the footsteps of Harald Hardrada, Viking king and founder of Oslo, in this immersive city quest. Using your phone, you'll solve 11 puzzles leading you across modern and historic Oslo, from the Royal Palace and Parliament to Akershus Fortress and the City Hall. Each challenge unlocks stories of medieval battles, royal secrets, and the path to Norwegian independence, including Oslo’s connection to the Nobel Peace Prize. Every clue reveals a new layer of the city’s proud and dramatic history. What makes this tour unique? It’s a self-guided Viking adventure blending real-world exploration with historical storytelling and puzzle-solving, allowing you to experience Oslo in an unforgettable, interactive way. Perfect for families, couples, solo adventurers, and history buffs ready to sharpen their wits and conquer the tales of the city.
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The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway is a showcase for the Nobel Peace Prize and the ideals it represents. The Center is also an arena where culture and politics merge to promote involvement, debate and reflection around topics such as war, peace and conflict resolution. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Oslo City Hall is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed between 1931 and 1950, with an interruption during the Second World War. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Nils Sigurd Aas (21 April 1933 – 10 February 2004) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was one of the most prominent artists in modern Norwegian sculpture and is particularly well known for his statue of Haakon VII, located in the June Seventh Square in Oslo, and for designing coins for Norwegian currency, including 10-krone and 20-krone coins. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The Royal Palace in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French-born King Charles III John of Norway, who reigned as king of Norway and Sweden. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The University of Oslo, until 1939 named the Royal Frederick University, is the oldest university in Norway, located in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
The Storting building is the seat of the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The building is located at 22 Karl Johans gate in central Oslo, Norway. It was taken into use on 5 March 1866 and was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Oslo Cathedral — formerly Our Savior's Church — is the main church for the Church of Norway Diocese of Oslo, as well as the parish church for downtown Oslo. The present building dates from 1694–1697. The Norwegian Royal Family and the Norwegian Government use the Cathedral for public events. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Norway's Resistance Museum also known as the Norwegian Home Front Museum is a museum located at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. The museum collection focuses on Norwegian resistance during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1945. The museum displays equipment, photos and documents from the war years. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(18)
This is fun and a really brilliant idea. Got lost a few times as the directions to the next place aren’t always clear. It would be better to get an address of the next place so you can put it in your preferred map app and not get lost in an unfamiliar city. Overall fun and a good way to explore! Worth the cost!
Thanks for the great feedback! I'm thrilled to hear you found it fun and a brilliant way to explore Oslo, even if the directions got a bit confusing at times. I really appreciate the suggestion about providing addresses for back-up navigation, and I'll share this with the team to see how we can improve. Hope to see you on another quest soon! Thanks, Alex – Founder of Questo
Great way to explore the city and keep warm in winter months! Me and my partner really enjoyed the storyline and love the new map updates!
Thanks for the 10/10 rating! I'm glad the quest helped you stay warm while exploring Oslo's winter and that you liked the new map updates we've rolled out. Hope to see you on another quest soon!
Loved the updates with the new map pinpointing next location! Questo has become our new favourite way to make the most of short trips / weekends away. Great stories and historical contexts to get you round the city and see all the best bits!
I'm so happy to hear that Questo has become your go-to for weekend getaways! It’s great to know the new map updates made your exploration of Oslo even smoother. We can't wait to help you discover the "best bits" of your next destination!
Cool little challenge to help you explore central Oslo. Game took us a few hours but we did lots of side trips which extended it by half at least. Great value for money.
Thank you for the great feedback! We're happy to hear you enjoyed the challenge and took the time to explore Oslo beyond the main route. That’s exactly the kind of adventure we hope to inspire. Glad you found it great value—we’d love to have you join us again in another city!
Excellent activity! We were on two tours around Oslo, walking and on bus, walked around ourselves. This Questo activity took us across all places we've already knew and then to some we did not find previously. The best time spending before leaving the city.
Thank you for your great review! We're glad the Viking Quest added something new to your Oslo visit, even after your other tours. It’s wonderful to hear it was a memorable way to wrap up your trip. Safe travels and hope to see you on another quest soon!
One of the instructions for the next spot was probably wrong or at best very unclear. Otherwise a fun way to get to know the city and its history. The riddles aren't very challenging.
Thanks for the review! Sorry to hear about the confusion, if you would like please send us an email at care@questoapp.com with more details so we can investigate. Still, we're glad you had fun exploring the city and learning its history. Your feedback will help us make the experience even better. Happy exploring!
Fun and interactive way to explore the city. Storyline was good. Locations/sites were well chosen. we had a lot of fun! Would have loved audio narration
Thanks for the great review! We're glad you had fun exploring the city with our interactive storyline and well-chosen locations. Your feedback about audio narration is appreciated. Happy exploring!
Great walk around Oslo center! In short time you Will see almost everything you Need... The cathedral part could be hard to solve...
Thanks for the fun review! We're thrilled you enjoyed your walk around Oslo center and got to see almost everything you needed in a short time. As for the cathedral part, don't worry, a little challenge adds to the excitement! Happy exploring!
Fun way to explore the city. The history / information about sights were interesting and not too lengthy to read!
Your kind words are greatly appreciated. It is a pleasure for us to have you as a customer, and we are pleased to learn that your quest was enjoyable. Hope to see you play more games with us.
It really is a nice way to get to know the city in your own pace and see/read some things a normal tour bus wouldn't show/tell you.
Thank you for sharing a positive experience with Questo. We are grateful that you enjoyed the game. Hope to see you explore more games with us.
