5
Worked quite well
Used GPS and Bluetooth to simplify things. Good information, good route, easy to use.
A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
At a glance
- Duration
- 30 min
- Price from
- $9 / person
- Location
- Tromso, Norway
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 · 20 reviews
- Languages
- EN
- Group
- Private
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
- Confirmation
- Instant
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operator
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace. Directions to the starting point are in the app.
Description
This tour of Tromsø tour takes you along the seaside, where you'll experience a magnificent view of the Arctic Cathedral, and later you’ll find yourself at the Polar Museum, where you’ll learn about famous Polar researchers like Fritjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen. Along the main street, take a stop at the main city square, before you continue to the Tromsø Cathedral and finally the tour ends at the Hurtigruten port. In this first VoiceMap story from Tromsø, you’ll join Lars Engerengen who takes you on a walk from the port, and then along the seaside and the main street, and then back to the port again. You’ll see the Polar Museum, the Roald Amundsen statue, the main city square and Tromsø Cathedral. The tour automatically plays audio at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app. Downloaded the tour in a wifi zone and the app works offline.
Schedule & prices
- Runs
- Every day
- Next available
- Thu, Oct 8
- Adult (ages 6+)
- $9
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Perspektivet Museum
This museum features photography on the diversity of Tromsø. There are around 500,000 photos. They give a unique insight into Tromsø's history from the 19th century to the present.
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum is a Norwegian visual arts museum in Northern Norway. It claims to be the country's youngest and geographically northernmost art museum.
The Polar Museum
The Polar Museum is hosted by the University of Tromsø. The city became a central base for polar expeditions for hunting and science, as well as adventure and tourism. The Polar Museum tells the story of this part of Tromsø’s urban and Arctic history.
Tromso Domkirke
Tromsø Cathedral was built in 1861, and is Norway's only Protestant cathedral built in wood. The architect of the cathedral was Christian Heinrich Grosch.
The Arctic Cathedral
Tromsdalen Church or the Arctic Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the Tromsdalen valley on the east side of the city of Tromsø.
Roald Amundsen Monument
Roald Amundsen was born in Borge near the town of Sarpsborg in 1872. He began studying medicine, but when his parents died, he interrupted the studies on the contrary to devote himself to polar research.
What's included
Included
VoiceMap Application
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Lifetime access to Tromsø: The Paris of the North tour
Not included
Smartphone
Transportation
Food/Drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Traveller Ratings
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
3.6
20 reviews
How it compares in Tromso
- Starting price $9 is 94% below the typical $139 for tours of similar length in Tromso
Excurgo comparison of 339 Viator tours, recalculated daily.
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
1+ days before100% refund
0–1 days before0% refund
Frequently asked questions
How long does A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour take?
A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour lasts about 30 min. The itinerary has 6 stops.
How much does A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour cost?
Prices start at $9 per person for this Tromso experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
What days does A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour run?
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day.
Can I cancel A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour for free?
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Where does the tour start?
The meeting point is Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace. Directions to the starting point are in the app. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
What languages is A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour offered in?
The experience is available in EN.
Is this a private or a group tour?
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Is the tour suitable for children?
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Is the tour wheelchair accessible?
Wheelchair accessible
Will my booking be confirmed immediately?
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Is A Tromsø Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour worth it?
Travellers rate it 3.6 out of 5 across 20 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by VoiceMap Audio Tours.
Reviews(20)
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
G
DO NOT BUY VOICE MAP Tromso !!!
DO NOT BUY VOICE MAP Tromso !!! We spent the money for nothing! -No real explanation on how this thing works, -I assume you need to start at a specific place, we could not get it to work from another place -it had a problem with determining our position using GPS -lots of flaws -It crashed several times
Operator response
Hi, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. When you were having technical difficulties, did you contact VoiceMap support via email or telephone? We are contactable by both telephone and email, so if you have technical difficulties, please reach out to us so we can identify what is going wrong. Again, I'm sorry about the poor experience you had. Best, Alicia
R
Short but interesting
Tromsø is a sympathetic town, the city tour was short-lived, a bit short for the money, but interesting. You should make them right at the beginning of the journey.
T
a bit exaggerated tourism publicity
There is not much to see in Tromsø itself. Not much to do either - but good places to eat and/or drink (prices are usually fair, people are nice and well-behaved, there are no safety concerns). But there are a lot to see, all around, not so far from the town. So, it is a good place for lodging. Note : a this moment (end of June 2025), there is a lot construction/repairs work going on here., in the streets. It is slightly annoying, considering the noise, the dirt and also some alteration of the immediate scenery. The never-ending daylight is quite an experience...
3
A nice abbreviated justice tour of Tromso.
30 minutes of the main highlights. There are longer organized tours, but this gave us all we needed to appreciate this lovely town.
B
Just OK
It is well produced but seems a little thin. For the price , it's not bad, but don't expect much. We think you can buy one tour and share on two phones, but that was not clear in any of the instructions. So we paid for two tours and probably didn't need to.
Operator response
Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. Can you tell us a bit more about what you mean by "seems a little thin" or email more information to support@voicemap.me? Your first instinct was correct, you have to purchase one tour per person. When you buy multiple copies of the same tour through Tripadvisor, we provide you with one code that everyone in your group can use to avoid confusion but the code is only valid for the number of tours you've purchased. Best,
T
Link did not work.
I left this to our last afternoon and the link did not work. I tried and my son tried and it came up with an 'invalid code' message. As I left this for my last experience i did not believe I would get a response sufficiently quickly to be able to do the walk, so did not try.
Operator response
Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. VoiceMap is contactable by both telephone and email, so if you have technical difficulties, please reach out to us so we can identify what is going wrong. We usually try tor respond as soon as possible. Again, I'm sorry about the poor experience you had.
B
Got lost but still very good!
The tour assumes the cruiseship docks in Tromso with the starting point close by. Our cruiseship docked 2kl out of the city with the shuttle in to Tromso dropping us off in the middle of downtown. We asked for directions to the statue starting point and were directed to a statue but the wrong one. We used the tour but found out we were following it backwards. Dialoque was still quite good at all of the points of interest. Polar musseum was very good.
L
Great Way To See The City At Your Own Pace
I downloaded the tour and it was not too long, not too short, it was just right! We went at our own pace and could stop the narration to go into shops or take photos. Glad we did it!
F
Short and sweet
Short and sweet audio tour. Perfect for our family with 2 teenagers who hate this sort of thing, and we definitely saw parts of the city we had not been to. We were all able to use the same login so only paid once for the 4 of us.
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