Experience Oslo
Beyond the Guidebooks

Sherman was a great guide. She showed us an overview of the sights, sent us recommendations for the rest of our stay, and gave us good restaurant recommendations. She was knowledgeable, personable and shares her insights of the culture with us.

Excellent. Very flexible with what I wanted to do and see. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Would hire her again.

I had the pleasure of touring Oslo with Sheenam, and I couldn’t have asked for a better guide! From the moment we met, she made me feel comfortable, even though I was a little nervous about navigating a new city on my own. She was patient, kind, and incredibly helpful, making sure I never felt rushed while still covering an impressive number of sights. In just four hours, Sheenam guided me through Oslo’s highlights, including the Central Station, Deichman Library, Opera House, Munch Museum, She Lies floating sculpture, Bjørvika waterfront, and Vigeland Sculpture Park. Along the way, she shared fascinating insights that deepened my appreciation of each place. She also made sure I experienced local flavors—moose hotdogs and burgers, creamy fish soup, and Ringnes beer—all of which I loved! Even better, she gave me clear directions for landmarks we didn’t have time to visit, like the Royal Palace, Stortinget, and Oslo Cathedral. What impressed me most was how approachable and attentive she was. As someone who’s directionally challenged, I could have easily felt overwhelmed, but with her guidance everything was seamless and stress-free. She balanced being informative with giving me space to simply enjoy the city. She even went above and beyond—giving me detailed instructions for navigating Oslo’s public transport, and personally taking me to a burger spot a bit out of the way so I wouldn’t miss the moose burger I’d been hoping to try. If you’re visiting Oslo, I can’t recommend Sheenam enough. She’s knowledgeable, thoughtful, and considerate—and she makes the whole experience feel like exploring the city with a friend. I left with wonderful memories of Oslo, and that’s largely thanks to her!

I had the pleasure of touring Oslo with Sheenam and couldn’t have asked for a better guide! In just four hours she showed me major highlights like the Opera House, Munch Museum, Deichman Library, Bjørvika waterfront, Vigeland Park, and more—while sharing fascinating insights that made the city come alive. She also made sure I tried local favorites like moose hotdogs, moose burgers, creamy fish soup, and Ringnes beer. What impressed me most was how kind, patient, and attentive she was. As someone directionally challenged, I never felt stressed—she gave me detailed directions for spots we couldn’t fit in for the day, like the Royal Palace, Stortinget, and Oslo Cathedral, taught me how to use public transport, and even went out of her way to help me track down the moose burgers I’d been hoping to try. Touring with Sheenam felt like exploring the city with a friend, and I left with wonderful memories of Oslo thanks to her. Highly recommend!

Marianne, our guide is excellent. She is friendly and knowledgeable. We have walking difficulty and our pace is slow. She skillfully modified our itinerary but covered all the important and interesting places.

Marianne was awesome! She gave us tremendous insight about Norway and showed us many places in the time we had. She was like family and so personable with us. We enjoyed it immensely.

I had a great time with Marianne. She showed me sights and places which I would otherwise overlooked and she gave a lot of background to the places we visited. Very friendly and professional. Highly recommended.

Marianne was very informative, flexible and knowledgeable. I would recommend to anyone.

Neil was a wonderful guide who used his acting skills to enhance our experience. He shared much history with added stories and especially shared his opinions on various architecture and art works. He made multiple suggestions for our remaining time in Oslo.

Neil gave us a nice overview of Oslo in the short time we had available. We asked for a focus on history, and he delivered! He also took the time to help us figure out the transit system. A terrific experience.

We didn’t know how long we should book our private tour for as we are not huge history buffs. So we booked for two hours and Neil was our guide. We asked him to plan our day. He was fabulous! Although a Brit, he clearly loves Oslo and Norway. He was so fun and interesting and shared many stories about his country. He took us to the highlights around the city and gave full explanations about the architecture and buildings and statues throughout the city. We definitely would recommend Neil and City Unscripted for this tour. I also spoke on the phone and thru email with their customer support on meeting locations and they were excellent as well. Two hours was enough for us as we are seniors and this is a walking tour.

Neil was very personable and adapted the tour to meet our needs. He was very easy going, but was diligent about showing us as much of the historical sites as time allowed. I would highly recommend Neil as a guide.

Mary was so knowledgeable and warm. She made Oslo come alive for me.

Our guide, Mary, was very attentive to our questions which were somewhat random because we had never been to Oslo before. She knew both the history and current times. She let us set the pace and took us to spots that we would not have gone to on our own. We could not recommend her more highly.

A lot of walking, but that was our choice. Marie reached out and asked what our goals were before the tour and even during the tour gave us options of next steps and choices. We saw the opera house, the palace, the main square and the fortress. A lot of history and knowledge.

Mary was such an excellent host ambassador for Oslo and city unscripted. She was very knowledgeable about this city and curated the entire itinerary based on our specific interests. She also thoughtfully brought us a bottle of water to stay hydrated in the heat and took us on part of our journey on the local bus to help reduce the amount of walking for my husband who had leg surgery just a couple of months ago, absolutely wonderful guide.

He contacted us immediately once the booking was confirmed. He made a good effort to understand what we wanted out of our tour and was very accommodating in taking us to the places we wanted as well as giving us a great overview of the city and history.