Tromsø Polar Bear Tour: Explore Arctic History

Explore Tromsø’s polar bear history on a guided tour with museum visits, interactive exhibits, and captivating stories of Arctic exploration.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Polar Museum - The guide and host will lead visitors through captivating exhibitions featuring polar bears, local Tromsø legends, and other intriguing points of interest related to the tour.
  • Polaria - The guide and host will provide an engaging explanation of Polaria’s latest exhibition on the evolving Arctic environment, offering a…
What's Included
  • Admission to Polar Museum with same-day repeat visit
  • Admission to Polaria with same-day repeat visit
  • Local English and Norwegian speaking guide
  • Spikes for icy conditions
  • Reflectors for autumn and winter
What's Not Included
  • Warm clothes and shoes
Additional Information

Explore the special connection between Tromsø and the majestic polar bear on this engaging and insightful guided walking tour through downtown Tromsø, which includes entry to Polaria and the Polar Museum.
Embark on an exciting journey to some of Tromsø’s renowned landmarks and hidden treasures, each telling captivating stories of the Polar Bear. Learn…

Location
Tromsø Cathedral
Kirkegata
Tromsø Cathedral (yellow wooden church) in the city centre.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Gally60
Jan 19, 2026
The history of Tromso, its people and links to the Artic. - Gavin was a very knowledgeable guide and made sure we were well looked after during the tour and was able to elaborate on all elements of our tour, even more than we expected. Would definitely recommend.
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F8693wnsteves
Jan 19, 2026
Superb educational, interesting and friendly tour - Gavin was a fantastic guide. Very knowledgeable and attentive. Made the whole tour very interesting and gave us a great insight into the role of polar bears and impact of environmental change and humans on the bears and other mammals and fish in the arctic area around Norway including Svalbard. The whole tour has left a lasting impression. Highly recommended.
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Errolharper
Jan 13, 2026
Tromso at its best - My first time in this beautiful city. Gavin was excellent as he took us around all the significant sites with informative information. Just long enough and eye opening to take in the city and it's history and what it has to offer.
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Lauriee860
Jan 4, 2026
We highly recommend and are so grateful! - Oda and Gavin were terrific - in terms of communications before we arrived, and in sharing stories, history, insights, and more during our guided polar bear walk... Gavin was incredibly informative and very pleasant... a FABULOUS introduction to Tromsø and more!
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Katarzynaw873
Jan 2, 2026
Amazing experience. Leaning lots not only about bears but about polar culture, ecosystem and people! - It was amazing experience and Gavin made this tour super special. He added lots of Tromso stories and recommendations from his own experience which made it authentic and reliable. The tour was very well planned, we felt cared for and appreciated as tourists. Even the bio breaks were planned. We could ask questions and got super insightful answers. Highly recommended when you are in Tromso! You will know a lot not only about the bears but also about people, their culture, streets and etc.!
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Jenny_b
Dec 31, 2025
Fantastic - Oda was fantastic and so helpful. We saw some of Tromso that we would never have found ourselves. Having a Polar Bear theme was a lot of fun. We learnt so much about navigating the arctic both historically and practically as it was terrible weather for walking. We survived and have new spike wearing skills!!
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William
Dec 22, 2025
Great experience! - The Guided Polar Bear Walk in Tromsø, and it was a highlight of the trip! The tour took us to the Polar Museum, where we learned about arctic history, and then headed to Polaria, which was an awesome experience to learn more about the animals in the arctic circle. Our guide was super knowledgeable, passionate, and kind. The scenery was stunning and we were able to take some great pictures. Would totally recommend this tour to anyone visiting Tromsø!
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Jurakan57
Dec 18, 2025
My Wife and I Loved it! 👍 - Excellent educational tour! Thanks to our friendly and knowledgeable guide, we enjoyed all the information about the history of Tromso and its magnificent people. The Polar Museum and Polaria were absolutely amazing. Highly recommended.
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Lindaba6334zl
Oct 1, 2025
Fast paced, fun and educational - Gavin was an amazing guide, and a font of knowledge. We learned so much about Tromso, polar bears, hunters and the arctic in general. The time at the Polar Museum was just enough. We choose to spend more time at Polaria after Gavin left us. By then, we had a good sense of the city, did some shopping, and made our way back to our shuttle. We highly recommend this tour, if you like fun and education wrapped up in one tour. Thank you again, Gavin. You made our visit to Tromso memorable!
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From $104
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).