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Viking experience: Tønsberg Viking Stay with Hotel and Guided Experiences

This package combines accommodation at Thon Hotel Tønsberg Brygge with a guided cycling tour to the Oseberg mound and Walk with a Viking in Tønsberg. Book now!

What’s included
Accommodation at Thon Hotel Tønsberg Brygge, right by the harbour. Breakfast included.
Guided cycling tour to the Oseberg mound with a Viking guide and storyteller.
Visit the site where the Oseberg ship was discovered.
Walk with a Viking, a guided walking tour through Tønsberg.
Stories about Viking life, Norse myths, sagas and Viking ships.
Short distance to Vikingodden, Slottsfjellet, restaurants and the fjord.

Itinerary
Day 1: Cycling tour to the Oseberg mound
Check in at Thon Hotel Tønsberg Brygge. Join a guided cycling tour from Vikingodden to the Oseberg mound, about 5 kilometres from the city centre. Learn about the Oseberg ship, Viking craftsmanship, the people and the legacy they left behind.

Day 2: Walk with a Viking
Follow a Viking guide through Tønsberg, Norway’s oldest city. The tour lasts about two hours and takes you to historical landmarks, Viking ship replicas and the city’s Viking stories.

Practical information
The package includes accommodation, guided cycling tour, bicycle and guided walking tour.
The cycling tour is about 5 kilometres.
Walk with a Viking lasts about two hours.
The guided walking tour is accessible for wheelchair users.
The activities take place outdoors. Dress for the weather.

Walk with a Viking is conducted in English.

 

Benzini Campers – Campervan rental

Benzini Campers offers fully equipped campervan rentals with pick-up locations in Sandefjord, Torp Airport (TRF) and Oslo. Travelling by campervan gives you the freedom to explore Vestfold and the rest of Norway at your own pace.

Choose from comfortable City Campers, the iconic Volkswagen California or Compact Budget Campers. Every vehicle comes equipped with a camping kitchen, parking heater and comfortable sleeping arrangements, providing everything you need for a memorable road trip. Just pack your clothes and toiletries, and you're ready to go.

For even more comfort, a range of optional extras is available, including SUP boards, hammocks, tents and hiking poles. Benzini Campers also offers unlimited mileage, flexible cancellation, basic insurance and an additional driver at no extra cost.

With a base in Sandefjord, Vestfold county Benzini Campers is an ideal starting point for discovering the coastline, charming coastal towns, fjords, mountains and many of Norway's most scenic destinations.

Quick sum-up:
Campervan rentals with pick-up in Sandefjord, Torp Airport (TRF) and Oslo
Fully equipped campervans – bring only a toothbrush
Unlimited mileage and an additional driver included
Optional extras including SUP boards, hammocks, tents and hiking poles
Rates from NOK 1,190 per night
Rated 5 out of 5 stars on Google reviews 

Larvik Kunstforening

Larvik Kunstforening 

Founded in 1880, Larvik Art Association is one of Norway’s oldest art associations. Since 2009, it has been based in a 330-square-metre gallery space at Bølgen Cultural Centre, one of Larvik’s landmark cultural venues.

Larvik Art Association is a membership-based organisation that presents exhibitions and cultural events related to visual arts. Its aim is to showcase and communicate high-quality art, create an important meeting place for art and culture enthusiasts, and serve as a bridge between educational institutions, the public and contemporary art.

Exhibition Programme – Autumn 2026

5 September – 27 September
Collecting Material
Opening: Saturday 5 September, 12:00 PM

Teresa Puig is a Spanish artist living and working in Norway. Her work explores how natural materials change over time, reacting, decomposing and transforming through slow and often invisible processes. Drawing on her background as a laboratory technician in botany, geology, chemistry and anthropology, Puig has developed a strong interest in the behaviour of matter.

In this exhibition, she investigates how flowers, textiles and stone change when wrapped, left to decay and later uncovered. By working with discarded flowers, she places the process itself at the centre, revealing how materials break down, react and leave traces behind. These traces become tangible imprints of a life cycle and demonstrate how change is embedded within the materials themselves.

3 October – 25 October
Knut Løvås
Opening: Saturday 3 October, 12:00 PM

Knut Løvås is one of Norway’s most recognised newspaper illustrators and graduated from the Bergen National Academy of Art and Design. For nearly twenty years, he has worked as an illustrator for the newspaper Klassekampen.

Løvås is known for visual narratives that comment on contemporary society, often focusing on politics and human relationships. Rather than offering clear-cut answers, his works invite interpretation and reflection. He encourages viewers to pause, ask questions and consider their own perspectives without being told what to think.

31 October – 22 November
A Master Turns 80
Opening: Saturday 31 October, 12:00 PM

On 18 September, artist Åke Berg celebrates his 80th birthday. Still active and creatively engaged, he has no plans to put down his paintbrush. This major retrospective exhibition presents highlights from his long artistic career and showcases the breadth of his work.

For the full exhibition programme and more information, visit the Larvik Art Association website.

Guided Tours

Explore the world of art with a guided tour led by an art educator. Tours can also be tailored for groups, companies, associations and schools.

 

Skjærgårdshagen

Stroll through the garden, enjoy the peaceful surroundings and find inspiration for your own garden projects.

Throughout the summer, visitors can purchase bouquets, edible flowers, vegetables and herbs, while also receiving tips on growing, caring for and using edible plants. The garden is also home to Skjærgårdshagens Spiseri, an informal pop-up café serving homemade cakes, ice cream, charcuterie boards and a selection of drinks. On selected days, pizza is baked in the garden’s wood-fired oven.

The garden is open to visitors on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays throughout July from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Admission is free, and parking is available near the entrance.

Follow Skjærgårdshagen on Instagram for updates on upcoming events, workshops and themed garden days throughout the season.

Open Farm at Grytebakke

Open Farm 2026 at Grytebakke Farm

Each month offers new seasonal activities and experiences inspired by life on the farm.

During spring, summer and autumn, you can enjoy a ride on the hay wagon with Old Farmer and his vintage Fiat tractor, a favourite activity for visitors of all ages. In the Super Forest, you'll find a nature playground, a barbecue hut and opportunities for horse riding. When the weather is nice, the pancake café is also open.

Down at the farm, children can meet and pet the animals, jump in the hay and enjoy plenty of space to play. The café serves coffee and tasty treats for both young and old.

2026 Programme

28 June
Test your knowledge in our animal quiz and enter the prize draw to win a gift card. Meet the animals and enjoy a summer day on the farm.

26 July
Summer is in full bloom. Pick your own organic bouquet, meet the animals and enjoy peaceful moments in beautiful surroundings.

30 August
Join a guided tour of the kitchen garden and sample organic vegetables freshly harvested from the soil.

Historical flight with Dakota Norway

Fly with Dakota Norway – Summer 2026

The flying season starts on Sunday, 28 June, and after extensive winter maintenance, Dakota Norway is once again ready to take visitors on unforgettable flights above Vestfold. Experience a unique journey aboard the historic DC-3 Dakota, known as the “Silver Bird”, and enjoy spectacular views of the coastline and countryside from the air.

Flights depart from the Dakota Hangar at Torp Airport. Passengers should arrive one hour before departure. Advance booking is recommended via dakotanorway.no, but tickets may also be available at the hangar on the day of departure.

DC 3 Dakota is Norway's oldest airworthy passenger aircraft, built in 1942. Flights on Sundays (and a few other days) during the summer season 2026. Join a wonderful round trip over the Vestfold archipelago at a good sight-seeing altitude (330 meters).

The historic and valuable passenger aircraft is based at Dakota Hangar at Torp airport. Meet up from 12:00. Book in advance, or on sight.

For the latest flight schedule, booking information and updates, Dakota Norway.

Private flights outside the regular schedule can also be arranged upon request.

Contact: post@dakotanorway.no

NB! Entrance from the east side of the runway via Tassebekkveien to Bredholtveien nr. 220. Follow the signs for Dakota Norway.

Artemis ex Pol2

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Artemis ex Pol 2

The whaling vessel originally belonged to the shipping company Melsom & Melsom of Larvik.

On Sunday, 26 July, you have the opportunity to join a sailing trip aboard the historic vessel. Read more and book

Jubilee Concert with deLillos i Kjerringvik

It has been 30 years since the concert was first held, and together with Kjerringvik Vel & Båthavnforening and ArtPro AS, we look forward to celebrating this milestone with an unforgettable evening of summer music spanning five decades.

Doors open: 5:30 PM
Concert starts: 7:00 PM