Bergen is the children’s city, where fun activities and spectacular attractions are waiting to be explored.
Here is a selection of five all year around activities that puts a smile on every kids’ face!
1. Bergen Aquarium
Bergen Aquarium is one of the tourist favorites in Bergen, just a short walk or a buss drive from the Fish Market. At Bergen Aquarium you can see so much more than rare and colorful fish and other animals living in an aquarium. Bergen Aquarium during feeding hours, you will see an entertaining show, as seals and penguins are doing tricks and exercises as they are served their meals.
At the tropical department, you can see colorful fishes, crocodiles, snakes and spiders.
Is your child ready to quit using pacifier? The colorful carps love eating krill from pacifiers, and the kids love to see them swimming around with their pacifiers in the pool for a while. At Bergen Aquarium there is always something new and exciting to learn about the creatures living under and above the water surface.
Photo: Bergen Aquarium
2. Try the new Fløibanen Funicular or Ulriken Cable Cars
Safe and secure, but at the same time quite exciting when the two cable cars take you up and down the mountainside of Mount Ulriken. Feel the tingling in your stomach as you look down at the city as cars, houses and people look smaller and smaller during the climb to the top, 643 meters above sea level.
From the top of Mt. Ulriken there are great hiking opportunities and a restaurant.
Photo: Benjamin Bargard
From the city center you can take the Fløibanen Funicular to the top of Mount Fløyen. There is a large playground and a jungle gym in the forest which is very popular for the children. If you like to go for a walk there is plenty of well marked trails to choose from in various lenths.
3. VilVite science centre
VilVite Science Centre is a dreamworld for every child, filled with exciting activities and challenges. Here the kids can explore the world, challenge themselves and have fun at the same time. You are not told how everything works, you are encouraged to figure it out yourself through fun exercises and activities.
In the main display area there are over 100 installations. Begin your career as a weather forecaster, or try cycling 360 degrees without falling off the bike. VilVite focus on technology and science. Take the Bybane (tram) to the Florida station, or take a 15 minute walk from Fisketorget. This is a favorite for all kids!
Photo: VilVite
4. Vannkanten Waterworld
Including Norway’s longest waterslide, outdoor and indoor pools, Jacuzzis, climbing walls and SuperBowl, Vannkanten Waterworld is great fun for all kids. The enormous BOB-slide gives you a real tickle in your stomach, and the lighting effects, music and timekeeping makes this the big favorite.
Feel the wonderful water in the therapy pool, or enjoy the day both under and above the water surface. Every Saturday and Sunday, the mascot Duffe shows up, giving the kids a great show. Vannkanten lies next to Vestkanten shopping mall, which is the biggest in Bergen.
It also has a bowling alley, curling, ice hall and a fitness centre. Take bhe buss (line 5, 42 or 43) from downtown Bergen, or drive 10 minutes on Riksveg 55 towards Sotra to get there. Vannkanten is the place for kids who like water!
5. Experience Bryggen
Bryggen is probably the best place for kids to learn about the history of Bergen. Take a walk between the crooked buildings and narrow alleys and learn about Bergen during the Hanseatic times.
You get a complete historical experience as you travel back in time when Bergen was one of the big cities of international trade in Europe. A lot of the history is conserved or rebuilt as it was in the Medieval days, and you can take a close look at the 61 buildings on UNESCOS list of world heritage sites.
Here you can imagine how people lived and worked, just by looking around.
Photo: Kaitlin Bailey / Matador Network / www.fjordnorway.com
If you're looking for more ideas, check out all family friendly attractions here.
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