Bergen Food Tours with Children
The one that is closed to under-20s
The aperitivo tour carries a minimum age of 20 because alcohol is served at every stop — seafood, local cider, wines, champagne and Norwegian specialities across several venues, finishing at a rooftop bar. There is no family version of it. It caps at six and needs at least two people to run.
The food walk with an older child
The flagship walk publishes no minimum age. It runs three and a half hours, includes two drink tastings among the thirteen, and asks for a fair amount of standing, listening and walking between five venues. The last stop is at the top of Mount Fløyen, reached by funicular rather than on foot, which is usually the part a child remembers. Whether the format suits your child is a question about that child, not about the tour — and at eight people a group, there is nowhere to be restless quietly.
The day that children do enjoy
The six-hour Hardangerfjord trip is the most family-shaped thing in the food category, even though its entire food content is one freshly made waffle and a small tasting of a local drink. It runs in an air-conditioned bus or van, in English and German, with a twenty-five-minute photo stop at Fossen Bratte and fifty minutes at Steinsdalsfossen, the waterfall you can walk behind. Non-folding wheelchairs and non-folding strollers are not allowed, and non-skid waterproof shoes are recommended. Fjord days from Bergen.
A day out, not a food tourBergen: Old Town and Waterfalls Guided Tour with Waffles
The only real food walkBergen: A Taste of Bergen Food Tour with Fløibanen Funicular
Two more things worth knowing
The home-hosted lunch is two and a half hours around a table in somebody’s house, with conversation about life in Norway as much of the point as the meal — and there is a small dog in that house, so nobody in the party can be allergic to dogs. Separately, the sea-kayaking trip with a lunch stop on Algrøy island is not suitable for children under 6, nor for non-swimmers, wheelchair users or pregnant travellers. Dietary and allergy notes.
Tap water in Bergen is safe and good and comes out of every tap in the city, so a refillable bottle solves the drinks question for a family faster than anything else here. The water, properly explained.
The six hours that works for a family
Bergen sightseeing, a waterfall photo stop, Norheimsund, the Hardangerfjord, Stone Age carvings and fifty minutes at Steinsdalsfossen, where the path goes behind the water. Meets and ends at the Fish Market, Nøstegaten 40. Six hours, in English and German. One waffle and one small drink tasting are the food; everything else is bought separately.
Frequently asked questions
Can children go on a Bergen food tour?
The aperitivo tour has a minimum age of 20 because alcohol is served throughout. The flagship food walk publishes no minimum, but it is three and a half hours of standing, listening and walking in a group of eight. The listings in full.
What is the best Bergen tour for families?
The six-hour Hardangerfjord day, with a waterfall you can walk behind and fifty minutes to do it in — as long as you understand its food content is one waffle and a small tasting. Folding strollers only. Day trips with a meal.
Is the home-hosted lunch good with kids?
It is two and a half hours around a table, capped at four people including you, with conversation about life in Norway as much of the point as the food. There is a small dog in the house and nobody in the party can be allergic to dogs. A closer look at the lunch.