We did a 7.5 hour guided tour that I booked directly with one of the tour operators to some AMAZING sites outside of the city. The drive was to Strodal via Sjoholt, to Valldal, to Gudbrandsjuvet, to Trollstigen, with lots of waterfalls, Fjords and some hairpin turns, with lots of stops. Then to Trollveggen and the Troll Wall. Everywhere you look was just breathtaking and almost unreal. When we got back to Alesund, they took us on a quick drive through the city and then straight back to the ship, as it was back on board time. One of the BEST tours we did in ANY port we have been to.