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Introducing Geilo
At Geilo (pronounced Yei-lo), midway between Oslo and Bergen, you can practically step off the train onto a ski lift. In summer, there’s plenty of fine hiking in the area. A popular nearby destination is the expansive plateau-like mountain called Hallingskarvet, frosted with several small glaciers. For more information, contact the Geilo tourist office (32 09 59 00; www.geilo.no; 8.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 11am-5pm Sun Jul–mid-Aug, shorter hrs mid-Aug–Jun).
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Geilo Aktiv (32 08 75 20; www.geiloaktiv.com in Norwegian) offers glacier trekking on Hardangerjøkulen (1862m) three times a week from July to mid-September. The standard 10-hour tour (including train to and from Finse) costs Nkr650 per person. The company also offers a variety of rafting tours, riverboarding and a two-hour moose safari that occurs once a week.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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