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This section contains general information about Norway and how to get there.

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General Information

Visit Norway is the official travel guide to Norway, with versions in a number of languages. Some regions also have online guides to local activities and accommodation.

Ferries

At present (2009) there is no direct service from England to Norway and most routes involve transit through Denmark. Ferry routes and operators seem to change from one season to the next, so it take a bit of investigation to find the right options. The VisitNorway website offers some guidance, but the main operators are :

Accommodation

Fjord Pass is a scheme which provides fixed price accommodation at participating establishments, in various classes. Useful for cost control and when touring.

Skinnarbu Høyfjellshotell
Møsvatn
3660 Rjukan
Phone: +47 35 09 56 00
Fax: +47 35 09 01 90
Mountain hotel on the plateau above Rjukan

Rondane Spa Høyfjellshotell
Mysuseter
2675 Otta
Phone: +47 61 23 39 33
Fax: +47 61 23 39 52
Mountain hotel on the edge of the Rondane National Park, near Otta

Quality Hotel Vøringfoss
Nedre Eidfjord
Eidfjord, Norway 5786
Phone: +47 53 67 41 00
Fax: +47 53 67 41 11
Luxury hotel at the side of the fjord in Eidfjord. Despite the name, Vøringfoss itself is 20km further east.

Haukeliseter Fjellstue
3895 Edland
Phone: +47 35 06 27 77
Fax: +47 35 06 27 78
Mountain hotel near the summit on the E134

Hjelle Hotel
Hjelle
N-6798 Hjelledalen
Phone: +47 57 87 27 50
Fax: +47 57 87 27 51
Small, family-run hotel and motel on the lakeside, not far from the Summer Ski Centre.

Grande Fjord Hotel
Geiranger
Phone: +47 70 26 94 90
Fax: +47 70 26 94 91
Hotel just outside Geiranger, overlooking the fjord. Built into the hillside, making the 6th-floor restaurant at the entrance level from the road. Reception entrance is found at the bottom of the hill. Cabins also available at the same location.

Dagali Hotel
Dagali
N-3580 Geilo
Phone: +47 32 09 37 00
Fax: +47 32 09 38 10
Hotel with good views towards the Hardanger plateau. About 20km south of Geilo, the hotel is a short distance from RV40 (look for the signs in the village).

Vesterland Feriepark
Vesterland
6854 Kaupanger
Phone: +47 57 62 71 00
Fax: +47 57 62 72 00
Cabins, apartments and hotel near Kaupanger

Attractions

Gudvangen (Nærøyfjord)
This branch of the Sognefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is incredibly narrow in places. A ferry service runs along the fjord from Lærdal and Kaupanger to Gudvangen.

Flåm Mountain Railway
Scenic railway climbing from the fjord at Flåm through ravines and tunnels to the mountain station at Myrdal, on the main Bergen to Oslo line.

Vemork Industrial Museum
Museum in the old hydro-electric power station, covering both industrial and atomic weapons. This power station was key to the wartime production of heavy water for the Nazi atomic fission research. The destruction of this plant by the Norwegian Resistance and British forces forms the basis of films such as "The Heroes of Telemark".

Telemark Canal
Waterway formed by lakes and connecting canal sections, stretching 105 kilometres from Skien to Dalen.