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Two ski centers making up one resort halfway between Oslo and Bergen, Geilo has 20 ski lifts serving 39 Alpine slopes of varying length and difficulty. Geilolia center generally has easier green and blue runs, while Slaatta center offers mostly blue and red runs. Also featured are 135 miles of cross-country tracks.
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1. Raftingsenteret Serious Fun
Overall Ratings
5 based on 117 reviews
Serious Fun offers unique nature experiences! Enjoy the amazing Numedallagen-river that gives you a true white water rafting experience. We offer mini white water rafting from 8-12 years, super white water rafting from 12 years and extreme white water rafting from 15 years of age. Welcome!
Reviewed By A TripAdvisor Member
We spent a Saturday in late August here and had a fantastic day of rafting with the great guys at Serious Fun! A great experience for the whole family! Marianne provided great help and service with a big smile, the guides from Zimbabwe were very experienced from many rivers around the world. They were nice, funny guys that made everyone feel comfortable and confident. Chris was our guide, and he was a really great guy! Busdriver/photographer/safety-guy Jacob was a blast, really spreading laughter and a good mood.
We can safely recommend Serious Fun for anyone who wish to experience the adventure of Whitewater Rafting!
2. Northern Adventure
Overall Ratings
5 based on 2 reviews
The authentic Scandinavian experience A guide, Photographer and Nature Lover, Who is living his dream among some of the purest and most beautiful areas on earth and wants to share his passion of all the things he loves with you!
Reviewed By Chris R - Winchester, England, United Kingdom
We've recently returned from our first trip to Norway. It was amazing! One of the things we wanted to do while we we're there was a night snow show hike. We arranged this through our hotel 'The Bardoloa' (also brilliant) and was put in touch directly with Jeff who was to be our guide.
Transportation was arranged and we were taken from Geilo to Haugastol, a short car journey away. Jeff helped everyone fit their snow shoes and supplied us with powerful head torches, and we we're off.
Walking though the deep snow in snow shoes, was great fun. Jeff, led the way with a sledge loaded with everything we needed for the hike.
On route Jeff pointed out any interesting animal tracks, or particular areas of interest. He was very enthusiastic, energetic and entertaining at all times.
Part way through through the hike we stopped, Jeff prepared a fire, and walked us onto the frozen lake, showed us how to drill through the ice to create a hole for fishing. The drilling was great fun, to be standing on solid ice one minute, and then water coming up through the hole the next, was surreal. We didn't manage to catch anything, but we had great fun trying.
In the meantime Jeff had got the fire going, shared some hot chocolate and we roasted sausages and falafel in the fire. Sitting under the stars, with the fire going, in the Wilderness surrounded by so much snow, and civilisation a long way away, was a special moment that we'll never forget.
I would not hesitate for a moment to recommend Jeff and the snow shoe and ice fishing hike. Jeff was friendly and extremely knowledgable, and took us on a great hike up through the snow covered hills surrounding the frozen lake. Make sure you wrap up warm, wear lots of layers and wear good snow boots and of course take your camera. iPhones seem to freeze up, so don't rely on those. Our children we're Both over 10 and coped well, but it's a long walk and you'll be out for 5+ hours, so not necessarily recommended for any children younger than that. We're already planning our next trip, and we'll be sure to contact Jeff again for another amazing experience next time were in Norway.
Thanks Jeff!
3. Fagerlund Husky - Dog sledding Geilo
Overall Ratings
5 based on 60 reviews
NB! Season is from Christmas to Easter! Thanks :) Looking for an outstanding experience? Join us, dog sledding in Geilo! We offer short trips from 30 minutes and up to multiple day tours. Our Base Camp, is located in Skurdalen, 14 km from downtown Geilo. Here its just us and the dogs, in beautiful and peaceful nature. With our guides and four-legged friends, you can enjoy great outdoor adventures, cooking in the wild, tenting and light a bonfire. Take your family, your business or your friends. There are no limitations in terms of age or physical condition. The activity is also suitable for people with a handicap that would like to get out in nature. We reserve the right to that weather and wind can make it necessary to change the route - this gives no right to refund.
Reviewed By Peter K - Oxford, United Kingdom
Went as a family of 4 with two teenage girls. Had an fantastic time. We did the 2 hour trip with about 45 mins on the lake, which was a perfect length, any more and we would have been too cold.
The dogs are so keen and the sledding was very easy. Amazing views from the middle of the lake.
Get your camera or phone ready before you set off, and make sure you have voice activation set so you can just say 'cheese' without having to take off your gloves.
4. Slaatta Skisenter - Geilo Snowsports
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 113 reviews
Geilo is the perfect ski destination for the whole family. 39 ski slopes and 550 km of cross country tracks. You can ski all the way down to the beautiful mountain village. Geilo offers amazing and varied terrain which our experienced snowsport instructors at Geilo Skiskole (Ski School) will use to challenge the students at their relevant levels. The slopes in Geilo are suited for all, beginners, intermediates as well as expert skiers. Slaatta is offering fun slopes, lifts, wide runs, rails, jumps, forest tracks and a lot of fun elements for the children as well as adults. Geilo Skiskole instructors is all about helping you to enjoy the great outdoors. This can be on Alpine, Telemark, Cross Country, Snowboard or Adaptive equipment. We offer private instruction, social group classes, fun family and corporate activities. Geilo Skiskole is located here at Slaatta, Geilo- which is a great ski area for all abilities. We also offer equipment rentals/servicing and a cafe, Slaatta Stugu.
Reviewed By aebw2017
Very friendly staff who all speak excellent English. Ski equipment could be kept there overnight so we didn't have to lug it back to our apartment. The cafe by Norwegian standards was reasonably priced. Tap water was freely available and hot chocolate was only about...MoreThank you for your kind review, happy that yo enjoied your time in Geilo and hope to see you in Geilo again!
5. Full On - Rafting, Canyoning & Kayaking
Overall Ratings
5 based on 52 reviews
Full on is an adventure tourism company located in the center of Geilo. We offer rafting, canyoning, kayak school & tandem kayaking for people who love an active lifestyle and experiences in nature. Our guides have over 30 years experience of local knowledge about the Mountains and rivers of Hardangervidda. Let us share these spectacular Canyons and rapids with your family, friends & company.
Reviewed By BlueLeaf04 - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom
With a burst of good weather on the cards, we were really keen to get out onto the water in Geilo. We weren't looking to go on an activity-day or tour which appears to be Full On's speciality, but I called anyway to see if they would rent out some Kayaks.
The answer was immediately yes - we arrived ten minutes later, two kayaks were strapped to a trailer and my wife and I were driven up to Skurdalsfjorden with all the equipment needed. All the staff at Full On were happy to oblige and nothing seemed to be an inconvenience.
Vojta handed us his phone number and simply said 'call me when you're ready to be picked up' and we spent the rest of the day paddling around two beautiful lakes.
We had the entire place to ourselves and enjoyed every minute. This was made even more pleasant by the friendly, flexible and accommodating staff. Highly recommended. Thanks for making our holiday even more fun!
6. Dagali Opplevelser
Overall Ratings
5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By HelenBNorway - Norway
Well organised and fun activity. Unfortunately due to extreme snow-melt the last few days the water was very high so we couldn't use the usual area, and so went further downstream and did a shorter run twice.
Helena was a great guide and there was huge focus on safety. It was great fun and no where near as scary as I thought it would be.
Would love to go again.
7. Geilo Husky Day Tours
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Geilo Husky offers you a taste of doglife in Norway.We offer everything from 5 kilometer trip, to several day trips, and everything in between. A uniqe experience for the whole Family! You get to drive your own sled with six or more dogs in front. You also get a taste of Norway by the fireplace after your trip - there is always a lot to talk about after this experience!
Reviewed By Anand G
When I first came across this, I pictured myself sitting calmly while being dragged across the snowy tundra by a few husky dogs. Upon arrival I realised that I was the one commandeering the sled. I am going to be honest and say that I fell down a few times in the snow. But despite all of the falls, I must say that I absolutely loved the experience. The dogs are really well trained and will stop if you fall down. And the landscape that I got to experience when I was upright was just breathtaking. I must mention that one the reasons why I fell was because there wasn't enough snow when I went to geilo and therefore the ride was slightly bumpy at times. Overall, I really enjoyed it and would recommend this to others visiting Geilo.
8. Geilo Summer Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By MariaThomp - Larnaca, Cyprus
We visited this park during our stay in Geilo in the Summer (it is a primary ski center in the winter) as part of a road trip in Norway. The park has some great outdoor activities such as climbing for children, which our son did and loved. There is also an indoor lego room and a cafeteria. Overall really nice!
9. Geilo Skiheiser
Overall Ratings
4 based on 32 reviews
Geilo Skiheiser has 18 ski lifts of different types, and its maximum capacity is 24,000 passengers per hour. There are rarely queues, and there are 40 alpine slopes of varying degree of difficulty and length. Geilo is also a paradise for children, with lots of activities and areas suited for children. You will also find three areas for snowboarding. The ski slopes are situated near the centre of the village, and you can ski down the slopes, kick off your skis and wander right into the village. Nightskiing 4 days a week. Liftcard of two days or more can be used for nightskiing.
Reviewed By maurink - London, United Kingdom
This area had good slopes for all levels ranging from green slopes for beginners to black mogul slopes for the more advanced. There are even jumps and rails. the slopes are groomed overnight so they are particularly pleasant to ski on in the mornings. One thing I would say is that the area is not very big so once you have stayed there for a week, you know all the slopes very well.
10. Geilo Holiday
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
Geilo Holiday creates attractive experiences all year in Geilo, one of Norway's most visited tourist destinations. Geilo Holiday offers a complete ski resort, summer park and a vast variation of activities and accommodation.
Reviewed By Kevin B - Bergen, Norway
The great thing about skiing in Norway and particularly at Geilo is that you often have large areas of the mountain to yourself. It is generally only Norwegian voices you will hear, if any. Unlike the popular ski resorts throughout Europe, these Mountains are not overly crowded.
This allows you to peacefully go about your day of skiing without fear of cutting others off or having the same done to you.
The runs are not epic long efforts like you get in the Alps but they are certainly enough to enjoy yourself and make for a special day.
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