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Geilo Travel Guide: 35 reviews and 83 photos

Geilo is situated about halfway between Oslo and Bergen at the top end of the valley Hallingdal.

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It is one of Norway’s best ski resorts with 18 lifts and a couple of hundred kilometres of cross-country tracks. Geilo is also a popular resort in the summer and offers many activities as hiking, fishing, rafting and mountain cycling.

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I visit Geilo often as I have family living there.
I lived there once and used to use the ski-lifts a lot, but lately I prefere cross-country skiing.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:A small village with all the facilities you can imagine
  • Cons:Can be a bit crowded in the popular seasons
  • In a nutshell:The perfect family resort
  • Last visit to Geilo: Dec 2002
  • Intro Updated Jan 20, 2003
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  • uglyscot's Profile Photo
    Mar 1, 2010 at 11:12 PM

    Back in 1953 on the way to Ustaouset..we passed through here,

  • Gillybob's Profile Photo
    Dec 21, 2007 at 2:04 AM

    Yep, definitely looks like the place to have Christmas - looks beautiful and cold. Season's and Gillybob greetings

  • Ekahau's Profile Photo
    Jun 23, 2007 at 10:39 AM

    Dr. Holm's hotel looks very nice love places of that time frame. Do you know how to make the sites you referenced a link. cut and paste this into your tip and it will be a link. This is the best web page for Geilo

  • Rachel972's Profile Photo
    Jun 21, 2007 at 8:56 AM

    Hardangervidda road closed in winter at night - that must be very long nights.

  • Helenbb's Profile Photo
    Oct 13, 2006 at 2:06 AM

    Gorgeous . Such a nice pics , nice snow. nice village....

  • bluedook's Profile Photo
    Oct 10, 2006 at 5:00 AM

    Great pics and great tips. We are going in feb 07 and I think I will give the kite skiing a go.

  • Travmad's Profile Photo
    May 10, 2006 at 7:00 AM

    Yes your photos are great. The area also looks a bit like Western Pennsylvania in winter.

  • zanzooni's Profile Photo
    Apr 29, 2006 at 12:16 AM

    Damn if this doesn't remind me of winter time in Upstate NY....glad that I moved to Virginy~

  • kiwi's Profile Photo
    Dec 19, 2005 at 1:21 AM

    Ah I see you have been before at Christmas time, wow, so much snow!! the Dr's hotel looks very nice. Have a super Christmas David :-))

  • Jim_Eliason's Profile Photo
    Nov 23, 2005 at 1:27 PM

    great pics!

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