Your tour
will take in a combination of battlefields, memorials and
war cemetaries. You'll learn why battles were fought at particular
locations, your guide will help you to interpret the landscape
and look for signs of the battle evident today. You'll hear
the countless stories of personal bravery and sacrifice, not
just on the battlefield but also the acts of ordinary people
in extraorinary times.
Specialist Battlefield Guides: Consistently highly rated by
Leger's guests for their knowledge, personal perspective and
going the extra mile; your guide on tour will be one of Leger's
hand picked specialists. The team of over 20 guides is headed
by Paul Reed, Tony Lea and Bill McQuade, who between the three
of them have a combined total of over 50 years' guiding experience!
Heroes of Telemark,
WWII in Norway Operations
Grouse and Freshman
Coach Holidays 8 Days -
10% Discount
Learn
the truth about an the incredible story of Telemark and
the allied attempts to halt the production of ‘heavy
water’ (a key ingredient for nuclear weapons). Your
guide for this tour is Brian Desmond. Brian is ex-military
and has lived in Norway for 22 years. Brian has a passion
for Norwegian military history and personally knows all
of the surviving saboteurs. An experienced guide (with Arctic
Warfare training!) you’ll be in good hands.
Heroes
of Telemark Tour Itinerary
DAY 1: Travel
to the port (Newcastle) and board your ferry for the overnight
sailing to Norway.
DAY 5:
S Hardanger Vidda and Mael (included) The day starts with some free time in
Rjukan for shopping and sightseeing. In the afternoon, we
take a cable car to the top of Hardanger vidda and finish
the day at Mael. We learn the story of the last operation
to destroy Vermork’s stock of heavy water and the
sabotaging of the ferry Hydro. Tonight, we have dinner with
a specially invited guest who was a former head of
production at Vermork. B,D
DAY 2: Operation Freshmand
and Evje (included) Arrive
at Stavanger. We will visit some of the war graves from
Operation Freshman. We then travel on to Evje. Our accommodation
for tonight is at an ex-Norwegian army camp at Evjemoen
which was also the main base for the German army in this
part of Norway during WWII. D
DAY 3: Setesdal Valley, Allied War Graves
(included) We’ll have time to visit the local
military museum at Evjemoen and some free time to look around
Evje. After lunch we travel through the Setesdal valley
to Telemark. En route, we visit allied war graves and take
in the story of the first shooting down of a Flying Fortress.
We arrive at the High Mountain hotel for a three-night stay.
B,D
DAY 6:
Oslo and The Defence Museum (included) We travel
to Oslo where we will visit the Grini museum and Akershus
castle which houses both the Defence and Resistance museums.
We check into our hotel in Oslo. B
DAY 7:
Kristiansand Battery (included) Free
time for shopping in Oslo before we travel on to Kristiansand
and its gun battery installation and museum dating from
WWII. We then travel on to Stavanger for the homeward journey.
B
DAY 4:
Operation Freshman (included) Today
we visit the Operation Freshman landing zone and walk the
route that the saboteurs took (7km, undulating terrain).
We’ll take a detailed look at the attack route and
options, ending with a visit to the heavy water display
at the Vermork museum. B,D
DAY 8:
We arrive
in Newcastle this morning and continue on the journey home.
B
Included Meals: B=Breakfast,
D=Dinner
Your Accommodation
You’ll stay for one
night at an ex-Norwegian military camp at Evje, originally
built by the Germans during WWII, you’ll be accommodated
in en-suite rooms which were formally officers’ quarters.
Your accommodation in the Telemark area will be at the Skinnarbu
High Mountain Hotel, which offers comfortable en-suite rooms
and normal hotel facilities. Your overnight hotel in Oslo
will be a city-style hotel. All cabins on board ship have
en-suite facilities.
Your Ferry
MS Fjord Norway is the
largest vessel to serve Norway and offers a high standard
of accommodation and facilities. Dining options include the
Buffet Restaurant Lehmkuhl, Nautilus Café/Bistro, Prego
Italian Restaurant, Chuck’s Steak House and the A La
Carte Bergensfjord. The vessel also boasts lounges, a coffee
shop, casino, disco and shops. All cabins have en-suite facilities.
Ferry Crossing Times
Outbound:
Departs
Newcastle
20.00
Arrives
Stavanger
15.15
Return:
Departs
Newcastle
23.00
Arrives
Stavanger
17.00
Departure Dates & Prices 2007
Tour Ref 8NTL
Travel
by executive coach
7 nights’ accommodation with 5 breakfasts and 4 dinners
Specialist Battlefields Guide
5 battlefield visits: Operation Freshman and Evje; Setesdal
Valley; Allied War Graves; Operation Freshman; Oslo and the
Defence Museum; Kristiansand Battery
Note: Entrance fees to museums & places of interest are
at extra cost.
Leger
Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price
in Red Quote Travel 55 Ref: T5501 + Tour Code
Tel Leger Reservations
on 0845 458 5604
June
17
£949 £855
Prices
are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras
• Optional
excursions • Single room supplement £149 •
Travel insurance: Standard £33.95, Gold £38.95.
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book or to check availability Contact Leger Holidays
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plus Leger's Holiday Code
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