Welcome to Destination Setesdal Ltd

    NORWAY

 

Welcome to the website of Destination Setesdal Ltd. We are an independent leisure company based in Evje, a small village which lies at the foot of the Setesdal valley southern Norway. The company has, as it`s goal to give our customers professional independent advice and help when needed. Offering a wide range of services we co-operate with many established companies within the travel world, in and outside of Norway. 

Destination Setesdal also has overnight accommodation at Evjemoen, an ex Norwegian military facility vacated by the Norwegian army in 2002. Evjemoen is now a thriving business community and our main centre building was used as the officers mess accommodation for many years. With 20 bedrooms, 3 acres of land, a private Island, and 200 meters of riverbank we can guarantee an overnight stay with a difference.  

Our main areas of interest are:

  • JOINT SERVICES TRAINING CENTRE EVJEMOEN

  • FIXER/GUIDING SERVICES TO MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANIES 

  • BATTLEFIELD TOURS RJUKAN/HARDANGER VIDDA NORWAY

  • EXPEDITIONS SUMMER/WINTER NORWAY

 

JOINT SERVICES TRAINING CENTRE

EVJEMOEN

ADVENTURE TRAINING/OUTDOOR PURSUITS

 

 

This is Joint Services Training Centre Evjemoen. Situated beside the river Otra in the Setesdal valley southern Norway, the center is ideal as a base for a wide range of outdoor activities. Go to our Accommodation/Adventure training pages for more information.

Destination Setesdal AS in award winning film documentary at the Chicago film Festival: "Hitler's Sunken Secret" 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hydro/

"Award winning film (GOLD PLAQUE) at the Chicago film festival 2006"

"Heavy water" (Deuterium oxide) lying on the bottom of Tinnsjø lake in Telemark Norway

Destination Setesdal Ltd has been involved in a new television production involving Hitlers attempt to produce an A Bomb during the second world war. DOX productions Ltd from London has produced an outstanding documentary with our help for the PBS network in the USA. This documentary will be seen in Europe, the UK, and America on the "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL" 

 

www.nationalgeographic.com

EVJE 

SETESDAL VALLEY 

NORWAY

Photo: Alfa film AS 

 

"THE VIKING TRAIL" EXPEDITION

June-September 2008

Go to our Adventure Training page for further information about this special expedition. 

 

CONSULTANCY/GUIDING/TEAMBUILDING SERVICES

  • Destination Setesdal Ltd has worked with, and for several well known companies in Norway and the UK. These are:

DFDS SEAWAYS NORWAY (Consultant)

COLOR LINE NORWAY (Consultant)

EVJE DEVELOPMENT Ltd NORWAY (Consultant)

DOX Productions Ltd  UK (PBS Network USA) "Hitlers Sunken Secret" (Fixer/Guide)

BBC TV "The Real Heroes of Telemark" with Ray Mears

BBC TV "Are you Tough Enough" reality series (SAS ICE)

STATOIL Norway Teambuilding

NATIONAL OILWELL Norway Teambuilding 

Destination Setesdal Ltd provided "Fixer/Guiding" services to the BBC in the making of Ray Mears; "The Real Heroes of Telemark" documentary which received world wide acclaim. Destination Setesdal Ltd worked closely with Ray, and the BBC for over a year preparing the ground in Norway for the production staff/crew who were to make this outstanding documentary. Destination Setesdal has been involved in 5 film productions in 4 years; over 100 millioner people have seen, and many more will see these documentaries in the future giving invaluable marketing exposure to Telemark and Norway in general as an exciting tourist destination in the future.  

The "Heroes of Telemark"

This exclusive expedition for Woodlore Ltd (UK) has proved to be a great success since its introduction in 2002. Described as the "Toughest" Battlefield tour in the world we re-enact as close as possible this daring mission from WW2. Four members of the Norwegian resistence attached to company Linge (SOE) with code name "Grouse" landed by parachute on northern europes most desolate mountain range; the "Hardanger vidda". Their intended target? The Heavy water production at the Vemork Hydro electric power plant  in Rjukan Telemark. Hitlers attempt at producing enough Heavy water to make an A bomb was to be the focus of the allies attention for over 2 years! Go to www.raymears.com for more information about "The Real Heroes of Telemark" expedition for 2008.

 

 

UK/NATO MILITARY UNITS/ORGANISATIONS

We also organise a military version of "The Heroes of Telemark " expedition. Why not get in touch with us for assistence in carrying out, for what must be the ultimate Adventure training expedition available to the UK armed servicesand other military services throughout Europe and other continents.   

1 Amoured Division from Germany at Vemork Rjukan at the end of a successful expedition

Photo Vemork museum February 2005

Expedition members with Joachim Rønneberg and Birger Strømsheim; Officer commanding  and member of "Operation Gunnerside" respectivly 

Battlefield Tours (summer)

Destination Setesdal Ltd arrange Battlefield tours in Norway in connection with the occupation of Norway 1940-5 and one of the most famous sabotage acts of the second world war; the attempt by the allies to destroy Hitlers stocks of Deuterium oxide; commonly known as heavy water at the Vemork hydro electric power plant in Rjukan Telemark on the 27 th February 1943.

Groups/companies are welcome to take contact if a privately run Battlefield tour is wanted. Usual start point is Kristiansand southern Norway.

we also work with one of the UKs most well known travel Battlefield tour companies Leger Holidays with regards to a "Heroes of Telemark" battlefield tour.

We are now in our fith year of organizing war history tours to Norway. The famous Heroes of Telemark sabotage action which took place at Rjukan Telemark February 1943 is the main theme for these tours. See our War History page for information regarding the next tour in June 2008

Heavy Water tour to Vemork Rjukan August 2002 with the now deceased Claus Helberg. 

If you want more information about this tour, go to War History tours on the left hand side of the page.

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION RJUKAN TELEMARK

IDEAL FOR ICE CLIMBERS/SKIERS/ETC

 Situated overlooking Vemork power station, famous for the most audacious sabotage action during WW2, Destination Setesdal Ltd has accommodation for hire. Two flats are available sleeping 4, and 6 people. Both have been recently redecorated with new fittings/furniture, new kitchen and purpose built dryroom etc. Ideal for  ice-climbers/skiers/mountaineers/mountain bikers other etc.   

Go to; 

http://www.rjukan.co.uk/ for more informatioin

 

DESTINATION SETESDAL 

Address: Destination Setesdal Ltd Evjemoen 4735 Evje Norway

Telefon: kontor 37927040 Mobil 90140857 faks: 37927041

Email: briandes@frisurf.no

 

Last up-dated: 26.03.08.

 

 

 

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