Cross-country Skiing: Venabu

Our Clients’ Reviews

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  Lisa McWean

  CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: VENABU

  

  Written March 2013

  Extremely enjoyable, very challenging if you've never done any skiing before but great exercise! Tour guides were great and very knowledgable. Hotel rooms were basic but food was really good. Only negative is there was not a lot to do at night for younger (20-40) group members. 

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  Megan Peat

  CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: VENABU

  

  Written March 2013

  Excellent, professional and friendly set up, with comprehensive tuition and guiding. The full board option is very good value for money in what can be an eye-wateringly expensive (in GBP terms) country. 

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  What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?

  Placing my skis in the parallel tracks and realising that I can glide; Heading out on my own in the afternoon round the hotel and finally 'getting' the rhythm right; Snowshoeing through the woods and coming out onto a viewpoint over the frozen waterfall.

  What did you think of your group leader?

  Not really a group leader as such (it's managed by the hotel) but Robert and his team of giudes / instructors were really friendly, helpful and patient. Instruction and tours were tailored to the group experience, with alternatives offered and there were extra training sessions in the afternoons focusing on specific skills, if you wanted to practise.

  Do you have any advice for potential travellers?

  If you want a drink in the evenings, bring some duty free with you and don't expect alpine style apres ski!

  Is there anything else you would like to add?

  Really enjoyable holiday, good value with all the food included, great fun.

   
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  Andrew Muston

  CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: VENABU

  

  Written January 2013

  Venabu is a great addition to the Exodus brochure. Good range of skiing, great leaders, effective instruction, very good hotel. This would also be a good base for some overnught(s) in the huts that are within reach. A must do trip! 

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  What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?

  Just being out there travelling through the chilly lands

  What did you think of your group leader?

  Robert and Venke were both excellent in their own ways. Thanks to both for a great week.

  Do you have any advice for potential travellers?

  Go!

   
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  Kevin Prior

  CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: VENABU

  

  Written March 2007

  This is an excellent mountain hotel. There is plenty of variety from new to x-country ski to off track mountain skiing 

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  What did you think of your group leader?

  Although there is no resident Exodus rep the hotel guides (Robert and Wenka pronounced Venka) made us very welcome. 

  They are both skilled skiers and knowledgable about the tracks and mountain terrain.

  Do you have any advice for potential travellers?

  The brochure understates the ski potential by a long way. The hotel Ski Safari trips are worth the holiday in their own right.

  The leaders were able to accomodate guest with litterally no x-country ski experiance to those of us with 30 years skiing.

  This hotel is also the start and finish point for some DNT hut to hut routes so for those who would like longer trips there are DNT huts within easy day skiing 

  Is there anything else you would like to add?

  As with every where in Norway alcohol is expensive by UK standards (at least N of England and Scotland).

  The tradational Norweigan buffet mid week will not be to every ones taste and tradationally they are not as veggie as many UK veggies would like. The horse, whale and raw fish dishes are intersting to try. More familiar reindeer, beef and lamb dishes were popular.

  Fish eating veggies are well catered for with a different fish every evening, there were also pure veggie options with chick peas and beans on the cold buffet.