Hovden Helicopter Tour

#095 Hardangervidda and Heroes of Telemark

  • Start of Tour - Hovden Helikopterplass
    Start of helicopter tour - Hovden Helikopterplass
  • Hovden Ski resort
    Helicopter charter over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Hovden Ski resort
  • Hovden Ski resort
    Helicopter charter over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Hovden Ski resort
  • Hovden Ski resort
    Helicopter charter over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Hovden Ski resort
  • Hovden Ski resort
    Helicopter charter over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Hovden Ski resort
  • Totak
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Totak
  • Totak
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Totak
  • Rauland
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Rauland
  • Rauland
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Rauland
  • Rauland
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Rauland
  • Rauland
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Rauland
  • Lognvikvatn
    Helicopter service over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway  Lognvikvatn
  • Skinnarbu
    Helicopter service over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway  Skinnarbu
  • Møsvatn
    Helicopter sightseeing over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Møsvatn
  • Austfjell
    Helicopter sightseeing over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Austfjell
  • Rjukan city
    Helicopter sightseeing over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Rjukan city
  • Mael(Mæl) - departure of vessel "Hydro" before sabotage.
    Helicopter flights over Telemark mountains Mael(Mæl) - departure of vessel "Hydro" before sabotaged.
  • Mael(Mæl) - departure of vessel "Hydro" before sabotage.
    Helicopter flights over Telemark mountains Mael(Mæl) - departure of vessel "Hydro" before sabotaged.
  • Tinnsjø - where the vessel "Hydro" was sabotashed and sunk
    Helicopter flights over Telemark mountains Tinnsjø  where the vessel "Hydro" was sabotaged
  • Sjåvatn
    Helicopter ride over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway  Sjåvatn
  • Heddersvatn
    Helicopter re over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Heddersvatn
  • Gaustatoppen Peak
    Helicopter hire over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Gaustatoppen Peak
  • Gaustatoppen Peak
    Helicopter hire over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Gaustatoppen Peak
  • The Heavywater plant at "Vemork"
    Fly helicopter over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway The Heavywater plant at "Vemork"
  • Dalen
    Helicopter sightseeing over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Dalen
  • Kvannfjølli mountains
    Helicopter tour over Telemark mountains and glaciers in Norway Kvannfjølli mountains Kvannfjøli

The sightseeing tour starts at Hovden Helikopterplass just a few minutes from the ski resort, and heads north towards the centre of Hovden and the Ski centre. The next point is Totak Lake after passing the main road between western and eastern Norway. The helicopter will then pass Rauland, which is a popular mountain resort in both summer and wintertime. Møsvatn is next. Originally, it consisted of three lakes, and in recent years there have been many archaeological findings of old mountain farms. Getting closer to Rjukan, the helicopter will fly above the area where commando soldiers were dropped during the sabotage operation. The flight then continues over Rjukan city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and to the place where the heavy water vessel "Hydro" was bombed. Here we turn westbound and pass Gaustatoppen peak and Vemork plant, the most significant object on the route. This is the plant were commando soldiers destroyed the manufacturing of heavy water that was supposed to be used for nuclear weapons during WW2. See also Hardanger Kinsarvik Helicopter Tours and Stavanger Helicopter Tours