5 days in Telemark Itinerary
Created using Inspirock Telemark travel planner
Start: Tel Aviv
Fly to Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Drive to Rjukan
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Rjukan
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Drive
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Notodden
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Porsgrunn
— 2 nights
Drive to Sandefjord Airport, Torp, Fly to Tel Aviv
End: Tel Aviv
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Rjukan — 1 night

Rjukan is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway. Start off your visit on the 2nd (Sat): examine the collection at Norwegian Industrial Workers Museum and then take your sightseeing to a higher altitude at Gaustatoppen.
To see other places to visit, ratings, traveler tips, and tourist information, go to the Rjukan trip planner.
Tel Aviv, Israel to Rjukan is an approximately 15-hour combination of flight and car. You can also do a combination of flight and car. The time zone difference when traveling from Tel Aviv to Rjukan is minus 1 hour. While traveling from Tel Aviv, expect a bit cooler days and cooler nights in Rjukan, ranging from highs of 26°C to lows of 14°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 2nd (Sat) to allow enough time to drive to Notodden.
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To see other places to visit, ratings, traveler tips, and tourist information, go to the Rjukan trip planner.
Tel Aviv, Israel to Rjukan is an approximately 15-hour combination of flight and car. You can also do a combination of flight and car. The time zone difference when traveling from Tel Aviv to Rjukan is minus 1 hour. While traveling from Tel Aviv, expect a bit cooler days and cooler nights in Rjukan, ranging from highs of 26°C to lows of 14°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 2nd (Sat) to allow enough time to drive to Notodden.
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Notodden — 1 night

Notodden is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. On the 3rd (Sun), take an in-depth tour of Heddal bygdetun and then pause for some serene contemplation at Heddal Stave Church.
To find maps, photos, more things to do, and more tourist information, go to the Notodden online road trip planner.
You can drive from Rjukan to Notodden in 1.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. In July, plan for daily highs up to 26°C, and evening lows to 14°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 3rd (Sun) early enough to go by car to Porsgrunn.
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To find maps, photos, more things to do, and more tourist information, go to the Notodden online road trip planner.
You can drive from Rjukan to Notodden in 1.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive. In July, plan for daily highs up to 26°C, and evening lows to 14°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 3rd (Sun) early enough to go by car to Porsgrunn.
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Porsgrunn — 2 nights
Porsgrunn is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. Start off your visit on the 4th (Mon): tour the pleasant surroundings at The Telemark Canal and then take an in-depth tour of Brekkeparken.
To see reviews, maps, other places to visit, and other tourist information, read Porsgrunn trip itinerary planner.
You can drive from Notodden to Porsgrunn in 1.5 hours. Another option is to drive. July in Porsgrunn sees daily highs of 25°C and lows of 17°C at night. On the 5th (Tue), you'll travel back home.
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You can drive from Notodden to Porsgrunn in 1.5 hours. Another option is to drive. July in Porsgrunn sees daily highs of 25°C and lows of 17°C at night. On the 5th (Tue), you'll travel back home.
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Telemark travel guide
Bø is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bø i Telemark ("Bø in Telemark"). Bø has been a parish since ancient times and became a municipality in 1838. The area of Lunde was separated from Bø in 1867 to become a separate municipality. Bø has a population of 5,977 (2015).Bø's economy is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, tourism, education and public administration. Bø was formerly the seat of Telemark University College and is now home to one of the principal campuses of the larger University College of Southeast Norway, and has the character of a university town. Bø is well known for its cultural traditions within traditional music and artisanship, and its central position within Norwegian national romanticism with e.g. its Bunad traditions. Bø has several times been called "the most beautiful place on earth" in modern literature, e.g. in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's story, En glad Gut ("A Happy Boy").
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