FAQ

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What is the price?

• 2000 NOK for scouts and guides
• 1150 NOK for leaders (reduced price)
  

The group gets 1 leader plus one leader per 10 participants started at a reduced price. A group of 7 participants in the camp have 2 leaders at a reduced price, the group with 16 participants have 3 leaders at reduced price and so on.  

What does the price included?

The price includes the stay in the camp, food (from the 3. July 2010 to 10. July 2010) and all program activities during the week.  

What does the price not include?

The price does not include the travelling to the campsite, nor any additional cost related to a prolonged stay in Norway.   

How do we register?

Registration is due 1st of March 2010. If you would like to join the jamboree please send an e-mail to jamboree@yscout.no. As soon as you are registered we will start facilitating a unique jamboree experience. 

Where is the campsite?

The camp is located at Lista in the south of Norway. Lista is a part of  Farsund Municipality in the region Vest-Agder. You can read more about Lista and the area here.

How can we travel to the campsite?

By air: Kristiansand airport, Kjevik, is located two hours (by car) from the campsite. Stavanger airport, Sola, has more frequent flights and is a two and a half hours drive away. Other international airports are Oslo Gardermoen (6h), and Torp, Sandefjord (4h).

There are several airline companies flying. On there website you can check which destinations they fly to:
Stavanger airport, Sola
Krisitansand airport, Kjevik
Torp, Sandefjord
Oslo airport, Gardermoen

The two biggest airline comapines are norwegian and SAS.

By land: There are also ferries leaving from Hirtshals and
Hanstholm in Denmark arriving at Kristiansand (about two hours drive from the campiste).

The jamboree will not provide any transportation, but we will help you to get in touch with bus companies e.g. If you arrive Norway earlier than the given date, we will try to help arrange for accommodation for you and your party. After signing up we will therefore request your itinerary. 

What do we need to bring?

Participating groups will get a detailed list of what to bring.  You can find an equipment list here.

Group Equipment
In Norwegian camping style, you will sleep in tents and cook under open fire during Green Action. You need to bring your own tents and cooking utensils (This includes, but is not necessarily limited to: pots and pans, whisks, ladles, chopping boards, sharp knives, plastic boxes for storing, bowls, dish washing basins and dish washing sponges or brushes). It is not possible to rent this at the camp site.

You are also expected to bring necessary equipment to build your own camp site, such as axes, saws, mauls, spades and string or ropes.

It is possible to contact your host group before the camp and try to arrange that you can borrow some equipment from them.

The weather in Norway can be very variable. During summer it can be anything from 25 + degrees to 0 degrees. The temperature sometimes also changes much from day to night. Bring warm clothes for all conditions. You may also want to note that it can be windy on Lista. You may want to check weather forecasts before you travel. You can do that here.

How do we get poles for building our campsite?

Pionnering poles has to be ordered in advance through the registration form. Wood for cooking/fire wil be provided at the camp for no extra cost.

Can we as international guest get in contact with a Norwegian group?  

Yes! As international guest, you will be welcomed by a participating Norwegian group who will serve as your host during the camp and who you can contact before the camp. This group will help you build you camp, fetch food and such. We will do our uttermost to provide translation of program, activities and campfires.

We would like to stay longer in Norway, either before the camp or after, what can we do?

Norway is a beautiful country to visit, with its extraordinary nature. If you have to possibility to stay longer in Norway we would highly recommend it. You can contact you host group before the camp and arrange home hospitality.  That means that you and you scouts either before, or after the camp, will stay with you host group. They can try to arrange accommodation for you at a cabin or in their homes.

If you would like to do some hiking we can recommend DNT - the Norwegian Trekking Association. You can hike or ski in comfort, as there are more than 440 cabins in the networks across the country, or seek challenge, as Norway is one of the least densely populated countries of the world, with extensive areas available for outdoor activities, many of them readily available, close to cities. Visit their homepage for more information or to see where the cabins are located.

For more information about what you can do in Norway, visit this page (visistnorway.com).