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Ticket to Ride - Africa

  • Hurdal Verk folkehøgskole – Hurdal
  • Telephone: 63 92 06 00
  • E-mail: post@hvf.no
  • Course length: Helårskurs B
  • Start-up date: 15.08.2026
  • Course teaching amount: 14 hours/week
  • Price: from NOK 158 300,-
  • Foundation:
    Christian
    The Christian folk high schools are built on Christian values. They are owned by, or associated with, Christian organizations or denominations. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
  • Food: Vegetarian
    Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
  • Location: Hurdal
  • Study tour: INTERRAIL EUROPE, SOUTH AFRICA, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe

Ticket to Ride: Real Life Edition – a unique, tailor-made 3-week backpacking journey through South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Encounters with people, photography, and humanitarian work.

NB: Remember – at this school you choose two LINES!
You’ll get more variety in your everyday life and can tailor your year exactly as you want. Check out the possibilities!

Ticket to Ride – AFRICA is an active travel line focused on Backpacking, Adventure, and Photography. Here, you’ll challenge yourself and push limits – in Norway and around the world.

BACKPACKING AFRICA
In Zimbabwe, we go on safari in Hwange National Park and experience The Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino.
In Zambia, we visit the mighty Victoria Falls.
In South Africa, we join social projects, meet locals, and learn about apartheid, racism, and democracy. We also visit Townships, Robben Island, and the penguins at Boulders Beach.

INTERRAIL EUROPE
We also travel by Interrail through Europe. Together with your classmates, you’ll plan parts of the route and visit some of Europe’s most beautiful cities – while documenting the journey with your camera.

You’ll learn practical photography, camera techniques, and editing – both outdoors and in our photo and film studio.

Read more about Ticket to Ride on our website or follow the line on Instagram.

You’ll learn:

This is how it works at our school:

  • At Verk Folk High School, international students are not placed in separate classes. Instead, they are fully integrated into regular classes alongside Norwegian students who speak both Norwegian and English.

Our experience shows that this creates real friendships and helps students learn the language faster and more naturally.

  • That is why "Norwegian for Foreigners" is not a separate study line, but an additional course for those who want to learn Norwegian.
  • This means you can freely choose from our wide range of main courses, without limitations.

What makes Hurdal Verk even more unique is that all students take two main courses, not just one. This allows you to combine different interests, enjoy greater variety in your school year, and meet even more people — giving you a richer social and learning experience.

  • When you apply, you select your Line 1 and Line 2, and simply add Norwegian for Foreigners if you want Norwegian language training.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE.

Here are the main courses you can choose from:

LINE 1

  • Ticket to Ride - Africa
  • EXPLORE
  • ACT: Active Change Travel
  • Elements 360 
  • EAT: Exploring Amazing Tastes
  • Ball Sports
  • Horse Sport

LINE 2

  • Ticket to Ride - Asia
  • EXPLORE Sports
  • Heart to Heart
  • Adventure
  • Handmade
  • Snacks
  • Football & Groundhopping
  • Horse Sport
  • Physical and Mental Training

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OPTIONAL COURSES / ELECTIVES

These topics aim to give an introduction to subjects or areas that are new to you, or of which you wish to gain a deeper understanding. We offer more than 60 elective subjects. Examples are:

  • Digital photography
  • Snowboarding
  • Boxing
  • Guitar playing
  • Crossfit
  • Massasje and injury prevention training
  • Horse riding
  • Ice fishing
  • Street Food - Top 5
  • Volleyball/ Beach volleyball
  • Climbing
  • Wilderness life
  • Handcraft
  • And many more…

Are you thinking about studying in Norway? A year at Hurdal Verk folk high school is a good prerequisite for success as a student.

Read more on our website HVF.NO

 

Courses at the school

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