Virginie Crest-Ekhaugen

Based in Norway since 2001, I have devoted more than twenty years of my professional career to understanding, exploring, and sharing the Norwegian territory. As a licensed guide in Oslo, I accompany French-speaking travelers in discovering the capital and its cultural institutions, offering an approach rooted in Norwegian history, society, and identity.
As the founder of Oslomania, I design and lead tailor-made cultural experiences in Oslo, while also working as a tour leader and guide on itinerant journeys throughout Norway, by coach or cruise ship. These journeys, often lasting several days or even weeks, allow me to present the country in all its richness: spectacular and sometimes extreme landscapes, coastal cultures, maritime heritage, and also the deep relationship with nature, the seasons, and the elements that shape Norwegian ways of life.
Deeply attached to my adopted country, I aim to share Norwegian culture with travelers as I experience it in everyday life. The cultural differences I have encountered and continue to explore, fuel my desire to foster cultural exchange and dialogue. They enable me to offer both an insider’s and an accessible perspective on Norwegian society, its values, and its relationship with territory and nature.
My expertise has also grown through solid experience as a project manager in the MICE sector, where I designed and coordinated tailor-made stays, seminars, and study trips for international companies and institutions seeking to discover Norway from a different perspective.
Accustomed to Norwegian environments and driven by a genuine spirit of exploration, I offer immersive, engaging, and well-documented lectures on board ships, connecting knowledge, lived experience, and cultural interpretation in order to provide travelers with meaningful and lasting insights into the Norwegian territory. 

Language spoken: French, English, Norwegian 

 

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