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Sleigh Ride with Snacks: Explore Arctic Farm Life and Snow-Clad Mountains in Mathisdalen
Embark on a magical sleigh ride through the snow-clad mountains of Mathisdalen, surrounded by the beauty of Arctic farm life. Enjoy snacks and warm up in a traditional Sami tent. Perfect for a family excursion!
Embark on a magical sleigh ride through the snow-clad mountains of Mathisdalen, surrounded by the beauty of Arctic farm life. Enjoy snacks and warm up in a traditional Sami tent. Perfect for a family excursion!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mathisdalen 301 - A 30-40 minutes sleigh ride in beautiful surroundings where you snuggle up under warm blankets. The sleigh is drawn by Norwegian fjord horses. If luck is with us; The Aurora Borealis may appear. You will also have the opportunity to say hallo to our Norwegian short tale sheep when we return back to our family farm. The price…
- Mathisdalen 301 - A 30-40 minutes sleigh ride in beautiful surroundings where you snuggle up under warm blankets. The sleigh is drawn by Norwegian fjord horses. If luck is with us; The Aurora Borealis may appear. You will also have the opportunity to say hallo to our Norwegian short tale sheep when we return back to our family farm. The price includes some pastry and coffee in our Sami tent - lavvo.
-Pickup at your location in the city of Alta included!
- Warm clothing included!
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Sleigh rides available all year - summer and winter.
Our experienced guides will pick you up at your location in Alta and bring you to our farm, which is a 30 minutes drive from the center of Alta. Warm clothing provided if needed. Restroom available for our guests.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Snacks
- Warm snow shoes and winter clothes provided if needed
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
- Private transportation
- Snacks
- Warm snow shoes and winter clothes provided if needed
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
A splendid family outing! Discover the beauty and tranquillity of the Mathisdalen valley, nestled among snow-capped mountains, and join us at Omdal farm. Our sleighs are pulled by the same horse breed featured in Disney’s ‘Frozen’. You’ll also meet our sheep - they enjoy the outdoors all year round and spend their summer with the reindeers up in the…
A splendid family outing! Discover the beauty and tranquillity of the Mathisdalen valley, nestled among snow-capped mountains, and join us at Omdal farm. Our sleighs are pulled by the same horse breed featured in Disney’s ‘Frozen’. You’ll also meet our sheep - they enjoy the outdoors all year round and spend their summer with the reindeers up in the mountains. After the ride, come warm up in our Sami tent, known as a lavvo, where we serve coffee, tea, pastries, and cured meats.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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R0shni_13
Apr 2, 2025
Must Visit in Alta - This was the highlight of our trip to Alta. If you are in Alta, this tour is a must visit. Lovely family, cutest animals and most beautiful farm.
The sleigh ride was 20 mins and it was amazing. Marit, anniken and their family are lovely hosts.
We recommend this to everyone visiting ALTA
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Elaine_g
Mar 31, 2025
Amazing experience with great hosts and transfer - Amazing experience. Nice long sleigh ride in beautiful location plus homemade cinnamon buns and drinks. Met the horses, sheep and the cat. The transfer was excellent as well. Really pleased we booked. Couldn’t ask for more!
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Mariabella_c
Mar 28, 2025
Amazing Sleigh Ride In Winter Wonderland - The sleigh ride with two beautiful Norwegian horses was amazing. After the sleigh ride, our host Anniken welcomed us to their lavvu, served us hot drinks, cured meats and cinnamon rolls and told us stories about farm life in Alta. Anniken and her family were very warm and hospitable.. She also showed us their sheep farm, which was a plus. Her granddaughter, Hannah, was very nice and engaging. Her mom said she really enjoys having people come and visit their farm. We highly recommend this tour for anyone planning a trip to Alta, Norway.
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Paul_w
Mar 24, 2025
Idyllic snowy sleigh ride. - This was the highlight of our cruise trip. Four of us were picked up from the ship by the farm owner and it had been snowing heavily and was still snowing. However, our host drove very safely and we arrived at the farm and et up with our sleigh driver and horse. We then had a sleigh ride around the perimeter of the farm snuggled up under blankets with thick snow all around. Back at the farm we were offered fresh coffee, a freshly baked cinnamon bun and some cured meats, all whilst seated around a roaring fire pit inside a sami tent. It was great getting to know the farm owners and how things work in Norway for farmers. We then went and had a good look around the barns where the horses and sheep are kept and all the animals were remarkably friendly. The ewes were pregnant and lambing not too far off. It was obvious that the owners were passionate about their farm and really cared for their livestock. We were then taken back to the ship.
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Cjs19
Mar 1, 2025
Sleigh ride with aurora show. - Anniken took us for a beautiful sleigh ride through her 80 acre farm at night. We were also blessed with an amazing aurora show. Highly recommend this experience!
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Nicole_w
Feb 20, 2025
Pleasant Family Farm Visit - This was a lovely family farm experience. The sleigh ride was short, cozy, and comfortable, a definite plus for my senior mother. The homemade cinnamon buns were delicious, and our tour was filled with stories, memories, and an obvious love for the way of life. It was not cheap, but we were happy to support a local family-owned farm in the good work they are doing.
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Rowenah606
Feb 17, 2025
Authentic and entirely enjoyable! - This is a really wonderful excursion which we completely recommend. It's an authentic outing to a family farm, about 20mins drive into the countryside from Alta. The welcome is very friendly, the experience of the sled ride (pulled by one of the farm's Fjord horses) is unforgettable, and the fireside snacks are delicious. We loved the home-baked cinammon buns and the local cured meats.
Our ride on the sled was by moonlight, in the snow, through the surrounding fields and along the river. Magical.
The hosts speak excellent English and are totally happy to chat, explain their way of life, the local history, info about their animals and more.
We even got to see the Northern Lights at the end of our evening - but it would have been very special, even if that hadn't happened.
Excellent value for money. Great door-to-door service: collected us from the port and brought us back in plenty of time.
10/10
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Rowena_h
Feb 17, 2025
Authentic and totally enjoyable - This is a really wonderful excursion which we completely recommend. It's an authentic outing to a family farm, about 20mins drive into the countryside from Alta. The welcome is very friendly, the experience of the sled ride (pulled by one of the farm's Fjord horses) is unforgettable, and the fireside snacks are delicious. We loved the home-baked cinammon buns and the local cured meats.
Our ride on the sled was by moonlight, in the snow, through the surrounding fields and along the river. Magical.
The hosts speak excellent English and are totally happy to chat, explain their way of life, the local history, info about their animals and more.
We even got to see the Northern Lights at the end of our evening - but it would have been very special, even if that hadn't happened.
Excellent value for money. Great door-to-door service: collected us from the port and brought us back in plenty of time.
10/10
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Peter_m
Feb 7, 2025
Winter sleigh ride - A very enjoyable experience from a lovely family. We got to see the animals and had a lovely hot drink and snacks in a sami tent.Would highly recommend
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Martina_y
Dec 22, 2024
Wonderful - The pony sleigh experience was wonderful from start to finish. Our driver Rune was welcoming and informative. Anniken and her family made every part of the experience enjoyable from the sleigh ride, snack and hot drink to meeting the ponies and sheep. The family are amazing and their love and care for the animals lovely to see.
Communication prior to the trip was swift and helpful.
I would recommend this very highly. It was certainly a highlight and wonderful memory of our trip to Norway.
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