Sami Camp Tromso: Private 3-Hour Reindeer Experience and Cultural Immersion
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Immerse yourself in the Sami culture with a private 3-hour reindeer experience. Try lasso-throwing, feed the reindeer, and enjoy a photo opportunity with the Sami. Perfect for families!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • G63W+H4 Sørbotn - This excursion is suitable for both adults and children. Our journey to Lavangsdalen takes approximately 30 minutes by bus each way. Once there, we will be greeted by a Sami family who will share fascinating insights into the history of the Sami people. You will even have the opportunity to feed reindeer and try your hand at throwing a lasso on reindeer antlers, just like the Sami do when herding reindeer. Enjoy a light refreshment in a heated cabin during the tour.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

Ready to immerse yourself in the Sami culture? Through this excursion, we invite you to join a Sami family to examine their lifestyle and engage in unique Sami tasks such as lasso-throwing, a traditional method they use for catching reindeer. Once you’ve successfully ‘caught’ a reindeer, you’ll also have the opportunity to feed them! Relax with a simple snack inside a warmed-up cabin.

In addition, get a keepsake photo taken with the Sami folk and their reindeer, and we’ll email the shots the following day to those who are interested. This event is also well-suited for children.

  • Child seats are available upon request in advance.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kemi_k
Apr 13, 2024
Wonderful - add to your list! - Such a great experience - spending time with the reindeer and hearing about the history from the gracious Sami family.
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Ingrid_a
Mar 5, 2024
Brilliant - A good trip wit( knowledgable hosts who told us so much about the Sami culture. Small numbers on trip made it enjoyable. Plenty of food to go around to feed the reindeer. Highly recommended.
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Sean_h
Jan 25, 2024
An unforgettable experience - A truly amazing and magical experience. I don't think I'll forget it until the day I die. Not only was seeing the reindeer and feeding them amazing, but what my friends and I enjoyed the most was hearing the history, ideologies, views, lifestyle and overall learning about the Sami people! It was gut wrenching and saddening to hear about the tragic history of how the Sami people were treated, but it was inspiring to hear how they prevailed and proudly stood their ground through those times. Any point in history where colonisers meet people native to the land, it is never a pretty story, but despite that I was truly amazed to hear about how Sami people persevered and talk to a father and son reindeer hearding Sami family. It was also super interesting to hear about the day to day and learn more about reindeer in general. Thank you so much for you hospitality, and sharing your story with us! We will never forget!
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Damo199
Jan 10, 2024
A wonderful sami culture day - What a wonderful personal visit...and a private one, so lots of time to meet with the real sami people...over all an A1 experience
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Heather_w
Jan 9, 2024
Enjoyable - A lovely experience walking through the herd of reindeer in a beautiful location. The stories about the sami in the tepi around the fire where funny informative and interesting a lovely trip
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Gui_a
Jan 3, 2024
Great experience, better then expected - Great experience , better than expected. Lots of information about Sami people and their culture, really interesting !
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Gerardo_c
Jan 2, 2024
Fantastic tour! - Amazing!!!! Mikel and his daughter Mia were amazing hosts! Sharing what they could about their culture, traditions and singing. Great Way to spend the day in Tromso!
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Sandra_v
Dec 31, 2023
Fun - Very nice. I got to feed the reindeer they are shy and intelligent. They come up to you and want to eat the bread. After that we had a short experience inside with a fire and hot drink and some bread with butter. And they told us things about the Sami people. I liked it. You could also ask questions.
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Chris33c
Dec 31, 2023
Great experience! - Great experience! We had enough time to encounter with reindeers, feed them and spend time with Sami people who explained to us their culture, their daily life, facts about reindeers’ life and treated us with hot drinks and traditional snacks. At the end, we had some fun with practicing lasso throwing!
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Miguel_r
Dec 30, 2023
Fantastic Sami experience - The Sami family running the reindeers activity were awesome . Thank you for the good moments, the stories of your people and the snacks and drinks .
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