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Tromsø: Reindeer Feeding with Chance of Northern Lights

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Activity provider:Tromsø Arctic Reindeer
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Tromsø: Reindeer Feeding with Chance of Northern Lights

Activity provider:Tromsø Arctic Reindeer
4.6  / 5
92 reviews

From US$ 156.20 per person

Feed a herd of 300 reindeer, listen to local folklore, and keep a lookout for the northern lights on this day trip from Tromso. Travel in a climate-controlled vehicle and eat a hearty meal.

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Duration 4.5 hours
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Highlights
  • Feed the reindeer in the nighttime
  • Enjoy a traditional Sami meal with the Sami reindeer herders
  • Listen to stories about their culture and beliefs
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Discover the traditional Sami way of life on this day trip from Tromso. Have a traditional Sami dinner with reindeer herders while they tell you about their culture and their beliefs. Meet and feed the reindeer and listen to local stories in a traditional tent.

Hop aboard a spacious vehicle at a conveniently-located meeting point in Tromso and transfer to the Sami camp. Step back in time as you see how the reindeer and the Sami have been living and working on this land for centuries. Get to feed the herd of around 300 wild reindeer with some even eating from your hand. Be invited for hot tea, coffee, or hot chocolate around the fire inside a candle-lit lavuu (a traditional Sami tent or hut).

Savor a relaxed meal including bidos (a traditional Sami stew that is often served at Sami weddings and other special occasions) cooked over an open fire. A vegetarian option is also possible.

Head to the lavuu and gather around the fire to listen to stories about Sami culture. Watch your Sami guide will perform a joik (traditional Sami song) for the guests.

Gaze up and if you are lucky and the sky is clear you will have the chance to spot a dazzling display of the northern lights directly above the reindeer camp.

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  • Transfer
  • Guide
  • Three course dinner
  • Storytelling and joik
  • Coffee and snacks

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Pickup is in front of the Rorbua Pub next to Radisson Blu Hotel. The pickup team will wear blue jackets with the Tromso Arctic Reindeer logo on them.

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What to bring

  • Warm clothing
  • Hat
  • Gloves
  • Scarf
  • Warm shoes

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  • Bring warm clothes (at least two layers), gloves, a hat, and good winter boots.

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4.6 /5

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This was one of the highlights of our visit to Tromso and more generally, one of the best experiences I've ever had. Our hosts were wonderful - friendly, welcoming, and happy to share their life with the guests. We had plenty of time with the reindeer, after which we warmed up inside next to a fire while eating delicious food (definitely the best reindeer stew we had while in Tromso.) It was fascinating learning more about the Sami culture and herding lifestyle and our host answered all of our questions and took time to speak to many of the guests. I would highly recommend this to anyone visiting the area and can't recommend our hosts highly enough.

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This was such a lovely evening, feeding the reindeer was so much fun and then having a lovely dinner and hot cocoa was great. The Sami talk after was so interesting and really gave an insight to the way of their lives. Definitely recommend this excursion to anyone visiting Tromso!

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February 27, 2023

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The tour was well organised and nice. Because of the weird weather conditions there was a lot of ice so everyone got spikes to walk around safely. We got a short introduction and then went outside to feed the reindeer with buckets of food. You could fill up your bucket again and keep feeding them or alternatively sit down at a campfire already, there was no rush. The guides were also looking out for northern lights and turned the lights in the camp off, so we actually got to see the northern lights there. We went inside to eat and listen to the Sami stories but one guide always stayed outside so they could call us out in case the aurora got stronger.

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