Night Reindeer Sledding with Camp Dinner and Chance of Northern Lights

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours 30 minutes

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The reindeer and the Sami have been living and working on this land for centuries and they have only recently invited guests to be part of their daily life. You will visit their camp and have a chance to feed the herd of around 300 wild reindeer who will swarm all around and some will even eat from your hands. You will also enjoy a 15-20 minute sleigh ride pulled by the reindeer. You will then be invited for hot drinks around the fire inside a warm candle lit gamme (Traditional Sami Hut) where a relaxed three course meal will be served, including bidos cooked over the open fire (a traditional Sami stew).

After dinner you will be invited into a lavvu (Sami tent) and gather round the fire to listen to stories about Sami culture and how it is to be a reindeer herder. The Sami guide will also perform a joik (traditional Sami song) for the guests. If you are lucky and the sky is clear you will have a chance to see the northern lights above the reindeer camp.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Specialized infant seats are available

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What to bring or wear: Warm clothes (at least two layers), gloves, hat, and good winter boots

Vegetarian / vegan option available

Gluten free option available

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Pickup and drop-off at designated meeting points

Snacks

Dinner

Transportation to camp

Coffee and/or Tea

Guide

15 to 20-minute reindeer sleigh ride

Anything not covered in Inclusions

Baby car seats on the bus (only booster seats are available)

What To Expect

Travel out into the wilderness and walk among 300 reindeer (with the opportunity to feed them too) before enjoying a 15 to 20-minute sleigh ride. Afterwards, enter a candlelit Gamme to enjoy a relaxed three-course meal followed by the sounds of joiking (songs), Sami history and stories. On a clear night, you might be lucky enough to catch the majestic northern lights.

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Night Reindeer Sledding with Camp Dinner and Chance of Northern Lights

Reviews

4.57

150 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

109

Hello, santa! We are coming to town
Bernard O,
Apr 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Reindeer feeding and sleigh were both fantastic experience. Meeting place is easy to find The reindeer seems to be jumping on our back , maybe asking for more feeding, which is a little scary and certainly scared my wife, which cused her to abandon the feeding participation. The Sami culture story telling was enlightening and entertaining. Although the chance to have a northern light sighting ahould have not been offered, for it was never mentioned in the tour and it misled us in believing that we will be lucky to see the northern lights. We came back with disappointment. Good my daughter who went on an aurora hunting trip last november suggested we should take an exclusive aurora hunting with Wandering Owl, which is a 15 years tour operator and we were lucky to have joined it in last minute registration on the next day, despite being discouraged due to the end season for northern light hunting in end of march. I suggest not to take this tour for aurora hunting, you will likely to get disappointed. Join an exclusive hunting expedition instead Overall, this tour is marvelous and full of excitemnt
Family fun!
I506BXandreas,
Apr 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our family of 6 had a great time! We got to go on a reindeer sled, feed a large group of reindeer, and listen to stories of the Sami people. We had so much fun! Unfortunately, the weather was too cloudy to see the northern lights though that's no one's fault.
Awesome
Katie C,
Apr 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Amazing experience learning about the sami culture, while being surrounded by reindeer. Meal was lovely. Highly recommend.
Brilliant experience
Karen E,
Mar 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This trip is a wonderful way to meet and feed the reindeers have a great Sami meal and find out from the Sami girls all about their culture. I woupd recommend it to anybody that looks at doing the trip.
Highly recommended
E8487SRsarag,
Mar 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time. It was fun feeding the reindeer. It was good to see them at night. There were lights so you could see them and take pictures. We had plenty of time. The sleigh ride was fun. Food good and the talk very interesting.
Great People, but Meh Experience
kawh,
Mar 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
We were a big bus full. Did not spend time in a Lavvi but in a double wide wooden building...shaped like 2 Lavvi together. Nice big fire. Lots of time feeding reindeer. Too much time eating dinner which was really Meh. If you are showing off your reindeer, try to make the stew with meat you can chew and isn't so very gamey. Sami presentation was interesting. Just one guy. Maybe 15 minutes total and a very brief Sami song. I did not feel it was good value at over $300 for the two of us.
It was a great experience!
Danny H,
Mar 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a good experience. The hosts did a great job and told us a lot about the Sami culture. The food was really good as well! Getting to interact with the reindeer was fun as well. They’re kind of like big puppies who aren’t afraid to let you know they’re hungry!
An amazing experience
Irena M,
Mar 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was a really well-organized experience. Due to the heavy rain on the day of our visit, the sledding was cancelled. We were offered either a full refund or a partial one, which would allow us to join other parts of the tour. This was very well communicated, so we chose to join, and we're glad we did. Reindeer feeding was really fun. After that we were served a nicely prepared 3-course dinner at the camp: salmon salad, reindeer stew and chocolate cake (vegetarian options were also available). We enjoyed learning about the Sami culture. The staff was engaging the audience and had interesting stories to tell. Definitely a must-do in Tromso.
A great evening spent in Tromso
Laura T,
Mar 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful evening meeting the Reindeer and learning about the Sami culture. It was a very relaxing evening and nothing was rushed. Plenty of time to feed to Reindeer and have a sleigh ride before a great 3 course meal and hots drinks beside the fire. The talk after dinner was very interesting. The travel included was well organised. Just a 25 min bus ride.
Great cultural experience!
M3dude,
Mar 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing opportunity to learn about the Sami and their native culture! Throw in feeding the reindeer and you have a complete experience! We were even blessed with seeing the Northen lights as well! I highly recommend this tour.