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Night Reindeer Sledding with Camp Dinner and Chance of Northern Lights

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4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in Sami culture on an evening tour. Transportation from the heart of Tromso takes you to the camp, where you can feed the herd of reindeer by hand. Take a short sled ride through the snow, then enjoy hot drinks and a three course dinner complete with a typical Sami stew. Afterwards, listen to Sami stories and traditional music by the fireside in an Iavuu (Sami tent).

Eat a traditional 3-course dinner at the camp
Learn about Sami history and way of life
Feed the reindeer and take a sled ride
Enjoy cozy round-trip transportation from Tromso

What's Included

Pickup and drop-off at designated meeting points
Transportation to camp
Guide
15 to 20-minute reindeer sleigh ride
Snacks
Coffee and/or Tea
Dinner
Use of warm overalls

Anything not covered in Inclusions

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Tromsø Arctic Reindeer Pick Up point
Samuel Arnesens gate 8, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
- Pick up 17.45 at the corner of Bankgata and Fredrik Langes Gate - Our pick up guides wear blue 'Tromso Arctic Reindeer' jackets. - Please arrive with time to spare so we can ensure a prompt departure of 18.00.

Start time

06:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
What to bring or wear: Warm clothes (at least two layers), gloves, hat, and good winter boots
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Vegetarian / vegan option available
Gluten free option available
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Lana_S

The guides and Sami hosts we so kind and friendly. Everything stayed on schedule. This was truly a fantastic experience all the way around! Plenty of time to see, feed, and take pics with/of the reindeer. The sled ride was a unique experience, but the dinner in the Sami lodge by the fire was unforgettable. The reindeer stew was cooked over the fire, plenty of hot drinks to warm up with, and only 25 min outside the city. Highly recommended. My only suggestion is the reindeer are out in droves and could be overwhelming for small kids.

Reviews

4.5

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We did not do reindeer...

Julie_D, Mar 2024

We did not do reindeer sledding which was very disappointing. Instead we fed reindeer. Due to camp fire inside when having dinner our clothes were smelling really bad of smoke.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Julie, Thank you for visiting us and sharing a review! We are very sorry that we couldn't offer the sledding experience during your visit. It has been cancelled due to icy roads on that day and the safety risks it poses to our guests and the reindeers. Safety of the experience is our utmost priority, therefore we unfortunately had to cancel the sledding. On such occasions we always inform our guests in advance, and there are alternatives to join the tour without the sledding and receive a partial refund or to cancel completely and receive a full refund. We are again very sorry to hear that your experience at our camp has been underwhelming, and we would like to discuss the matter further with you. Please feel free to contact us at info@tromsoarcticreindeer.com, we would be happy to hear from you. Greetings from Tromsø, and we wish you a happy Easter!

We like Sami and reindeer they are friends

Larry_C, Mar 2024

Now this is a fun night! Reindeer pull you on a two person sled with a warm blanket over you. You get nose to nose with them and after, you get to feed them from a bucket. We then took pictures of the Northern lights and boy were they dancing. Food and drink followed of course in a huge lavuu. We learned about the Sami culture and heard their folk stories and they sang to us. This tour is a wonderful adventure. Oh one thing, make sure you keep your head back while feeding raindeer.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Larry, Thank you for your excellent review! We are thrilled to hear that you had such a fun evening at our camp! It was a pleasure to have you with us and it's great to hear that you enjoyed spending time with our reindeers and even got to see the magnificent Aurora ✨ Welcome back, we look forward to welcoming you again in the future!

The guides and Sami hosts...

Lana_S, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Lana, Thank you for your fantastic review and a recommendation! We are delighted to hear that you had such a unique and unforgettable experience at our camp. It was a pleasure to have you with us, and we look forward to meeting you again in the future! 🦌

Fun time with the Reindeer

tnthawkinson, Mar 2024

The beginning of the tour was a bit chaotic with the Checkin and getting in the bus. Once we got to the reindeer camp everything was great. We had perfect weather and the northern lights were out. Fun feeding the reindeers and a short ride. The meal was great as was the presentation by Sami women. I recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear guest, Thank you for a wonderful review and a recommendation! We are happy to hear that you had such a great time with our reindeers and enjoyed learning more about the Sami culture. Welcome back! 🦌

A night with the Sami/ reindeers

Bachphuong_W, Mar 2024

This is the program. 1. Pick up passenger by the cruiseship port. A bit disorganized, but worked out at the end 2. Arrived at the camp. We were ushered into the Sami house, to be greeted and oriented. 3. Reindeer sleigh around the camp. Dress warm! 4. Fed the Reindeers. They love to eat. You can pet them till your heart contents 5. Hot drinks were provided with cookies. 6. The lights were turned off for us to see the borealis northern lights. 7. Dinner is served. Smoked salmon salad, Reindeer stew, and chocolate Cake ( no alcoholic beverage allowed) 8. The sami ladies gave a talk about Sami life.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Bachphuong, Thank you for visiting us and sharing a 5-star review! We hope you had a great time at our camp, welcome back to Tromsø Arctic Reindeer 🦌

Wonderful and highly recommended

Kayla_l, Mar 2024

Wonderful experience getting to feed the reindeers and going on a slow sled ride. The guides are really wonderful and advise you clearly on how to act around the reindeer. It was also great to learn about the Sami cultural and understand the deeper history. The food was good and vegetarian options available

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Kayla, Thank you for your visit and a wonderful review! We are very happy to hear about your great experience at our camp - it sound s like you had a fantastic time 🤩 Welcome back to Tromsø Arctic Reindeer, we look forward to meeting you again soon!

Get to know the Sami people and the reindeers

Laura_A, Feb 2024

Getting to know the Sami people and their history is great, and after knowing that not much of poppe know about them, I spread the word to people to go and meet them and their culture. We fed the reindeers and we had a slow round of reindeer sledding. I thought we would be more outside the camp but it was just a (circle) trip inside the land where the camp is. But it was worth it very calming. We had snacks and hot drinks and then we ate salmon salad, reindeer stew and a chocolate cake. We listened afterwards to the history of the Sami people and how they used to live with the reindeers, and how they live now. There were no northern lights though, but the whole experience was amazing.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Laura, Thank you for your fantastic review! We appreciate your thoughtfulness on the preservation of the local culture and it was a pleasure to share our knowledge with you. Warm greetings from the Tromsø Arctic Reindeer team, we look forward to meeting you again soon!

Worth it.

Tim_S, Feb 2024

My wife and I had a great time. The reindeer the food and especially the staff were great. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear Tim, Many thanks for your excellent review and a recommendation! It was a pleasure to welcome your family at the camp and we hope you had a wonderful time. Welcome back!

A relaxing getaway!

Brody_H, Feb 2024

I had a great experience! Food was scrumptious, reindeer were very friendly and staff very kind! Very informative presentation around the fire, learned quite a bit about the sámi culture and people. The sledding was also very enjoyable and quite relaxing. Hearing a joik was also a great experience! I will gladly return in the future for this experience (and I hope to be able to do so)!

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear Brody, Thank you for your fantastic 5-star review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed every part of the activity and plan on visiting us again. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest and show you what our camp has to offer - from the traditional bidos to joik and sledding. Welcome back to Tromsø Arctic reindeer, we can't wait to see you again soon! 🦌

New experience

Traci_C, Jan 2024

Feeding the reindeer was such a great experience. Everyone was friendly and a nice warm meal to end the night.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear Traci, Thank you for your amazing review! We are happy to hear that you had experienced something different with us in Tromsø and got to know the local wildlife. Welcome back to Tromsø Arctic Reindeer! 🦌

‼️JUST AMAZING‼️

NEE_A, Jan 2024

It’s just an AMAZING tour🦌It was very interesting to feed the reindeers and get to know the Sami Culture.I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear guest, Thank you for your kindest review and a recommendation! It was a pleasure to welcome you at our camp, and we can't wait to see you again soon! 🦌

Reindeer and Auroras

Quinton_T, Jan 2024

This was the best thing we did by far during our trip to Norway. The reindeer were fun, the dinner was tasty, and the Sami were informative. Best of all, the aurora showed up.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear Quinton, Many thanks for your review! We are happy to hear that the tour with us has been the highlight of your trip to Tromsø. Warm greetings from the Tromsø Arctic Reindeer team, and welcome back!

Enlightening and fulfilling

Delene_l, Jan 2024

Learning about the Sami culture and the warm atmosphere of the camp including the delicious food served

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear Delene, Thank you for your kind review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed every part of the activity and got to experience the warm atmosphere we have at our camp. Welcome back in the future! ❄️

Disappointing, not worth the money and the time

Rustam_Y, Dec 2023

This tour should be named a traditional dinner and a talk, with a short reindeer sledge ride. The tour is 4.5 hours, of which the drive to the location and back takes 15mins each way, so you are left with 4 hours for the activities. The reindeer ride is supposed to be 15-20mins. Unfortunately, one of sledges broke down during our ride, and since they are all attached to each other we had to wait for someone to come, detach it, reattach the remaining ones, for our ride to continue. You would have thought that the time it took would be added to the duration of our ride. Nope. Apologies were made, but the person in charge just decided to make up the lost time at our expense and rode back to the waiting point to pick up the next group. All-in-all we spent 15mins on the sledges, of which at least 5 were wasted sitting there while they were resolving the issue. Add to it the interruption, and you can imagine that the experience was completely ruined for us. It is beyond me why the ‘driver’ chose to do that, given that there was plenty of time for everyone else to ride. Why not make it a 20 min ride and let people enjoy it after the breakdown? All the more baffling because the rest of the evening was really dragged out. Dinner took over an hour, and while the traditional building with the fireplace was nice and cosy, one hardly needed to spend that much time there to enjoy it. It got really boring in the end. The talk was fun as well but it was also half an hour. Reindeer feeding was also about half an hour at least, waiting for all the rides to finish. There were way too many people, I’d say around 70. The location was too close to the city, with the lights on all sides, so hardly any chance of seeing aurora. The ride was on a flat plateau, just going in a circle. The sledges were uncomfortable, basically like bed slats covered with just one thin reindeer skin, and a blanket on top. I would not want to be doing it on a really cold snowy day! On top of that, it was cut short. Can’t tell you how annoyed I was. People were nice, but it was so impersonal and obvious that nobody cared about us having a good experience. Super disappointed to have spent our last night in Tromso this way.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Dear guest, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We sincerely apologise that we failed to provide our excellent service during your visit. Please feel free to contact us at info@tromsoarcticreindeer.com, and we will be happy to discuss the matter further with you. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Great fun

Maria_A, Dec 2023

Great fun Sleigh riding and feeding the Reindeer. Saw the Northern Lights as well which was a nice bonus

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Dear Maria, Thank you for your visit! It's great to hear that you had a fun trip with us and even got to see the magical Aurora ✨ Happy holidays, and welcome back to Tromsø!

Superb experience.

Margaret_F, Dec 2023

The proximity of the beautiful, friendly reindeer and being able to feed them was great. The trip in the sled was excellent and the camp staff were knowledgeable and approachable.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Dear Margaret, Thank you for your amazing review! We are glad to hear that you had such an amazing experience with us. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest, and we hope to see you again soon!

Worth it!

Chas_B, Dec 2023

It was a great experience and a lot of fun! Definitely worth it even if you don't see the northern lights. Learning about the Sami people was excellent and eye opening and wished there was more Sami interaction because it was so good.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi Chas, Thank you for your kind review! We are very glad to hear that you found Sami storytelling part of the tour very informative and eye-opening. It was our pleasure to introduce you to the Arctic lifestyle and share stories from personal experience. We hope to see you again soon - welcome back!

Magical experience

Deborah_D, Nov 2023

Magical experience with the reindeer and made even better by the appearance of the northern lights. Very well organised trip, excellent food and lovely talk about Sami culture.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Dear Deborah, Thank you for sharing your review! We are thrilled to hear that you had a magical experience with us in the Arctic, with the Northern Lights as a cherry on top ✨ It was a pleasure to have you as our guest, and we hope to see you again soon!

Louisianian’s passed a good time! Laissez le bon temps roller! "Let the Good Times Roll”

Brenda_B, Nov 2023

The whole experience was fantastic. The employees were great! They were very sweet, helpful, and informative. The stories of the Sami culture top off the evening. Thanks for a wonderful and fun adventure.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi Brenda, Thank you for visiting us on your trip to Tromsø! It was a pleasure to have you with us and introduce you to the Sami culture and lifestyle. Warm greetings from the Tromsø Arctic Reindeer team! 🦌

Fabulous would highly recommend

Emma_J, Nov 2023

Incredible evening. Easy coach journey, exciting chance to feed the friendly reindeer, wonderful food. To top it off, they turned all the lights off when the aurora appeared making it extra special !

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Dear Emma, Thank you for your fantastic review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed every part of the activity and made some unforgettable memories. The Northern Lights were definitely the cherry on top! Warm greetings from the Tromsø Arctic Reindeer team, we look forward to meeting you again soon!