4 hour Winter Adventure Includes Snowshoe Trip and Visiting the Ice Hotel
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$195
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Join us on a snowshoe trip and experience the Arctic nature on foot. Meet your guide at our Explorer store in the center, we dress you in the right clothes and equip you with a pair of snowshoes. From here we take a 30min drive in our new environmentally friendly electric van through the beautiful nature around Alta until we get to our final destination Gargia Lodge, our outpost in a valley south of Alta. When we arrive Gargia we will get our gear on and have a nice 45-60 min walk in beautiful nature, surrounded by pine- and birch forest in the beautiful Gargia Valley. After our walk we will come back to the Lodge, where we will sit around the fireplace and have a coffee and traditional Norwegian waffle cake, while our guide will tell you stories about the local culture and the area around Alta. On the return to Alta we will make a stop to visit the famous ice hotel Sorrisniva, with its beautiful ice art and sculptures. A bucket list experience, which is great for taking photos.
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Alta, Norway Information
Alta, Norway, docks at Alta Hurtigruten Terminal on Altafjord, 4 kilometers from town, with shuttles or buses for 10-minute transfers. The city, population 20,000, features the Northern Lights Cathedral, a 2013 titanium-clad structure with light installations. Travelers visit Alta Museum for 7,000-year-old petroglyphs and rock art trails. Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, 20 minutes away, offers ice bar tours and snowmobile trips. Excursions to Sami reindeer herding camps, 30 minutes out, include lavvu tent visits and lassoing demos. The Tirpitz Museum, 15 minutes west, details WWII coastal defenses. Local markets sell cloudberries. Peak season December to March for aurora viewing; buses cost 50 NOK. Dining includes king crab at fjord cafes. Souvenirs feature Sami silver spoons. Taxis average 100-150 NOK short trips. Snowshoe rentals available for winter fjord trails.
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4 hour Winter Adventure Includes Snowshoe Trip and Visiting the Ice Hotel
snacks
in-vehicle air conditioning
other
tea and coffee
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
The government of Norway has retracted all Covid measures. Tours will therefore take place as they did before Covid.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.