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The 15 Best Sami Camps and Reindeer Evenings in Norway

22 tours  ·  from $40

The camps worth booking are run by herding families rather than staged for coaches. These 15 compare what you do with the reindeer, what is served in the lavvu and how long you are outdoors, with prices and start times.

Tromsø: Reindeer Sledding & Feeding with a Sami Guide - The reindeer sled ride
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Tromsø: Reindeer Sledding & Feeding with a Sami Guide

1.Reindeer Sledding & Feeding with a Sami Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6,417 reviews · 4 hours · from $198Our pick

Travel by warm bus from Tromsø to a Sami reindeer camp, where you can feed a herd of about 300, ride a reindeer sled, and eat lunch inside a lavuu tent. English-speaking Sami guides, including Inga, Ilya, Maria, and Ana, share personal stories, herding traditions, and joik singing around the fire.

“Amazing! We did the 10am tour & the longer sled ride. Highly recommend. The reindeer are in a very large contained area with shelter at the start if you don’t want to stand outside. Great experience 10/10.”

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Tromsø: Reindeer Camp and Sami Cultural Tour with Lunch - Arriving at the reindeer camp
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Tromsø: Reindeer Camp and Sami Cultural Tour with Lunch

2.Reindeer Camp and Sami Cultural Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3,326 reviews · 4 hours · from $141

Travel about 35 to 40 minutes from Tromsø to a Sami reindeer camp, where you feed a herd of roughly 250 to 300 animals, warm up with hot drinks and stew, and hear traditional stories and joik singing. Guides such as Inga, Daniel, and Johannes have led especially engaging cultural talks.

“Absolutely wonderful experience with beautiful animals and warm friends guides. Sami culturally talk was very informative and interesting and the food was also excellent.”

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Tromso Husky Self-Drive Sledding with Cake and Drink in Lavvu - From Scandic Ishavshotel to the kennel
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Tromso Husky Self-Drive Sledding with Cake and Drink in Lavvu

3.Tromso Husky Self-Drive Sledding with Cake and Drink in Lavvu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 746 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $361Top rated

From central Tromsø, ride a private minibus about 35 minutes to a kennel of 130 Alaskan Huskies. After a safety lesson, you and a partner share control of a sled pulled by five or six dogs for 70 to 80 minutes. Swap driver and passenger along the trail, then enjoy cake, a hot drink, and a dog-focused Q&A in a warm lavvu.

“Very fun and would do it again it made me feel like I was in the movie Salto! The cake and tea was great and would do this again with others.”

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Sami Culture and Short Reindeer Sledding from Tromso - Warm up inside the lavuu with bidos and coffee
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Sami Culture and Short Reindeer Sledding from Tromso

4.Sami Culture and Short Reindeer Sledding from Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 584 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $204

Meet a herd of about 300 reindeer on a four-hour outing from central Tromso. You’ll feed the animals, take a 10 to 15-minute sleigh ride, eat bidos in a lavuu, and hear Sami stories and joik. Guide Inga has performed the traditional song for visitors, and vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free meal options are available.

“Informative, felt welcomed and enjoyed all activities of tour: journey and bus stops, sled ride, hearing about reindeer and Sami life following nature and listening to Joiks. The warm fireside and hot drinks and trying reindeer stew.”

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Reindeer Sledding Experience and Sami Culture Tour from Tromso - Meeting a herd of 300 reindeer
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Reindeer Sledding Experience and Sami Culture Tour from Tromso

5.Reindeer Sledding Experience and Sami Culture Tour from Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 530 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $225

Meet Sami guides at a reindeer camp outside Tromsø for a 30-minute sleigh ride, close contact with a herd of about 300 reindeer, bidos stew, hot drinks, and stories with joik around a fire. Guides such as Andreas, Irja, Maria, and Tea have helped make the cultural session a highlight.

“Insane experience, i highly recommend it. The guides are really experimented and it's a pleasure to ear them talk about the sami's culture”

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Reindeer Feeding and Sami Culture Including Lunch from Tromso - Inside the lavuu by the fire
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Reindeer Feeding and Sami Culture Including Lunch from Tromso

6.Reindeer Feeding and Sami Culture Including Lunch from Tromso

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 503 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145

Meet your Sami guides at Tromsø’s Prostneset bus terminal, then ride 25 minutes to a camp with 300 reindeer. Feed the herd, try lasso throwing, hear stories and joik inside a lavuu, and eat bidos with coffee. Daniel may lead the cultural talk, though guide assignments can vary.

“We learned a lot about the Sami culture and traditions. The reindeer feeding was quite an experience! The food was great and the hosts were very welcoming.”

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Tromsø: Reindeer Experience at a Sami Camp - Meeting reindeer up close
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Tromsø: Reindeer Experience at a Sami Camp

7.Reindeer Experience at a Sami Camp

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 240 reviews · 3h 30m · from $167

Travel by minibus from Tromsø to Lavangsdalen, where Sami reindeer herders welcome you to their camp. Feed friendly reindeer, hear stories about Sami culture and history, warm up with coffee or tea in a cabin, and try lasso throwing if time allows. Ava and Mika may lead the visit, and handmade Sami crafts are available to buy.

“Extraordinary meeting with reindeers and the Sami family at @unitxreindeercamp! Everything was perfect! Feeding reindeers, observing them walking around, being surrounded by them (many female were pregnant and then enjoyning hot coffee from the campfire and learning reindeer herding, Sami culture and traditions - we enjoyed this trip!”

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Alta: Reindeer - A carrier of Sámi Culture - Meeting the reindeer at Sami Siida
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Alta: Reindeer – A carrier of Sámi Culture

8.Reindeer – A carrier of Sámi Culture

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 221 reviews · 1 hour · from $73

At Sami Siida in Alta, English or Norwegian-speaking guides such as Mi, Mia, Jack, and Ann-Kristine introduce you to reindeer husbandry and Sámi life. Feed and pet the animals, take photos, then hear personal stories in a lavvu tent. The visit lasts about an hour and suits most ages except children under two.

“great guide very knowledgable could of talked for hours”

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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Sami Culture in Tromso. - Feeding the reindeer at Tromsø Lapland
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Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Sami Culture in Tromso.

9.Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with Sami Culture in Tromso.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 209 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $237

Leave central Tromsø by shared coach for Tromsø Lapland, where you feed reindeer, take a short sled ride when snow permits, eat lunch, and hear about Sámi life from a Sámi guide. The four to five-hour visit suits families and culture-focused visitors, though sledding can be shortened or canceled in poor conditions.

“The reindeers were amazing. Only because of the weather the sledding was not an option, but we still loved it.”

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Tromsø: Aurora Crystal Lavvo Overnight Stay with Activities - The journey from Tromsø to Lyngen
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Tromsø: Aurora Crystal Lavvo Overnight Stay with Activities

10.Aurora Crystal Lavvo Overnight Stay with Activities

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 196 reviews · from $430

From Tromsø, ride by van and ferry to Aurora Wonderland Basecamp in Lyngen. Jose, Angelina, and their team provide meals, warm gear, a 2-kilometer hike or snowshoe outing, and a night in a wood-heated crystal lavvo. You can watch the sky from bed, but aurora sightings depend on clear weather.

“Great snowshoeing walk with Angelina! We saw the Northern lights and had a fun stay in the Lavvo!”

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Honningsvag: North Cape and Sami Family Visit Trip

11.North Cape and Sami Family Visit Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 183 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Meet outside Honningsvåg’s tourist information office for a three-hour English-language trip to the North Cape. You’ll stop at a fjord viewpoint, see reindeer when they are in the area, visit a Sami camp when in season, and get about one hour at the Globe monument and Nordkapp site. A Belgian guide may also provide German.

“Es hat alles sehr gut geklappt. Netter Guide, der viel erklärt hat. Glück gehabt am Nordkap. Kein Regen und Freie Sicht. Nur die 35 Euro für den Eintritt kann man sich schenken. Sonst war es eine wirklich schöne Tour”

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Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture - What the feeding session is really like
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Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture

12.Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 119 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $183

Meet at Tromsø’s Radisson Blu for a roughly one-hour ride to a reindeer camp near the Lyngen Alps. Feed the family herd, warm up in a Sámi lavvu, enjoy hot drinks and reindeer stew, and hear personal stories from Sámi guides such as Kristian and Jon Mikkel. The four-and-a-half-hour outing runs in English.

“The reindeer are in a big pen.. nice to feed them for 15 minutes. Then you sit for an hour or so with tea in the tent. Later there is soup and info about saami culture. The bus was late to pick us up and we waited in the cold rain 20 minutes. The trip was ok, nothing special. If you have time maybe go but don’t go out of your way. It is probably more picturesque in the winter.”

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Honningsvåg: North Cape Summer Tour with Sami Family Visit - Scenic stops across Magerøya
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Honningsvåg: North Cape Summer Tour with Sami Family Visit

13.North Cape Summer Tour with Sami Family Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 106 reviews · 3 hours · from $177

Ride from central Honningsvåg to the North Cape in about three hours, with English storytelling or audio guidance, scenic stops, and admission to the North Cape Hall. You may visit a Sami family and see reindeer, though that stop can become a brief Sami shop visit and is not guaranteed.

“It was a wonderful and impressive tour to the Northcape. The Minibus was very comfortable. Our driver and guide was very friendly. She gave us many interesting informations about the country, the people and the landscape. I will recommand this beautyful tour to all, who comming to Honningsvåg. The tour corresponds to the schedule of the northward going ship. So you are back in time, bevore the ship leaves the port.”

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The North Cape, Reindeer and Sami Families Tour - Reindeer, Sami culture, and an important expectation
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The North Cape, Reindeer and Sami Families Tour

14.The North Cape, Reindeer and Sami Families Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 95 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $162

Travel from Honningsvåg to the North Cape Hall for Arctic views, a Sami-family and reindeer stop, fishing-village scenery, and a short Honningsvåg tour. Bernadette and Natasha receive especially warm praise for their driving and commentary, though bus organization, meeting instructions, and time at the Sami stop can vary.

“Loved seeing reindeer as we drove to the North Cape. No one should miss The North Cape if they are in this part of Norway!! The excursion team seemed a bit disorganized, we wound up having three different bus drivers over the course of the journey. Perhaps just early season ironing out. All in all, I’d recommend!!”

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Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture with chance for Northern Lights - A warm lavvu, hot dinner, and Sámi stories
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Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture with chance for Northern Lights

15.Reindeer feeding & Saami Culture with chance for Northern Lights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $182

Travel from Tromsø by minibus to a Sámi camp near the Lyngen Alps. Feed hundreds of reindeer, hear about Sámi traditions, and warm up inside a wooden lavvu with biddos stew or vegan soup. The camp sits away from city lights, giving you a real chance to see the Northern Lights, though nature makes no promises.

“We were quite upset by this tour. Unfortunately. We experienced the reindeers very stressed and this stress was ping ponging between the animals and the tourists. The animals were actually fighting about the food and didn't seem to have any respect for humans and were very greedy. On the tour we'd been told, the reindeers were wild, but we had more the impression of very spoilt domestics. Once, they also overran a little girl, when they paniced. The staff around didn't seem to be neither surprised nor interested. Also the staff didn't pay attention to protect the animals from inapropriate tourists. That was an experience we didn't like at all.…”

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