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Sleigh Ride with Snacks: Explore Arctic Farm Life and Snow-Clad Mountains in Mathisdalen
Embark on a magical sleigh ride through the snow-clad mountains of Mathisdalen, surrounded by the beauty of Arctic farm life. Enjoy snacks and warm up in a traditional Sami tent. Perfect for a family excursion!
Embark on a magical sleigh ride through the snow-clad mountains of Mathisdalen, surrounded by the beauty of Arctic farm life. Enjoy snacks and warm up in a traditional Sami tent. Perfect for a family excursion!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mathisdalen 301 - A 30-40 minutes sleigh ride in beautiful surroundings where you snuggle up under warm blankets. The sleigh is drawn by Norwegian fjord horses. If luck is with us; The Aurora Borealis may appear. You will also have the opportunity to say hallo to our Norwegian short tale sheep when we return back to our family farm. The price…
- Mathisdalen 301 - A 30-40 minutes sleigh ride in beautiful surroundings where you snuggle up under warm blankets. The sleigh is drawn by Norwegian fjord horses. If luck is with us; The Aurora Borealis may appear. You will also have the opportunity to say hallo to our Norwegian short tale sheep when we return back to our family farm. The price includes some pastry and coffee in our Sami tent - lavvo.
-Pickup at your location in the city of Alta included!
- Warm clothing included!
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Sleigh rides available all year - summer and winter.
Our experienced guides will pick you up at your location in Alta and bring you to our farm, which is a 30 minutes drive from the center of Alta. Warm clothing provided if needed. Restroom available for our guests.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Snacks
- Warm snow shoes and winter clothes provided if needed
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
- Private transportation
- Snacks
- Warm snow shoes and winter clothes provided if needed
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
A splendid family outing! Discover the beauty and tranquillity of the Mathisdalen valley, nestled among snow-capped mountains, and join us at Omdal farm. Our sleighs are pulled by the same horse breed featured in Disney’s ‘Frozen’. You’ll also meet our sheep - they enjoy the outdoors all year round and spend their summer with the reindeers up in the…
A splendid family outing! Discover the beauty and tranquillity of the Mathisdalen valley, nestled among snow-capped mountains, and join us at Omdal farm. Our sleighs are pulled by the same horse breed featured in Disney’s ‘Frozen’. You’ll also meet our sheep - they enjoy the outdoors all year round and spend their summer with the reindeers up in the mountains. After the ride, come warm up in our Sami tent, known as a lavvo, where we serve coffee, tea, pastries, and cured meats.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(39 Ratings)
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Martina_y
Dec 22, 2024
Wonderful - The pony sleigh experience was wonderful from start to finish. Our driver Rune was welcoming and informative. Anniken and her family made every part of the experience enjoyable from the sleigh ride, snack and hot drink to meeting the ponies and sheep. The family are amazing and their love and care for the animals lovely to see.
Communication prior to the trip was swift and helpful.
I would recommend this very highly. It was certainly a highlight and wonderful memory of our trip to Norway.
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Christopher_b
Dec 21, 2024
Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh - This is an experience of a lifetime personally presented by the farm owners and a full half hour dash through the snow and Gradmas home cooked pastries.
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Sheila_r
Dec 21, 2024
Magical horse sleigh ride - The ride in the sleigh through woodland was magical. The horses were beautiful. We were made very welcome from the family. It was lovely to sit by a log fire and enjoy the snacks.
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Adrian_s
Dec 20, 2024
Great Norwegian outdoors sleigh ride - A great outdoor experience in a fur lined sleigh. Pick up from port and taken expertly by four wheel car to a family farm….followed first by introduction to livestock….sheep housed in large warm barn and then by hot drinks and snacks in Sami lavuu.
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Diane_b
Dec 19, 2024
Spectacular Arctic Farm and Sleigh Ride Experience - Our host was kind and patient. The experience was unique and authentic. The sleigh ride was fun and the scenery stunning. The homemade
cinnamon rolls warm and delicious. The time with the animals interesting and heart warming. This was an experience everyone would enjoy and could participate in. And everyone who can, should. An absolute highlight of our trip to Norways arctic north.
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Francis_b
Dec 16, 2024
Exactly as advertised, a winter wonderland - Family run business, pick up at the dock gate by the ship at time advised, and group of 5 transported in a 7 seater 4x4 to their farm in the mountains, 30 mins away. Weather idilic, no wind, thick snow covering and scenery like a Xmas card scene. However you must have suitable winter clothing, many layers as temperature was -25c at the farm. Blankets provided for the 40 min sleigh ride and not cold. We were shown around the stables and sheep pens afterwards and then it was hot coffee and buns as advertised. In all about 2 3/4 hours, very friendly and knowledgeable hosts and would recommend this excursion as an alternative to ship organised tours. Small group tours are much more personal
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Nick_a
Nov 20, 2024
Authentic and Local Experience - Great experience. Wasn’t expecting to be the only person on the sleigh ride but the family made the experience great. Got to visit the animals in the barn and had some great snacks afterward.
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Amanda
Nov 14, 2024
Farm was beautiful, ride... - Farm was beautiful, ride was so much fun and we got to see all of the horses and other animals they had, definitely recommend
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Lynn_b
Nov 8, 2024
Great experience and memory making - Very easy to book and they waited for us even though the experience started at 10am and our ship only docked at 10am. We were driven by Dad to the farm with lots of interesting facts on the way about Alta, Norwegian life and his history. On the way he explained that due to lack of snow the sleigh had to be swapped for a carriage (hand built by him). It was raining so we were actually pleased as the carriage had a roof! The ride was lovely with explanations about the farm. They also provided blankets to put over us and to sit on.
After 30 minutes we got back to the farm and taken into the sami for coffee and wonderful cinnamon rolls ( cooked by mum) and colds cuts of meat. We chatted to his daughter about the farm,the northern lights and lots of other things. We then went to meet the sheep who were inside protected for the winter (although they can go outside if they want to). We also met the horse who pulled out carriage and her daughters which was great. Afterwards Dad took us on a slightly longer journey back to the ship and showed us the local church and other interesting points.
I'm sorry I can't remember their names but the whole family are lovely. We were the only 2 on this trip. I would throughly recommend booking this experience.
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K3578gctraceyw
Jul 25, 2024
Wonderful and unique experience! - This was such a wonderful experience and a welcome change from the crowded cruise ship excursions! There were only the 4 in our group plus one other couple from the ship. We were met at the cruise terminal and taken to the lovely Omdal Farm in the breath -taking Mathisdalen Valley. Lots of little lambs to watch run around as well as the larger adult sheep. Since there was no snow when we were there, we had a team of two beautiful Norwegian fjord horses pull us around the farm in a wagon. After our ride, we were able to explore the farm and enjoy a snack of delicious home- made cinnamon rolls and cured meats inside their Sami tent. Anniken and her family were so friendly and informative. It was a wonderful experience spending time with them and so thankful they opened up their farm for us to enjoy! I highly recommend this tour!
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