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Sami Experience Summer – 13:30
By The Norwegian Travel Company AS
Available from: May - November
Join a 1-hour guided cultural experience at Snow Resort Kirkenes near Kirkenes. Meet reindeer, learn about the ways of the Sámi people, hear stories by the campfire, and listen to a joik performance.
Begin your afternoon at 13:30 (1:30 PM) at Snow Resort Kirkenes, located by the reindeer pen behind the reception building. You will first meet four of the reindeer and learn about their role in Sámi culture, including how they are fed and herded.
Then enter the pen and proceed to a traditional lavvu (Sámi tent) where you’ll sit around a campfire. Here, guide and Sámi artist John Henrik Mienna will share folkloric stories and personal experiences of Sámi life in the Arctic. The session culminates with a performance of the joik — the unique song tradition of the Sámi.
This experience gives a compact, hands‑on glimpse into Sámi heritage and northern Norwegian culture. Although transfer is not included, you may take the Snow Resort Kirkenes shuttle departing at 13:00 from the Thon or Scandic hotel in Kirkenes (ticket 50 NOK each way). Return about 15:30.
- Hand‑feeding reindeer and learning about their role in Sámi life.
- Storytelling and cultural insight inside a lavvu by the campfire.
- A live joik performance by Sámi artist John Henrik Mienna.
Duration: approx. 1 hour. Transfer to/from your hotel is not included but shuttle is available for purchase. Available season: 1 May – 30 November. Minimum age / group size may apply. Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes appropriate for outdoor terrain.
- Guided cultural experience with a Sámi host
- Access to the reindeer pen and lavvu/campfire setting
- Joik performance
- You are eligible to receive a full refund of the booking amount if you cancel your reservation at least 24 hours before the scheduled start time.
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