Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Reinheimen National Park
Founded in 2006, this 1969-sq-km park stretches from Lom
in the southeast to Åndalsnes in the northwest and is home to wild reindeer. For more in-
formation, visit the Lom tourist office (
Click here
).
Sjoa
The small settlement of Sjoa, 10km south of Otta, would have little to detain you were it
not for the fact that it's arguably the white-water rafting capital of Norway.
Activities
The
white-water rafting
season runs from the middle of May until early October. Excur-
sions range from sedate Class I runs (ideal for families) up to thrilling Class Vs. A note
of warning: white-water rafting can be dangerous, with four fatalities in 2010 and another
three years earlier.
Prices start from Nkr590 for a 3½-hour family trip; there are also five-hour trips (from
Nkr990) through to seven-hour day trips (from Nkr1090); longer excursions are available
on request.
In addition to rafting, most of the following operators also organise riverboarding (from
Nkr990), low-level rock climbing (from Nkr490), canyoning (from Nkr820), caving (from
Nkr690) and hiking.
Go Rafting
RAFTING
( 61 23 50 00;
www.gorafting.no
, in Norwegian)
About 8km west of Sjoa along
Rv257.
Heidal Rafting
RAFTING
(
61 23 60 37;
www.heidalrafting.no
;
Sjoa)
Just 1km west of E6 along Rv257.
Sjoa Rafting
RAFTING
( 90 07 10 00;
www.sjoarafting.com
; Nedre Heidal)
Some 7.5km upstream from Sjoa
along Rv257.
Sjoa Rafting Senter NWR
RAFTING
( 47 66 06 80;
www.sjoaraftingsenter.no
; Varphaugen Gård)
About 3km upstream
from Sjoa along Rv257.
Villmarken Kaller
RAFTING
