Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ice Troll
KAYAKING, GLACIER WALKING
( 970 14 370;
www.icetroll.com
)
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ingexperienceonNigardsbreen-andhisteamofferacoupleoftrulyoriginalglaciervisits.
After a kayak trip, enjoy an ice walk where those without paddles never get. Both, lasting
eight to 10 hours (Nkr890), are suitable for first-timers as well as the more experienced.
They also do longer overnight and two-day sorties.
Riverpig
RAFTING
( 970 14 370;
www.icetroll.com
)
Run by the same outfit, Riverpig does white water
rafting on the Jostedalen river (Nkr650) and, for the truly hardy, riverboarding (Nkr800).
Jostedalen Breførarlag
GLACIER WALKS
( 57 68 31 11;
www.bfl.no
)
Leads several guided glacier walks on Nigardsbreen. The
easiest is the family walk to the glacier snout and briefly along its tongue (around one hour
on the ice, adult/child Nkr200/100). Fees for the two-hour (Nkr430), three-hour (Nkr525)
and five-hour (Nkr740) walks on the ice include the brief boat trip across Nigardsvatnet
lake.
Leirdalen Bre og Juv
CANYON CLAMBERING, GLACIER HIKING
(Leirdal Glacier & Canyon; 470 27 878;
www.breogjuv.no
)
Offers canyon clamber-
ing (Nkr500) and six- to eight-hour glacier hikes (Nkr650) on Tunsbergsdalsbreen, Nor-
way's longest glacier arm.
Raudskarvfjellet Turriding
PONY TREKKING
( 57 68 32 50;
www.jostedal-horseguiding.no
)
Lessstrenuously,takeafive-hourpony
trip (Nkr700) with these stables.
Sleeping & Eating
Two sisters run the valley's most tempting sleeping options.
Jostedal Camping
CAMPGROUND €
( 57 68 39 14;
www.jostedalcamping.no
;
car/caravan sites Nkr90/110 plus Nkr25
per person, 4-bed cabins with outdoor bathroom Nkr350-470, fully equipped bunga-
lows, up to 6 persons Nkr1050; May-mid-Oct)
Astrid, after travelling and working
around the world, has returned to her home village and with her partner runs this trim, well
kept campground, right beside the Jostedal river. Both keen hikers, they've researched a
