Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Lakselv'sNorthCapeAirport,animportant linkforcentral Finnmark,hasuptothreedaily
flights to/from Tromsø.
In summer, a daily bus running between Nordkapp and Rovaniemi via Ivalo (both in Fin-
land) calls by.
Within Finnmark, services running Sunday to Friday include the following:
Alta
(Nkr300, 3¼ hours, four daily)
Karasjok
(Nkr138, 1¼ hours, three daily)
Honningsvåg
(Nkr285, 3hours, three daily)
Stabbursnes
At Stabbursnes, 16km north of Lakselv and beside one of the most attractive sectors of
Porsangerfjord, there are a couple of important protected areas.
STABBURSNES NATURE RESERVE
The Stabbursnes Nature Reserve extends over the wetlands and mudflats at the estuary of
the River Stabburselva. Birdwatchers come to observe the many species of ducks, geese,
divers and sandpipers that rest in the area while migrating between the Arctic and more
temperatezones.Amongthemoreexoticspeciesarethebar-tailedgodwit,dunlin,knotand
theincreasingly rarelesserwhite-fronted goose.Coastal marshesareclosedtovisitorsdur-
ing the nesting season (May and June) and also from mid-August to mid-September.
A signed nature trail (2.8km one-way) leads along the estuary and beside the shore of
Porsangerfjord. Ask at the visitors centre for its useful trail description in English.
The
Stabbursnes Naturhus og Museum ( 9am-8pm Jun-Aug, noon-3pm Tue-Thu
rest of year)
serves both the nature reserve and national park. It sells field guides, maps
and fishing permits and has a well-mounted
exhibition (adult/child incl a 20min DVD
Nkr60/10)
about the birds, animals and geology of the interior high plateau, river valleys
and coast.
STABBURSDALEN NATIONAL PARK
No roads cross through the 747 sq km of Stabbursdalen National Park, which offers a
spectacular glacial canyon and excellent hiking in the world's most northerly pine forest.
For hikers, there are two mountain huts, Rørkulphytta and Ivarstua, as well as a turf hut.
