Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sjoa Rafting Senter NWR
RAFTING
( 47 66 06 80;
www.sjoaraftingsenter.no
; Varphaugen Gård)
About 3km upstream from Sjoa along Rv257.
Villmarken Kaller
RAFTING
( 90 52 57 03;
www.villmarken-kaller.no
)
About 20km upstream from Sjoa along Rv257.
Sjoa Kajakksenter
KAYAKING
( 90 06 62 22;
www.kajakksenteret.no
; Nedre Heidal)
Around 8km west of Sjoa along Rv257; this place runs kayaking trips and courses.
Sleeping
Most of activities operators also have accommodation, with huts, camping and a few
double rooms.
Sjoa Camping
CAMPGROUND
(
99 52 99 51;
www.sjoa.no
; campsites Nkr150, 1- to 5-bed huts Nkr290-450 per person;
Jun-
Aug)
Sjoa Camping, down by the river bank, is a pleasant grassy site with a front-row seat for
some of the minor rapids. Cabins are very simple but have basic cooking equipment and a
bargain price. There's lots of tent-friendly soft grass.
Sjoa Vandrerhjem
HOSTEL
( 61 23 62 00;
www.heidalrafting.no
; dm Nkr340, s/d r incl breakfast Nkr770/975, family r Nkr1040;
mid-May-mid-Sep; )
This atmospheric hillside hostel is run by
Heidal Rafting
. Rooms are simple, but of a high
quality; dinner costs Nkr150 and is served in the wonderful 1747 log farmhouse building.
To get there cross the bridge over the river near the campsite and follow the signs for
Heidal Rafting for around 1km.
