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You can watch wild salmon and sea trout through viewing windows, see an excellent
20-minute film about the salmon's lifecycle, try to tie flies to increase the odds of you
hooking one of your own and do a little virtual casting.
Lærdal Sport og Rekreasjon
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
(
57 66 66 95;
www.laerdalsport.com
; Lærdal Ferie-og Fritidspark, Grandavegen;
May-Sep
8am-10pm, Oct-Apr by appointment)
There's a good range of bikes for hire here (from Nkr45/125 per hour/day). They also ar-
range guided hiking and biking trips ranging from three hours to full days (bike tours from
Nkr230, hiking from Nkr75).
Sleeping & Eating
Sanden Pensjonat
GUESTHOUSE
( 57 66 64 04;
www.sandenpensjonat.no
;
Øyragata 9; s/d Nkr850/950, with shared bathroom
Nkr550/490, apt Nkr1300)
Used as a guesthouse for almost 100 years, this charming historic house was restored and
returned to its original use by owners Jon and Hallvard in 1994. It retains the simplicity
and cosy scale of its era, but is furnished with care and a clever eye for detail. For families
or small groups, they also have a nearby apartment.
Lærdal Ferie og Fritidspark
CAMPGROUND, MOTEL
( 57 66 66 95;
www.laerdalferiepark.com
;
campsites Nkr250, 2-/3-/4-bed cabins Nkr995/1095/
1195, motel s/d Nkr500/595; )
This campsite, almost at the water's edge, has sweeping views of the fjord. Its 'motel' has
communal self-catering facilities, plus a common room with a terrace and broad picture
window that give a magnificent panorama of the fjord.
Lindstrøm Hotell
HOTEL
( 57 66 69 00;
www.lindstroemhotel.no
;
s/d Nkr900/1200; Apr-Oct; )
This central fifth-generation family-run hotel is divided between a beautiful Swiss-style
gabled building in a garden and the main '60s block across the road. The latter, a charming
