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Sognefjord Aquarium AQUARIUM
(adult/child Nkr70/35; 10am-7pm May-Sep)
View the 15-minute audiovisual presentation then tour the 24 aquariums in which lurk salt-
water creatures from Sognefjord, large, small and very small. The entry price includes an
hour of canoe or rowing-boat hire.
Activities
The tourist office's free pamphlet Outdoor Activities in Balestrand has plenty of sugges-
tions for hiking , ranging from easy to demanding. If you need more detail, it also stocks
Balestrand Turkart (Nkr70), a good walking map at 1:50,000 with trails marked up.
Njord KAYAKING
( 91 32 66 28; www.kajakk.com )
Njord explores the fjord off Balestrand in a range of guided sea-kayak tours, lasting from
three hours (Nkr600) and including multi-night trips. Reserve at the tourist office.
Sleeping
Sjøtun Camping CAMPGROUND
( 95 06 72 61; www.sjotun.com ; campsite Nkr210, 4-/6-bed cabins with outdoor bathroom Nkr300/
400; Jun-mid-Sep)
At this green campsite, a 15-minute walk south along the fjord, you can pitch a tent on soft
grass amid apple trees or rent a sweet cabin at a very reasonable price.
Vandrerhjem Kringsjå HOSTEL
( 57 69 13 03; www.kringsja.no ; Laerargata 9; dm Nkr290, s/d/f with bathroom Nkr690/890/990,
all incl breakfast; mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
Uphill from the dock, Balestrand's family-run HI-affiliated hostel is nowadays an outdoor
activities centre during the school year. It started life as a hotel, and this shows; it's a fine
lodge-style place with comfortable rooms and decent self-catering facilities.
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