The Far North - Norway - page 773

Lakselv Vandrerhjem HOSTEL
( 90 74 53 42; www.hihostels.no/lakselv ; dm Nkr300, s/d with bathroom Nkr400/550, cabins with
bathroom & kitchen Nkr700-800; mid-Jun-mid-Aug)
This HI-affiliated hostel is in a secluded site amid the trees and surrounded by small lakes.
It makes a great base for gentle strolls and has self-catering facilities. Follow the E6 south-
wards from Lakselv for 6km, then take a dirt road to the left for 2km.
Lakselv Hotell HOTEL
( 78 46 54 00; www.lakselvhotell.no ; Karasjokveien; s/d Nkr1050/1365; )
Just 2km south of town beside the E6, this hotel has cosy rooms, hilltop fjord views, a
sauna that's free for guests and a restaurant that does a good summertime dinner buffet
(Nkr325). Guests can rent bikes (per day Nkr100).
Eating
Åstedet Café & Bistro CAFE
( 78 46 13 77; mains around Nkr150)
Don't expect anything fancy to eat in Lakselv itself. The pick is probably Åstedet, beside
Porsanger Versthus Hotel and the Stat Oil petrol station. Both pub and cafe-restaurant, it
serves a range of meaty mains plus the usual burgers, pizzas and salads.
Getting There & Away
Lakselv's North Cape Airport, an important link for central Finnmark, has up to three daily
flights to/from Tromsø.
In summer, a daily bus running between Nordkapp and Rovaniemi via Ivalo (both in
Finland) calls by.
Within Finnmark, services running Sunday to Friday include the following:
Alta Nkr365, 3¼ hours, four daily
Honningsvåg Nkr340, three hours, three daily
Karasjok Nkr170, 1¼ hours, three daily