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Seal safaris lasting 1½ hours leave from near the aquarium; buy tickets at Havets Hus.
A GLIMPSE OF THE WILD
Nordens Ark
ZOO
(
0523-795 90;
www.nordensark.se
; Åby säteri; adult/5-17yr Skr230/90;
10am-7pm daily mid-
Jun-mid-Aug, shorter hours rest of year; )
Snow leopards, wolves and lynxes prowl Nordens Ark, a well-conceived safari park 12km
northeast of Smögen. It shows off animals and plants from countries with a similar cli-
mate to Sweden's and has breeding programs for critically endangered species, such as
the Amur tiger and Amur leopard. A 3km path allows visitors a glimpse of the wild beasts
as it runs past the spacious enclosures, and guided tours are available daily in peak sea-
son (included in entry price).
Sleeping
Siviks Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 0523-61 15 28;
www.sivikscamping.nu
;
sites Skr310; end Apr-mid-Sep; )
Built on large pink-granite slabs by a sandy beach 2km north of town, Siviks is the best-
located campground in the area and particularly popular with RVs.
Strand Vandrarhem & Hotell
HOSTEL, HOTEL
( 0523-797 51;
www.strandflickorna.se
;
Strandvägen 1; hostel dm/s/d Skr350/850/950, hotel s/d
Skr1095/1440; )
Not far from Havets Hus aquarium, this large, rambling wooden house resembles a man-
sion from the Deep South, and you can almost see the guests sipping bourbon on the
porch. All of the prettily wallpapered rooms are en suite, even the hostel rooms, though the
hotel rooms (some with sea views) are rather plusher.
Strandlickorna Havshotell
HOTEL
(
0523-797 50;
www.strandflickorna.se
;
Turistgatan 13; s/d from Sk1295/1595;
)
