Sleigh Ride m / snacks - Oplev Arctic Farm Life

Pick up from port by friendly driver, Thor and driven to the beautiful farm in stunning scenery. The family are really friendly and welcoming chatting about the animals and their way of life. The sleigh ride was perfect and the horses beautiful. Home baked warm cinnamon buns and cured meats with a hot drink were served in the cosy Sami tent.

An unforgettable experience from start to finish. We are still thinking about and talking about it, now that we are back in England. Forget the large coach party tours because this is the one for you. You are treated as one of the family and we met so many of them right from their 4 year old lovely granddaughter to their charming grandmother. You can enjoy all the details of the fabulous long sleigh ride, meeting the animals inside as well as out, and the delicious food provided, by looking down below this review. We can only agree with everything we read there. Thanks again to one and all for such a memorable morning on the ice and snow. Wish we could come again.

From pick up from the port to the family Farm. Thor the driver told us a little history about Alta. He was very welcoming. The family farm we got a lovely welcome a beautiful scenic sleigh ride. Then a hot drink with beautiful homemade cinnamon buns. A lovely chat around the fire. Wonderful didn't want it to end. Highly recommend. Thank you for a beautiful morning.

So. Much. Fun. What a lovely farm and family. Easy pick up and drop off, lovely warm welcome and beautiful scenery. Well worth the money. Yummy snacks by their fireplace lavvu. Highly recommend!

Lovely people very kind,The farm was wonderful, horses were great pulling us along the snow.Afterwards we went in to.tent for coffee and snacks,with a lovely log fire.Wonderful.

This may have been the highpoint of our trip. We were on a cruise and had already seen the northern lights several times - but this experience was special - it turned out that we were the only two people on this tour and Vigo picked us up at the cruise dock meeting place. The drive to the farm was only about 35 minutes. Upon arrival at the farm, his daughter and granddaughter were waiting with the Norwegian Fjord Horse- drawn sleigh and they drove us around the farm for about 40 minutes. It was a cold (around 20 degrees (F)) evening and the sky was clear. The ride was beautiful and quiet and then they took us to their "lavvu" for some homemade cinnamon buns and sheep sausage and hot tea/chocolate. We also got a tour of the barn with their horses and sheep as this is primarily a sheep farm. Three generations live and work on the farm. The family was delightful and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. On the way back, Vigo spotted the northern lights just before we got on the main highway and we had our last look at the spectacular aurora before getting back to the ship. This was a very special outing and i would highly recommend this to others.

We enjoyed our sleigh ride it was longer than we anticipated with beautiful scenery. After the sleigh ride we had homemade cinnamon rolls that were excellent and dried meat samples. The family farm is great. Relaxing atmosphere with a nice family. The took extra time to show us the farm animals, sheep, horses, ponies and bunnies. Pick up and drop off were easy to find and close to where our ship docked. On the way back the driver made an extra stop for scenic pictures. I highly recommend.

The pick up was easy and relatively close to our docked cruise ship. Viggo transported us to and from Alta to the farm and shared information along the way. Incredible scenery seen along the way. Such gracious hosts and the sleigh ride was magical. Got to see the sheep and horses and learn about the farm. It was truly a wonderful experience.

This was the last of the shore excursions we had through Viator. It was most definitely the coldest, but quickly became our favorite. The owner of the farm picked us up at our cruise port and shuttled us off to his farm way out in the country far from city lights. The temperature was 14 below Fahrenheit. We arrived at the farm and were greeted by some of his three generation family. The beautiful and magnificent Norwegian Fjord horse was waiting for us. We got in the sleigh and were guided by the farmer’sdaughter through the snowy field under a clear starry sky. We were able to enjoy and photograph the aurora borealis throughout the ride. Afterwards they invited us into their Lavvu hut to warm up and enjoy some homemade goodies. Finally we went into the barn to meet many of their animals: several Norwegian horses, and many sheep. We enjoyed learning more about the animals and getting to pet them. But the best part was meeting the farm family and learning about their country, home, and culture.. we felt like welcome guests, not tourists.

Wonderful family farm experience. A beautiful nighttime sleigh ride everything we could ask it to be. Tour of the family farm, enjoying the horses and the newborn sheep. A slice of local culture and life. Excellent cinnamon rolls and overall education. Highly recommend.