Reindeer Sledding or Feeding at a Sami Camp with Storytelling and Photos

The ticket is shown at $113 per person, marked down from $133. That price covers the whole package, not just a short visit. Transport to and from the camp, about 1 hour each way, is included.

A guided tour of the Sami camp is included. Your choice of reindeer sledding on a forest trail or hand-feeding the reindeer is included, and so is food and clothing for the outdoor part. The 30-minute storytelling session by Sami people in a traditional lavvu is part of the same ticket, and the camp photographer takes professional photos of you with the reindeer at no extra charge.

What is not included

The list of exclusions is short but worth reading before you book. The transport does not provide baby seats, so families with small children must bring their own. Departure times are confirmed at checkout rather than fixed on the page.

Discounts can change, so the $113 figure is the lowest price shown in our catalog at the time of the last check, and the full $133 can apply again.

• Guided tour of a Sami camp
• Reindeer sledding on a forest trail or hand-feeding, one option chosen at booking
• 30 minutes of storytelling by Sami people in a traditional lavvu
• Professional photo service from the camp photographer, who is your guide
• Transport to and from the camp, about 1 hour each way
• Food and clothes
• Bring yourself: warm clothing, water, and a baby seat if you need one

Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start, and the listing offers reserve now, pay later. That makes it a low-risk booking if your Tromsø plans are still loose. Difficulty is rated easy, and no minimum age is stated.

This is the one decision you make at booking, and it changes what your afternoon or morning looks like. The two options are separate. Option one is reindeer sledding along a forest trail, sitting in a sled pulled by reindeer through the trees.

Option two is hand-feeding the reindeer, holding out food from your own hand while the animals come to you. You do not get both, so think about which experience matters more before you confirm.

If the ride is the point

Choose the sledding option. The listing does not state an exact ride length for this trip, so if a guaranteed long ride is your priority, a different listing may fit better. The Long Reindeer Sledding and Sami Culture Tour from Tromsø includes a 30-minute sled ride for $227.47.

The Reindeer Sledding and Sami Cultural Tour with Lunch near the Lyngen Alps also runs up to 30 minutes in a line of sleds behind a lead reindeer.

If feeding the animals is the point

Choose the feeding option. You stand among the herd and feed Arctic reindeer from your hand, which is the calmer of the two experiences and works well with young children. If you want both a ride and feeding in one flow, the Reindeer Sledding and Feeding with a Sami Guide from Tromsø combines a short ride with feeding at the same camp as the long version.

Whichever option you pick, everything else stays the same: the transport, the camp tour, the storytelling, the food and the photos. The operator notes that keeping groups to 45 people at a time also gives the animals a better environment, which is a fair point when you compare this with the largest bus departures in the city.

For 30 minutes you sit inside a traditional Sami lavvu, the Sámi tent. The storytelling is told by Sami people. You hear about Sami culture, traditions and their way of life with the reindeer, and you get a guided tour of the camp as part of the same visit.

Why this part matters

The Sámi are the Indigenous people of Sápmi, the region covering northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula. Reindeer herding is legally reserved for the Sámi in parts of the Nordic countries, and around 2,800 Sámi work full-time in reindeer herding in Norway. Hearing about that life directly, beside a fire in a lavvu, is the heart of this trip.

It is also what separates this listing from a plain animal encounter.

The session runs in English. Between the storytelling, the camp tour and your sledding or feeding, the camp portion of the trip fills the time between the two road transfers with food included.

For background on the stories, see the overview of the Sámi people and the lavvu.

Your guide on this trip is a professional photographer, and high-quality photos of you with the reindeer are included in the $113 ticket. You do not pay extra for the photo service. The guide takes the pictures while you feed or sled.

How this compares on photos

Not every reindeer trip in Tromsø includes a photographer. The Reindeer Sledding with a Chance of Northern Lights and Bidos Dinner also includes professional photos, but at $233, more than double this listing. The trips from the big seaside camp do not state a professional photo service.

If having good pictures of the day matters to you, this is the cheaper of the listings here that include them.

Bring water and dress for outdoor activities even with clothes provided, because the best photo moments happen outside, near the animals, in the snow.

This is the budget pick in our catalog, and the rating of 4.8 from 2,943 reviews suggests the low price does not come at the cost of the experience. It fits first-time visitors who want a complete Sami camp visit without spending $200 or more per person. It fits families, since no minimum age is stated and the trip is rated easy, with the one caveat that you bring your own baby seat for the transport.

• Families with children of any age, bringing their own baby seat
• Budget-conscious travellers who still want a full camp program
• Anyone who wants a personal guide and a capped group of 45
• Visitors who value included photos and Sami storytelling
• People without their own car, since you must use the organized transport anyway

Who should look elsewhere

If a long sled ride is the whole reason for your trip, the exact ride length here is not stated, so consider the 30-minute options instead. If you want an evening trip or a chance of the northern lights, this is a camp visit rather than a dark-sky outing. If you want the deep small-group experience with a Sami family, the Sami Reindeer Sledding, Lasso and Lavvu Meal in Nordkjosbotn runs a much smaller group for $254.

And if you cannot manage the transfer logistics, note that the Lyngen Alps camp is the only one here you may drive to yourself.

This listing wins on price, included photos and the capped group size of 45. It gives ground on sled ride length and on extras such as a bidos dinner or a longer program. Here is how it lines up against the closest alternatives in the catalog.

Figures current for Q4 2026.

How to read the table

Start from what you want most. If the answer is the lowest cost for a complete camp visit, this listing has no competitor near it. If the answer is time in the sled, pay the extra for a stated 30-minute ride.

If the answer is atmosphere after dark, the night trips add dinner and a shot at the aurora. All the listings above share free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.