Sami reindeer experience at Brändön Lodge
This exclusive experience gives you a wonderful insight into the Sami culture and their ways of life and traditions which are continued to this day. Meet with a member of the tribe as well as enjoying a Sami reindeer walk and outdoor lunch.
Area
Swedish Lapland
Who
Adults
Difficulty
Leisurely
You will be met at Brändön Lodge and introduced to a local Sami man, Anders Fjällman, who will give you an induction to his Sami culture. You'll then walk to the reindeer enclosure as Anders explains more about the “year of the reindeer”, before enjoying a magical walk with the reindeer into the middle of the forest.
Lunch is then cooked for you over the fire and as you enjoy fresh traditional food, while sitting on reindeer skins on the ground.
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