Top 5 Things to do in Birtavarre, Northern Norway

January 1, 2022 Mollie Coke

Discover the best top things to do in Birtavarre, Norway including Holmenes Sea Sami Farm, Gorsa Bridge, Lyngenfjord Bungee, Ankerlia Open Air Museum, Guolasjavri Lake.

1. Holmenes Sea Sami Farm

Inner Kafjord, Birtavarre 9147 Norway +47 975 58 330 http://www.visit-lyngenfjord.com/en/museums/?News=35
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Holmenes Sea Sami Farm

You will find Holmenes Sea Sami Farm in the inner Kafjord, 4 kilometres from Birtavarre. At this Farm, built in 1850, you can experience how a coastal Sami family lived before the war and learn something about the contrast between then and now. The farm consists of a farmhouse, woodshed, bows, stables, hay barn and a summer barn.

2. Gorsa Bridge

15 km from E6 Highway N 069'24.900 en E 20'58.976, Birtavarre 9147 Norway +47 77 21 08 50
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Gorsa Bridge

Driving further into the valley, you will cross a bridge over a canyon and reach another parking lot. The marked trail to Gorsabrua starts here (1,8 km) and this walk is easy. Lamb are eating grass in the trench and there is a full view over the valley along the trail. When reaching the bridge, Gorsabrua; prepare for some tickling height fear! An enormous waterfall flows down into the 153 metres high canyon and you have a fantastic view over it when standing on the bridge. On Saturdays during the summer, you can bungee jump from an exit-ramp on the middle of the bridge. It is probably one of the northernmost bungee jumps that you can find!

Reviewed By Jippster - Nijmegen, The Netherlands

We parked up the hill, from there you can follow a very easy trail of 2km that will lead you to the bridge and canyon. We had the place all to ourselves, around 6pm. It was one of our highlights, beautiful and wild, the bridge is very high up over roaring waterfalls, and the canyon and view is amazing. The road towards Gorsabrua is unpaved, so you drive slow. The scenery is unparalleled!

3. Lyngenfjord Bungee

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Lyngenfjord Bungee

A spectacular truss bridge spans across what used to be the best-kept secret in Tourist-Norway; the Gorsa Gorge! With the Bungee-cord attached to your harness you enter the Exit Ramp positioned no less than 153 meters above the canyon floor. Once you hurl yourself off your breath halts, and while the rock walls of the narrow gorge race against you the thundering roar from the waterfall grows even louder. The Gorsa Experience can not be fully described, but we promise: No other Bungee Jump can compare to this one! Price from NOK 980,- NB! Requires pre-registration: https://bungee.no/en/booking/lyngenfjord-bungee - Also available for groups from 26 June - 25 September (weather dependent).

4. Ankerlia Open Air Museum

Birtavarre, Birtavarre 9147 Norway
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Ankerlia Open Air Museum

A big parking lot on the right side, at the beginning of the valley, is a starting point for good marked hiking trails. You can choose between shorter, easy walks to Ankerlia (550 m) which is a nature museum over the old mining, or longer, more challenging tours to for example Sabitjohka (6,2km) or Moskogaisa mine (6,6 km). Whatever track you choose, you will have a spectacular nature experience with dramatic mountain walls, beautiful rapids and deep forests.

5. Guolasjavri Lake

Kafjorddalen, Birtavarre Norway +47 77 21 08 50 http://www.visit-lyngenfjord.com/en/?News=3&artlang=en

Guolasjavri is a big lake at the end of the gravel road up the Kafjord valley. Here you can come easily by car and you can enjoy the mountains from northern Norway. Be aware that there is no cell phone coverage here!

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