Norway · ALTA TOURS
The 15 alta tours worth a slot in a Norwegian itinerary, with what each costs, how long it runs and the town it leaves from.
Feed reindeer, meet Sámi guides, and learn about reindeer husbandry at Sami Siida in Alta during this warm, personal one-hour tour.
“Very informative, very entertaining. we would recommend the tour to anyone.”
Search for orcas, humpback, and fin whales on Alta Fjord, with warm suits, hot drinks, seabirds, and Sami joik from $220.
“Great views and the crew did everything to stay there s much as they could and to get as close as possible to the animals.”
Review of Alta’s small-group Northern Lights tour, with expert guides, warm gear, local stories, snacks, and practical booking advice.
“We have loved this tour. Everything was perfect. It‘s a little pricy but not more expencive than other tours and we should not forget that we are in Norway. But very much worth the money.”
Alta Adventure chases the northern lights by minibus, with small groups, warm drinks, local insight, and a 90 percent viewing chance.
“We did not see any northern lights, but the experience was nonetheless interesting. We made several stops to get photos of other features around the town and the evening was capped off with a stop at the owner's home for hot chocolate and biscuits around a campfire. This is a small, family-run business with personal attention from the owner and his wife; very well run.”
Review of Alta’s heated-boat whale safari, with orcas, humpbacks, fjord views, practical tips, comfort details, and honest value advice.
“Fabulous day! Within 20 minutes of leaving the port we were watching humpbacks and Orca up close - amazing! Valerie is clearly very passionate about the local area and its wildlife whilst giving her clients a once in a lifetime experience. Would definitely recommend”
Review of Alta’s private husky sled trip, with warm gear, a 45 to 60 minute ride, river scenery, dog time, pickup, and hot drinks.
“Ole picked us up one time and took us to his home where we met his wife, Nani (sp?) and his helper Anna. He explained everything to us and suited us up in the warmest most wonderful suit and gave us four mittens. We met the dogs and have a great time playing with the dogs and petting them and getting doggy kisses. They help me into the sleigh which had reindeer skin to sit on, then hooked up the dogs. My husband was in a separate sleigh. Apollo and Vulcan where the dog said led my sleigh and there were six dogs total per sleigh. We then went on…”
Ride a husky sled through Alta’s snowy Arctic scenery, meet friendly dogs, and warm up with stories, tea, and snacks in a Sámi lavvu.
“The experience was amazing also to get to know the dogs after the ride. The guide could tell us a lot about the dogs and the history of dog sleeding.”
Drive your own husky team from Alta across pine forest to Finnmarksvidda, with warm gear, local stories, coffee, and small groups.
“Awesome experience on a beautiful sunny, cool day! Guide and owner were great and professional. The dogs were beautiful and looked to be well taken care of!”
Cruise Alta Fjord in a small group, spot sea eagles and marine life, and hear local stories from Captain Einstein year-round.
“Our captain Einstein delivered all the necessary safety information to us, full sense of humour. It’s a sunny day, though it’s windy, we really enjoyed the cruise to the Alta fjords”
Review of Alta Adventure’s Finnmarksvidda snowmobile safari, with gear, transfers, training, Arctic scenery, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Small group atmosphere provided us with the opportunity of watching a dog sledding competition go by and the rare chance of seeing moose. A wonderful experience”
Ride across Finnmarksvidda from Alta with a guide, Arctic snacks, warm gear, and wide-open snowmobile scenery.
“It was a fantastic experience, the guides were amazing and were living there job! Totaly worth it!”
Review of Alta’s private sleigh ride at Omdal Gard, with Fjord horses, farm animals, Sami lavvu snacks, transport, and Northern Lights chances.
“The family at Omdal Gard have a wonderful farm and beautiful Norwegian Fjord horses that pulled 8 of us through the fresh fallen snow with ease with the Northern Lights high in the skies. We were treated with warm coffee, tea, treats and they shared their stories with us. Absolutely a wonderful excursion”
Ride snowmobiles across Finnmarksvidda from Alta, visit a mountain cabin, enjoy Arctic scenery, snacks, warm gear, and a small-group guide.
“This was the highlight of our 12-day Viking Cruise to Norway. The owner, /guide Stig is an amazing individual. He picked us up promptly at the cruise port and informed us that we were the only people on the tour. It was therefore my wife and I and stig for 3 hours on the snowmobiles covering 40 km. The entire time was spent under a 3-hour sunrise with colors that put the Northern lights to shame. We have been fortunate on this trip to have perfect weather and today was no exception. What made it even more enjoyable. was watching a trail of 20 plus snowmobiles that was undoubtedly the…”
Drive your own husky team from Alta across Finnmarksvidda, then warm up with stories, coffee, and a chance to see the Northern Lights.
“Rose picked us up on time and took us to the dog sledge camp which was about 35-mins from Alta. Here we was met by Linda who gave us us a great welcome and detailed information about our self-drive dog mushing and helped us into suitable clothing. The dogs were ready to go and very excited. No one else had booked this trip so it was like a private trip...just Linda leading and us following....what a brilliant experience. It lasted over 90-mins and we set off in daylight with it snowing lightly and continued into the dusk and evening with supplied headlights. The route took us through forests, a frozen…”
Ride a snowmobile from Alta to Beskades beneath Arctic skies, with warm gear, guides, mountain views, and a chance to see northern lights.
“We had blizzard conditions so no northern lights, but still had a great time. They supply really warm suits and driving the snowmobiling was great fun. We stopped for photos and at points of interest. Can now say we experienced proper Norway winter weather.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
