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Sami Reindeer Herder Visit & Lavvo Lunch

Sit in a traditional lavvo with a Sami reindeer herding family, hear real accounts of herding life, and share a slow-cooked bidos stew.

What to expect

A short transfer brings you to a traditional lavvo where a Sami family shares their relationship to the reindeer, the land, and seasonal migration, often around a wood fire. Lunch is a slow-simmered reindeer stew (bidos) with flatbread, eaten cross-legged the traditional way. Conversation is informal and unhurried — questions are welcomed rather than rushed through.

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Good to know

Group sizes are kept under 12; book ahead since the family limits how many groups they host per week. Bring cash for any handmade craft purchases directly from the family.

Sail there

Luxury cruises that call at Arnoya — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.

Windstar · Star Explorer
10 nights · calls at Arnoya
from $4,750
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Virgin · Valiant Lady
9 nights · calls at Arnoya
from $3,290
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