Top 5 Things to do in Birtavarre, Northern Norway

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.

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!

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).

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.

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!