Reindeer and Culinary Traditional Sámi Experience in Luleå

Discover Sámi culture from a real-life Sami who comes from a reindeer herding family and enjoy a couple of hours experiencing their traditions on this amazing reindeer and culinary traditional Sámi experience in Luleå! The Sámi people are an indigenous group inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which spans parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and even Russia. This group of people is believed to have inhabited the region since the second millennium BC, and they have developed traditions and survival methods for the inhospitable weather that permeates the Nordic countries, as well as deep relationships with the wildlife that roams there.

On the day of your traditional Sámi experience in Luleå, you'll need to arrive at the meeting point in the Karlsvik locality. There, you'll meet your Sámi guide, who will welcome you to the experience and give you a quick safety briefing so you know how to act throughout the day.

Then, it's time to start! Throughout the 2 hours that you'll be in this reindeer and culinary traditional Sámi experience in Luleå, you'll first get the opportunity to meet friendly reindeer and feed them by hand with lichen. Then, you'll warm yourself by the fire under a lávvu, a traditional Sámi tent, while you try traditional Sámi delicacies such as smoked and dried reindeer meat, Sámi flatbread, cloudberry jam, lingonberry juice, and warm coffee and tea to keep your strength up. Finally, you'll finish the day with a fun Sámi tradition and try to lasso reindeer horns.

This incredible experience will allow you a glimpse into Sámi culture and traditions that not many get to know and which are conserved by the Sámi people to this day. Don't forget to bring warm winter clothing, including thermal or wool underlayers, wind and waterproof outerwear, a hat, gloves, snow boots, and anything else you might need (medication, water, etc.) to spend an amazing moment out in the stunning landscapes of northern Sweden on this wonderful traditional Sámi experience in Luleå!

Spend a couple of hours out in the snow and enjoy an authentic cultural experience in the stunning snowy landscapes of northern Sweden. Book your reindeer and culinary traditional Sámi experience in Luleå today!