• Experience the Sami way of life
• Try traditional, natural food
• Learn about the Sami shaman

The Sami are an indigenous people living on Europe's northern extremes. They are renowned for herding reindeer, for distinctive handicrafts (duodji) and for their affinity with nature. The Sami's own name for their region is Sapmi. Sapmi extends from the middle of Norway to the north-western tip of Russia and includes northern Sweden and northern Finland.

What are the challenges that reindeer herders face today? How can traditional knowledge remain relevant in the modern world? Sami reindeer herders are a major flag-bearer for their culture and are dependent on vast areas of wilderness. They still live a nomadic form of life, following the reindeer's instinctive migrations from the plains to the coast in April and back again in September. On this excursion you will meet one of the families whose reindeer are at summer pasture on the Nordkyn peninsula. They invite you to a close and evocative encounter around the fire in their sami tent (lavvu), while reindeer graze outside. The family are reindeer herders, artisans and heralds of Sami traditions. They will give you an insight into the challenges that reindeer herders and Sami culture are facing today. Through stories, chanting (joik), handicrafts and the serving of reindeer broth you will get a taste of Sami culture