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There is no such thing as a person unfit for rafting: choose from family rafting, classic rafting in calm waters, and extreme rafting.
Attraction of the Month, Norway
Rafting in Sjoa still making a splash after thirty years There are few things that will give you such a remarkable rush as well as bring you close to the power of nature as the feeling of the brisk and fierce water of a river. If you are looking for an experience you undoubtedly will remember for a lifetime, rafting in Sjoa, Norway, might just be the thing for you. By Oda Marie Eidissen Sjoa | Photos: Sjoa Rafting Centre NWR
It is here where rafting and exciting wildlife activities can be combined with the best of Norwegian culture. At Sjoa Rafting Centre NWR, over 100,000 people have been brought safely down the river for the past 30 years, and have left not only with memories of adventurous activities, but also with a holistic experience of what the area has to offer. The river is considered to be one of the best rafting rivers in Europe and has some of the leading raft-
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ing guides to make sure your trip is safe, comfortable, not to mention incredibly fun. Something for everyone The word rafting might make some people terror-stricken, but Ola Enkerud, the owner and manager of Sjoa Rafting Centre, and his wife Kristin Fjeld, assure that rafting is something everyone can do. “We offer different trips down the river, suited to the visitors’ wishes and their experi-
ence,” they explain, adding that you do not need any previous experience to embark on a rafting trip. The centre offers a variety of customised trips, from family rafting and classic rafting in a calmer part of the river, to ‘extreme rafting’ for those looking for a more vigorous experience in the river’s faster streams. It was two Norwegian outdoor enthusiasts who in 1983, during a bear hunting trip in Canada, discovered rafting in an area surrounded by wild nature – a landscape similar to that of Norway. As Sjoa ticked all of the boxes in the search for a suitable place, the training of the guides started, and the centre is this year celebrating 30 successful years as a leading