Recently Reviewed Hotels around Kirkenes

• Pasvik Nature Reserve
  "a nice day out but choose the season!"
  "From Kirkenes to Nyrud its about a 2 hour drive each way but well worth it - its got a pretty mild micro-climate so its a bit greener and less harsh then much of the rest the area. On the way down we saw a couple of moose/elk cross the road as well as dozens of Reindeer. The only problem being that ..."pretty much everything was closed - including the national park centre at Svanvik which was supposed to be open and most disappointing of all was the forest road to Trerisroyka (3 cairns) which was also unexpectedly closed. More information on these would have been good!! " More >
• Pasvik Nature Reserve
  "Good for birds and other wildlife"
  "Visited in mid-May when despite information on web that one could cruise the forest tracks listening to the owls all the tracks were closed with locked barriers. Bird towers/hides at Fugletarn and Fuglebar (spelling might be wrong) and the Pasvik river was flowing and had ducks, swans, geese and a ..."few waders. Road to Nyrud is diabolical so drive carefully. Elk easy to see. Forest tracks open 15th June so best to visit after that date. Small co-op supermarket at Svanvik which also sells petrol. " More >
• King Crab Excursion
  "King Crab Safari at Kirkenes - for an afternoon"
  "February 2013 - WINTER. A minibus collected us from Thon Hotel Kirkenes at about 13:00 and took us to a cabin in the woods, about 20 minutes drive away. On the way the guides gave an amusing commentary. We arrived at the cabin and were given extra thermal suits to wear over our other clothing, i..."ncluding a crash helmet. It is compulsory to wear those items. We then boarded a snowmobile sled, which holds 6 people, and headed out onto the frozen ice. The temperature was around Minus 25 Degrees Celsius, and the wind chill decreased it even further. We stopped in the middle of the frozen ice, where a crab trap had been lowered before we arrived. Our guide raised the trap basket, via a wooden pulley, and inside was a mass of King Crabs, which he then put out onto the ice. We were able to hold a wriggling crab each and take photos. After a talk by the guide about the King Crabs, we re-boarded the sleds and returned to the cabin in the woods. The Crabs were cooked for us while we e... " More >