Ski & Rafting Center Dagali Fjellpark — Attraction in Hol

We did the family rafting. It was OK while it lasted - they advertised the activity as lasting from 10 to 13 (3 hours, lunch included) and advise you to get there 15 minutes beforehand, but the actual rafting was much much shorter than that.

We waited until 10.10 before the info session started. This is done at the main base and covers preliminary info, and it took about 10-15 minutes. Then we all went to change into the wet suits and shoes - which were wet and somewhat smelly, though I saw they were being passed through water and bleach afterwards so they were disinfected.

Then there was a bus ride to the start of the rafting, and then another set of instructions, more practical, again 10-15 minutes long. Then we finally started the rafting per se, which was good and the kids enjoyed it. But the snag came after a bit where, because we were on the family experience, we had to bypass some rapids, so get off the raft, walk up to the road and get into the bus again to rejoin the rafts downstream. Then after this there was maybe another 5 minutes of rafting, and then the 'swimming', which was just floating in the water in the wet suits. And then back to the bus, ride back to base, shower and change, and the lunch in the café, where you look at the photos on a screen and have the opportunity to buy them on a USB stick for an extra 250 NOK.

Overall the activity was OK and well organised, I only wish there had been more actual rafting (I would estimate the actual time spent on the river was between 20 and 30 minutes - I did not have a watch or phone with me so I cannot be 100% sure), and the break in the rafting to bypass the rapids by bus really broke the experience. Our kids both said 'that was all?' when it ended, and it had been their first rafting experience so they had nothing to compare it to.

Also, I found it somewhat peculiar that none of the instructors who were with us were Norwegian - they were from Czechia, Scotland, Nepal etc. Nothing against that, they were all fine, but it gave the impression that the practical work had been outsourced to migrants while the (presumably Norwegian) owners of the business pocket...

Long story short, visiting and taking part in the rafting and canyoning they offer at Dagali Fjellpark was nothing short of incredible.

We were a rather large group of people (almost 40) and took part in FULL ON Canyoning and FULL ON Rafting. On both occasions, we had a combination of Czech and Nepalese guides at our disposal (both the groups fluent in English). It must be hard to organize such a large group of people, but all the guides handled it with ease and professionalism, they provided us with thorough safety instructions for both the activities and were at our disposal, and ready to help at all times (plus they are funny, too). All the equipment is provided to you and is in good condition as well, so the only thing you have to worry about is having a base layer (for example merino wool works really well) underneath the neoprene - it keeps you a bit warmer, to my surprise, I did not really feel cold at all.

We also stayed at the Dagali Fjellpark for 5 nights, the accomodation is small and simple, but very clean and cozy.

If you ever considered canyoning or rafting in Norway, Dagali is the place to do it. The activities are adventurous, give you an adrenaline rush and bring you as close as it gets to the beautiful Norwegian nature.

Thanks to all the guides and staff that made this...

Hi, the one-week snow kite course with Dagali FjellPark was overall a bad experience, the staff does not speak English good, and not a single word of Norwegian… I had the bad luck of booking a week with all the other guests coming from the same country as the staff, which lead to conversation and part of courses in a language I could not understand at all (for example I had to ask every morning after the briefing to have a resume of it in English which was done in two sentences while it lasted for 15min just before)… (Not cool for an extreme sport course). I consider atleast Dagali could have tell me that the week will not be English speaking when I booked, or having the staff speaking international language during the week to include everyone. Concerning the week course (6 days), I would not advise to do it, 2 days would be enough, since the last part of the week is not really course with instructors. It just does not feel right the way they do things here… The area is great for kiting thought, so go for it but do not take the all included week it is kind of a scam 😉 Enjoy the...