We are a family of 4 with two teenage boys, who had a fantastic experience both rafting and canyoning with Skjåk Adventure, and in particular our guide Ola Jon.

We were staying in Jotunheimen shortly after Storm Hans and our booked adventure on the Sjoa had to be cancelled due to flooding. After enquiring via email, Skjåk Adventure responded the same day saying they had availability for rafting on their short rafting trip 2 days later.

The team were very friendly on arrival, and were able to provide all the equipment needed including neoprene socks and trainers (just needed a swimming costume).

The real bonus was they overheard us talking about wanting to fit in canyoning, and they offered to take us on their canyoning trip after the rafting. This was a massive bonus for us after the disruption of the storm.

The rapids themselves were amazing - the river we rafted on (the Otta) had 3 sections of rapids with the first swelled up to an intense grade 4 thanks the storm. We had the best rafting experience, with our guide who was friendly and added games to the quieter sections, whilst being very professional about risk, making sure we knew how to get back into the boat (and making us jump and fall in the games a few times). The rafting was capped by a drive to a local bridge where we jumped back into the river - an intro to the canyoning to come!

After a brief rest with free tea, coffee (or squash) at the cabin, we headed out to the canyoning. Ola Jon was again our guide, taking us out to the hill (a river which flowed from an old dam a few hundred meters higher up the mountain that used to be used for hydroelectricity). An “interesting” clamber down the rocks to the start point and then acclimatising in the (much colder) canyon. What followed was 90 minutes of joy with chutes, jumps and clambering down the canyon.

Ola Jon had photos of us through the experience, as well as a video of us on the first rapids. These were shared without charge and without fuss, which was a hugely valuable and welcome offer from the group.

Overall we would thoroughly recommend this company to anyone thinking of rafting in the area