Visitor farms, studios & studios

Experience real, living agriculture and the cultural landscape of our mountain regions through a visit to a visitor centre, farm or mountain farm. Here you'll meet animals, people and traditions that provide an insight into life in the countryside - as it was in the past and as it is today.

Tveitehaug Gard

- Alpaca adventures for the whole family

On Tveitehaug Gard alpacas, cows, horses, chickens and cats await in Votndalen. The farm is run with warmth and care by the married couple Oddveig and Jon Olav. Here you can join us alpaca hike both summer and winter. The tours are suitable for both young and old, and the animals are calm, curious and easy to love.

They also offer accommodation in tree-top cabins, as well as cabin hire both in the mountains and by the sea. In addition, Jon Olav runs Ål Byggservice, which offers everything from furniture production to cabin services.

Open for alpaca hiking all year round - by appointment

Fagerdalen Støl

- The flavour of mountain life, kvikaku and mountain fun

On the mountainside above Ål lies Fagerdalen, a living farm where the cows roam freely and farmhouse food is made by hand, just as it was done in the old days. In the old Stølsbue, you'll be served rømmegrøt, kvikaku, mountain butter and cheese made from milk from your own cows.

You can also meet small, sociable pigs, enjoy the mountain air and buy real farm products to take home with you, such as pultost, wooden cheese, ferskost and surystil. At Fagerdalen Støk, it's all about tradition, craftsmanship and genuine flavour.

Opening hours
1 July-24 August
12.00-16.30 Mon - Sun

25 August - 14 September
12.00-16.30 Sat - Sun

Iungsdalshytta

- Mountain tranquillity, mountain farming and spectacular scenery

Where Iungsdalen and Fødalen meet, in the centre of Skarvheimen, between Jotunheimen and Hardangervidda, lies Iungsdalshytta. Here you can enjoy mountain tranquillity, go on varied hikes and experience mountain farming in beautiful surroundings.

The cabin has 52 beds in 2-6-bed rooms and separate dog rooms. There is no mobile phone coverage here, but electricity comes from the cabin's own micro power station. Here you can paddle, fish, eat well and sleep safely.

Opening hours 2025

15 October - 14 February 2025
Closed

15 - 27 February
Self-service (DNT key)

28 February - 21 April
Officer

22 April - 26 June
Self-service (DNT key)

27 June - 14 September
Officer

15 September - 15 October
Self-service (DNT key)

16 October - 14 February 2026
Closed

Tormodset Støl

- Cottage food, woodwork and mountain atmosphere all year round

At Tormodset in Votndalsåsen, Anne Berit Gunhildgard runs a parlour where you can buy sour cream, surystil, milk caramel, patches and kvikaku, all made by hand from milk from her own cows. She also sells hand-turned wooden products.

In summer, you can swim in the Lya river, cycle on the farm roads or just enjoy a waffle in the sunshine. In winter, the kiosk is open during the winter holidays, weekends and throughout Easter, with a fire pit, hot drinks and an Easter ski race on Good Friday.

Opening hours

Summer
10:00 - 21:00 Mon - Sun

Vinter
Weeks 8 and 9
11.30-15.00 Mon - Sun

Weekends between winter holidays and Easter
11.30-15.30 Sat - Sun

Easter (open up to and including Easter Monday, possibly Easter Sunday in good weather)
11.30-15.30