Polar Park
Polar Park Arctic Wildlife Centre
Said to be the world's northernmost wildlife park, where wolves, bears, lynx, wolverines and musk oxen can be observed in large forest enclosures.
Polar Park, in Bardu, covers about 1.1 square km and keeps large Scandinavian predators and Arctic animals in enclosures of near-natural forest. These include wolves, brown bears, lynx, wolverines, Arctic foxes, reindeer and musk oxen. The most popular activity is the “close encounter with wolves” programme, in which visitors enter a wolf pack's enclosure with a keeper to interact with the socialised wolves. It must be booked in advance and costs extra. Admission is about 350–400 Norwegian kroner. The park lies about 85 km from Narvik, a drive of roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–16:00 (extended in summer)
Nearby sights
- Bjørnfjell
- Rallarveien (Navvy Road)
- Rombaksfjord
- Hålogaland Bridge
- Narvikfjellet Gondola & Ski Resort
- Ofoten Line (Ofotbanen)
- Narvik War Museum
- Narvik Church