Bardu

Polar Park

  • Side profile of a lynx with tufted ears and spotted fur, sitting alert against a soft green forest background.
  • Illustrated map of a wildlife park showing animal enclosures, paths, entrance, activity area, parking, and a river.
  • Close-up side profile of a gray wolf with alert ears and muzzle, standing against a blurred green forest background.
  • A gray wolf tilts its head upward as snow falls, with a blurred winter forest of bare trees behind it.
  • Close-up of a woman in a dark jacket with eyes closed as a wolfdog licks her face in a forest setting.
  • Illustrated map of a wildlife park with animal enclosures labeled for bear, wolf, moose, deer, lynx, and reindeer.
  • Close-up of a deer eating leaves as a young child holds a branch through a wooden fence on a sunny day.
  • Young boy in a light T-shirt sits with knees up in tall grass, smiling, with a sunlit forest behind.
  • Close-up of a moose with large antlers standing near a path, with autumn trees and fallen leaves behind.
  • Side view of a young child holding a pink cap, with other children blurred in the background outdoors.
  • Close-up of a brown bear’s face with wet fur, focusing on its eyes and snout against a soft background.
  • Two reindeer stand on a snowdrift with frosted trees and a large snow-covered mountain in the background.
  • Close-up of a silver-gray fox with dark face markings, standing outdoors against a soft green forest background.
  • Fluffy gray arctic fox sitting in deep snow, facing right, with a winter forest background of bare trees.

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    • Bonesveien 319

    Bardu, Troms

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Visit Polar Park and get up close to the Nordic region’s large predators and hoofed animals in spacious, natural surroundings. Here, Arctic wildlife, fascinating insights and an authentic wilderness atmosphere await in the landscape between Narvik and Tromsø.

Polar Park is the world’s northernmost wildlife park and, since opening in 1994, has focused on animal welfare and providing animals with natural surroundings. The Nordic region’s large predators and hoofed animals live in spacious enclosures with forests, shrubs and varied terrain, giving them plenty of room to move around.

During your visit, you can explore the park at your own pace and look for animals such as brown bears, wolves, lynx, wolverines, Arctic foxes, moose, deer, musk oxen and reindeer. Because the animals have large areas to roam, they may sometimes retreat into the vegetation. However, many of them are social and curious, and if you allow plenty of time for your visit, there is normally a good chance of spotting several of the species.

You can also join a scheduled predator guiding tour with one of the animal keepers. The tour offers a closer look at lynx, wolverines, bears, wolves and Arctic foxes, while the keeper shares insights into their behaviour, lives and adaptations to the Nordic environment. Predator guiding is included in the regular admission ticket.

The park also has a restaurant and café, a souvenir shop, a children’s activity area, and fire pits that can be used during the summer. You can buy food in the park or bring your own food and drinks.

  • Family Friendly

Accessibility information

  • Wheelchair accessible

How to get there

From Narvik, follow the E6 north towards Tromsø for approximately 45 minutes. Turn off the E6 at the sign for Polar Park/Bones and follow the road for 3 km to Polar Park.

– 385 NOK *
* Price from

Source: Visit Narvik AS