Orsa Travel Guide

  My wife outside the hotel.
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  • My wife outside the hotel.
      My wife outside the hotel.
    by CharlieTheSwede
  • The hotel from  northeast.
      The hotel from northeast.
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  • About 150 meters northeast from the hotel.
      About 150 meters northeast from the...
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  • From the surroundings at Fryksaas.
      From the surroundings at Fryksaas.
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  • The view from Fryksaas Chatlet village.
      The view from Fryksaas Chatlet village.
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bear park

bear park, Orsa

 novw Says:  They say it is the largest bear park in the world, I say it is a very nicely layed out bear park with too many hiding places for the bears.-Don't be fooled though, chances are very high you will actually see brown bears doing their normal thing. There are 5 (?) areas all of... 

Bear Safari

Bear Safari, Orsa

 fresh_wind Says:  Highlight of our sweden trip, a bear safari.Very authentic experience. We followed a bear researcher for a couple of hours into wilderness and learned a lot a bout bears. Amazing! Definetly a must!You see fresh tracks, can climb into a winter den and search for hairs that... 

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Hotel Strandvillan

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Orsa Vandrarhem

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Hotels  

Kvarnberg Cabins (Orsa): Cheapest lodging at E45

Kvarnberg Cabins (Orsa): Cheapest lodging at E45, Orsa

 fresh_wind Says:  Cosy camping cabin, four beds (bunk) and cooking plate. Shower and toilet seperate. Romantic nature, beautiful view. All you need for a short permanency on 10 square meter.No shops in the surrounding, get food in Orsa or Sveg.Modest price in 2010 was SEK 380 :-/... 

Fryksås Hotell & Gestgifveri: The greatest view from a restaurant/hotel

Fryksås Hotell & Gestgifveri: The greatest view from a restaurant/hotel, Orsa

 CharlieTheSwede Says:  Can´t be better!!! Take a look at their web-site and take a look at my photos on my hompage from Fryksaas. 

Gronklitt: Orsa Gronklitt, Dalarna

Gronklitt: Orsa Gronklitt, Dalarna, Orsa

 CharlieTheSwede Says:  Orsa Gronklitt, is a beautiful place high abow the village, at a level of about 600 meters. They have a place for campers, pensions, and houses for renting.The houses are very nice and lots of them are as big as about 65 square meters.Some with balconies and a marvelous view... 

Hostel international, Grönklitt-Orsa: hosteling international

Hostel international, Grönklitt-Orsa: hosteling international, Orsa

 novw Says:  Extremely nice hostel, right on the doorstep of the bearpark. Ask at the reception of the "holiday-village" if there is room. Compared to the rest of accomodations nearby, deadcheap. We stayed here in June, and were with a total of 8 people in the entire hostel... Walking... 

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The tourist information.

The tourist information., Orsa

 Dizzyhead Says:  The tourist office in Orsa is situated at Dalagatan 1. The guides there will be so hepful to you. Their dream is to make the best advises to you, and you shall not be shy. Ask, ask and ask more. It is their duty to help you. 

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 Can´t be better!!! Take a look at their web-site and take a look at my photos on my hompage from Fryksaas. 

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Vamhus, Dalarna

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 Vamhus is a village close to Mora, Dalarna. The village itself includes 13 smaller villages and lots of "summer" villages, places where you spend the summers among with the animals. The pictures are... 

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Small town with big posibilities

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 Orsa is a small town with big possibilities. The bear park is superb, and accomodition is plentyful. 

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Excursion into the wild

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 While passing through Orsa on E45 we needed to fill up gas and decided to have lunch. We ate at Orsa Hotel, at the main road of Orsa. The food was great for a "dagens" anc coffee was included as... 

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