Food & beverage

Alcohol

There is no sale of alcohol in Mikkelparken, and it’s not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages to the park.

At Mikkelparken Ferietun (the campsite across the road from Mikkelparken), we have lincence to serve alcohol in the restaurant.

 

Bring your own food and drinks

In Mikkelparken you can bring your own food and drinks to the park. Use our picnic tables located around the park.

Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.

 

Barbeque

Mikkelparken has two gas grills available for our guests outside “Karibia”. These are free of charge, but you need to bring your own equipment. It’s not allowed to bring your own grills or disposable grills. We follow the local fire department’s rules and guidelines about grilling.

At Mikkelparken Ferietun we have two gas grills available for a small fee at our grillhut. Use the QR-code by the grills to pay.

 

Food allergies

We do our best to consider your allergies. We have gluten free and dairy free alternatives in Solkro, and if you don’t see it on the menu, we have alternatives for most of our dishes that we make directly on request.

Please inform the staff at the restaurant if you have allergies or questions about vegetarian/vegan alternatives.

Coffee and snacks

In Mikkelparken there are several self service kiosks where you can get coffee, ice cream, slush, soda and different types of snacks and grab and go products.

Self service kiosks are located by the bumper boats, Tropefryd and at the market terrace.

Dinner buffet at Mikkelparken Ferietun

From 29.06.24 – 10.08.24 you can have dinner at our buffet “Mikkelbuffet” at the campsite Mikkelparken Ferietun just across the road from Mikkelparken.

The buffet includes different hot and cold dishes and an ice cream buffet for dessert. We recommend to prebook the buffet (and get juice/ice tea included in the price), but you can also drop-in if there is availability.

Prebook Mikkelbuffet here

Food in Mikkelparken

in Mikkelparken there are two different restaurants who offer hot meals.

“Solkro”  has hamburger, baked potato, fish cakes, salads and more.

In “Skoskogen” you can get pizza, sandwiches and baked goods.

Park information

Take a ride with the Mikkeltrain

Enjoy a ride with the Mikkeltrain and look at all of Solbjørn’s creations. On the trip you’ll also hear some thunder, but don’t worry, its not harmful!

The train has its opening hours from 10.00-16.30 everyday.

Smoking

It’s only allowed to smoke in designated areas in Mikkelparken. You’ll find the smoking area below Solkro restaurant.

Lost and found

All lost things are taken care of in a short period. Did you forget something in Mikkelparken, contact us as soon as possible on e-mail: info@mikkelparken.no with a description of what you forgot. We will then check the Lost and found area, and answer you back as soon as possible. After approximately 2 weeks, we will donate or throw away clothes and other things that have not been asked for.

Strollers and trolleys

You can bring your own stroller or trolley to the park. We unfortunately do not rent out strollers or trolleys.

Wheelchair

It’s possible to get around in a wheelchair in Mikkelparken, but some of the paveways are a bit steep. We have HCP toilet by Solkroa and Skoskogen.

Nursery and breastfeeding

We have changing tables in the HCP toilets by Solkroa and Skoskogen. We unfortunately don’t have breastfeeding rooms/areas, but feel free to breastfeed wherever you want. There are comfortable sofas in Skoskogen and Karibia.

Toiletries

You can buy swim diapers in Mikkelparken. Other necessities such as pads and tampons can be bought at the supermarked SPAR which is located around 400 meters from the park.

Dogs and pets

It’s not allowed to bring your dog or pet inside Mikkelparken. We have free “dog parking” outside the park. Here we have dog cages placed in a shaded area. When you arrive at Mikkelparken you need to registerer in the entrance to receive a lock for the cage.

There are in total 8 cages, and it’s not allowed to reserve in advance.

Plan your visit

Charging station for Electric cars

At the parking lot outside Mikkelparken, there are 8 charging stations by Recharge: 2 x CHAdeMO, 2 x CCS and 4 x Type 2
At the Esso gas station in central Kinsarvik, there are 5 charging stations by Mer: 2 x CHAdeMO, 2 x CCS and 1 x Type 2.

It’s not possible to charge your car on Mikkelparken Ferietun.

Parking for Mikkelparken

Mikkelparken has free parking and a parking lot just next to the park. If there is no available parking spots, you can park by Hardanger Bestikk, approximately 300 meters from Mikkelparken. Mikkelparken has HCP parking.

Swimming in Mikkelparken

Rules for swimming in Mikkelparken

Mikkelparken has their own lifegueards with approved CPR courses. However, all children must be supervised by an adult that can swim.

Before swimming, we reccomend you get to know the depth of the pools. In Mikkelparken we have different pools with depth of 40 cm, 80 cm, 110 cm and 120 cm. We also have two infant pools that are 25 cm deep.

You should be minimum 130 cm to go on the big slide by yourself. Do not go with your head first in the water slides and do not ride to close together.

All children using diapers must wear swim diapers when they are in the pools and splash area. Swim diapers can be bougth at the entrance, at the reception of Mikkelparken Ferietun, or at SPAR.

How warm is the water?

All our swimming pools have heated water and is around 30 dregrees celcius.

Changing rooms and showering

In the waterpark Tropefryd, we have changing rooms and showers. The changing rooms are the purple buildings, and showers are next to the changing rooms in the middle of the area. Showers can also be found unde the big slide.

Ticket information

Upgrading your 1-day ticket to 2-day ticket

It is possible to upgrade your 1-day ticket to a 2-day ticket. This has to be done before you leave the park day 1 in the entrance of the park.

It is not possible to upgrade your ticket the day after your visit. The day 2 ticket is only valid the following day.

Can i change the date of my ticket?

You can change the date on your ticket until 14 days before the entry date (the date on the ticket). If you wish to change the date, you can do this on My page. When you change your ticket, your old ticket will be cancelled and you will receive a gift card code on your e-mail that you can use to buy new tickets.

Travel by public transport

Travel by bus from Stavanger/Haugesund

If you travel from Stavanger or Haugesund, you can take the bus to Odda. From there you need to change to a new bus operated by Skyss, from Odda to Kinsarvik. To check the bus routes from Stavanger or Haugesund to Odda, check out https://www.nor-way.no/en

Travel by bus in hardanger/voss area

In Hardanger and Voss there are public buses operated by “Skyss”. For more information about routes and time scheduale visit www.skyss.no and use their planner.

Express ferry from Norheimsund to Kinsarvik

Everyday until September 2024,  there is a ferry that goes from Norheimsund to Kinsarvik.

Departure from Nordheimsund 09.00 which arrives in Kinsarvik 10.33. Return from Kinsarvik 16.35 which arrives in Nordheimsund 18.10.

The ferry also stops in Herand, Utne and Lofthus on its way to Kinsarvik

For more information visit www. Norled.no (ferry route 2095)