Lysebotn is a great tourist destination with over 120.000 visitors every year. Most of them come to visit Kjerag, the popular boulder 1000 meters above the Lysefjord. Lysebotn has camping, cabins, Bed & Breakfast places and also the Lysefjorden tourist lodge with high standards and service.
Activity centre
Lysebotn is also the starting point for many base jumpers who jump from Kjerag. In Lysebotn there is a beginner's course for base jumpers. During the summer guided kayak trips and other activities are offered.
27 hairpin bends
The Lysevegen road and up towards Hunnedalen is only open during summer, normally June to September. Lysevegen, road 500, to Sirdal, goes through 27 hairpin bends up one of the mountainsides and is 29 km long. The road was opened in 1984 and has its highest point at 932 meters. At the top of the bends are parking and service buildings for hikers going to Kjerag.
Travel by boat
There are express boats and car ferries in the Lysefjord all year round.
