It's a destination for over 100,000 tourists yearly, and a BASE jumping
access point for Kjerag and Preikestolen (the Preacher�s Pulpit), cliff
blocks precipitously high above the fjord. The village is visible at
bottom center in the image below. Cruises as well as an express boat to
here start at Skagenkaien in Stavanger, also from Lauvvik and Forsand,
passing beneath Preikestolen.
At Lysebotn, it�s possible to take the
nearby road Lysebotnvegen (county road 500, turns of which are visible
at lower right in the image), to get access to the other cliff vantage
point, Kjerag� but is open only in the summer, when it is ice free and
safe. It continues farther on to Sirdal, first going through 27 hairpin
turns up the one fjord wall, and is 29 km (18 mi.) long. The road was
opened in 1984, and has its highest point 932 m. (3057 ft.) above sea
level. At the top of the turns is �ygardst�len that has a parking lot,
service building for trips to Kjerag, and food services.
Lyse chapel
is also found at Lysebotn. This was built in 1961. Lysebotn at one time
had its own school. Lysebotn today has its own campground, bed &
breakfast, and tourist cabin. Guided kayak tours and other activity
offerings are available during the summer. There are also trailheads
near Lysebotn for access to the Lyseheiane back-country, and a huge
flume for Lyse Power nearby, that generates hydroelectricity
