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Info and booking |
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Main excursions |
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Guided excursions in North Troms |
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Illustrated lectures |
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Sale of nature photos |
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About Arctic Geotourism |
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| Arctic Geotourism is a tourism
company located in the coastal town of Skjervøy in the
Municipality of Skjervøy in North Troms at latitude 70°
N. The company try to live up to the consept ”geotourism”.
Arctic Geotourism ensures that the local Saami and Kven cultures
are conveyed in a genuine and committed manner. Treating traffic
in the vulnerable Arctic nature with caution is also an important
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Owner
Helge Guttormsen |
| Our cultural and
tourism competence: |
- The company’s owner-operator knows about Northern
Norway’s ski culture from his time as a former active
cross-country skier and long-time cross-country ski trainer
(C)
- The company’s owner-operator is educated as a historian
and teacher at the University of Tromsø, including
studies in geology, archaeology and history, and has experience
at museums and secondary schools in Troms.
- He has served as chairman of the Skjervøy and North
Troms Historic Society and a member of the Association of
Norwegian Non-fiction Writers as author of local history
books from Northern Norway and Svalbard.
- Considerable experience with archaeological field work
and local history in North Troms and up in Svalbard.
- He has researched Kven and Saami culture and history in
North Troms and North Calotte. Arctic Geotourism therefore
offers guided excursions and illustated lectures about Saami
and Kven culture in North Troms and out from Tromsø.
- For Arctic Geotourism new knowledge and research on fisheries
and Saami, Norse and Kven culture in Northern Norway and
North Calotte are important.
- Arctic Geotourism is a member of the county’s tourism
organisation Troms Reiseliv and undertakes guided excursions
in Norwegian and English and Russian (using a Russian guide)
- 2007-2008: the owner participate in extension travel and
tourism education organised by the Finnmark University College
in order to gain new knowledge about tourism, professional
updates and quality assurance.
- 2008: The companys owner developed the project ”Nord
i nord” (North to North) on Solhov in Lyngen, a great
tourist conferance
- 2008: the companys owner behind the project ”Arctic
Network”, later called ”Region Arctica”.
A common touristproject between companies from North Norway,
North Sweeden and North Finland (financed by funds from
the EU) for developing tourism on the North Calotte.
- 2008 the company owner become the leader of Tourism in
Skjervøy
- 2009: owner autorised as a nature and cultural guide for
North Troms
- 2009 company owner chariman for: The NorthTromsland.no,
a company working for pormoting tourism of the North Troms
with 30-40 tourist companies as members.
- 2009 companys owner participated on a workshop in Arkangelsk,
Solovki for developing Festival-tourism in the Barents aera.
Participians from Russia and Norway.
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| Facts about Arctic
Geotourism: |
- July 2006: received financial support from Innovation
Norway to develop/assess a cultural heritage trail on Arnøy.
Arctic Geotourism is a knowledge-seeking business.
- Participant at “Arena Nord”, NHO’s tourism
trade exhibition for Northern Norway, Bodø, September
2006
- Company owner was a contributor at the Workshop for Hurtigruten
Group arranged by Nils Gaup, September 2006
- Participant at “Vinter i Nord – ny giv”
trade exhibition organised by Norut/Troms Reiseliv, November
2006
- December 2006: Arctic Geotourism gained its own logo
- Participant at the Norwegian Tourism Trade Exhibition,
Lillestrøm, January 11-14, 2007, in association with
Troms Reiseliv
- February 2007: Arctic Geotourism published its first website
in Norwegian, English and German enabling visitors to book
our tourism products directly on-line
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