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Welcome to the UNESCO Global Geopark The South Funen Archipelago – where the Geopark Guides are your gateway to unique experiences

Let us show you the way into a world of fascinating nature, rich culture and living landscapes in the UNESCO Global Geopark South Funen Archipelago. With passion and expert insight, we stand ready to welcome both locals and visitors to experiences that enrich, amaze and inspire.

What is a Geopark Guide?

A Geopark Guide is a certified guide, trained through the Geopark’s official guide training programme in collaboration with the Geopark Secretariat, Trente Mølle Nature School and Business & Entrepreneurship in Svendborg Municipality.

This means you will meet a guide with:

• Knowledge of geology, nature and cultural history
• Local roots and knowledge of the area’s unique stories
• A focus on sustainable and responsible experiences

The guides have diverse professional backgrounds – ranging from nature interpretation and history to outdoor life and specialist knowledge of, for example, fungi, landscapes or the archipelago’s cultural environments.

What they all have in common is a passion for the South Funen Archipelago – and a desire to share it with you.

Book an experience in the Geopark

Under ‘Tours’, you’ll find a wide selection of guided experiences in the South Funen Archipelago Geopark.

Here you can:

• Book scheduled tours open to everyone
• Book a tour for your own group
• Have an experience tailored to your own event
• Choose a specific guide with particular expertise in your area of interest

The experiences range from family-friendly tours and nature walks to in-depth themed tours on the formation of the landscape, traces of the Ice Age, fungi, cultural history and much more.

Whether you’re a curious visitor, a local enthusiast or planning a corporate event, we’ll help you find the right experience.

Sustainable, high-quality experiences

At the UNESCO Global Geopark South Funen Archipelago, we work in accordance with the UN’s principles for responsible and sustainable development. This means that our experiences are designed with care – for nature, for local communities and for the people who live and work here.

The guides help to ensure that your experiences are not only memorable but also take into account vulnerable natural areas and local communities. We want to give you an insight into the landscape – without harming it.

Contact

If you have any questions or special requests, please contact the guide network at kontakt@geoparkguide.net. Alternatively, you can contact the guides directly via their profiles

General questions and answers

Can I book a guide for a private event?

Yes, you can. Each guide has their own special area of focus, and you can read more about them here. If you wish to book a guided tour, please contact the guide who is best suited to your event directly. You will find contact details on each guide’s profile.

How much does a guided experience cost?

There is considerable variation in the length, content and practical aspects of the individual guided tours, and it is therefore not possible to provide general information about prices. See the price for the specific tour here on the website or contact a guide directly.

How do I get in touch with a guide?

Each guide has a profile on this page, where you can read about them individually and find contact details.

Here you can also contact them directly and find their contact information.

You can also contact the network via their shared email: kontakt@geoparkguide.net

Your inquiry will be forwarded to all the guides.

What is the South Funen Archipelago Geopark?

The South Funen Archipelago is one of the world's largest flooded ice age landscapes. UNESCO Global Geopark The South Funen Archipelago tells the story of a dramatic rise in sea levels at the end of the last ice age and how the ice created a unique landscape that has defined the area's nature and culture for 10,000 years.

The geopark covers a large area of both land and water with many local stories and experiences, and is therefore not a park with a main entrance.

The South Funen Archipelago itself stretches from Helnæs in the west to the east coast of Langeland, bordered by Ærø in the south and the south Funen coast in the north. However, the mainland part of the municipalities of Faaborg-Midtfyn and Svendborg is also part of the geopark. Read more about UNESCO Global Geopark The South Funen Archipelago.