Experience awe and wonder at hearing an authentic Sami yolk song-chant, study how mariners used the stars to navigate or help sustain the oral tradition of Scottish folklore.
Seek travel. Seek knowledge. Seek wonder.
Experience the mighty icebergs of Ilulissat Icefjord. This is the fjord into which the world’s fastest moving glacier drains. Learn about the ice and where it comes from, and about life in the fjord and how climate change is affecting life in and around Ilulissat.
Enrich your travels. Learn about indigenous traditions and cultures and how they influence our modern world.
The cool North of Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands has a rich and varied heritage. When this heritage is viewed through the lens of anthropology and sociology, we can make connections between our past, present and future for a greater understanding and appreciation of the world we live in.
From historic Viking ships to the distinctive Fair Isle patterns and vibrant modern-day Inuit communities, there is a wealth of authentic traditional knowledge to be explored and acquired.
Travelling and learning across different communities helps us to understand how different peoples are shaped by their environment: how they behave, communicate, and socialise across history and geographies.
Why Anthropology Matters, European Association of Social Anthropologists
Social anthropology is the subdiscipline of anthropology that investigates the cultural properties of human societies. Topics include cultural norms, morals, laws and customs, and there is a particular focus on the comparative study of non-industrialised societies.
Source: Nature
The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Understanding traditions and cultures can help us embrace our differences and highlight our similarities. It can give us clues as to what it means to be uniquely human. We believe it can be a fascinating, enlightening, and transformative experience.
Going beyond the superficial can be hard to achieve on mainstream holidays. We offer the opportunity to travel with purpose and satisfy your curiosity whilst encouraging respect and care for our natural world. All our experiences offer eco-tourism at their core.
WONDER SEEKERS scientific tourism travel adventures are designed for those who want more than scenic vistas (don’t worry, we have those too). Each trip is designed by passionate specialists who want to share their knowledge through immersive, experience-based learning in the subjects' most natural environment. It’s an exciting fusion of travel and science.
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