Scientific travel, also known as scientific vacation, is an adventure that enables citizens to take part in research projects. During the trip, the traveler is trained and accompanied by a researcher or science educators. Among the trips featured on Cap sur l'écovolontariat, you'll find expeditions to Nepal or Kirghizia on the trail of the snow leopard, as well as stays in France to study large mammals or marine fauna.
Scientific travel often involves collecting and analyzing data on biodiversity. In this way, you contribute to the study and preservation of the environment. As well as sharing in a wonderful adventure, you'll be introduced to a range of techniques useful for science, such as photo-identification or the analysis of wild animal footprints.
Science trips are also designed to educate people of all ages about science. By understanding our environment, we can preserve it.
Even teenagers and children can take part in research projects. Find out more about our partner NGO's scientific summer camps.
🔭 Scientific summer camps
🔭 Children and Teens
🔭 Biodiversity, robotics, astronomy, paleontology
Would you like to take your family on a participatory science adventure? It's possible in France and Europe
🔬 Scientific stays
🔬 Family
🔬 Paleontology, chemistry and water biology
🔬 From €599
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Protect marine mammals off the coast of the Basque Country, in the southern Bay of Biscay.
🐬 From 4 days to 1 week
🐬 Family stay possible (children aged 10 and over).
🐬 2035 € - 692 € after tax deduction
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Study the whale shark on Nosy Be island in Madagascar.
🐋 Whale shark
🐋 From 16 years - adults
🐋 Language: French and English
🐋 Price: €3965 - €1,348 after tax deduction
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Experience an exciting adventure aboard a sailboat in the Highlands, studying the mega marine fauna.
🐳 Adults, teens aged 16 and over
🐳 cetaceans - orca
🐳 Language: French and English
🐳 From Saturday June 8 to Saturday June 15, 2024
🐳 €3334 €1134 after tax deduction
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Embark on a sailing boat to study dolphins between Granville and Ile D'Yeu.
🐬 Adults, teenagers from 12 years old
🐬 Brittany, Channel Islands
🐬 Six stays in July-August 2024
🐬 From €2,356.90 / €801 after tax deduction *
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Listening to sea turtles in Martinique. A scientific trip aboard a sailboat.
🐢 Study of turtles and iguanas in Martinique.
🐢 Adults and teenagers aged 16 and over.
🐢 February 12 to February 22, 2024
🐢 5451 € - 1853 € after tax deduction
🐢 Language: French and English
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Set off on a participatory bonobo research project in the heart of the Congo.
🐒 Bonobo
🐒 Participatory science
🐒 Congo
🐒 4675 € - 1590 € after tax deduction
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Study, in Nepal, one of the world's most iconic felines: the snow leopard.
🐆 April and October
🐆 Adults, families, single children aged 16 and over.
🐆 Scientific expedition
🐆 €5160 - €1754.2 after tax deduction
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One of the first to popularize scientific travel was Charles Darwin's HMS Beagle expedition in the 19th century. He led expeditions with scientists to collect data and explore new frontiers of science.
Charles Darwin the precursor
The concept of scientific vacations is not limited to a simple getaway! Thanks to participatory science, participants of all ages can actively contribute to research projects directly linked to environmental preservation. The educational aspect of these trips makes them a unique experience, combining learning and action in the field. Scientific trips are all about learning through action and immersion.
Citizen science plays a crucial role in gathering data to understand ecosystems. By taking part in scientific trips, volunteers, whether scientists or not, become real players in research. They observe, collect and analyze data, which is then used for conservation initiatives. This participatory approach responds positively to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ), particularly those concerning ecology and education.
Participatory research programs have developed in many fields, including ecology, conservation, astronomy and even health... They intensify the involvement of the general public in research and reinforce the impact of scientific projects.
Science trips also prepare participants to be environmental advocates in their own communities, in alignment with the SDGs. The impact of these trips often goes beyond a simple educational experience, as they promote long-term behavioral changes.
Beyond the adventure and the change of scenery, scientific trips create a bridge to a more sustainable future. By combining education, active research and leisure, they offer an enriching formula that encourages awareness and action in favor of biodiversity.
