Awareness of the protection of the marine environment in Cancale
Take advantage of the exceptional setting offered by the HI Cancale – Baie du Mont Saint-Michel youth hostel to help your students discover this rich territory and raise their awareness of the need to protect the marine environment.
An exceptional educational experience where discovery and learning are the key words.
LEVEL: Primary / Middle school / High school
PRICE: starting from €390/person
Located in Brittany, Cancale boasts a pretty harbor and is famous for its wild flat oysters. Its exceptional setting is the perfect playground for nature lovers. Our range of educational holidays puts the city’s environment at the center of attention, and aims to raise students’ awareness of the need to protect the marine environment. These activities are designed to help people discover the many riches nature has to offer, and the importance of cultivating and cherishing them.
Awareness of the protection of the marine environment in Cancale
• 5 days/4 nights • full board •
Day 1
Arrival at HI Cancale – Baie du Mont Saint-Michel youth hostel. Installation in the rooms. Free discovery of Cancale.
Dinner and overnight at the youth hostel.
Day 2
Morning : Breakfast at the youth hostel, followed by a 3-hour sea trip to discover marine biodiversity (departure from Port-Mer beach).
Packed lunch provided.
Afternoon: Discovery and study of the sea leash. What is it? Where does it come from? What does it consist of?
Dinner and overnight at the youth hostel.
Day 3
Morning : Breakfast at the youth hostel and departure for Port Picain. Discover the rocky foreshore at low tide (fishing on foot).
Packed lunch provided.
Afternoon: Discovery of Land Art, a creative movement that uses objects found in nature (wood, earth, sand, rocks…) as its framework and materials.
Dinner and overnight at the youth hostel.
Day 4
Morning: Breakfast at the youth hostel and departure for the Pointe du Grouin, to discover the seabirds. How does a bird fly? Which birds live on the coast year-round, what do they feed on, and what are the different fishing techniques used by different species?
Packed lunch provided.
Afternoon: Seascape reading. What’s the difference between a cape and a rocky point? What is a bay and what are the characteristics of the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel?
Dinner and overnight at the youth hostel.
Day 5
Morning: Breakfast at the youth hostel and departure for Port Mer beach for an awareness-raising experience on beach litter pollution. Participation in the beach clean-up.
End of the stay.
Price from:
€390/person
Dates :
March to October 2024
The offer in detail
- 4 nights at HI Cancale – Baie du Mont Saint-Michel youth hostel in a shared room.
- Full board (dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 4).
- The above mentioned program of activities.
- The Organism membership card.
- The bathroom linen.
- Tourist tax for over-18s (€0.85/day).
- Mondial Assistance cancellation insurance (quote on request).
- Coach transfers to activities.
