Kelonia invites you to discover and deepen
your knowledge of the themes related
to marine turtles, their conservation
and the conservation of their habitats.

From Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, scientifically trained guides welcome and inform the young public (reservation only). Unguided visits are available as well.



CONTACT
François Beudard
Director of pedagogy




PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT

Teachers and group leaders may wish
to prepare their visit by using any
of the following resources:

Documentation (pdf in french)
 Turtle classification
 Pre-school folder
 Elementary school folder
 Junior high school folder
 High school folder

The pre-visite
Reception of group leaders the 4th Wednesday each month at 2:00PM – by reservation only (lasts approximately two hours)



RESERVATIONS

By telephone
Tuesday and Friday only
From 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
At 0262 34 81 10

By fax
au 0262 34 76 87

Write to
M. le responsable pédagogique
BP 40 - 97436 Saint-Leu

By e-mail
François Beudard
Director of pedagogy




FEE STRUCTURE
AND VISIT GUIDELINES

1. School classes pay a concession fee.

2. Leisure centres and youth associations receive an educational group concession for groups comprising 8 – 30 children. 3 This concession includes the group leaders each of whom must have a minimum of 8 children.

4. Additional leaders will pay a reduced charge of 5 Euros. 5 All children on tour, whether guided or unguided, must be accompanied by group leaders.

6. Any group or groups waiting for guided tours are welcome to visit the exhibits provided they are accompanied by their group leaders. 7 Kelonia can cater for a maximum of 4 classes per half day.

8. Educational material can be downloaded from the Kelonia website (See Preparation for visit) 9 All schools, organisations or associations are reminded that any pre-planned reservation schedule must by rigorously adhered to.

10. All booking receipts must be presented on arrival. 11 On site eating or drinking is not permitted.

12. Bulky and voluminous objects will not be permitted on site and a dressing room is at the disposal of visiting groups.



Kélonia, the observatory of marine turtles
Saint-Leu, La Réunion, France