Contents of this page:

The team
Cultural cruises and tours
Pilgrimages and spiritual itineraries
Customised group tours
History of the company

Links to other pages on the site:

Our concept of a cultural tour
Fair, sustainable and responsible tourism
Travel agency and tour operator specialising in cultural tours

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The Terre Entière team

     Terre Entière is a team of more than twenty staff in Paris, hundreds of lecturers in France and abroad and approved correspondents in each of the countries in which we organise tours.


     We are driven by our passion for cultural tours, but also by a passion for humanism. In exercising our profession, we offer our services to both individuals and groups. We devote all our energies and know-how to helping you discover the world and its cultures in an open-minded, intelligent and friendly atmosphere.

     In recent years, Terre Entière has forged many partnerships with very high quality institutions, with the aim of enhancing the creation and coordination of its cultural tours and cruises :

     Musée Guimet, École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Météo France, Musée du Louvre (department of Islamic Arts), Musée départemental Arles antique, Musée national de la Marine, Institut français de la Mer, Cluster Maritime Français, Centre d'Études et de Recherches Internationales (CERI, Sciences Po Paris - CNRS), Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS), Observatoire du Religieux (IEP d'Aix-en-Provence), Le Monde diplomatique, Abbaye de Sylvanès, Institut Catholique de Toulouse, Institut Catholique de Paris, Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l'unité des chrétiens, Institut dominicain d'études orientales (IDEO, Cairo), etc.

     Photo album of the Terre Entière team in London (December 2007)

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    A highly diverse programme of tours presented in the brochure and on this website :

1 - Cruises and cultural tours

     This brochure presents a broad range of cultural tours. Each tour is accompanied by a lecturer specialising in the destination. The maximum size of each tour is 20 participants (unless clearly specified for exceptional operations). A page on the website presents the spirit in which we plan and organise our cultural tours. Each specialised agency has its own concept of the cultural tour and Terre Entière emphasises the human dimension of each journey, knowledge of the civilisations and cultures visited, an open mind and respect for the peoples encountered.

     This brochure also proposes a wide variety of cultural cruises, both by river and sea. For these cruises, we charter small, comfortable boats, or arrange for a Terre Entière group to sail on a ship carrying other clients. Whatever the formula, we always place emphasis on quality by working with the best professionals, but also by adding our own special know-how, thanks to the expertise of our staff, lecturers and guides and to the care and attention we devote to preparing your cruise.

      Cultural cruises on the small boats chartered exclusively by Terre Entière have played a considerable part in establishing its reputation. They allow thorough exploration of various subjects and offer life on-board as a cohesive group. Brochures dealing with these cruises can be requested simply by calling us on 00 33 1 44 39 03 03

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2 - Pilgrimages and spiritual itineraries

     This brochure proposes pilgrimages to the very heart of the Christian tradition, to biblical sites and countries that offer an opportunity for a greater understanding of faith, and a very real personal spiritual approach. Each itinerary is accompanied by a priest whose concern is for the group as a whole, but also each individual, ensuring respect for his or her personal attitude and approach. The maximum size of each pilgrimage is 25 participants.

On this website, we propose pages defining Terre Entière's perception of the pilgrimage and we present our special partners in organising them.

To receive our brochures, please click here.

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    Group tours:

     Terre Entière offers a customised group tour service : associations, cultural groups or groups of friends, parish or diocese groups. Year after year, more and more groups trust us to organise their trip, their cruise or their pilgrimage. You can submit your project by clicking here..

All the tours presented on the site are accompanied by a specialist of the country concerned, naturally assisted by local guides.

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    Terre Entière : then and now

     La Procure Voyages was created by the La Procure bookshop, which then belonged to the Groupe des Publications de la Vie Catholique (now La Vie - Le Monde). For a far shorter period, the agency was a part of the Nouvelles Frontières group (1999-2001). Terre Entière was then taken over by J.-P. Morin (Routes Bibliques agency at the time) which appointed Hubert Debbasch as Managing Director. He took over the company four years later, in January 2005. Terre Entière now enjoys complete independence from all other groups. Its aim is to stand apart from its colleagues and competitors not only through the technical, cultural and spiritual quality of its services, but also through the absolute priority given to hard work and humanity over pure financianal gain.

     The name of the company has changed over the years. La Procure Voyages was created in 1976 and bought out several years later by another agency named Terre Entière. The company was then known as La Procure Terre Entière. La Procure Terre Entière became Terre Entière in September 2004. Terre Entière has for the past seven years enjoyed excellent growth in each sector and a special site is now devoted to each activity: cultural cruises, cultural tours and Christian pilgrimages.

     To travel the cultures of the world, you can trust us to meet your expectations.

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