Expedition - what is it? How is it different from a tourist trip or a regular walk? What types of expeditions are there? Let's try to answer all these questions together.
Various forms of tourism activities
Expedition, travel, walk, hike, excursion - all this can be considered forms of one type of human activity, tourism. True, in this list it is worth highlighting only one item - the expedition. After all, it is significantly different from all other forms.
If a tourist trip sets itself the goal of going through a certain route, and an excursion aims to visit a set of specific sights, then the expedition sets itself completely different tasks. This is a specific journey carried out for research purposes. Accordingly, the process of preparing and directly holding such an event has its own characteristics.
Expedition is… Types of expeditions
The term itself comes from the Latin word expeditio, which, in fact, translates as "hike", "journey". This is a long-term trip, which is carried out for any scientific, research or educational purpose. Rangethe problems studied can be very diverse. Expedition members can explore the flora, topography, soils, culture and traditions of a particular region or, for example, manifestations of the social life of a big city.
Expedition may involve overcoming natural barriers (mountain passes, rivers, caves, etc.). Therefore, its members must be well prepared physically.
The main types of expeditions include the following:
- scientific;
- field;
- experimental;
- geological;
- botanical;
- ethnographic;
- architectural and others
In terms of territorial coverage, they can be international and regional, in terms of the method of movement - on foot, by car, by bicycle or by sea.
A special type of expedition travel is scientific expeditions. They can be both complex and narrow-profile. A modern scientific expedition is a very difficult event to prepare and implement. As a rule, it involves a wide range of different specialists, as well as a number of devices and special equipment.
One way or another, each expedition is unique and unrepeatable in its own way. One of them can observe changes in the color of the water in the Amazon River, and the other can study the population of stray dogs in Detroit.
