Passeport

What Passeport does

Passeport ASBL is a Belgian non-profit youth movement (Association Sans But Lucratif) founded around 1988 and headquartered in Perwez, Belgium. It organizes outdoor adventure activities and multi-day raids for boys and girls aged 12 to 18, structured across four program lines: Défis (entry-level, focused on girls), Passion, Aventure (more advanced expeditions), and Expé (a year-long autonomy and leader-training program for 17-18 year-olds). Activities include hiking, cycling, canoeing, mountaineering, climbing, accrobranche, snowshoeing, geocaching, and underground cave biking, with regular monthly activities during the school year, mini-raids during school holidays, and 10-day summer raids across European destinations including the Danube, Jura, Swedish Lapland, the Carpathians, Catalonia, Croatia, and the Alps.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; operations run on a WordPress website (passeportasbl.be, redesigned in 2020 for mobile/tablet), Google Forms for registration, a Sendinblue newsletter, and Facebook/Instagram channels. Activities are supervised by a mix of certified professionals (e.g., Club Alpin Belge instructors for climbing) and volunteer staff, many of whom are former participants or current students organized into program-specific staffs (5-6 members each). There is no mobile app, no API, and no AI/ML component.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through per-participant activity and raid fees, ranging from approximately 7€ for single-day hikes to 500€ for the 14-day grand bike raid along the Danube, with most offerings between 30€ and 150€. Some community events (e.g., Launch Days) are free with optional paid social components (BBQ). As an ASBL, Passeport is volunteer-driven, does not publicly disclose financials, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no acquisitions. Distribution is direct to participants and families through the website, social media, parent information meetings, and word-of-mouth referrals, with a 30-year community reputation as the primary acquisition engine.

Name

Passeport

Legal name

Passeport ASBL

Website

https://passeportasbl.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Passeport ASBL is a Belgian non-profit youth movement founded ~1988, organizing outdoor adventure activities and multi-day European raids for participants aged 12-18 across four program lines (Défis, Passion, Aventure, Expé), funded by per-participant fees and run largely by volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Outdoor Adventure Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Adventure Camps & Summer Programs (THAAAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Instructor-Led Skills Academies (Climbing, Paddling, Mountaineering Schools) (THAAAOAI)

Keywords

• Youth adventure programs
• Outdoor activity organization
• Hiking cycling raids
• Mountaineering experiences
• Youth movement association

Headquarters

HQ city

Limal

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Activity and Raid Participation Fees: Passeport ASBL generates revenue through registration fees paid by participants for various adventure activities and multi-day raids. Fees vary by activity type and duration, ranging from 7€ for single-day hikes to 500€ for multi-week international raids. Some events such as Launch Days are free to attend, with optional paid barbecues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Passeport ASBL is a Belgian non-profit youth movement (Association Sans But Lucratif) that organizes outdoor adventure activities and multi-day raids for boys and girls aged 12-18. Offerings include hiking, cycling, canoeing, climbing, mountaineering, and snowshoeing across Belgium and Europe, supervised by volunteer staff and certified professionals. The organization runs four programs (Défis, Passion, Aventure, Expé) providing structured progression from entry-level to autonomous expedition leadership.

Product overview

Passeport ASBL is a Belgian youth movement organization (ASBL = non-profit association) offering outdoor adventure programs for young people aged 11-18. The organization operates through four distinct programs: Défis, Passion, Aventure, and Expé, each catering to different age groups and skill levels. Core offerings include summer raids (multi-day itinerant adventures across Europe), mini-raids during school holidays, and year-round monthly activities such as hiking, cycling, climbing, canoeing, snowshoeing, and mountaineering. Passeport Expé is a specialized year-long program for 17-18 year olds focused on autonomous raid organization and leader training. All activities are supervised by trained volunteers and professionals, emphasizing nature exploration, group living, mutual aid, and personal responsibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Passeport Défis: Staff group for girls aged 12-18 focusing on adventure activities
• Passeport Passion
• Passeport Aventure
• Passeport Expé

Products and services

• Passeport Défis Adventure activity program for girls aged 12-18 focusing on challenging outdoor experiences and raids, organized by the dedicated Défis staff team.
• Passeport Passion Adventure activity program offering various outdoor activities for youth participants, organized by the Passion staff team.
• Passeport Aventure Adventure-focused program with more demanding outdoor activities including trekking and expeditions across Europe, organized by the Aventure staff team.
• Passeport Expé Advanced year-long program for 17-18 year old rhéto students where participants organize their own autonomous raid and receive training to become future group leaders.
• Summer Raids Multi-day itinerant adventure trips during summer holidays, typically lasting 10 days, including activities such as hiking, cycling, and canoeing across European destinations (e.g., Danube grand bike raid at 500€).
• Mini-Raids Shorter adventure trips during school holidays, offering weekend to multi-day outdoor experiences such as the 6-day Mullerthal Trail mini-raid (150€) and the 6-day Jura snow mini-raid (150€).
• Year-round Activities Regular monthly activities throughout the school year including climbing (30€), tree climbing/accrobranche (30€), hiking (7€), cycling, geocaching, and other outdoor sports.
• Annual Launch Day (Journée de Lancement) Free community kickoff event held annually featuring sports activities for youth and an optional barbecue (5€ for young people, 10€ for adults) for families and prospective members.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Watermael-Boitsfort community venues (Rue Théophile Vander Elst)minorOthersPasseport ASBL regularly holds its parent meetings and presentations at Rue Théophile Vander Elst 49, 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort, a community venue used for organizational meetings and raid presentations.
• Haut-Jura natural park (refuges and trails)minorOthersPasseport ASBL conducts mini-raid snow expeditions in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura, utilizing the region's network of unguarded mountain refuges based on trust and mutual respect.
• Club Alpin Belge (Belgian Alpine Club)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPasseport ASBL's climbing activities are supervised by certified instructors from the Club Alpin Belge, who provide professional guidance and safety expertise for climbing activities.
• CapexpéminorOthersPasseport Expé organizers borrow equipment from Capexpé and receive advisory support from Capexpé representatives (such as Dominique Snyers) for expedition planning.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Voyages Wattecamps: Belgian organizer of youth group trips, language stays, and adventure travel for school-age children and adolescents. Overlaps with Passeport's raid/expedition catalog for the Belgian francophone market and competes for parent purchasing of multi-day youth travel.
• Jeunesse en Mission (JEM) Belgique: Belgian branch of a global youth-mission movement running adventure-based programs and international trips for adolescents and young adults. Comparable demographic and Belgian operating footprint, but with a stronger faith-based framing that differentiates positioning.

Direct peers

• Fédération Belge de la Randonnée Pédestre: Belgian hiking federation organizing trails, group hikes, and youth walking activities across Belgium. Overlaps directly with Passeport's hiking program (e.g., the €7 Yvoir day hikes) and competes for adolescent outdoor activity time.
• Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen: Flemish scouting organization with national infrastructure, government recognition, and a comparable youth-adventure value proposition. Competes for the same Belgian adolescent pool with broader name recognition and subsidized access to local group infrastructure.
• Outward Bound International: Global pioneer of experiential outdoor education for youth, with Belgium/European outposts. Closely comparable mission — multi-day wilderness expeditions that build autonomy, teamwork, and resilience in adolescents — but operates as a paid-program model rather than volunteer-run.
• Woodcraft Folk: UK-based youth movement offering regular outdoor activities, camps, and social-action programs for children and adolescents. Similar volunteer-led model, similar ethos of nature-based youth development, and a useful international comparable for community-led youth outdoor operations.
• Les Scouts ASBL (Scouts et Guides Pluralistes): Largest Walloon scouting federation, serving the same 12-18 demographic in Belgium with regular outdoor activities, camps, and expeditions. Most direct competitor for adolescent outdoor participation time and parent mind-share in the same francophone Belgian market.
• Latitudes Jeunes: Belgian francophone youth organization focused on group travel and educational expeditions for adolescents. Closely mirrors Passeport's raid/trek model and competes for the same Belgian youth-travel segment, including international youth group departures.

Broad incumbents

• Club Alpin Belge (Belgian Alpine Club): National mountaineering and climbing federation providing certified instructors, refuges, and youth-initiation programs. Already a strategic partner to Passeport for climbing activities, but also a broader incumbent that could absorb Passeport's climbing/mountaineering participants.

Others

• Capexpé: Belgian expedition school that supplies Passeport Expé with equipment and advisory support. Operates in the same autonomous-expedition niche for older adolescents and adults; comparable capability but not a direct participant-side competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/passeportasbl
• Instagraminstagram.com/passeportasbl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/passeport-asbl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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