Our passion

Our passion for South America trips began when we started Viventura in 2001. Up until then, we saw trips that were overpriced with large group trips, boring itineraries and a touch ordinary. We challenged the status quo by offering amazing trips, away from the beaten path and at an amazing price. The success came quickly. Within 3 years of founding the company, we became Germany's first choice in trip organization to South America. This passion has kept going since day one. All of our Viventura staff has a deep passion for South America. We have lived and traveled there extensively. You don't believe us? Just give us a call, and you'll notice the person answering the phone is an expert!

Andre is the founder of Viventura. He had and still has three passions that drove him to start a tour operator. South America, Travel and the Internet. So he combined his passions and started Viventura in 2001 while he was still studying Business Administration with a focus on tourism in a German university. Right after founding the first office in Germany he moved to Arequipa, Peru to research an amazing trip. The first trip took his clients through Peru, Bolivia and Chile. It was the worlds first itinerary for this route. Clients loved it, and through word of mouth, the itinerary has been copied by almost all competitors in Germany and internationally. He later researched several other trips and has lived a total of 12 years in South America.

What it means to travel with Viventura

Our passion for South America results in going the extra mile for our customers. We plan each of our trips with lots of love for details. To give you some examples. When we started our first trips, Machu Picchu was crowded with day tourists, they arrived at 10 am and left at 4pm. So what did we do? We arrived the day early, took the first bus and had Machu Picchu from 6am to 10am almost to ourselves. These details continue until today. We find little gems on our research trips that we include. We handpick our hotels. The same travel specialist that consult you on the phone are asked to do proper research in the destination once a year to check for the newest, well run family hotels, find the best guides and create magic travel experiences for you.

And the best thing. Thanks to your trips, good things are happening in the destination. Your trip is an investment in the country. Family fathers can stay with their family in remote areas thanks to income from community-based tourism and no longer have to work in the big city half the year. Animals and nature are protected thanks to the economic benefit of animal and nature lovers, and travelers. The rights of indigenous people are also respected.