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Our passion

Our passion for South America trips when we started Viventura in 2001 we saw a trip offer that was overprices, large group trips, boring itineraries and touch ordinary. We challenged the status quo by offering amazing trips, away from the beaten path and an amazing price. The success came quickly. Within 3 years after founding the company we became the the first choice in Germany for people to organize trips to South America. This passion has been kept being on from day one. All of our Viventura staff has a deep passion for South America. We have lived and traveled here extensively. You don't believe us? Just give us a call and the person answering the phone already is an expert!

Andre is the founder of Viventura. He had and still has three passion that drove him to start a tour operator. South America, Travel and Internet. So he combined these passions to start 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 to Peru. The first trip took our clients through Peru, Bolivia and Chile. It was the worlds first itinerary for this route. Clients loved it, the word of mouth passed, so that this itinerary has been copied by almost all competitors in Germany and internationally. He later researched several other trips and lived in total 12 years in South America.

What it means to travel with V Social Foundation

Our passion for South 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 do? We arrived the day early, took the first bus and had Machu Picchu from 6am to 10am almost for 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 don't any longer have to work in the big city half the year. Animals and nature gets protected thanks to the economic benefit of preserving them for travelers. Rights of indigenous people get respected, as they draw the attention of our clients.

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The team

All of our team has a passion for South America. But do not take our word for it: get to know their team and their descriptions, so you can see how much passion our travel specialists and tour guides have for this continent. You truly are in good hands!

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Marie Witzel

Director de Viventura Group Travel DE

Fanático de la altura, amante de la comida y aventurero.

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Marie trabaja desde nuestra oficina de Berlín como gerente de Viventura Group Travel, mercado alemán. Ella y su equipo desarrollan y venden viajes auténticos y sostenibles a Sudamérica. Marie perdió su corazón por Sudamérica en Argentina. Le encanta compartir sus experiencias sobre la escalada de picos en la Patagonia, la contemplación de las estrellas en el norte de Argentina o los aspectos culinarios más destacados de Perú.

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Andre Kiwitz

Director General y Fundador de Ventura TRAVEL

Viajes auténticos y emprendimiento moderno

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André fundó Viventura -la primera marca de Ventura TRAVEL- cuando aún era estudiante, por el deseo de hacer los viajes más divertidos y mostrar a los viajeros la verdadera Sudamérica. Sobre el terreno, creó diferentes oficinas que se encargaban de la organización de viajes, el desarrollo de los mismos y la atención al cliente. Volvió a Berlín en 2012 y, tres años después, fundó Ventura TRAVEL. Desde entonces, ha estado apoyando a los profesionales del turismo que tienen una pasión por un nicho turístico específico para construir sus marcas dentro de Ventura. A través de esta construcción, estos "intraemprendedores" desarrollan su visión para sus destinos, a la vez que cuentan con un equipo experimentado con infraestructura profesional en el fondo para áreas como finanzas, marketing, TI y RRHH. En privado, André disfruta pasando tiempo con su mujer y su hijo e intenta comer buen ceviche tan a menudo como le es posible.

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Gustavo Cataño

Director de TI

Utilizar la tecnología para hacer la vida más fácil

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Me encanta la tecnología y utilizo esta pasión cada día en mi trabajo con nuestro equipo de TI para ofrecer un gran valor a Ventura Travel. Me gusta viajar y disfruto montando en bicicleta por carreteras desconocidas. Sin embargo, por encima de todas las cosas, disfruto pasando mi tiempo libre con mi mujer y mi hija.

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Marcia Sanchez

Coordinador de Personas, Cultura y Colaboración

Pasión por viajar y descubrir nuevas culturas

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Nacida y criada en La Paz, Bolivia, está locamente enamorada de la diversidad cultural de su país. Le encanta trabajar con la gente y encontró su pasión trabajando en Recursos Humanos. En su tiempo libre, le gusta leer novelas históricas, viajar y se siente más feliz cuando puede conocer un nuevo país, una nueva cultura y nuevas personas.

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Ralf Spielberger

Director de Finanzas

Nunca desperdicies una buena crisis

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Mi equipo financiero y yo gestionamos todos los aspectos financieros de Ventura Travel. Nuestra misión es ofrecer información financiera precisa, rápida y útil a las diferentes partes interesadas.