About us

Andre founded Viventura - the first Ventura TRAVEL brand - while still a student out of a desire to make trips more fun and show travelers the real South America. On the ground there, he set up different offices that took care of travel organization, trip development and customer service. He moved back to Berlin in 2012 and, three years later, he founded Ventura TRAVEL. Since then, he has been supporting tourism professionals who have a passion for a specific tourism niche to build their brands within Ventura. Through this construct, these "intrapreneurs" develop their vision for their destinations, while having an experienced team with professional infrastructure on the background for areas such as finance, marketing, IT, and HR. Privately, Andre enjoys spending time with his wife and son and tries to eat good ceviche as often as possible.

Erick works from our Berlin office as Integrator and oversees our company's business operations. From a very early age, he's been fascinated by new languages and cultures, and he especially enjoys getting to know countries' politics and history. Erick's family is from Ecuador and Peru, and he previously worked on economic development issues across different Latin American countries. He joined Ventura TRAVEL after working in Washington D.C., Germany, Belgium, and Costa Rica.

Francesca is the founder of Japaventura, the first external brand of Ventura TRAVEL. She leads the team (operations, sales and products) and takes care of Japaventura's strategy. She is also in charge of the intrapreneurs' coordination, ensuring connection and communication between intrapreneurs and executives. Francesca left her Italian hometown that she loves so much 10 years ago to explore the world and embark on new adventures. Since then, she has lived in a host of different cities, from Lisbon to Miami, via Kyoto and Berlin. Her passion for people and new cultures has led her to learn no less than 7 different languages ​​and to travel to around 50 countries. Even though she keeps a strong bond with her hometown in Tuscany, her heart beats for Japan, the place she loves most in the world. When she is not working on Japaventura, she spends her time in the best restaurants in town, either to practice the foreign languages ​​that she already knows ... or not yet, or to discover new recipes, if possible Japanese.

Marie works from our Berlin office as Manager for Viventura Group Travel, German market. She and her team develop and sell authentic and sustainable trips to South America. Marie lost her heart to South America in Argentina. She loves sharing her experiences about climbing peaks in Patagonia, gazing at the stars in Northern Argentina, or culinary highlights of Peru.

Schon seit seiner Kindheit mit Begeisterung für Lateinamerika gesegnet, verschlug es Simeon Anfang 2014 nach Cusco/Peru, wo er seitdem lebt und immer mal wieder gerne zu Reisen u.a. in den Amazonasdschungel, die Anden und die südamerikanischen Nebenländer zum Entdecken aufbricht. Mit dieser Abenteuerlust und seinem Insight-Wissen zu Südamerika will er auch seine Mitmenschen anstecken und hat dementsprechend seine persönliche Leidenschaft des Reisens schon früh mit dem Beruflichen verbunden.

I love tech things, and use this passion every day in my work with our IT team to deliver great value for Ventura Travel. I like to travel and enjoy riding my bike along unknown roads. However, above all things, I really enjoy spending my free time with my family and my daughter.

Born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia she is mad in love with the cultural diversity of her country. She loves working with people and found her passion working in Human Resources. In her spare time, she loves to read historical novels, travel and feels the happiest when she can get to know a new country, a new culture and new people.

My finance team and I manage all the financial aspects of ventura Travel. Our mission is to deliver accurate, prompt and useful financial information to the different stakeholders.