About Us

Responsible Travel

Awarded travel Agency based in Latin America

Responsible to you.

We named the company Responsible Travel a long time ago, and people usually hear it as a stance on tourism — regeneration, local communities, leaving the places we love better than we found them. All of that is true and we work at it every day. But our name means something else first. When you book a once-in-a-lifetime trip across South America, you are handing strangers in a country you have never been to your time, your money, your family, and the dream you have been holding for a long time. That is not a small thing. The least an agency can do is act like it is a big thing. So, we work to a simple standard: be responsible to you, first. That means a named person who answers when you write, and who keeps a hand on your trip from the first message to the last goodbye. It means moving first when something shifts — a cancelled flight, a closed road, a change of heart — instead of waiting for you to chase us. It means a trip shaped around who you are, not the version of you who fits an itinerary we already had on the shelf. Most of all, it means that when something goes wrong — and on a real trip across real countries, occasionally it will — you are not alone in it for a single minute. Bespoke Tours, designed with Latin Passion

How it all began

By Frank

In 2005, I had already worked for many years in tourism, especially as a tour leader for adventure tours, hiking through the Andes, climbing active volcanoes, and crisscrossing Ecuador on any possible (and sometimes seemingly impossible) route. That year, I went exploring a relatively unknown mountain range, la Cordillera de las Sabanillas in Loja, Ecuador’s southernmost province, looking for some Inca treasure. Nevertheless, as it turned out, I went there during the local dry season and spent my days mostly looking for water instead of treasures. Still, I found a small, ancient path that led me to a small village called San Antonio de las Aradas, where a friendly coffee farmer, Don José, provided me with accommodation and meals and a hot shower! After spending the afternoon with him, his nice wife Doña María, and their son Alci, their daughter Flor showed up in the late evening for a surprise visit (she had moved to the city of Loja to study there), and I fell immediately in love. It was literally love at first sight… from my side. It took me about a year to conquer her heart, and yes, we ended up married, and in 2016 our daughter completed our family: I indeed had found my treasure after all! Since then, many years have passed by, but I still remember every detail of that one special trip into the mountains, that one adventure that changed my life forever. Later, together with Flor, I have founded Responsible Travel with the goal to provide globetrotters from all over the world with a trip that special that they still remember it many years later, with their eyes beaming when telling their loved ones about that one travel. It is not an easy task, and I cannot guarantee you will find your treasure, but I can guarantee that everybody in Responsible Travel will do his/her very best to make your personal trip unique and unforgettable, all the way from planning your travel together, organizing any detail, and making sure you feel the support of your local friend throughout the whole adventure. Come, and explore South America on your dream trip with us! P.S. Remember that little path I followed? Well, it turned out it was part of the Qhapaq Ñan, the ancient road network of the Inca Empire, and now is about to become part of the respective UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Our Values

Cultural authenticity and environmental responsibility

We work directly with hosts, accommodations, and custodians in each country to present traditions with respect and ensure that benefits are distributed according to local priorities. Our activity is guided by low-impact logistics, support for conservation initiatives, and measurable carbon reduction practices.

Experience It

expertise in action

What you want!

Local experts share their knowledge and passion for destinations with you to organize an unforgettable trip tailored to your wishes and requirements.

With you!

Your trip, your choice! You can choose between a private trip just for you, your family, or your group of friends, shared excursions with travelers from around the world, and fixed departures where you explore in small groups (maximum 16 participants) with people who share similar interests.

When you want!

We organize the trip when you want to travel. Relax, we'll check the activities and availability and organize everything so you can enjoy the trip of your dreams. And if there are any setbacks, we're there to solve them before, during, and even after your trip.

The way you want!

Travel is for enjoying your free time to the fullest, clearing your mind, discovering new landscapes, cultures, and experiences. Leave your obligations behind and organize your trip according to your preferences with us. Celebrate unforgettable moments on a unique trip, on your trip!

Our Engagement

We care for every detail of your travel and together we leave all destinations a better place. This approach reflects our commitment to responsible tourism in South America. From preserving local traditions to reducing our environmental footprint, our impact is both practical and measurable. By combining cultural authenticity, community collaboration, and environmental responsibility, we create experiences that enrich travelers and strengthen the communities they visit, fostering positive cycles of benefits and responsible stewardship. By tracking results and sharing them with our partners, we ensure that our efforts contribute to meaningful and sustainable change, rather than symbolic gestures. We work directly with local people in each destination to present traditions with respect and to generate social, cultural, and environmental benefits and ensure that benefits are fairly distributed. Our activity is guided by low-impact logistics, support for conservation initiatives, and measurable carbon reduction practices through long-term partnerships with communities and conservation initiatives.

Our Sustainability

The Responsible Team

Regional experience with international perspectives

All members of Responsible Travel are vivid travelers who love to share their knowledge and passionately create trips throughout South America to the most beautiful places and authentic adventures, often on routes they explored themselves. Our team combines regional knowledge with international standards. Travel planners, conservation managers, and local guides all work closely with sustainable projects, national parks and indigenous communities to ensure experiences are safe, authentic, and respectful of local culture and nature. Since Responsible Travel's foundation in 2010, each trip reflects careful attention to the interests and requirements of every single traveler, while considering climate seasons, availabilities, infrastructure and guidelines, providing meaningful and responsible travel opportunities to globetrotters from all over the world.