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Why travel with us?
1. Expertise
10+ years of experience designing customized trips
2. Local
Locally based travel designers
3. Customized
Personalized itinerary for a deep experience
4. Stress-Free
Support 24/7 in the destination
Why Travel With Us
A bit about us
So who are we? We are a team of people who knows these destinations inside and out, you can trust that you’ll get expert recommendations. And we’re passionate about detail and service. Combine these, and you have our one simple purpose – to encourage and indulge your curiosity and to ensure that your trip is a once-in-a-lifetime. We know that it’s incredibly important to spend your time off well and we understand how every moment counts. We are here to plan your trip so you don’t miss a single thing.
The difference
You won’t see any tour buses on our trips. Everything we do is customized, led by the needs and desires of you. Even more, when you arrive at your destination, your trip is exclusively handled by Espíritu Travel’s team. We believe that working directly with small businesses not only creates a more immersive and enriching experience but has a positive impact on the wider communities.
An unforgettable connection
Our local guides bring the destinations to life through their personal stories and life experiences. These personal experiences allow you to really understand the daily life of the places that you will visit. They are all about showing you the real plae- to discover things you won’t find out about any other way. In their safe and capable hands, you can be assured you’re being well looked after from start to finish.
Every detail with local expertise
The Espíritu Travel team who are devoted to making sure your trip is seamless and jumping in to resolve any mid-trip issues. Sometimes things happen beyond our control and when they do, our team is there to make sure you can still enjoy your day while we are working hard behind the scenes to get you where you need to be.
What’s in a name?
Espíritu, clearly comes from the word spirit which we believe captures the essence of our company.
The spirit of traveling: A sense of wanderlust and to explore beyond one’s comfort zone.
The spirit of friendship: Friendship that knows no border.
A kindred spirit: Having a deep connection to someone or even a place.
That’s the spirit: To be vivacious to embrace spontaneity.
In good spirits: To be in a good mood.
A free spirit: one who is not restrained by convention or obligation; a nonconformist.
Personalized itineraries
We don’t do cookie-cutter tours. Every itinerary is crafted around your interests, pace, and travel style. Whether you prefer boutique hotels, local food experiences, hands-on workshops, or nature escapes, your trip is uniquely yours.
Local expertise
We design trips from lived experience, not research alone. With years spent on the ground and long-standing relationships with guides, you go beyond the guidebooks—into real neighborhoods, meaningful encounters, and moments that reveal the true character of each destination.
Locally based travel designers
You work directly with a dedicated travel designer who listens, guides, and adapts as your plans evolve. No call centers, no generic responses—just genuine, human support from start to finish.
Stress-Free planning
We handle the logistics so you can enjoy the anticipation. Hotels, transportation, guides, reservations, insider tips—we take care of the details smoothly and thoughtfully.
24/7 In-Country support while you travel
Once you arrive, you’re never on your own. Our local teams are available at all times to assist with changes, questions, or unexpected needs.
Experiences that bring you closer to the culture
Meet local families, artists, historians, nature guides, and community leaders. These authentic encounters create the stories you’ll remember long after the trip ends.
Flexible & adaptable
Plans change—and that’s okay. We build flexibility into your itinerary and help adjust things quickly if needed.
Travelers love us
Our clients return again and again, recommending us to friends and family because they trust our care, creativity, and expertise.
Industry leaders
Women Travel Leaders is a global community and professional network for women leaders in the travel industry. It brings together travel business owners, executives, consultants, retreat leaders, and other industry professionals to connect, learn, and grow through curated online and in‑person events, peer support, workshops, and retreats. The organization focuses on fostering authentic connections, shared wisdom, and opportunities for collaboration and business development among its members.
A GSTC-accredited standard comes from the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), an independent, nonprofit organization that develops and manages widely-recognized global standards for sustainable travel and tourism. These standards help ensure that tourism businesses, tour operators, hotels, and destinations follow best practices that protect the environment, support local communities, and promote responsible tourism. GSTC itself does not directly certify companies, but it accredits certification bodies that assess sustainability according to its rigorous criteria, giving travellers confidence that the certified services meet credible, internationally accepted sustainability benchmarks.
A BBB Accredited Business is a company that has been reviewed and accepted by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a long-established nonprofit organization in the U.S. and Canada that promotes trustworthy and ethical business practices. To earn accreditation, a business must meet BBB’s Standards for Trust, including honesty, transparency, and a commitment to resolve customer issues, and agree to uphold these principles as part of its operations. Accredited businesses can display the official BBB seal as a sign of their pledge to operate with integrity and build confidence with customers.
kimkim is a travel planning platform that connects travelers with trusted local travel designers around the world. Through this collaboration, we work alongside kimkim to design and deliver personalized journeys, combining their technology with our local expertise on the ground.
Responsible Travel is a long-established online travel company founded in 2000 that specializes in holidays designed to benefit local people and places while minimizing negative impacts. They curate and offer a wide range of trips around the world that are screened for social, environmental, and community-minded practices, encouraging deeper connections with destinations and supporting local economies. Their focus is on creating travel experiences that are enjoyable for visitors and positive for the communities and environments they visit.
Helping the world with tourism
Rewilding Europe is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring wild nature across the continent by allowing natural processes to shape landscapes, boost biodiversity, and benefit both wildlife and local communities. Founded in the Netherlands, it works with local partners in multiple regions to bring back key species, revive ecosystems, and inspire a broader movement for nature recovery. Rather than focusing on tourism itself, their work helps protect and enhance Europe’s wild places, creating more meaningful, nature-rich experiences that can also support sustainable travel and the wellbeing of rural regions.
Travelers Against Plastic is a global campaign working to reduce single-use plastic in the travel and tourism industry. It partners with conservation groups and tourism companies to encourage travellers to avoid disposable plastics, participate in clean-up efforts, and support recycling and plastic-reduction projects in destinations around the world. The initiative is part of the broader Sea Turtles & Plastic program and provides tips, pledges, and resources to help make travel more sustainable for people and the planet.
