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Selvaventura Colombia

Nature, Culture and Adventure

We are a travel agency and tour operator, made up of a local, diverse and transgenerational team. We are dedicated to caring for and promoting the natural and cultural heritage of the most isolated and biodiverse regions of Colombia, under the principles of sustainability. We offer personalized immersion experiences in natural settings, to adventurous travelers who respect nature and value the ancestral cultures associated with it.

Luis Felipe Ulloa

“Selvaventura has been my life project since 1998”

Luis Felipe is the developer of the Selvaventura Colombia project. He is a biologist graduated from the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, a naturalist, a passionate ecologist, an innate explorer and a professional tour guide. He has dedicated his life to positive and balanced interaction with the natural environment and ancestral cultures, through the practice of ecotourism and experiential education as ideal work tools to achieve sustainability.

Selvaventura

SELVAVENTURA was born in Tabatinga, Brazil, as a backpacker accommodation center with jungle excursion services. In 2003, the SELVAVENTURA travel agency and tour operator was opened in Leticia, becoming the first legal agency for "non-conventional" jungle operations. Since then, its mission has been to provide experiential travel that goes beyond comfort, in close contact with the culture and nature of the region, as a fascinating adventure in the form of a real expedition.

For SELVAVENTURA, respect for differences and the value of individuality have always been fundamental as a policy of fair, participatory and relevant inclusion of locals at their different levels of organization, with direct and indirect roles in the development of all programs. For this reason, and because we are directly involved in the preservation and care of the places we visit, while creating opportunities for dignified and sustainable livelihoods, we define ourselves within the categories of eco-tourism and ethno-tourism. We are pioneers of sustainability and regenerative tourism, committed to creating global benefits.

From the beginning, we focused on serving adventurous travelers, nature enthusiasts, and those who respect local cultures, guided by the principles of experiential education and the academic foundations of biology and ecology. Over time, we have expanded our research internationally, catering to both individual tourist and group from colleges and universities, as well as corporate groups in the areas of leadership, incentives and events in general. We leverage the cultural and landscape diversity of the of the places we visit to create and unforgettable experiences for our travelers.

We always position ourselves as the top choice for travelers seeking personalized, authentic, safe, and high-quality adventure experiences. To achieve this, we dedicate time and resources to exploring lesser-known geographies and landscapes, venturing off the most commercialized routes, and immersing ourselves in the most pristine nature, the richest cultures, and the most thrilling adventures.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Personal Purpose

Achieve my maximum integral development as a human being, through the exploration of the most isolated natural settings, the approach to inspiring people and the sharing of authentic life experiences, outside of comfort zones. Luis Felipe Ulloa

Personal values

Humility / Patience / Perseverance / Creativity / Tolerance / Understanding

Type of Organization

Socio-environmentalist organization, inclusive, promoting respect for individuality, recognizing differences, and advocating for equality.
 

  • Category: Travel Agency and Tour Operator. Connector of tourism services, creator of life experiences, and processes of positive transformation towards the general well-being of humanity and habitable spaces.

  • Members (Human Team): Humanists and naturalists, passionate, seekers of happiness, disciplined, committed to a cause, dreamers, proactive, dynamic, respectful, resourceful, healthy, and progressive.
     

    • Visionaries / Management and Direction: Environmentalists, altruists, adventurers, tolerant, demanding, balanced, leaders.

    • Realizers / Operations: Decisive, knowledgeable, dedicated, adventurous, loyal, strong, agile, formal, noble, cautious, detail-oriented, perfectionists, calculative, conscious.

    • Social / Commercial: Sensitive, authentic, extroverted, formal, dreamers, cheerful, persuasive, sociable, goal-oriented, honest.

    • Regulators / Administrative: Just, consistent, controlling, leaders, friendly, strict, demanding, loyal, calculative, counselors, mentors, educated, trained, tolerant.

Organizational Purpose

  • To work for the knowledge, preservation and sustainable use of the most isolated and best preserved ecosystems in Colombia, as well as for the appreciation of the traditional culture in force in its direct relationship with the history, present and future of these scenarios.

  • Positively strengthen the relationship between man and nature and the cultures of the most isolated natural settings, for the sake of his long-term well-being.

  • To be an active and leading part, through the experiences offered to our clients, in the construction of a more environmentally and socially balanced world, which guarantees for humanity conditions of peace, quality of life and happiness, rescuing the possibility of dreaming and venturing positively towards the future.

Mission

To remain, through 2025 and beyond, the tourism operator with the most experience and in-depth knowledge of isolated territories within Colombia, working hand in hand with locals and with a positive impact on the traditional culture in force; recognized by our clients as the providers of their most valuable life experience.

Vision

To have our own standardized model of experiential eco-tourism operation, beyond comfort; with a positive impact on the environment, on local culture and for travelers, that can be replicated at a national and/or international level starting in 2025.

Corporate values

The behavior and daily actions of the members are inspired by the following values and principles that in turn define the objectives of the organization:

 

Total Honesty / Loyalty / Kindness / Humility / Integrality (Mind, body and spirit) / Tolerance / Respect / Knowledge / Education / Excellence / Happiness / Love / Consequence / Inclusion

SELVAVENTURA COLOMBIA PROMOTES:

 

- Appreciation and respect for life in all its natural forms.

- Sustainability and circular economy practices.

- Fair trade.

- Direct support to small local producers.

- Assertive and efficient communication in all its forms as a guarantee for the success of all processes.

- Situational awareness, risk recognition and management as safety principles.

- Respect as a primary initiative in every relationship.

- Honesty and transparency towards every person or situation.

- The principle of tolerance for differences and resilience in the face of adversity.

- Loyalty to the organization and support for coworkers.

- Recognition of work as the best present scenario for comprehensive personal development.

 

SELVAVENTURA COLOMBIA REJECTS:

 

- Sexual abuse of children and adolescents

- The illegal graphic of fauna and flora

- Racism or discrimination of any kind

- The irreverence

- Arrogance

- Lack of respect in all its forms

- Physical and/or verbal abuse

- All forms of totalitarianism

- Violence in any form

- Any form of pollution or social or environmental destruction

- Conformism and self-limitation

 

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