Selvaventura Colombia
Nature, Culture and Adventure
Guía y operador aliado comunidad tikuna Arara
Gerente General. Trocha Cananarí - Tui. Vaupés.
We are a tour operator and travel agency comprised of a diverse, multigenerational, local team. We are dedicated to preserving and promoting the natural and cultural heritage of Colombia's most isolated and biodiverse regions, guided by the principles of sustainability. We offer personalized, immersive 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. A biologist and graduate of Javeriana University in Bogotá, he is a naturalist, a passionate ecologist, a born explorer, and a professional tour guide. He has dedicated his life to positive and balanced interaction with the natural environment and ancestral cultures, using ecotourism and experiential education as ideal tools for achieving sustainability.
selvaventura
SELVAVENTURA began in Tabatinga, Brazil, as a hostel for backpackers offering jungle excursions. In 2003, the SELVAVENTURA travel agency and tour operator opened in Leticia, becoming the first legal agency specializing in "non-traditional" jungle tours. Since then, the company's mission has been to offer experiential, off-the-beaten-path experiences, immersed in the culture and nature of the region, as a fascinating adventure akin to a real expedition.
For SELVAVENTURA, respect for difference and the value of individuality have always been fundamental as a policy of fair, participatory, and relevant inclusion of local people at all 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 environments we visit, generating opportunities for dignified and balanced livelihoods, we define ourselves within the categories of ecotourism and ethnotourism, as pioneers of sustainability and regenerative tourism, in pursuit of global benefits.
From the beginning, we focused on serving adventurous travelers, nature lovers, and those who respect local culture. Based on the principles of experiential education combined with the academic foundations of biology and ecology, we expanded our reach internationally, catering to individual tourists, student groups from schools and universities, and corporate teams in the fields of leadership, incentives, and events in general. We leverage the cultural and scenic diversity of the places we visit to create unforgettable memories for our travelers.
We always strive to be the best option for travelers seeking personalized, adventurous, authentic, safe, and high-quality experiences. To achieve this, we dedicate time and resources to exploring the landscape, off the beaten path, venturing deep into nature, discovering the most profound aspects of culture, and embracing the most daring adventures.
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Personal Purpose
To achieve my fullest potential as a human being through exploring the most isolated natural landscapes, connecting with inspiring people, and sharing authentic life experiences outside of my comfort zone. Luis Felipe Ulloa
Personal values
Humility / Patience / Perseverance / Creativity / Tolerance / Understanding
Type of Organization
Socio-environmental organization, inclusive, promoting respect for individuality, recognizing differences and promoting equality.
- Category: Tour Operator/Travel Agency. Connecting tourism services, generating life experiences and positive transformation processes towards the general well-being of humanity and living spaces.
- Members (Human Team): Humanists and naturalists, passionate, happiness seekers, disciplined and committed to a cause, dreamers, proactive, dynamic, respectful, resourceful, healthy and progressive.
- Visionaries / Direction and Management: environmentalists, altruists, adventurers, tolerant, demanding, balanced, leaders.
- Producers / Operators: determined, knowledgeable, dedicated, adventurous, unconditional, strong, agile, formal, noble, cautious, detail-oriented, perfectionist, calculating, aware.
- Social / Commercial: sensitive, authentic, extroverted, formal, dreamers, cheerful, convincing, sociable, objective, honest.
- Regulators / Administrators: fair, consistent, controlling, leaders, friendly, strict, demanding, loyal, calculating, advisors, guides, knowledgeable, 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 current traditional culture in its direct relationship with the history, present and future of these scenarios.
- To positively strengthen the relationship of man with nature and the cultures of the most isolated natural settings, for the benefit 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, throughout 2025 and beyond, the leading tour 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 existing traditional culture; recognized by our clients as the providers of their most valuable life experience.
Vision
To have a unique and standardized model of experiential eco-tourism operation, outside the comfort zone; with a positive impact on the environment, on local culture and for travelers, that is replicable at a national and/or international level from 2025 onwards.
Corporate values
The daily behavior and actions of the members are inspired by the following values and principles, which in turn define the organization's objectives:
Total Honesty / Loyalty / Kindness / Humility / Wholeness (Mind, body and spirit) / Tolerance / Respect / Knowledge / Education / Excellence / Happiness / Love / Consistency / Inclusion
SELVAVENTURA COLOMBIA PROMOTES:
- Appreciation and respect for life in all its natural forms.
- Sustainability and circular economy practices.
- Fair trade.
- Direct support for 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 the primary principle in all relationships.
- Honesty and transparency towards every person or situation.
- The principle of tolerance towards difference and resilience in the face of adversity.
- Loyalty to the organization and support for co-workers.
- Recognizing work as the best present scenario for comprehensive personal development.
SELVAVENTURA COLOMBIA REJECTS:
- The sexual abuse of children and adolescents
- Illegal trafficking of fauna and flora
- Racism or discrimination of any kind
- Irreverence
- Arrogance
- Disrespect in all its forms
- Physical and/or verbal abuse
- All forms of totalitarianism
- Violence in any form
- All forms of pollution or social or environmental destruction
- Conformity and self-limitation