Life in Latin America

The curiosity with the culture and the way people live in Latin America is at the root of the origin of Veloso Tours. From the moment Paulo Veloso first set foot in Ecuador in 1986 he was fascinated by the people, the markets, the landscapes and the close historic link between Latin America and Europe. It once dawned on us that the Americas are an expanded version of the western tip of Europe with Britain in the North (USA & Canada), Portugal in the South (Brasil) and Spain in the Centre and South with France dotted along in a few places (Montreal, Martinique, etc). This conveys the visitor a feeling of being at home, yet the sense of space is enormous compared with Europe and the cultural identity is similar but at the same time, very different.

Having travelling extensively throughout Latin America on work assignments from 1986 to 1998 as the Director of a Tour Operator, Paulo Veloso decided that it was time to start a new company that would help to expand the growing interest in Latin American and focus on showing the way people live locally and their environment.

Our knowledge of Latin America is coupled with the best practice Corporate Governance of Veloso Tours where expert first hand knowledge, attention to detail, personal service and value for money being paramount. Our extensive use of technology and the development of our own reservations and administration software, Axum Systems enables us to free time from laborious, repetitive task so as to concentrate on customer interest and service.

We are a people business with a paramount emphasis on our team of experts in London as a link between our customers and our team of first class guides who look after our clients face to face.

In consultation with our clients, we have developed a program of Individual Tours shown in our portfolio of itineraries presented in our brochure and website, and we design special tailormade itineraries for clients in conversation with one of our destination experts. We also offer Small Group Tours accompanied from start to finish by one of our Guide Lecturers who is the Tour leader for a group of likeminded individuals traveling together for companionship but with the freedom to have time on their own if they so wish.

Should you ever wish to contact our Managing Director please email him directly on: paulo@veloso.com