Our Story and Mission
Why you should choose us for your tailored Travel Experience
KipepeoExperience was born as an extension of the Viaggiare Low Cost website, a leading travel blog for backpackers since 2011. Since 2012, we have been dedicated to crafting customized travel experiences, connecting travelers with local agencies, and providing an intermediary consultancy service. Our team of experienced travelers possesses in-depth knowledge of the destinations and acts as the primary point of contact between you and the local agency, aiming to create a unique travel experience tailored just for you.
Our mission is to empower small, excellent service providers by facilitating their internationalization and supporting their journey towards independence and direct sales.
We serve two types of clients: travelers seeking unique travel experiences and the local operators who actively deliver and coordinate services on the ground. Our travelers are looking for unique travel experiences, and our goal is to provide personalized itineraries based on our deep knowledge of the territory and the strong relationships we have built with local operators. This knowledge is derived from extensive travel experience within the country.
We act as the main liaison between you and our local partners, who may not always speak Italian or have high-speed internet access, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted communication. Our offerings not only provide the right mix of adventure but also promote ethical and community-oriented travel practices that primarily benefit local communities.
Our local operators, including travel agencies and authorized guides, are seasoned travel specialists, many of whom are young, passionate entrepreneurs and lovers of the places they call home.
Our array of activities is diverse, and it is our responsibility to co-create the itinerary that best suits your needs and desires.
Our Mission
Fostering responsible and ethical tourism through local connections
KipepeoExperience was conceived as a project aimed at connecting travelers with local operators, but it is more than just that. As passionate travelers ourselves, we specialize in navigating complex and delicate destinations from environmental and cultural perspectives.
The concept for this project emerged from the desire to contribute to responsible and ethical tourism, supporting small local operators in expanding their businesses despite limited resources or means of reaching a wider online audience with their expertise and travel offerings.
As you may notice, we do not cover destinations worldwide. We choose to focus on a select few countries that we love, enabling us to provide personalized assistance and guidance throughout the planning process, from start to finish.
We truly care about the operators, who are also our friends, as well as about you, and strive to establish a relationship during the extensive planning process that goes beyond the typical impersonal sales approach, evolving into one of friendship and mutual trust.
Responsible and Ethical Travel
Crafting Unique travel experiences while respecting nature and local communities
Our goal is to provide you with a truly unique travel experience, all while maintaining utmost respect for nature and local communities, striving to ensure that tourism has a minimal impact on traditions and delicate ecosystems.
Our responsibility towards the countries you visit is to do our best to ensure that everyone benefits, whether it’s a small local operator, a local community, or a conservation program, and of course, the Nature itself.
Your itinerary may include visits to a “local community/village,” allowing you to witness the creation of artisanal objects or negotiate directly with the producers. You may spend nights in local campsites or lodges, utilize local guides, or visit an organization dedicated to protecting endangered animals, uncovering a side of the country that large tour operators often overlook.
However, the core principle of our work is to promote a responsible tourism approach that seeks to minimize impact, ensuring that everyone benefits – you and the communities that host and welcome you.
Choosing your own experiences
Travel is an invaluable experience that has the power to enrich and remains an investment for life. That’s why we want to help you create your own personal itinerary of memories – for us, standard packages don’t exist.
KipepeoExperience organizes, plans, and fulfills your desires, while actively contributing to the growth of small local businesses. We provide you with expert Travel Designers who, with their deep knowledge of the destination, will guide you step by step in planning, identifying your needs, and working alongside you. All that’s left is for you to choose your experience and live it!
A few good reasons to travel with us.
Supporting Local Economies: A Tailored Travel Experience
Supporting Local Economies, Not Just in Words. We have chosen to collaborate with small local businesses based in our destinations, but outside mainstream networks, to help them grow and ensure that our travels contribute meaningfully to the communities we visit.Crafting Truly Bespoke Itineraries
By partnering with small local agencies, we can take you where many others cannot, either because the destination falls outside the standard or because non-local operators lack genuine knowledge of the area.Worth Every Penny
Venturing off the beaten path and opting for a custom trip is worth every penny, especially for those seeking to discover the true essence of the country they are exploring. Moreover, our tours are organized with the most reliable operators who have a profound understanding of the locations.Shaping Your Unique Travel Story
The diversity of choices and experiences you encounter is a treasure trove. Just ask, and we can create meaningful, inspirational, and even thematic itineraries. Let’s follow our passion together.Comprehensive Assistance
We have chosen to offer a minimally invasive travel formula: we are here for you, always discreetly ensuring that your experience is protected, meant to be lived firsthand and unfiltered by us. Nevertheless, we can provide you with all the advice you need.Expert Travel Consultants
We accompany you in the planning stage of your journey, becoming an integral part of the process. With our in-depth knowledge of the destination, we are equally excited about this phase as we are about the journey itself. With our constant help and support, we will jointly design your trip until we achieve exactly what you have in mind!Insider Insights into Local Communities’ Daily Life
This allows us to truly immerse you in or alongside the local communities you will visit, ensuring that your experience is authentic and avoids stereotypes and artificiality.