Our story
From one minibus in the Andes to 380 departures a year, still twelve travellers at a time.
Travel that leaves places better than we found them
Omnira Journeys began in 2009, when our founder Tomás Rivera started leading treks in Peru with one rented minibus and a promise: small groups, fair wages and hotels owned by local families.
Today we run 380 departures a year across 18 countries, but the promise has not changed. We still cap every group at twelve and still pay our guides all year round.
- Certified B Corporation since 2021
- Carbon measured and reduced on every trip
- 2% of revenue to local community projects
Seventeen years in the making
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2009
The first trek
Eight travellers walk the Inca Trail with Tomás and a team of twelve porters.
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2013
Italy and Morocco
Our first trips outside South America, and our first local guide team in Sorrento.
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2017
Japan
Mei Lin Harper joins and builds our Japan programme from Kyoto.
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2021
B Corp certified
Independent certification for our social and environmental standards.
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2026
18,000 travellers
We welcome our 18,000th traveller, on a safari in the Masai Mara.
The team behind every trip
Tomás Rivera
Founder & Lead GuideFounded Omnira in 2009 and still leads the Inca Trail twice a year.
Awards
- 2026 Best Small-Group OperatorOpen Road Journal Readers’ AwardsGroup travel
- 2025 Responsible Tourism, GoldGlobal Travel AwardsSustainability
- 2024 Top Adventure CompanyThe Slow TravellerAdventure