Georg Rubin
Founder and Director of KonTour Travel
Travelling has always been one of my passions and it led to the founding of KonTour Travel. I grew up in Colombia raised by Swiss/German parents and thus combine a Colombian heart with Swiss heritage to ensure we offer unique Colombian experiences that run like clockwork. Understanding European’s expectations and knowing what can be really be done in Colombia allows me to design a product portfolio tailored to the discerning traveller. This approach is key to our success: know whom to sell, know what you sell and sell what you know. And since I still love to travel and explore I’m always on the lookout for new experiences. So drop me a mail if you’d like to know about really off the beaten track tours in Colombia.
Claudia Canchón
Inbound Tourism Director
Working in tourism has given me the opportunity to realize that Colombia is a very complete and attractive destination: the history of Cartagena, the colonial architecture of Barichara and Villa de Leyva, the archaeological wealth of San Agustín, the contact with the nature and communities in the Amazon region, to name just a few of the many activities to be undertaken and places to visit. In addition to this, we have the human warmth of its people and the quality of service that has positively been surpassed in a relatively new industry.
I love to ensure that the wishes and expectations of the clients are met and even exceeded, as well as communicate with different people from different backgrounds, who allow you to learn from other cultures and improve professional skills with limiting situations that puts you to the test, so there is always room for innovation.
Ingrid Dobler
Sales and Marketing Advisor
Born and raised in Colombia I had the chance to live its beauty from childhood on. Thanks to extensive journeys I learned much about the country and could marvel at its incredible variety of landscapes, flora and fauna. The joyful and hearty Colombians do the rest to confirm my fondness for this country.
With my bicultural roots and a degree in sociology and intercultural communication I am fond of bringing together people from diffrent cultures and thereby hopefully share the passion for this wonderful and exotic country.
Lisa Ahmann
Travel Consultant
I came for the first time to South America for an internship in Chile. While travelling around this beautiful country I was fascinated by its beauty. A few years later, I came back to South America while I was still doing my Tourism Speciality; I was engaged as an exchange student at a Colombian university for two semesters in Bogotá. I got to know this country and its people through my curiosity and love for travelling, always looking for my own adventure off the beaten track. At the end of my first stay in Colombia, I was at the airport and I already knew that I would come back soon. Currently I am living in Bogotá and want to help you with your personalised travel package full of unforgettable experiences.
Michael Weidemann
Travel Consultant
From childhood on, I could not manage to keep still for a whole year without travelling. Since my year of social work in 2005 the fascination of Colombia did not let go of me. After my studies, I immediately returned to the land of magical realism with my Colombian wife. Having spent the last 6 years working in the Amazonas Region, the Magdalena Valley and in Bogotá, the possibility to show you the diversity, complexity and beauty of this country fascinates me.
Now I am looking forward to accompany Colombia in its development towards a lasting peace and would be happy, if I can help you discovering this cultural and natural treasure.
Coralia Barthel
Travel Consultant
In 2012 I came to Latin America for the first time as part of an exchange year in Costa Rica and discovered my love of the Spanish language and intercultural encounters. A few years later I decided to do an internship in Colombia as part of my tourism studies and soon realized that I wanted to stay here. Because of my constant thrive for new experiences and learning about history and culture I soon got to love the diversity of the country and the kindness of its people. I am passionate about passing on my fascination for Colombia to you!
Jane Molano
Travel Consultant
Proud and in love with this beautiful country called Colombia, convinced that a better morning begins with a good cup of coffee, that every step you take in the world is an opportunity to learn and grow. This is precisely what has led me to walk and travel through different destinations, to get to know other cultures, to take care of, respect and preserve each of the places visited, always keeping the hope of returning. It is a pleasure as a hostess to invite you to know my house and to fall in love with a country of folklore, flavors and nuances, of biodiversity, music and colour, of friendly smiles and places with unique landscapes.
Verónica Gutiérrez
Product Manager
Born in the heart and soul of coffee, the city of the sunset factory, Manizales. Motivated to travel and sharing with people, I studied Cultural and Communication Management, a career that allowed me to discover beautiful paradises, cultures and exotic dishes that can only be seen in my country, Colombia.
Focused on tourism I have had the opportunity to prepare myself in the development of trips for the European market, guaranteeing the quality in the service and experiences, for the most demanding travelers.
Nubia Gamboa
Accounting & Administration
This is my first time working in a company that is dedicated to tourism, and I think the work done by Kontour Travel team seems wonderful to me, showing the beauty of the different places that my beautiful country has.
My passion is to travel and I have had the opportunity to have different experiences like climb a snowy mountain, see the wonders that we have on the Pacific coast where we find a beautiful cove, surrounded by waterfalls that descend throughout its landscape, the Caribbean coast with its beautiful beaches, Boyaca with its beautiful fields, where they are broken with crystalline water. Also I have the opportunity every day to delight me with our exquisite and diverse cuisine of my region, Bogotá, the wonderful thing about our people. I fell in love with my country and every day again with Bogotá.
Katerinne Maldonado
Public Accountant
I am a proud Colombian, exactly from “that green magic where the blue of the sky melt together with its soil” (saying from the Llanos). It is an honor to present the country that occupies the first place in variety of birds in the world. Colombia the country of joy, flowers and coffee. From its deserts with their imposing dunes to the virgin jungles with their still unknown fauna, from its blue seas to its snowy peaks, from its cold mountain ranges to its hot canyons, this country opens its doors for you to enjoy it. As a visitor you will be captivated by the beauty of the place.
I am a Certified Public Accountant, graduated from the University Francisco de Paula Santander, 5 years ago I arrived in the city of Bogota with expectations of job opportunities and in Kontour Travel I found the opportunity to know and enjoy even more of my country.
Madlen Friedrich
International Sales
During my tourism management studies I did an internship for KonTour Travel at the office in Bogotá. From the first day on I fell in love with the country, the people and the special atmosphere. Therefore, I was more than happy that even after my internship there was a place for me in the KonTour family. Since then, I am supporting the team from Germany in the fields of Marketing and Sales.
