Built across a continent.
28 years. Eight destinations. Nine offices we own. One founding conviction — that the best way to operate travel in South America is to be truly local.
Built across a
continent.
Gaston-Sacaze was founded in Lima in 1998 by Stéphane Coudassot with a single conviction: that the best way to operate travel in South America was to be truly local — not a European company with regional contacts, but a permanent presence on the ground in each destination.
28 years later, that conviction has shaped everything we do. What began as a Peru specialist has grown into a six-country operation with own offices and permanent teams in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. The founding principle has never changed — local expertise, direct operations, no shortcuts.
We are not only present locally in the eight destinations we commercialise — we are 100% owners of our nine local offices. Within the Gaston-Sacaze Group, we only sell what we 100% control and operate directly in Latin America.
Our teams live and work in each destination. They are not visiting — they are from there.
We design programmes that go beyond the surface. Every itinerary is built around genuine local knowledge, not catalogue content.
We work primarily with tour operators, travel agencies and incentive houses. We do not sell direct to the public.
When something goes wrong on the ground, our own team is there. Not a subcontractor. Not a local agent. Our team.
Our oldest trade partnerships are measured in decades, not years. We build for the long term on both sides.
Own teams. Full control.
We operate with permanent offices and in-country teams across all eight destinations. Each country team is led by an experienced local manager with deep knowledge of their destination — suppliers, logistics, seasons, communities and the kind of local access that only comes from years on the ground.
Speak with our trade team about your South America programme. We respond to all qualified enquiries within 24 hours.
