Unique Experiences

Tailor-Made Travel Experiences

Every journey is thoughtfully designed around your interests, travel style and expectations, combining authentic destinations, meaningful local experiences and personalized service.

From the moment you begin planning your trip to the final day of your adventure, we take care of every detail to create a seamless, memorable and truly unique journey throughout Nicaragua and Central America.

Our experience and local knowledge allow us to connect travelers with the true essence of each destination, from vibrant cities and cultural traditions to natural landscapes, hidden places and authentic encounters with local communities.

We believe that every trip should go beyond simply visiting a place; it should create meaningful moments, lasting memories and a genuine connection with the people, culture and beauty of the region.

Travel With Purpose

More than a journey, every trip is an opportunity to discover, connect and experience Nicaragua in a meaningful way.

Our Values

What Defines Us

  • Multi-Cultural & Professional: ORO Travel, an incoming Tour Operator with more than 25 years’ experience, consists of a professional multi-cultural team capable of communicating with customers around the world in order to capture the purpose of your trip and make it an unforgettable experience.

  • Pro-Active & Flexible: We are always creating, adapting, customizing and promoting new and better travel alternatives, according to the needs and travel expectations of our customers.

  • Creative & Passionate: We love what we do, we are always developing and designing new products based on authenticity, to satisfy the diversity of our customers’ expectations down to the last detail.

  • Ethical & Responsible: We are a socially and morally responsible company, reinforced through concrete actions to improve the quality of life of our employees, impacted communities and third parties, ensuring a sustainable future.

Our Mission

  • To offer a comprehensive, creative and unique range of services for groups and individual travelers.
  • To adapt to the demands of customers, creating customized solutions.
  • To develop and innovate thematic trips in the whole region.
  • To commit to protecting the environment and responsible tourism.

Meet The Team

Our specialists are at the heart of ORO Travel. They have travelled extensively and provide first-hand, professional advice so you can enjoy your adventures.

Pascal Picot

Managing Director

Director of ORO Travel. After extensively traveling in Central America, Pascal decided to work as a tour guide in Costa Rica. Later on he fell in love with Nicaragua. He decided that this was the place where he would like to live and work.

After starting to reconstruct a beautiful historic colonial house in the center of Granada, more and more friends from all over the world began calling too see if he could arrange trips for them to Nicaragua. In 1994 the request for tours from friends became so big that Pascal decided to start his own tour operator company here in Granada, Nicaragua. 20 years later, ORO Travel has become a well established and leading company in the country.

Rossana Garcia

Operations Manager / Travel Planner

Rossana started working for ORO Trave in 1998. She has held many positions within our company, starting as a Travel Planner, moving to Transportation Coordinator, then Product Manager, Human Resources Manager and now in charge of operations.

She is from Granada and loves ‘Vigoron’ which Granada is famous for. She is married with one son who is 15 years old and in her free time she likes to spend time with him. Her favorite part of Granada is Las Isletas, a beautiful not to miss site! She also loves the mountains of Jinotega, and swimming.

Lou van Zwanenberg

Product Manager / Travel Planner

Lou, a British native, has dedicated her last fifteen years to working as a professional tour leader and guide in South and Central America. After traveling broadly throughout Latin America and living in Peru for 5 years, she decided to settle down in the cattle region of Chontales, Nicaragua.

Lou is absolutely a nature lover who also likes talking about the modern history of Latin American countries. She has been part of our guiding team for the last 8 years and has recently decided to join our office staff as a Travel Planning, allowing her to continue her passion for tourism while spending more time at home.

Xochilt Salazar

Travel Planner

Xochilt is from the city of Granada. She is an easygoing person and likes interacting with people, which makes her a perfect asset to our Travel Planning team. After working in the hotel industry, Xochilt made the move to ORO Travel and is excited about this new opportunity.

Xochilt loves spending time with her family especially with her son. In her free time she also enjoys visiting new places and exercising.

Walquiria Moreno

Accounts Payable

Since 2024, I have been part of the Oro Travel team, working in the Accounts Payable department. I am an empathetic, sociable, and committed person who enjoys helping others and finds great satisfaction in my work.

I consider myself a collaborative person, ready to contribute wherever needed within the company.

Outside of work, I greatly value time with my family and my pet. I am passionate about discovering new places, especially coffee shops, because I believe every visit is an opportunity to learn and connect.

Hebert Ocon

Accountant

Hebert is part of the Oro Travel team as an Accountant, contributing to the responsible and orderly management of the company’s financial operations.

His work is focused on maintaining proper accounting and financial control, providing clear and timely information that supports the company’s management and growth.

With an approach based on responsibility, organization, precision, and transparency, Hebert contributes from the financial area to Oro Travel’s commitment to offering clients a professional and reliable service.

Victor Rodriguez

Webmaster & Marketing

Since 2026, I have been part of the Oro Travel team in the role of Webmaster, where I take on the strategic responsibility of ensuring that our digital platform fully reflects the agency’s solidity, professionalism, and prestige.

My daily work focuses on the continuous optimization of the website, ensuring it remains a completely secure, up-to-date, and error-free technical environment.

The main goal is for every user to experience complete peace of mind and confidence when interacting with a legitimate, transparent, and highly professional website, thereby facilitating their travel decisions.

Member Associations

We are proud to be members of the following travel associations.

Our Promise

No request is too big or small for our team. If it matters to you, it matters to us. Let us make your escape perfect.