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The Mark Bishop ShowTMBS E356: Monica Irauzqui - Co-owner and Partner of Yampu ToursNot your run of the mill Tours with this form. Yampu Tours designs custom tours to Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Co-owner and partner of Yampu Tours, Monica Irauzqui seeks out authentic experiences for families, adventurers, honeymooners and CEOs. Some interesting pics in this episode too!
2025-06-2831 min
The Commission Code for SuccessCrafting Unforgettable Journeys with Expert InsightsSend us a textEver wondered how to distinguish between a tour company and a travel advisor? Join us as we chat with Monica Irauzqui, co-owner and co-founder of Yampu Travel, who brings 27 years of industry wisdom to the table. Monica sheds light on the unique roles played by travel advisors, whether they operate independently or within a company. Discover how tour companies curate all-inclusive travel packages, handling everything from flights to guided tours, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience for travelers. Monica's expertise becomes particularly invaluable for advisors planning trips beyond their usual scope, like a...
2024-09-2722 min
The Mountain Top - Masculine Men Get WomenTraveling With Your Main Squeeze - MTP419Co-Host Monica Irauzqui (https://mountaintoppodcast.com/yampu) My guest Monica Irauzqui is a lifelong world traveler and comes to us from Yampu Tours in California. She has fantastic ideas not only for dudes who feel the need for more adventure in their lives, but also for couples who want to go way beyond the boring, conventional getaway to the beach or the mountains. For starters, she claims the absolute best trip for an adventure-minded couple would be to go on an African safari. She even claims it's a great idea for a honeymoon...just watch out for the black...
2024-08-0242 min
The DSTLLD PodcastCan Travelling Change The World? - Monica IrauzquiJoin travel expert Monica Irauzqui as we dive into the world of personalized travel. Discover how engaging in local cultural activities can transform your trips into unforgettable experiences. Monica shares insights on customizing travel to fit different life stages, ensuring each journey aligns with your preferences and life phase.We delve into authentic travel, advocating for deep exploration of fewer places and meaningful local interactions. Monica highlights regional variations in locals' attitudes towards tourists and shares captivating stories, including ethical visits to an elephant orphanage in Southeast Asia and exploring Patagonia’s landscapes, to show how tailored it...
2024-07-0358 min
The DSTLLD PodcastCan Travelling Change The World? - Monica IrauzquiJoin travel expert Monica Irauzqui as we dive into the world of personalized travel. Discover how engaging in local cultural activities can transform your trips into unforgettable experiences. Monica shares insights on customizing travel to fit different life stages, ensuring each journey aligns with your preferences and life phase.We delve into authentic travel, advocating for deep exploration of fewer places and meaningful local interactions. Monica highlights regional variations in locals' attitudes towards tourists and shares captivating stories, including ethical visits to an elephant orphanage in Southeast Asia and exploring Patagonia’s landscapes, to show how tailored it...
2024-07-0358 min
Wildly Unplug10 Tips to Connect with NatureSend us a textTime Stamp:7:14 Leading from The Roots with Dr. Kathy Allen8:23 A Flicker in the Water with Bob Gonzalez8:24 Behind the Lens of Photography with John Butler9:37 This Land was Saved for You and Me with Jeffrey Ryan10:22 Yampu Tours with Monica Irauzqui 11:43 Trailblazing Talks with Amber Langham12:43 Keep Chasing Waterfalls with Jo Giese13:06 Ghostly Archive with Rosie Grant13:36 The Adventures of the Granola Squatch & the Mysterious Egg w/Tom & Landa13:48 The Magic of Forests & Music with Shannon Modrell14:41 Your Favorite Hot Mess with...
2024-06-0523 min
Your Daily ChocolateUnlocking Unique Travel Experiences with Monica IrauzquiTraveling is one of the most enriching and memorable parts of our lives. Today Patty welcomes Monica Irauzqui, co-founder of Yampu Tours, discussing the joy of travel and providing expert tips on planning unforgettable journeys.
Monica specializes in creating custom travel packages to over 70 countries, focusing on unique and authentic experiences off the beaten path. She offers advice on how to pick destinations, the best times to travel, and how to find great deals. She has all the info on choosing less crowded locations and suggests alternatives to popular spots, and shares the value of having a kn...
2024-03-1836 min
Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations#63 Monica Irauzqui: New York Times Expert World Traveler | Joey Pinz Discipline ConversationsSend us a textDescription:Monica Irauzqui has been a travel export for +22 years. She plans journeys of a lifetime to Mexico, Central, South America, Asia, Africa, India, Himalayas, Europe, Australia, Antarctica. New York Times Speaker and Corporate Trainer on Travel. Episode Links:Website: https://www.yampu.com/Website: https://www.yampugo.com/Website: https://travel-the-world-give-back-and-make-a-living-s.teachable.com/p/how-to-sell-travel-to-sophisticated-clients/?preview=logged_outLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-irauzqui-01b101b/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monica.irauzquiTwitter: https://twitter.com/MonicaIrauzquiYouTube: https://www.y...
2022-02-1652 min
Living the Dream with Curveballliving the dream with travel expert and co-founder of Yampu Tours Monica IrauzquiSend us a textMonica Irauzqui is a New York Times Speaker and Corporate Trainer on Travel. Monica spends her time Traveling worldwide visiting thousands of hotels, eco-resorts, tented camps, planning cruises, adventure tours, family experiences, and luxury trips. Yampu Tours Has a vetted network of staff and expert guides that continue to create and lead guided tours that shepherd travelers to the region’s well-known attractions and hidden treasures on exciting customized programs. Monica and her team will personalize any trip to meet the special interests of her clients. Yampu continually seeks out new experiences and cr...
2021-11-2442 min
Shock Your PotentialThe Yampu difference - Monica Irauzqui“It is important to balance the locals’ need to survive with the animals’ needs for a win-win outcome” Monica Irauzqui
When embarking on a trip, a traveler always looks forward to have an experience of a lifetime, the kind that makes them pause and think about how unbelievably gorgeous the world is. But how can you increase the chances of getting that indefinable bonus quality in your travel experience? Our guest today, Monica Irauzqui designs such trips which aspire to satisfy the wanderlust of travelers, and ones that truly rock their world.
Monica Irauzqui is the Vice...
2021-06-2328 min
The Breakup Evolutionfinding independence and starting a travel company: monica irauzquiMonica Irauzqui is the co-founder of worldwide travel company Yampu Tours. She's a New York Times Travel Show Speaker and has been featured in a number of publications, as an expert on travel destinations in Central and South America.
She started the company 22 years ago with her husband and now goes on amazing adventures with him, their clients, and their two children.
Monica talks about the whirlwind romance she had in her 20s, which took her all over – from living in Hawaii to Paris to New York. As she describes it, she was living Sex And...
2021-03-2532 min
The Breakup Evolutionmonica irauzqui: becoming independent and founding a travel companyMonica Irauzqui is the co-founder of worldwide travel company Yampu Tours. She's a New York Times Travel Show Speaker and has been featured in a number of publications, as an expert on travel destinations in Central and South America.
She started the company 22 years ago with her husband and now goes on amazing adventures with him, their clients, and their two children.
Monica talks about the whirlwind romance she had in her 20s, which took her all over – from living in Hawaii to Paris to New York. As she describes it, she was living Sex And...
2021-03-2532 min
Travel BubbleEpisode 12 - Monica Irauzqui: Nooks & CranniesIn this episode we speak to a travel industry expert who has been running her own tour company, Yampu Tours, for 23 years alongside her Peruvian husband. Since then, she has travelled extensively all across the globe, offering tours on all continents. Now living in California after spending time in Hawaii and Paris, her aim is to take the stress, not adventure, out of holidays.Monica strongly believes in getting to know every nook and cranny of a place, rather than ‘collecting countries’. She shares some great anecdotes from a city that gives you altitude sickness and why migh...
2021-03-241h 28
Have A Seat...Conversations With Women In The WorkplaceTalking Travel and Tourism, A Conversation with Monica Irauzqui, Co-Founder + Vice President, Yampu ToursSend us a text“You probably will do very well and better than everyone you know if you’re doing something you love; financially, the money will follow you”Monica is the co-founder of Yampu Tours with her husband José Irauzqui. Monica is an expert in family travels, always bringing her kids, ages eleven and thirteen on her trips; Monica loves what she does and being able to do it with her family! Have A Seat with Monica and hear what motivated Monica and her husband, José, to start a touring and trave...
2021-03-0745 min
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron KaiserTurning The Place of Our Dreams Into A Memory with Monica IrauzquTraveling has this particular effect on us; the more we travel, we realize how much we didn't see, how much we won't see, and how much we want to see of the world. Joining me today is Monica Irauzqui, an expert in the travel industry and Vice President of Yampu Tours, a company that helps people discover the world since 1998. She educates us about the possibilities of traveling during the pandemic and how it affected her business and the industry. She shares some valuable tips about starting planning 2021 trips and adventures, the different alternatives for those w...
2021-02-0237 min
Choosing Your ReflectionTraveling the World Together - Monica IrauzquiOn this special episode of Choosing Your Reflection, we’re asking our audience to imagine what their perfect honeymoon or special celebration excursion would be. Helping us craft our visions and make them a reality is this week’s guest Monica Irauzqui, vice-president of YAMPU Tours. From New York, to Peru, and then Sicily in one year (and married not long after), Monica recounts the wanderlust she shares with her husband and how her experience of the world helps tailor unique experiences for newlyweds, almost weds, and everyone outside and in between! Special Guest: Monica Irauzqui.
2021-02-0232 min
Destination EverywhereKenya. How to plan a safari in Kenya Africa with travel expert Monica Irauzqui, and Sanctuary Retreats' own Lara VancansWant to plan a safari and visit Keyna Africa? We'll discuss Kenya tourism, things to do in Kenya, and how to prepare for a trip to Africa. In 2017, it was recognized as the World Travel Award for Place to Be. As the world's leading safari destination, there is no other place to go see a safari if you want to see what you see on TV and National Geographic. Aside from the safari, there are also other great experiential experiences that you can check out like their amazing beaches and the second-largest barrier reef in the world, as well as f...
2020-12-2855 min
Destination EverywhereKenya. How to plan a safari in Kenya Africa with travel expert Monica Irauzqui, and Sanctuary Retreats' own Lara VancansWant to plan a safari and visit Keyna Africa? We'll discuss Kenya tourism, things to do in Kenya, and how to prepare for a trip to Africa. In 2017, it was recognized as the World Travel Award for Place to Be. As the world's leading safari destination, there is no other place to go see a safari if you want to see what you see on TV and National Geographic. Aside from the safari, there are also other great experiential experiences that you can check out like their amazing beaches and the second-largest barrier reef in the world, as well a...
2020-12-2855 min
The Bloom Living PodcastTravel for Life | Monica Irauzqui SE05 - EP12Monica Irauzqui is the Vice President and co-founder of Yampu Tours and YampGo. She started the company with her husband 22 years ago. Her travel experience comes from the firsthand knowledge that she has gained from multiple trips taken with her husband and two kids (so naturally, she is an expert in family travel).Her eye for detail, a knack for knowing what clients will like and won’t like (even if she just met you), and her impeccable memory for remembering even the smallest bit of information, has made her one of the most trusted and...
2020-11-2653 min
Live. Love. Engage. - Soulful Success Secrets for Midlife WomenThe Future of Travel Post COVID-19 with Monica IrauzquiThe Coronavirus pandemic has brought travel to a standstill, dealing ... Read more
2020-09-0438 min
Coffee and Books TN*Interview with Monica Irauzqui* cofounder and Vicepresident of Yampu ToursMonica Irauzqui is the Vice President and co-founder of Yampu Tours and YampGo, starting the company 21 years ago with her husband. Her travel experience comes from firsthand knowledge she has gained from multiple trips she has taken with her husband and two kids (so naturally, she is an expert in family travel). Her eye for detail, knack for knowing what clients will like and won’t like even after knowing them for a short amount of time, and impeccable memory for remembering even the smallest bit of information proves that she is one of the most trusted and skilled peo...
2020-08-2520 min
Authentic TalksEpisode 61 | Get Started on that Travel Bucket List | Guest: Monica IrauzquiHave you started your Travel Bucket List Yet? Let's get it started and I invited Monica Irauzqui the VP of Yamput Travel Agency to share how booking a vacation works with a Travel Agency. She shares how Yampu was started and shares information on various places in the world. We talk travel talk.
Introducing Yampu Travel Agency:
PRIVATE, PERSONAL, SOPHISTICATED
Step off the beaten path and experience the world on your own terms, without the stress of planning everything yourself. There is no set recipe for our...
2020-08-2148 min
Authentic Talks 2.0 with ShantaEpisode 61 | Get Started on that Travel Bucket List | Guest: Monica IrauzquiHave you started your Travel Bucket List Yet? Let's get it started and I invited Monica Irauzqui the VP of Yamput Travel Agency to share how booking a vacation works with a Travel Agency. She shares how Yampu was started and shares information on various places in the world. We talk travel talk.Introducing Yampu Travel Agency:PRIVATE, PERSONAL, SOPHISTICATEDStep off the beaten path and experience the world on your own terms, without the stress of planning everything yourself. There is no set recipe for our tours. Since 1998, Yampu Tours has been providing travelers...
2020-08-2147 min
It's More Than MoneyMonica Irauzqui - Don't give up on your travel dreamsCovid has brought travel to almost a dead stop but Monica Irauzqui, the Vice President and co-founder of Yampu Tours and YampGo, talks us through ideas that will keep your desire for travel going.
Monica started the company 22 years ago with her husband. Her travel experience comes from firsthand knowledge she has gained from multiple trips she has taken with her husband and two kids (so naturally, she is an expert in family travel).
The Mantra of Monica and her team at Yampu is to create lifetime relationships with their clients.
Yampu tours a...
2020-08-2138 min
TripCast360Exotic Destinations of YampuOur guest is Monica Irauzqui co-owner of Yampu Tours, a company that specializes in providing exotic tour experiences to places like Laos, Cambodia, Kenya, Botswana, Peru, Paraguay & Bolivia to name a few. Yampu Tours delights in providing true cultural experiences. Monica has a special affinity for global cuisines. Listen as she tells us about the differences in Ceviche's from the countries of Latin America, and of course don't miss out on the tarantula leg Monica ate in the Mekong Delta. This is a podcast of global adventure for the "addicted traveler" and those thinking about becoming a travel addict...
2020-07-1448 min
Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business120: Authentic Travel with Monica IrauzquiAuthentic travel and tours with Monica Irauzqui. Listen to the Culture Matters Podcast.
2019-05-0743 min