About Us
OUR TRIPS ARE DIFFERENT
Takes it from Ordinary to Extraordinary
- Virtuoso Travel Advisor
- a Virtuoso travel advisor elevates every trip. We know how to get the best value for your time and money, and, because of our global connections, we can VIP you at hotels, on cruise lines, on tours and more.
- Custom designed
- Whether you know exactly where you want to go or need some inspiration, we are here to guide you, and to create a journey that will surpass your expectations. Your trip will be designed just for you and meet all your interests and with as much or as little structure as you want.
- Front of the Line
- Bypass the lines at popular attractions. VIP reservations at hotels and restaurants, private museum gallery openings, plus many more ways to beat the crowds.
- Private Local Guides
- Our well planned and personalized itineraries come complete with expert guides that passionately share their "on-the-ground' specialized knowledge of the destination.
SHOULD YOU PLAN YOUR TRIP WITH US?
We let you experience the world, not just see it.
- Personalized Service: we work WITH you to create the trip you've been dreaming about.
- Flexible & Customizable: Your trip will be a special experience that really inspires you. We can build a trip around any of your passions or desires.
- Travel Expertise: We're not just travel addicts but we dedicate many working hours to product training including attending many global conferences each year.
- Local Knowledge: We have the connections to over 1200 of the world's best local travel suppliers which have been vetted to meet a very high standard of service.
- Peace of Mind: Your journey should be worry free. We have local experts in every country who take care of the details so that you can just focus on having an amazing time. We ensure your happiness and also your safety and comfort as well. When you travel with us, you can feel confident knowing that if you encounter any sort of issue, we will be there to assist you.
Let's Chat!
Once we receive your message we will repond and setup a phone call at your convenience.
We would love the opportunity to have a simple chat on the phone to see if we're the right fit. We appreciate our customers and want to create a personalized experience. Finding the right trip for you is the most important part. Our relationships with the best hotels, local guides, tour companies, cruise lines, and experience providers around the world allow us to create a life changing experience planned just for you.
MATERA LUXURY TRAVEL COMPANY
A journey to make dreams come true.
An independent affiiliate of Mason Horvath - a Virtuoso Member
Some of Our Valued Partners
About the Owner
Hello! My name is Lisa Matera. It has been my dream as long as I can remember to have a career that is aligned with travel. The next best thing to experiencing my own travel is to hear about a client’s amazing travel experience that we have created through collaborative planning. I want to be a part of the journey to make DREAM trips come true for others. I can help client’s explore destinations with my connections to the world’s best travel providers. And the best part is that every detail can be customized to your interests to satisfy all of your needs.
I have traveled to over 40 countries and have enjoyed the culture, people, food, wine, sights, sounds and places to stay. Some of my favorite experiences have been exploring my ancestors home country Italy (Matera is a must see - click on my photo above for more information on Matera), hiking through Rwanda's rainforest to come face to face with a family of mountain gorillas, shopping in the souks of Merrakech, staying in gorgeous restored riads within Morocco's ancient city walls, watching the sunset over the sand dunes in the Sahara Desert and sleeping in a luxurious bedouin tent, watching the leopards and large herds of elephants roaming in Sri Lanka's Yala national park, riding camels through the lost city of Petra, scuba diving with huge manta rays and sharks in Maldives, watching the morning mist rise from the Ngorongoro Crater from a five star lodge perched on the edge of the caldera, hiking to Tiger's Nest in mysterious Bhutan, trekking 80km over the Salkantay pass to Machu Picchu, floating in an hot air balloon over Capadoccia ......and much more!
Giving Back
About our Charity of Choice
Opportunity International unleashes the power of entrepreneurs in the developing world. Our innovative approach and services allow more people to expand their businesses, create jobs and change the world.
Insights from our Owner
I have witnessed first hand the power of providing compassionate captial alongside business coaching and mentoring to financially poor entrepreneurs in Rwanda and Latin America. My recent visit to Colombia with Opportunity International further entrenched my belief that microfinance is THE best solution to poverty alleviation and that we, as business leaders, have a great opportunity to invest in change.