At SCTE we offer outstanding trips highlighting, contents, authenticity and sustainability. A coherent price/performance ratio is an important part of our concept as it guarantees the demanding traveler a trip matching with his expectations.
The objective is to avoid cliché-ridden itineraries by offering the visitor an intensive and close up look into a vast, diverse and amazing country. We prioritize individual travel and very small groups of friends and relatives. Larger groups are welcomed in case of social, scientific and educational travel.
When you book a trip with SCTE you will always receive something more than you actually did expect. Because making your trip to Brazil a memorable journey is our goal and our commitment.
- Customized and private itineraries ensure greater privacy and flexibility
- Selected destinations and routings “off the beaten tracks”
- Guaranteed authentic travel content
- Appropriate price - performance ratio
- Personal contact with client pre - during and - after travel
- Long-standing and trusted relationships with local partners
- Cooperation on projects for local populations for a sustainable way of working and living
Peter Rohmer
More than five decades ago, a young German left his home country with nothing in his pocket, but blessed with courage and curiosity to get to know the big world. Over the years, he has lived and worked in several European countries and overseas, learning five foreign languages and surviving through determination and willpower.
Peter Rohmer knows how to stand his man even in difficult situations. In over 40 years living in Brazil, he did have to overcome tricky situations with a pistol on his head more than once. His passion for largely untouched landscapes, for the friendships with the locals and for the unique wildlife with which this extraordinary land is blessed, is contagious
A man with many talents, a great love for Brazil, its spectacular sceneries, its adventures and its people. Peter Rohmer knows Brazil like few. His experiences are the basis for beautiful tailored itineraries matching with the customer´s individual needs by offering private and unique adventures instead of the usual mass tourism.
Ask Peter to design personally the “Trip of your life time” just for you. It will be “satisfaction guaranteed”!
And his crew
Pantanal Wildlife and Jaguar Safaris
Edemir Rodrigues de Souza
Eddy was born and grew up in beautiful village of Bonito, so he is a genuine Pantaneiro, as the residents of the Pantanal are called. He is 37 years old, married and has 3 children. He graduated as a sports trainer at UNINTER University in Campo Grande and played professional football in Germany for 7 years. After his return to Brazil, he founded the non-profit association, now called NGO, Associação Atlética Gol Bonito in his home town Bonito. A social project where children and young people from the region are trained by himself and his employees to become future football athletes. Edy has been working as a wildlife guide in both the southern and northern Pantanal for 11 years. He speaks fluent German and English. His knowledge about the Pantanal and his wildlife plus his always amiable and courteous manner is well received by our guests.
Amazon Expeditions and Roraima Tepuis
Alexander Eulalio Cordero Blanco
Alex. Born in 1972 in Cunamá, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, is married, father of 3 children and lives in Manaus. He has been working as a guide since 1990, first in the Sian Ka'Na Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, then in the Orinoco Delta and the Andes of Venezuela. His specialty is geology, the ideal prerequisite for my tours and expeditions he leads to the magical tepuis of the Roraima Plateau. In addition, Alex leads my expeditions into the major and remotest river and forest areas of the Brazilian Amazon. His work has a solid scientific and technical background, while his love and emotions clearly belong to the outstanding natural landscapes and its cultural characteristics. Which is exactly the mix that our guests expect from our trip leaders. Alex speaks English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
Amazon Private Cruises
Lúcia Maria Weber
Lucy, a native of Rio Grande do Sul, is of German descent and therefore speaks fluent German. She is resident of Manaus and has lived there for over 30 years. Lucy´s talents are multifaceted. She is a real all-rounder, driving everything from 40 to trucks to Amazon steamers. She is a school teacher but also a registered nurse. Not just familiar with medicinal plants from the Amazon, she also knows flora and fauna of the region better than almost anyone. During an 11month service with the Brazilian Special Forces for Jungle Warfare, she successfully completed a jungle survival course under extreme conditions. In jungle lodges but also on cruise ships as a moderator for rainforest excursions, she learned why mass tourism is not her thing and why it is harmful to sensitive natural landscapes such as the Amazon region. This is one of the reasons why the always helpful and friendly Lucy has been working with me for 10 years.
Amazon Wildlife Primates
Edson Roberto Sarmento
Edson was born 1983, in Juriti, in the jungle of the state of Para. Today he lives and works in Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas. He is a biologist specializing in Biochemical and Toxicological Analyzes and post graduate in Amazonian ecology with emphasis on primatology. Edson has a wide range of interests and is always committed to protecting the natural resources of his homeland. His love belongs to the wild animals of Amazonia and especially to the primates. Together with Edson I organized the "Journey of a lifetime - Amazonian Wildlife" which he leads as a specialist and certified nature guide. Edson speaks English and Portuguese.
Rio de Janeiro and Costa Verde
Annette Ursula Runge
Nette joined Peter's team in 2002 as an assistant in planning and organizing his trips. In this position she had the chance to travel extensively in Brazil, mostly far off the typical tourist routes. She was able to delve deep into the different cultures of Brazil, experienced extraordinary landscapes and made many friends among locals. When putting together a travel program for our customers, Annette pays particular attention to professional advice and transparency. Following our philosophy of sustainability Nette implemented partnerhships with small family run businesses to ensure that they, and not large organizations, benefit from our trips. She is now responsible for the development of our activities and guiding of our private tours in Rio de Janeiro and the Green Coast. Having lived 20 years in Rio de Janeiro and living actually in Paraty, she qualifies for the insider guide who takes our customers to those special places known only by a few, like Nette. Annette speaks German, English and Portuguese.
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Antonio Rouvenat Ribeiro
Tony was born in 1987 in Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia. As the name suggests, his ancestors are from France, where he spent a number of years. Tony, top fit and a top trekker, is the right man for my hiking tours through the wild and beautiful table mountains landscape of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. He has the SENAC Tour Guide Diploma for Regional Tourism since 2012 but has been active in the Chapada since 1997. Tony knows this region of the size of Belgium like the back of his hand and of course all the known and lesserknown highlights. He speaks French, English and Portuguese.
Amazon Expeditions and Roraima Tepuis
Antonio Henrique Leão “Branco”
“Branco” was born in Santarem in the Amazonian state of Pará. He is 52 years old and has spent most of his adult life in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, our gate way for our more intense and very intense rainforest adventures. If you are looking for a real adventure it is "Branco" who like nobody else can deliver. Also, “Branco” is the guy who you want to have around you if something goes wrong. He is in command. Nothing is too rough and tough that he can not handle. Basically a joker, always friendly and helpful, but all business and stands his ground whenever the situation requires. Lost and in peril in the deep jungle – not with “Branco” around !