Since 1971, Festival Tours has specialized in customized, tailor-made travel arrangements for individual travelers, families and groups traveling to South America, Central America, and Mexico. rnrnHowever, our love for Latin America began many years earlier when our founder, Ray Heckmann, and a fellow adventurer, Cedric Philipp, bought a US Army surplus jeep and traveled overland from New York to Chile. The two young World War II veterans left Manhattan on October 30, 1946, and arrived to Santiago, Chile in mid-1947.rnrnIn addition, Festival Tours is also a leading Receptive Tour Operator for the United States and Canada. Based in Orlando, Florida, and working with a carefully selected team of local operators throughout North America, Festival Tours offers complete ground services for visitors to the United States and Canada.