Welcome to Investours!

Go on a tour, change lives. We are a start-up non-profit pioneering a new concept in tourism: microfinance tours. "Investourists" visit and invest in the business ideas of entrepreneurs in poor communities in the developing world. All of the tour fees go towards funding an interest free loan to the entrepreneurs that you select.

Investours now in Tanzania! Visit the Mwenge Woodcarvers' Market, one of Dar es Salaam’s must-see cultural hubs, and support its wood carvers. Their carvings are a physical symbol of a rich cultural history, but limited resources force many carvers into poverty. Our tours help them develop their businesses.

Helping people help themselves Microfinance is a powerful tool in the field of poverty alleviation around the world. By giving tiny loans to poor but hardworking individuals and families who cannot get traditional bank financing, microfinance helps people help themselves. Now you can too.

Easy, Simple, Powerful. Come travel and change lives!

Investours is a start-up non-profit organization which combines the power of microfinance and tourism in the form of "microfinance tours." Developing the concept for the first time, the founders of Investours ran a successful pilot program in Oaxaca, Mexico. We learned from our pilot program that these tours have the power to change the lives of microentrepreneurs, allowing them to invest in their lives, families, and communities in a way they couldn't before. And these tours have the power to change the lives of our tour participants, allowing them to engage first-hand in the poverty-fighting phenomenon that is microfinance.

Now, we are working hard to bring this incredible form of socially-conscious tourism all over the developing world. We currently offer regular tours in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and in the Puerto Vallarta area, Mexico. This year, we hope to expand our program to include other exciting places! Let us know if you are planning a trip to Dar or Vallarta, or if you think you can help us out in any way. Otherwise, stay tuned for updates as we grow – we look forward to welcoming you to the Investours family!