QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL

What QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL does

QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL (operating as Querkus) is a Málaga-based Spanish travel agency founded in 1993, specializing in educational and active-tourism travel programs. The company serves primarily Spanish primary, secondary, and high schools via end-of-course trips, educational excursions, and Semana Blanca (ski week) programs, alongside a growing B2C offering of family vacation packages and summer camps. Its catalog spans Andalusian destinations (Cazorla, Sierra Nevada, Cabo de Gata, Doñana), Spanish islands and nature regions (Mallorca, Tenerife, Pirineos), and European cities (London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Amsterdam, Prague, Lisbon, Budapest, Brussels), with sub-brands including SPEAK FUN (English language immersion), Cherokee Camp, Blue Camp, and Explorer Camp.

The company's technology stack is intentionally lean: a service-agency website (querkus.es) acts as the primary catalog and booking interface, complemented by QUERKUS NET, a proprietary online management platform that handles registrations, information, and payments for schools and families. All programs are delivered with 24-hour professional monitors, and the company bundles transport, accommodation, meals, activities, and supervision into per-person package pricing (e.g., Blue Camp from €399, Cherokee Camp from €339, family packages from €90 to €419).

Revenue is generated on a one-time transactional basis per booking across five core streams: end-of-course school trips, summer camps, family vacations, educational excursions, and ski weeks. The company sells exclusively direct-to-customer via its website and a phone-based sales operation, with no third-party resellers. At 14 employees serving 500+ educational centers and 16,000+ students per season, the model is highly asset-light, with monitors, transport, and accommodation largely outsourced. The company is privately held, founder/bootstrapped, and has not raised external funding or undergone M&A activity in the available data.

Name

QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL

Legal name

QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL

Website

https://querkus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

School Group & Curriculum-Led Trips (THAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Winter Activity & Experience Operators (Ice Climbing, Dog Sledding, Fat Biking, Ice Skating) (THAAAJAJ), Winter & Mountain Guides (Ski, Snowshoe, Avalanche, Ice Climbing) (THAAALAF)

Keywords

• Educational travel services
• School trip packages
• Summer camp programs
• Family vacation packages
• Adventure tourism services

Headquarters

HQ city

Málaga

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. End-of-course school trips: Package travel programs for educational institutions including transport, accommodation, activities, and 24-hour monitors. One-time booking per school year for primary, secondary and high school students across Spain and Europe.
2. Summer camps: Multi-adventure summer camp programs including language immersion, nautical activities, and outdoor adventures for children ages 6-16. Includes full board accommodation and activities.
3. Family vacations: Multi-adventure family vacation packages in natural parks with activities, accommodation and professional monitors for family coordination.
4. Educational excursions: Day trips and multi-day educational excursions for school groups covering nature, culture, adventure and language immersion programs.
5. White Week (Semana Blanca): Ski and snow programs in Sierra Nevada including ski lessons, accommodation and supervision by professional monitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

QUERKUS Aventura Ocio y Viajes SL is a Spanish travel agency and active tourism operator specializing in end-of-course school trips, multi-adventure summer camps, family vacation packages, ski weeks (Semana Blanca) in Sierra Nevada, and day educational excursions. The company bundles transport, accommodation, meals, supervised activities, and 24-hour professional monitors into packaged travel programs serving 500+ schools and 16,000+ students annually across Spain and Europe.

Product overview

QUERKUS AVENTURA OCIO Y VIAJES SL is a travel agency and active tourism company specializing in educational and recreational travel programs for students and families. The company offers a portfolio of travel and adventure services organized around several core product lines: summer camps (Cherokee Camp, Blue Camp, Explorer Camp) featuring adventure, nautical, and language immersion activities; end-of-school trips throughout Spain, Europe, islands, nature, and theme parks under the SPEAK FUN language immersion program; family vacation packages in natural parks (Cazorla, Pyrenees); educational day trips; and ski weeks in Sierra Nevada. The company also operates QUERKUS NET, an exclusive online platform for managing registrations, information, and payments. All programs are supervised by professional monitors available 24 hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPEAK FUN: Language immersion travel programs for students
• Cherokee Camp
• Blue Camp
• Explorer Camp
• QUERKUS NET

Products and services

• Cherokee Camp – Aventura Tribal

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,000+ students served per season
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CampamentumminorOthers · 1 January 2022Campamentum is a camp directory and recommendation platform that features Querkus summer camps. Querkus displays the 'Campamentum Recommends 2022' badge on their website, indicating recognition as a recommended camp provider. This appears to be a listing/recommendation rather than a formal partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tour & Kids: Spanish operator specializing in family and school trips with monitored, curriculum-aligned itineraries across Spain and Europe — a closely comparable niche player to Querkus.
• Nautalia Viajes: Spanish travel agency with strong group and educational travel programs including end-of-course trips and multi-adventure packages for schools — comparable in product mix and customer segment to Querkus.
• Catai Tours: Spanish tour operator with a long-standing educational and group travel division offering end-of-course trips and language immersion programs across Spain and Europe — directly comparable to Querkus's core school-trip business.

Broad incumbents

• Halcón Viajes: Large Spanish travel agency chain offering leisure, group and educational travel with broad geographic coverage — competes with Querkus for school and family travel customers in Spain.
• Viajes El Corte Inglés: Largest Spanish travel agency network offering school trips, group travel and family packages under a much broader retail and corporate travel portfolio; competes for the same school accounts as Querkus but at vastly larger scale.
• B the travel brand: Spanish travel agency network (formerly Viajes Iberia) offering group, school and leisure packages with national retail footprint; overlaps with Querkus's Spanish domestic group-travel segment.
• Barceló Viajes: Spanish travel agency within the Barceló Group offering leisure and group travel products, including school and family packages, across Spain and Europe — comparable B2C and B2B group travel proposition.
• TUI España: Major European tour operator with presence in Spain providing packaged group, family and youth travel experiences; overlaps with Querkus on European end-of-course trips and family vacation packages.
• CVC Viajes: International tour operator with Spanish operations offering group and leisure packages, including school and family segments; comparable through its packaged European itineraries and group-booking model.

Emerging players

• Logitravel: Spanish online travel agency specializing in package holidays and group bookings, including youth and school segments; comparable through its digital booking platform and packaged Spain/Europe itineraries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/querkus-aventura-ocio-y-viajes-sl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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