JOURNEYS
Veterinary travel, reimagined.
Vivere creates international veterinary journeys for people who want more from the experience.
Every journey combines meaningful veterinary work with the opportunity to experience somewhere extraordinary—and every one is designed around the belief that excellent medicine, meaningful impact, and taking care of yourself can coexist.
Some journeys are built around education and surgical training. Others are designed for experienced surgeons who want to operate, contribute, and experience a new place alongside like-minded veterinary professionals.
Every journey has a veterinary component. Every journey is an experience.
OUR JOURNEYS
ECUADOR
Ecuador HVSN Training Retreat
January 2–10, 2027
Build or refine your HVSN surgical skills while experiencing the Andes. Three days of hands-on surgery. Community veterinary outreach. CE. Yoga. Adventure. Wellness. And eight nights designed to give you much more than a typical veterinary trip.
ECUADOR
Ecuador HVSN Surgical Retreat
COMING SOON
Already confident in HVSN surgery? Join us for a future Ecuador journey focused on operating, contributing, and experiencing the country alongside other experienced veterinary professionals. No classroom. No wet lab. Just meaningful surgical work, incredible surroundings, and the opportunity to make a difference.
FUTURE JOURNEYS
More places. More ways to make a difference.
COMING SOON
Ecuador is just the beginning. We're developing future veterinary journeys around the world—each combining hands-on veterinary work with extraordinary destinations, meaningful local partnerships, and the opportunity to step outside your everyday practice.
WHAT EVERY VIVERE JOURNEY HAS IN COMMON
The work matters. So do you. Every Vivere journey is built around three standards.
EXCELLENT MEDICINE
We don't lower our medical standards because we're working internationally.
MEANINGFUL IMPACT
We work alongside local veterinary and animal welfare organizations to contribute where our skills can make a difference.
UNPARALLELED EXPLORATION
Because if you're going to travel, you should get to experience the place you're visiting. That means time for adventure. Time for wellness. Time to eat well, explore, rest, and connect with the people you're traveling with.
MORE THAN THE WORK
The veterinary work is only part of the journey. You'll work hard. You'll learn. You'll get your hands dirty. And then you'll close the laptop, leave the hospital, and go experience where you are. Maybe that's a hike. Maybe it's a massage. Maybe it's yoga before breakfast. Maybe it's dinner with the group. Maybe it's wandering through a local market. Maybe it's doing absolutely nothing for an afternoon. Your time away from home should feel like time well spent.
WHO CAN COME?
Built for veterinary professionals.
Open to the people you want beside you.
Vivere journeys are designed primarily for veterinarians, but veterinary technicians and LVTs are welcome, too. And you don't have to travel alone. Significant others are welcome to join the adventure, even when they're not participating in the veterinary component. Because sometimes the best part of seeing the world is having someone you love there with you.