51°27′N 2°35′W — BRISTOL STUDIO · EST. 2009
Twelve travellers. One trail.
OUR LEADERS, TORRES DEL PAINE — MARCH 2026
50°56′S 72°58′W
N°01
2009
OUR STORY
In 2009 we led our first group to Patagonia: nine people who had met online, a local guide and a plan to walk the W trek slowly, sleeping in small refugios and eating every meal together. By the third night they were telling stories like old friends. We have been chasing that feeling ever since.
Today Wayfarer designs small-group and private journeys in 38 countries, but the rules have not changed. Never more than twelve travellers. Leaders who live where they guide. Two or three nights in every place. And money that stays with the families, guesthouses and guides who make each journey possible.
2009
First group to Patagonia
2014
Japan’s pilgrim trails
2019
Carbon-balanced journeys
2026
38 countries
N°02
2026
WRITTEN ON THE STUDIO WALL
Our principles
01
Travel small
Twelve people fit around one table, in one minibus and in one mountain hut. It is the size of group a village can welcome rather than endure.
02
Pay fairly
Guides, drivers, cooks and host families are paid directly, on time and above local rates. We publish where your money goes on every booking.
03
Leave lighter
We walk, sail and take trains wherever we can, carbon-balance all ground travel and leave every campsite cleaner than we found it.
04
Say no to crowds
We start early, take the side valley and skip the famous viewpoint at noon. If a place is overwhelmed, we stop going until it isn’t.
N°03
2026
THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD
Our leaders
Every leader lives in the region they guide. Between them, they have walked more than 60,000 kilometres with Wayfarer travellers.
Maya Lindqvist
REGION
Iceland & Norway
SINCE
2012
Tomás Herrera
REGION
Patagonia
SINCE
2009
Aiko Mori
REGION
Japan
SINCE
2014
Nadia Okafor
REGION
Namibia & Morocco
SINCE
2016
AS SEEN IN
Paper Compass
The Long Way Review
Meridian Monthly
Fieldbook Journal
Northline
ON THE TRAIL — DAY 04
Where to next?
Studio
21 Harbour Lane
Bristol BS1 4XX
United Kingdom
50°56′S 72°58′W — PATAGONIA
33°50′N 135°46′E — JAPAN
31°08′N 7°55′W — MOROCCO
64°01′N 16°58′W — ICELAND
24°44′S 15°17′E — NAMIBIA
62°06′N 7°12′E — NORWAY
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