Wayfare & Co. Travel · Portland, Oregon
Somewhere worth the long way round.
We design small-group and private journeys the slow, curious way — hand-built by people who have actually walked the coast road, missed the last ferry, and found the better café down the alley.
Est. 2009 · 68 countries
Amalfi Coast
Italy
Hallstatt Valley
Austria
Featured journeys
Tours worth the airfare
Small groups, never more than sixteen travelers. Local guides who live where you’re going. Every departure below is fully bonded and priced with no hidden surcharges.
Mediterranean Coast Road
9 days
Easy pace
Italy and the French Riviera by train and terrace — Cinque Terre, Nice, and three unhurried nights on the Amalfi Coast with a private boat afternoon.
$3,480
per traveler · land only
Patagonia in Shoulder Season
12 days
Active pace
Torres del Paine, the Grey Glacier, and Fitz Roy at first light — day hikes matched to your fitness with a naturalist guide and cozy lodge nights.
$5,190
per traveler · land only
Kyoto & the Nakasendo Way
10 days
Moderate
Temple mornings in Kyoto, then two days walking the old post-road between Magome and Tsumago, sleeping in ryokan and soaking in cedar onsen.
$4,650
per traveler · land only
Book with confidence
Every detail, already handled
Bonded & licensed
Every payment is held in a protected trust account and covered end to end, so your deposit is safe from booking to homecoming.
24/7 on-trip support
One phone number, any time zone. A real Wayfare planner answers when a flight shifts or plans change — no offshore call center.
Honest price promise
The quote is the price. Tips, permits, and internal transfers are written into every itinerary — no line-item surprises at the gate.
Guides who live there
We work with resident guides on the ground — the kind who know which trailhead to hit before the buses and where dinner is still a secret.
Licensed Seller of Travel
IATA accredited
ASTA member
Carbon-offset partner
Where we go
Sixty-eight countries and counting
Can’t find your dream on the list? We build private trips anywhere we have a trusted guide.
Italy & the Med
14 departures a year
Japan & Korea
9 departures a year
Patagonia
6 departures a year
Morocco
8 departures a year
Iceland
7 departures a year
Peru & the Andes
10 departures a year
Portugal
11 departures a year
New Zealand
5 departures a year
A day on the road
What a day with us actually looks like
Enough structure to reach the good stuff, enough room to wander. Here’s Day Four of the Mediterranean Coast Road, start to finish.
Positano · Day 4 of 9
- Slow breakfast on the terrace. Lemon ricotta, strong coffee, and the day’s plan sketched over the bay — nothing before nine.
- Private boat to the coves. We cast off before the day-trippers arrive, swimming off Li Galli and drifting into Marina di Praia for a dockside lunch.
- Cliffside walk to Nocelle. An easy stretch of the Path of the Gods with your guide, ending at a family cellar for a tasting of local Furore whites.
- Free afternoon in Positano. Nap, shop the pastel lanes, or keep walking — your call. We hand you a map and a short list of our favorites.
- Dinner above the harbor. A long, unhurried table at a family trattoria, then limoncello as the town lights flicker on below.
The tally so far
Fifteen years of long ways round
68
countries on the map
12k
travelers guided
4.9
average trip rating
96%
would travel with us again
Postcards home
What travelers write back
“Fourteen days across Japan and not one dull hour. Our guide Kenji found us a sumo practice, a knife-maker, and the best bowl of ramen I’ll ever eat. Wayfare thinks of everything.”
Marisol & Dev Ramírez
Kyoto & the Nakasendo Way
“I travel for work constantly and I’m hard to impress. Patagonia with Wayfare was the first trip in years where I truly unplugged. The pacing was perfect and the lodges were a dream.”
Grace Okonkwo
Patagonia in Shoulder Season
“We booked our honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast Road and cried when it ended. Every restaurant, every viewpoint — clearly chosen by someone who loves the place. Booking again next spring.”
Tom & Priya Whitfield
Mediterranean Coast Road
Book the quiet months
Shoulder-season savings, same magic
Travel in the softer light of spring and autumn — fewer crowds, kinder prices, and a couple of offers on now.
Save $400
May & October Amalfi departures
Per traveler, on the Mediterranean Coast Road. Book by March 31.
2nd at 15% off
Bring a friend to Patagonia
Second traveler saves 15% on all autumn Patagonia small-group dates.
The Travel Journal
Notes from the road
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Before you go
Questions travelers actually ask
How big are the groups?
Small on purpose — most departures run eight to twelve travelers and we cap every group at sixteen. Private and family departures can be arranged for any size.
What deposit do you need to hold a place?
A refundable $500 deposit secures your spot. The balance is due 60 days before departure, and we’ll send a reminder well ahead of time. Deposits are fully protected in trust.
Do I need travel insurance and visas?
We require travel insurance on every trip and are happy to recommend providers. Your planner sends a country-by-country visa and entry checklist as soon as you book, and answers questions right up to departure.
What’s included in the price?
All accommodation, guiding, listed activities, internal transfers, and most meals. The quote spells out exactly what’s covered and what’s free time — no vague fine print or surprise surcharges.
Can you build a completely custom trip?
Absolutely — it’s half of what we do. Tell us where, when, and the pace you like, and a planner drafts a bespoke itinerary within a week. There’s no charge to explore ideas together.
Your next trip starts here
Let’s plan somewhere unforgettable.
Tell us where you’ve been dreaming about and how you like to travel. A real Wayfare planner will send first ideas within two business days — no obligation, no pressure.
In your first message, tell us:
- Where you’d love to go — or “surprise us.”
- Rough dates and how many days you have.
- Your pace: unwind, balanced, or up-at-dawn.
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Find us
Come by the travel studio
We’re a real storefront in Portland’s Pearl District — walk in for coffee and maps, or reach us wherever you are.
Mon–Fri 9–6, Sat 10–4 (Pacific) · Closed Sundays
Planning trips worldwide · Departures from any US city
Visit the studio
418 NW Marshall Street, Suite 20
Portland, OR 97209
Street parking on Marshall · Streetcar to NW 11th & Marshall.