About
A small atelier
for thoughtful travel.
Wayfarer Travel was co-founded by Caleb A and Mohammad A in 2026, in a one-room office in Waipa, Aotearoa. We haven't really grown much past that. We like it that way.
Our story
Two founders, one room, and a slower idea about travel.
Wayfarer began in 2026 with two people, a desk, and a shared frustration: the travel industry has gotten very good at booking people quickly, and very bad at looking after them. Caleb comes from deep back country New Zealand and Oceania experience; Mohammad from the Middle East, where he spent time designing itineraries at a senior level for an Akbar Travels franchise.
We started Wayfarer because we wanted an agency that behaves the way we'd want an agency to behave; small enough that the person who plans your trip is the person who answers when you call, and stubborn enough to work the quiet channels most people never try and reach.
Today, it's still just the two of us. That's not a limitation; it's the point.
What we do
Trip design, done properly.
Hotels with a relationship
We hold preferred rates and direct relationships with a small set of properties across the country, like Braemar on Parliament Street and The Viv Hotel. When we ask for the better room, we ask a person we know.
Flights, Rental cars & upgrades
We book the seats and cars, then we work to move you up. Loyalty desks, corporate channels and operator contacts, the work that lands the better cabin and the better table.
Itineraries from memory
No copy-pasted brochures. Itineraries are built from first-hand knowledge of Aotearoa, Oceania, the Middle East and beyond, and refined until they feel effortless.
We work with a network of suppliers and booking platforms, including Booking.com, Expedia and WebBeds, and we may receive a commission or referral fee on bookings made through them, at no additional cost to you. We are never obligated by any supplier to offer their products.
What defines us
01
Independent
No franchise, no host agency. We choose our suppliers because they're the best, not because we have to.
02
Service by focus
We plan trips with a deep focus on the best rates and upgrades. It's a deeper bench than it sounds.
03
Built to last
No revolving door of agents. The person who books your trip is the person who answers when you call, at 11pm on a Saturday if that's what it takes.
Our standard
The trip should arrive the way it should have all along.
Most travel companies are built around volume. They book a lot, quickly, with a portal. We're built around a smaller idea, that the best trip is the one where nothing went wrong, and a few things quietly went better than you expected.
That comes from rate work most people don't do, upgrade requests most people don't make, and a phone someone picks up at 11pm on a Saturday when a flight gets cancelled.
It is a slower way to run an agency. It's the only way we know.
The people
Two founders, one team.
Caleb leads client service across New Zealand and Oceania. Mohammad brings Middle East expertise and a meticulous, client-first approach to every itinerary. Together they cover a lot of ground from one small room in Waipa.
