About Farflung.

Stephan, half-length, outdoors in overcast Nelson light

Farflung is a travel agency in Nelson, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. It was founded by Stephan, twenty years a designer and technologist before he was an advisor, German-born, with a young family and a great deal of flying between the two hemispheres: to grandparents, to friends, to work.

Those trips taught us what a booking site cannot: which seat lets a two-year-old sleep, which connection is a trap, which lodge means it when it says families are welcome, where to eat in a town with one street. Friends started asking us to plan theirs. Farflung is that, done properly: a small number of clients at a time, every itinerary hand-built, and a number to call when something breaks.

An introduction call.

Thirty minutes on video, free. You tell us where you’re going and what matters.
Brief and budget agreed.

In writing, including how we are paid, before we start planning.
A proposal.

Itinerary, flights, hotels and experiences, with the reasoning for each choice.
Booking.

We book it. You get one document with everything in it.
Travel, with support.

Our number, for the whole trip. If something breaks, we fix it.
A debrief.

What worked, what didn’t, and what the next one should look like.

Rest days are not wasted days.
The seat matters more than the fare.
Children are travellers, not luggage.
The best meal of the trip is rarely the most expensive one.
A plan should survive a cancelled flight.

Farflung is a trading name of XOR Limited, a New Zealand company. Fees are agreed before we start planning and set out in the proposal, so you know how we are paid before you commit to anything. Where we work with partners on the ground, we tell you who they are.

We work in English and German.

Tell us about your plans.

Book a 30-minute introduction

Thirty minutes on video. No obligation, no fee for the call.

About Farflung.

How Farflung works.

What we believe about travel.

Practicalities.

Tell us about your plans.