Coasts & Tables
Shaped by the Sea
Food, landscape, heritage and local life across the Mediterranean and beyond.
What stays with you
“The best journeys leave you with something beyond photographs.”
A new interest. A different perspective. A friendship. A story. Something learned. Something you want to return to.
Our world
Places worth knowing.
A growing collection of places we know and love, shaped by the people, landscapes, food and ideas that make each one distinct.
Craft & Tradition
Tradition & Reinvention
Craftsmanship, food, design and human encounters across Japan and beyond.
Land & Wildlife
Living Landscapes
Wildlife, remarkable places, local knowledge and exceptional guiding across Africa and beyond.
Journeys
Movement changes
the way we see.
By train, on foot, across water or through wilderness, the way you move through a place is part of the experience itself.
Begin a conversation →Our approach
Designed around you, not a destination list.
Discernment
Knowing what is worth your time — and what isn’t.
Thoughtful design
Bringing your interests, pace and possibilities into a journey that feels natural.
Connection
Introducing you to people, places and experiences that bring a destination to life.
Continuity
Learning how you like to travel, so each journey becomes more personal.
Journal
Stories from the places we know.
People, traditions, details and encounters that deepen the experience of a place.
Preferred access, worldwide
Exceptional relationships.
Quietly working for you.
Preferred recognition and benefits at leading hotels and resorts, where available.
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Our beliefs
Travel
curiously.
Curiosity over convention.
Experience over display.
Character over recognition.
Relationships over transactions.
A richer life is built on time, knowledge, friendship, freedom, purpose, wonder and discovery.
Esmé
To be esteemed and beloved.
It’s the meaning behind our name—and what we hope for every journey: to be valued in the moment and remembered with affection long after the return.
Founded by travel advisor Dawn Wells, Esmé creates thoughtful, personal journeys shaped by curiosity, connection and a genuine sense of place.
About Dawn →Where next?
Tell us what you’re
thinking about.
You don’t need to have everything figured out. We’ll take it from there.
Start the conversation →