Est. 2014 · Small-group expedition travel
The world's
quieter
routes, mapped by
hand.
We plot journeys to the ridgelines, dune seas and
fjords the guidebooks skip — led by local fixers, capped
at twelve travellers, and never sold as a package deal.
50.9896°S 73.1543°W — PATAGONIA31.1728°N 3.9903°W — SAHARA62.0107°N 6.7724°W
Featured routes
Three departures, six
weeks out.
A working sample of what’s currently on the board —
the full route list runs to eleven.
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
14 Days Trekking Max 12
High Passes of Ladakh
Village-to-village trekking across the Zanskar range, sleeping in family homestays above the tree line.
$2,480per person
Details →
Why Meridian
Four things we don't
compromise on.
Local fixers, not tour reps
Every route is co-led by someone who
grew up on that ground — not
a rotating guide from head office.
Twelve travellers, never more
Small enough to eat at the same
table as the village we’re passing
through, not around it.
No landmark-hopping
One region, walked slowly, beats
five cities seen through a coach
window. We plan for depth.
Route carbon, offset in full
Every departure fundsreforestation
local to the region it visits
audited, not outsourced.
Twelve years, one hundred and forty
departures, zero cancelled for lack of care.
Meridian started as a shared notebook between two former cartographers who thought
travel had gotten too easy to sell and too hard to feel. We still keep the notebook.
140+
Departures run
11
Active routes
9.6
Avg. traveller rating