Pricing
One price per trip
Pick by trip length. Each price is for the guide as a PDF. Send your request and the Captain replies within 1 business day. A PDF-only order gets a payment link for just that price, and the 5-business-day turnaround starts when you pay. Want a printed book, or both? You get an estimated quote for the full total: the guide price, plus the estimated print fee from our printer at cost, plus shipping to your address. Nothing is charged until you approve it, and the 5-business-day turnaround starts once you do. If the final page count changes the print fee, you see the new total before we print. Every guide is practical, usable information with no fluff, and everything below is included.
Weekend
1 to 3 days, one city or base
Perfect for a long weekend or a city break.
- PDF: the guide price, paid by the link the Captain emails you
- Printed book or both: estimated quote first, nothing charged until you approve
- Guide ready 5 business days after you pay (print orders: after you approve your quote)
- Rush in 48 hours: +$35 (guide only)
- One round of revisions
Week
4 to 7 days, up to 2 bases
The classic vacation week, or a city plus a side trip.
- PDF: the guide price, paid by the link the Captain emails you
- Printed book or both: estimated quote first, nothing charged until you approve
- Guide ready 5 business days after you pay (print orders: after you approve your quote)
- Rush in 48 hours: +$35 (guide only)
- One round of revisions
Long or Multi-City
8 to 14 days, or up to 3 cities
Big trips, road trips and two-week getaways.
- PDF: the guide price, paid by the link the Captain emails you
- Printed book or both: estimated quote first, nothing charged until you approve
- Guide ready 5 business days after you pay (print orders: after you approve your quote)
- Rush: not offered for long trips
- One round of revisions
Full Field Guide
Any destination, no dates needed
Like our published All In books, made for the place you choose: neighborhoods, sights, food, nightlife, transport, money, safety, day trips and practical info. No itinerary.
- PDF: the guide price, paid by the link the Captain emails you
- Printed book or both: estimated quote first, nothing charged until you approve
- Guide ready 5 business days after you pay (print orders: after you approve your quote)
- Rush: not offered for Field Guides
- One round of revisions
- Joins the Captain Roam guidebook library when finished
Every trip guide includes
- A day-by-day plan built around your pace
- Events actually happening on your dates, with status marked
- Restaurants matched to your tastes and budget, with reservation deadlines
- A "book first" list: what sells out, what has no refunds
- Getting around: airport to hotel, transit, passes and costs
- Expected weather and daylight for your dates, plus a packing list
- A rain or closure plan B for each day
- Sources for every fact and credits for every photo
- One round of revisions
Every Full Field Guide includes
- Neighborhoods: where they are, what each is like and who it suits
- Sights and museums, with hours, prices and booking tips
- Food and drink: restaurants, cafés, bars and local specialties
- Nightlife and events through the year
- Transport: arriving, getting around, passes and costs
- Money: costs, budgets, tipping and payments
- Safety and practical info: emergencies, health, etiquette, weather by season
- Day trips beyond the city
- Sources for every fact and credits for every photo
- One round of revisions
$49 flat, for any destination.
Once your guide is finished, it joins the Captain Roam guidebook library.
The details
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Full Field Guide price | $49 flat, for any destination. |
| Format | PDF, printed book, or both, for every guide type |
| Printed book or Both | An estimated quote at order for the full total: the guide price, plus the estimated print fee from our printer at cost, plus shipping to your address. If the final page count changes the print fee, you see the new total before we print |
| When you pay | The Captain replies within 1 business day. PDF only: you pay the guide price through the emailed payment link. Printed book or Both: nothing is charged until you approve your estimated quote |
| When the 5 business days start | PDF only: when you pay. Printed book or Both: when you approve your quote. The same for trip guides and Full Field Guides |
| Delivery | Your guide is ready 5 business days after you pay (PDF only) or approve your quote (printed book or Both). The PDF comes by email. Printed books ship after your guide is approved. Shipping time is separate from the 5-business-day turnaround. |
| Rush | 48 hours, +$35 (Weekend and Week trip guides). The rush fee covers the guide only, not printing or shipping. Not offered for Long or Multi-City guides or Full Field Guides |
| Revisions | One round, within 14 days of delivery, back to you in 2 business days |
| Bigger trips | Over 14 days or 4+ cities: we quote first |
| Can't do your trip well? | We tell you within 1 business day and refund in full |
| Travel costs | Not included. You book and pay providers directly |
Order early, get more confirmed
The further out your trip, the more event times are still unpublished. We mark those TBA. Use your included revision closer to the trip and we'll fill in what's been announced since.
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