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— A new way to plan travel
Your trip, planned from one sentence.
RIKAR turns a travel idea into a beautiful day-by-day itinerary — with maps, gear, hotels, restaurants, and practical trip notes.
— An actual RIKAR plan
Example itineraryThis is what lands, not a promise.
One sentence in — “four slow days in Lisbon, good food, some tiles” — and a day-by-day plan comes back. Real places, sane timing, the practical notes a group actually needs. Below is a lightly trimmed example.
Lisbon, slow
4 days · 1 traveler + friends · easy pace
Lisbon, Portugal
Day 1 · Alfama & the river
Lisbon- 9:30Coffee at a Praça do Comércio caféRiverfront square to get your bearings before the hills.
- 11:00Sé de Lisboa, then wander up into AlfamaNo fixed route — follow the tiled lanes and laundry lines.
- 13:30Lunch near Largo das Portas do SolGrilled sardines and a view back over the rooftops.
- 18:30Sunset at Miradouro da Senhora do MonteThe quieter viewpoint — arrive 30 min before golden hour.
An easy first day — jet-lagged-friendly, mostly on foot, downhill toward dinner.
- 9:30
Day 2 · Belém & pastéis
Lisbon- 9:45Pastéis de Belém before the queue buildsOrder at the back room counter, not the takeaway window.
- 10:45Mosteiro dos JerónimosClosed Mondays. Cloister ticket is worth the extra few euros.
- 13:00Lunch along the Belém waterfrontSkip the tourist row; walk two streets back for better fish.
- 16:00Torre de Belém from the outsideThe line inside rarely pays off — the photo is from the bank.
One tram ride west, one big monument, and the custard tarts you flew here for.
- 9:45
Hand-trimmed example. RIKAR doesn’t check live prices or hours — verify before booking.
Draft your own Lisbon— In season this month
July is for Ring Road, Iceland, Tuscany & Amalfi, Pamplona.
Travel reads better in season. The picks below peak right now — tap any to draft a trip around it. RIKAR will quietly fold in a book-ahead nudge so you don’t miss the window.
- IcelandMidnight sun & open highlandsRing Road, Iceland5 months ahead — campervans and F-road 4x4s book out by spring.Plan it
- ItalyLong Italian summerTuscany & Amalfi5 months ahead for villas. Amalfi hotels close to capacity in August.Plan it
- SpainSan Fermín / Running of the BullsPamplona8 months ahead — Pamplona triples in rates that week.Plan it
- KenyaGreat Migration river crossingsMasai Mara9 months ahead — top camps book a year out.Plan it
Editorial picks. RIKAR doesn’t check live availability or prices — verify before booking.
— Manifesto
Travel software stopped feeling like travel.
Every modern booking tool optimizes for conversion. Endless tabs, dark patterns, twelve fees on checkout. The plan dies in a spreadsheet. We wanted something that feels like reading a good guide — quiet, well-ordered, made by someone who has been there.
RIKAR begins where the dream begins: a sentence. It writes the days, marks the map, and handles the dull bits so you can spend attention on the trip itself, not the logistics around it.
— A note from the founderKaran · solo founder · building in public
I planned too many trips in too many tabs. So I built this.
Every trip I’ve loved started as a sentence and ended as twenty-six tabs, a Notes app, and a spreadsheet I’d open on the plane and immediately ignore. The good parts of travel never lived in the planning. RIKAR is my attempt to fix the planning so the trip can breathe.
— Product
Four small revolutions for one big trip.
- 01Live now
Plans that read like prose
Write a sentence. Get a day-by-day itinerary with timing, places, and reasoning — not a bulleted list of links.
- 02Live now
Map, calendar, gear — already done
Every trip ships with a live map, a calendar you can export to Apple or Google, and a packing list built from your weather, occasion, and itinerary.
- 03Beta · in polish
Group trips, members & expenses
Invite travel companions, split costs, settle up. Members and expenses are working today and getting polished in real time.
- 04Coming · Atlas
Booking import, miles & award flights
Forward a flight or hotel email and watch it slot in. See your loyalty balances and award-flight ideas when fares drop. Coming with Atlas.
— Book the next 90 daysJuly picks · updates monthly
Book now for the months ahead — La Tomatina (August), Oktoberfest (September), Fall foliage (September).
Editorial picks, not live availability — RIKAR drafts each trip with the right lead time built into the itinerary.
— Pricing
Start free. Upgrade only when it’s worth it.
| Feature | Free | Founder $9/mo | Atlas (waitlist) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI itinerary drafts | 1 / day · 3 / month | 50 / month | Coming |
| Trip length cap | 3 days | 14 days | Coming |
| Saved trips | 3 | Unlimited | Coming |
| Trip modes (Fly / Road / Multi / Hybrid / Manual) | ✓ | ✓ | Coming |
| Day-by-day itinerary + map | ✓ | ✓ | Coming |
| Calendar export (.ics) + print | ✓ | ✓ | Coming |
| Curated landmarks | Major cities | Any city | Coming |
| Ask RIKAR chat refinement | — | ✓ | Coming |
| Hotels / Restaurants / Activities tabs | — | ✓ | Coming |
| Smart packing list (weather + occasion + amenities) | Basic | Full | Coming |
| Live events during trip dates | — | ✓ | Coming |
| Save & share trip | View-only link | Up to 10 members | Coming |
| Group expenses + who-owes-whom | — | ✓ | Coming |
| Multi-currency expenses | — | — | Coming |
| Booking-email import | — | — | Coming |
| Points & miles tracker | — | — | Coming |
| Award-flight suggestions | — | — | Coming |
| Document vault & group voting | — | — | Coming |
| Support | Community | Coming |
Founder Pass opens the full product today. Atlas isn’t for sale yet — booking import, miles, multi-currency, and document features arrive there. The whole column reads “coming” until it ships, and you can join the waitlist below.
Free
$0/ forever
For anyone trying the product out.
- · AI trip drafts (1 / day · 3 / month, up to 3 days)
- · Up to 3 saved trips
- · Day-by-day itinerary + interactive map
- · Calendar export to Apple / Google
- · Basic packing list
- · Curated landmarks for major cities
- · Up to 2 trip members
Founder Pass
Most popular$9/ month
For people in the middle of planning a trip.
- · Everything in Free
- · Unlimited saved trips, up to 14 days each
- · Ask RIKAR chat refinement on any day
- · Save & share trips (up to 10 members)
- · Hotels / Restaurants / Activities tabs
- · Group expense tracking + balances
- · Smart packing list tuned to weather, occasion, gear
- · Live events during trip dates
- · Cancel anytime
Start Founder Pass
$9 / month. Cancel anytime in your settings.
Atlas
ComingSoon
Pricing announced when features ship.
- · Everything in Founder Pass
- · Long-haul itineraries up to 30 days — coming
- · Booking-confirmation email import — coming
- · Multi-currency expense conversion — coming
- · Points & miles tracker — coming
- · Award-flight suggestions — coming
- · Document vault & group voting — coming
- · Priority support — coming
Free to join. Atlas pricing announced when features ship.
— Common questions
Honest answers.
- Does RIKAR book my trip?
- No. RIKAR drafts the plan and deep-links you to Booking.com, Skyscanner, OpenTable, GetYourGuide, and Google Maps. Bookings happen on those sites — RIKAR doesn't hold your card or your tickets.
- Are the prices real?
- They're editorial estimates by tier and country, not live quotes. Always confirm on the booking site before paying. We'd rather be honest than precise-and-wrong.
- Is my data safe?
- Today, your trips live in your browser's local storage. Database-backed accounts are arriving with Founder Pass. We never sell anything, never email-spam you, and you can delete your data at any time.
- Will RIKAR work on my phone?
- Yes. The trip planner, calendar, map, and gear list are all designed for mobile first. You can export to Apple Calendar or Google Calendar and share the day's stops to Apple/Google Maps as a multi-stop route.
- Why no email-import / miles tracker yet?
- Those features are coming in Atlas. We refuse to fake them — when they ship, they will actually parse your inbox and watch your award space. Until then they're labeled "Coming · Atlas."
- How do I get support?
- Email support@rikar.ai (we read every message). For feature requests, please include the destination you were planning — it helps us prioritize.
RIKAR generates suggestions with AI — prices, hours, availability, and routes are estimates. Always confirm on the official site before booking. RIKAR is not a booking agent and does not hold funds or tickets. AI can be wrong; please verify what matters.
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