The platform powering
the world's best tours.
Bookings, payments, scheduling, manifests, and weight & balance — one calm command center for everyone running unforgettable experiences.
Sunset Catamaran Cruise
Lahaina · Cpt. Solano · 32 of 36 booked
Today's revenue
$12,840
▲ 18% vs. last Tuesday
Trusted by leading operators
Industries we serve
Eight tour types, eight tuned workflows.
Every kind of experience operator gets the fields, manifests, and safety checks their operation actually needs — not a generic appointment booker bent to fit.
Helicopter tours
Pre-flight weight & balance, performance checks, METAR auto-fill, and pilot-signed manifests.
Airplane tours
Multi-aircraft scheduling, density altitude, lateral CG, and Part-135-style duty tracking.
Boat & sailing
USCG-compliant passenger manifests, per-vessel rotations, and tide-aware schedules.
Zip lines & canopy
Weight-checked guests, line/course routing, gear assignment, and group waivers.
Guided tours
Walking, biking, food, culture, wildlife — anywhere a guide leads a group with a calendar.
Activity passes
Multi-day passes, attraction bundles, and on-site QR check-in across locations.
Rentals
Hourly or daily inventory for kayaks, e-bikes, paddleboards, snowmobiles, and gear.
Multi-tour packages
Bundle multiple experiences into one ticket with shared waivers and combined pricing.
Don't see your operation? Tell us about it — we adapt the platform to operators every month.
What your guests can browse
Inspiration that turns into filled departures.
Whatever you sell, Xploration Works speaks its language — with the right fields, the right manifests, and the right safety checks.
What's inside
A complete operating system, not a stack of tools.
Bookings
Every reservation, beautifully in one place
A booking engine your guests actually enjoy using — and a back office that gives your team superpowers.
- Hosted booking page + embeddable widget for your own site
- Real-time availability with overbooking protection
- Custom waivers signed inline with full audit trail
- Apple Pay, Google Pay, and 135+ currencies via Stripe
Payments
Get paid faster, with way less drama
Stripe Connect powers payouts straight to your account. Refunds, disputes, and reconciliation handled.
- Direct payouts — no waiting for monthly settlement
- One-tap refunds with auto-receipts and CRM sync
- Chargebacks tracked the moment they're opened
- Built-in Stripe Tax for compliant collection
Scheduling
Schedules that flex with your season
Recurrence rules, blackout dates, capacity overrides, and dynamic pricing — all from one calendar.
- Generate up to 12 months of availability in one click
- Per-instance pricing for peak weekends and shoulder season
- Assign guides, boats, or aircraft right on the calendar
- Waitlists fill cancellations automatically
Weight & balance
FAA-grade W&B, in seconds
Built for helicopter and small-aircraft operators who can't compromise on safety. Every calculation logged immutably.
- Per-passenger weights captured at booking or check-in
- Live CG envelope check with go / no-go status
- Auto-generated W&B manifest PDF for the cockpit
- Tamper-evident audit trail with SHA-256 input hash
How it works
Three steps to a calmer operation.
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01
Set up your tours
Add your products, schedules, and pricing in minutes — or import from your current tool.
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02
Sell everywhere
Take bookings on your hosted page, embedded widget, point-of-sale, and partner channels.
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Run the day
Manifests, W&B, check-ins, and payouts — all from one calm command center.
Pricing
Simple plans that scale with your season.
Start free. Upgrade when you're filling boats. Cancel anytime.
Starter
Get up and running, free.
- Up to 500 bookings / month
- 1 product type
- Public booking page
- Basic reports
- Email support
Growth
Everything you need to scale a busy season.
- Up to 2,000 bookings / month
- All product types (air, boat, zip, more)
- Weight & balance + USCG manifests
- Custom waivers + e-signature
- SMS + email notifications
Pro
For multi-location operators and resellers.
- Unlimited bookings
- REST API + webhooks
- FareHarbor + Manifest.net sync
- Embeddable booking widget
- Dynamic pricing rules
Loved by operators
"It just works. Even at 5am."
"We replaced three different tools with Xploration Works and our team got Friday afternoons back. The weight-and-balance alone paid for the year."
"The booking widget converts twice as well as what we had before. And the USCG manifest is genuinely the best I've seen."
"Group waivers, gear sizing, weight checks at booking — we got two hours of friction out of every morning. Riders feel it."
"I onboarded in an afternoon. By the weekend I was selling guided hikes on three channels and getting paid daily. It just works."
Common questions
Everything you'd ask a salesperson, answered.
What kinds of operators is Xploration Works built for?
Anyone running scheduled experiences with capacity: helicopter and small-aircraft tours, boat charters, zip lines, guided hikes, food tours, cultural walks, rentals, and bundled packages. If it has a calendar, we cover it.
How does the 14-day free trial work?
Full access to your plan, no credit card required. At the end of the trial, pick a plan or stay on Starter free forever. Your data stays put either way.
How do payouts work?
Stripe Connect Standard means money flows directly to your own Stripe account on whatever payout schedule you choose — daily by default. We take a small platform fee on each booking. No monthly billing surprises.
Is the weight & balance certified?
Calculations follow standard FAA methodology and are logged immutably with a SHA-256 hash of the inputs for audit trail. The aircraft envelope you load is yours, and you remain pilot-in-command — Xploration Works does not certify aircraft.
More questions? Browse the full FAQ or drop us a line.
Ready when you are
Stop juggling tools.
Start running tours.
Fourteen days free. No credit card. Your weekend back by Saturday.