Tourism
Website, operations, payments, WhatsApp
Four layers, one system. Guests book. The desk sees remaining seats. Money lands. WhatsApp confirms. Built for lodges, boat cruises, and operators who sell to guests from anywhere.
How the work is stacked
A site without operations still double-books
Pick a layer or take the path. Starting prices in USD. Final quotes follow a short brief.
01
Website
From $2,400
The guest-facing site: packages, itineraries, fleet, and gallery. Fast, mobile, SEO and GEO. Not a template with a sunset stock photo.
02
Operations
From $2,500
Boats, rooms, vehicles, and dates in one calendar. Slot limits so the desk cannot sell the same 16:00 sailing twice.
03
Payments
From $1,200
Stripe and PayPal for overseas cards. Paynow for EcoCash, OneMoney, and local cards. Wired into the booking, not dropped in as a plugin.
04
From $2,800
Booking received, pickup time, and weather cancels on WhatsApp. Email is backup.
How a booking moves
Enquire is not the product. This is.
The same path for a sunset cruise, a lodge night, or a rafting slot.
01
Guest picks a date
Cruise, room, activity, or transfer. Remaining seats or rooms come from the operations calendar, not a static price page.
02
Deposit is paid
Paynow, Stripe, or both. Card numbers stay on the gateway. The office is notified when the money actually lands.
03
WhatsApp confirmation
Guest and desk get the same facts: date, boat or room, pickup, what is paid.
04
Calendar updates
Capacity drops. The next enquiry cannot take a seat that is already sold.
Operations
What the desk actually runs
Boat capacity, rooms, quotes, agents, transfers. Each line is a product we can scope and build.
Boat and cruise operations
From $2,500
Guest site, cruise catalogue, enquiry, WhatsApp, and capacity rules so a sailing is not sold twice. Next.js public site plus operations logic for boats, departure slots, and remaining seats.
Lodge and hotel booking engine
From $8,500
Room types, seasonal rates, deposits, and a calendar your front desk can trust. Pays through Paynow, Stripe, or both.
Tour operator quote and itinerary
From $6,500
Build a multi-day itinerary, send a branded quote, take a deposit, and lock the dates.
Activity and adventure booking
From $5,800
Rafting, transfers, sunset cruises, and slot limits so you stop double-booking boats and vehicles.
Travel agent and commission portal
From $7,200
Agents log in, book on net or commission rates, and see what they are owed.
Airport transfer and driver dispatch
From $5,400
Flight times, vehicle assignment, and driver updates. Useful for lodges and meet-and-greet desks.
Multi-property calendar
From $9,200
One operator, several lodges or camps, one availability picture.
Occupancy and revenue dashboard
From $4,600
Tonight’s rooms, next week’s activities, and what has actually been paid.
Confirmations people actually read
Guest WhatsApp confirmations
From $2,800
Booking, pickup, and activity reminders on WhatsApp instead of a mailbox nobody checks.
What gets sent
Booking received, remaining balance, pickup time, weather cancel. The guest and the operations phone see the same message. Not a chatbot demo.
Payments
Rails guests already use
International cards and local mobile money on the same booking. Merchant fees stay with the gateway.
Stripe · $1,400
Visa, Mastercard, and Apple Pay for overseas guests and USD invoices.
PayPal · $1,200
The checkout international travellers already trust for deposits.
Flutterwave · $1,500
African cards and mobile money in one integration.
PayFast · $1,300
South African cards and instant EFT.
Paynow · $1,600
Zimbabwe cards, EcoCash, and OneMoney for guests already on the ground.
Multi-gateway checkout · From $2,800
International card and local mobile money on the same booking.
Paynow test vs live
A test integration only accepts the merchant’s registered Paynow email. Real guests need a live Integration ID and key. Until you switch that in the Paynow dashboard, checkout will reject any other address.
If you already have a live site, send the link
We will say whether you need a website, a booking engine, a gateway, or the WhatsApp layer.