Sample Itineraries

Real custom travel guides, not mockups

Every one of these is a real Vagaplan output — full day-by-day plans with mapped stops, real budgets and booking links. Yours will be built to the same standard, tailored to exactly where and how you travel.

The Treasury at Petra glowing in the canyon, Jordan
Ancient History + Adventure & Thrills
7 days · Jordan · Couple · Comfort budget

Petra, Wadi Rum & the Dead Sea

Petra at dawn, a night under the stars in Wadi Rum, and floating on the Dead Sea — the wonders of Jordan in one week.

View full itinerary →
A gondola passing under the Rialto Bridge on Venice's Grand Canal, Italy
Arts & Culture + Ancient History
10 days · Italy · Couple + cat · Comfort budget

Rome, Florence & Venice

Rome's ancient core, Florence's Renaissance, and the canals of Venice — the classic Italian triangle by fast train, cat in tow.

View full itinerary →
White-washed Oia village above the blue caldera, Santorini
Sun & Beach + Ancient History
14 days · Greece · Couple · Mid budget

Athens, the Cyclades & Crete

The Acropolis, island-hopping ferries, white villages and the best beaches in the Aegean — two weeks across four bases.

View full itinerary →
A cobbled street climbing through the colourful Sighișoara citadel, Transylvania
Ancient History + Off the Beaten Path
10 days · Romania · Couple · Self-drive

Transylvania: The Real Dracula Road Trip

The real Vlad the Impaler — palace, capital, fortress, birthplace and grave — plus Corvin Castle and a salt-mine dreamworld, on one Carpathian loop.

View full itinerary →
California Coast — San Francisco to Santa Barbara
Road Trip + Sun & Beach
9 days · United States

Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Santa Barbara, with a Dog

View full itinerary →
Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto & Osaka
Arts & Culture + City & Food
10 days · Japan

Japan's Golden Route: Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto & Osaka

View full itinerary →
Iceland — the Ring Road
Road Trip + Nature & Hiking
8 days · Iceland

Iceland Ring Road: The Full Circle in 8 Days

View full itinerary →
Classic Portugal — warm pastel architecture and Atlantic light
Arts & Culture + City & Food
8 days · Portugal · Couple · Mid budget

Portugal Classic: Atlantic Cities & Fairytale Palaces

Lisbon's tiles, trams and palaces, the fairytale of Sintra, then Porto and the Douro — Portugal's classic Atlantic one-two by fast train.

View full itinerary →
Hot-air balloons drifting over the fairy-chimney valleys of Cappadocia at dawn, Turkey
Ancient History + Adventure & Thrills
11 days · Turkey · Couple · Mid budget

Turkey Highlights: Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus & Istanbul

Dawn balloons over Cappadocia, the white travertines of Pamukkale, the marble city of Ephesus, then Istanbul astride two continents — Turkey's greatest hits across four bases.

View full itinerary →
The Colosseum in Rome lit gold in the late afternoon sun, Italy
Ancient History + Arts & Culture
10 days · Italy · Couple · Mid budget

Ten Days in Rome

One city, ten days, one apartment: the Colosseum and the Vatican done properly, plus Ostia Antica, the catacombs of the Appian Way and Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli.

View full itinerary →
The vermilion torii gates of Fushimi Inari winding up the hillside in Kyoto, Japan
Arts & Culture + City & Food
14 days · Japan · Couple · Mid budget

Fourteen Days in Japan

Two weeks across Tokyo, a Hakone ryokan under Fuji, Kyoto and Osaka — long enough to get past the highlight reel, with the Shinkansen doing the work between bases.

View full itinerary →
Tower Bridge over the Thames at golden hour, London
Arts & Culture + Ancient History
7 days · United Kingdom · Couple · Mid budget

Seven Days in London

A week in one London hotel: the Tower, the Abbey and the British Museum without sprinting, plus Greenwich by river and a day out at Windsor.

View full itinerary →
Silk lanterns glowing over the old town at night in Hoi An, Vietnam
Ancient History + City & Food
14 days · Vietnam · Couple · Mid budget

Fourteen Days in Vietnam

The full spine of Vietnam in four settled bases: Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, the karst rivers of Ninh Binh, lantern-lit Hoi An, then Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong.

View full itinerary →
A fortified Saxon church above a Transylvanian village, Romania
Off the Beaten Path + Ancient History
7 days · Romania · Couple · Mid budget

Transylvania Beyond Dracula

Cluj, Sibiu and Sighișoara in a week: UNESCO Saxon churches, the Turda salt mine, and the Europe that still runs on horse carts.

View full itinerary →
Build My Custom Travel Guide — Free

3 free trip ideas · Build a full itinerary with tokens (from $2.50/week)

Want to see real trips actually walked and filmed? Explore VagaTrips — field notes from the road →