When someone is ready to book, don't make them message you and wait.
Guests choose the tour, the date and how many people, pay by card and get their confirmation - on your own website, at any hour. The money goes straight to your own account.
15 minutes. If it isn't worth changing, we'll say so.
By message
Waits for your reply in the morning.
On your own site
Already done when you wake up.
How your customer pays.
Your customer pays by card on your own site and the booking is confirmed on the spot. If they need a factura, their tax details come with the booking, ready to invoice.
Tap a way to pay to see it on the phone.
Pay by card
Booking confirmed · confirmation sent
Details for your factura
Done · sent with your booking
Credit or debit. Confirmed on the spot.
We do the work. You approve.
- 1A 15-minute callYou tell us how you sell today.
- 2We set it all upYour tours, prices, payments and dashboard.
- 3You approve, it goes liveUsually in 2 to 4 weeks.
See it working on Legend Costa Rica.
Legend's tours, ATV trips and transfers are booked and paid on their own website. Go through a booking and take it to the payment screen - you don't have to pay.
What the guest does
- Chooses the tour
- Picks the date and how many people
- Adds their details and pays by card
- Gets the confirmation by email, in English, Spanish or French
Or book a whole tour on our demo tour company, all the way to the confirmation email - nothing is charged. Open the booking demo
What you see
Every booking in one place: who has paid, the week's departures and who is on them, and the bookings you take by phone, WhatsApp or through a hotel, added in the same calendar.
Open the demo dashboardA demo with made-up bookings.
Three questions, answered before they're asked.
A booking by message is a back-and-forth: the date, the price, the payment. Your site can answer all three on its own.
"Is there space on Saturday?"
Your site shows what's open on every departure, so guests only pick dates you can run.
"How much for four?"
The total updates as they choose the group size - no price to type out and send.
"How do I pay?"
By card, straight into your account. No transfer to chase and no screenshot to check.
Customers who like to message still can. Answer them as you do today - or send the link to the tour and let the booking finish itself.
Three ways operators take bookings today.
Most operators we speak to use one of these, or a mix. Each has a place - the question is which one your own customers go through.
By message and transfer
WhatsApp, email, a bank transfer or cash on the day
- Personal, and no fees
- Every booking is a conversation: dates, price, payment
- Guests who want to book at night wait until morning
- Payments to chase, no-shows with nothing paid
On a booking platform
A booking system with its own checkout
- Online booking and payment at any hour
- Tools for resellers and agents
- A fee on every booking - including guests who found you themselves
- The checkout and confirmation carry someone else's name
On your own site
With Pulpería
- Booking and payment at any hour, into your own account
- Your name from the tour page to the receipt
- 1.9% plus $39 a month
- Phone, WhatsApp and hotel bookings in the same calendar
The messages we send for you.
Every guest hears from you at the right moment, under your name, in English or Spanish. You approve the wording once; after that it runs on its own.
- Booking confirmedStraight away: the receipt, the date and time, and what's included.
- The day beforeThe pickup or meeting point, the time, and what to bring.
- After the tourThank you, and a request for a review.
- Next seasonAn invitation to come back, booking on your own site.
You also get an email for every booking, and the day's departures with who is on them.
Want to see what this would look like for your tours?
15 minutes with us: how bookings work on your site today, what the guest sees, and whether anything is worth changing.
What it costs.
$39 a month plus 1.9% of each booking paid on your own site. Bookings sold by Viator, GetYourGuide or your booking platform cost you nothing with us. No setup fee to add booking to the site you have.
Tours and activities, every month
$39 a month
+ 1.9% of each booking paid on your own site
- No setup fee to add booking to your site
- Month to month - stop any time
- Card fees at cost, charged by your own payment provider
What would you keep?
To get started, one time
Only if you want a new site: $799 once, then $29 a month to keep it running.
Check it against your real numbers.
Bring your last invoice from your booking platform. In 15 minutes we compare it with ours, line by line.
See it with your own tours.
In 15 minutes we show you booking and payment on your own site, with your tours and your prices.
What is included
- A booking page for every tour: dates, times and seats left
- Card payments - Visa, Mastercard, American Express - straight to your own account
- Guest emails: confirmation and receipt, the day-before reminder, the review request
- Your dashboard: every booking, payment and departure in one place
- Set up by us: your tours, prices and payments, in English and Spanish
- Factura details collected when they book
- Photos, a description and what is included on every tour page
- Adult and child prices, group and private-tour prices
- Transfers priced per vehicle, with pickup times
- Extras at checkout: hotel pickup, photos, lunch
- Seat limits per departure and booking cut-off times
- Taxes shown clearly in the total
- Deposit or full payment - your choice
- Discount codes and gift cards
- Digital waivers signed when they book
- Bookings you take by phone or WhatsApp, in the same calendar
- Each day's departures with guest names and who has paid
- Resellers and agents booking at their own rates
- An "ask a question" button that reaches you on WhatsApp
- Live in 2 to 4 weeks, with help from us by WhatsApp
Questions operators ask us.
Can customers still book by WhatsApp or phone?
Yes. Nothing changes for them. Bookings you take by phone, WhatsApp or through a hotel go into the same calendar as the ones made online, so you see every departure in one place.
What if my website isn't good enough?
We'll tell you honestly on the call. If it needs replacing, we build it with you, in English and Spanish, from $799 - and add booking when you want it.
Where does the money go?
Into a payment account in your own name - we never hold your money. We connect the processor that works best in your country and with your bank: in Costa Rica, ONVO; in Mexico, Stripe; in Colombia, a local processor such as Wompi, Bold or ePayco. If you bank or process elsewhere, we work out the best option with you.
Does it work with my current website?
Yes. The booking pages live on your own domain - for example book.yoursite.com - and the buttons on your site point to them. Nothing else on your site has to change.
What happens in the 15 minutes?
We look at your site and booking path together: what a guest sees when they want to book, what you pay today, and where your bookings come from. By the end you'll know whether there's a change worth making. If there isn't, we'll say so.
How long does it take to set up?
Usually two to four weeks from the day you say go. We load your tours, prices and departure times; you check everything before it goes live.
One clear lead, a small team.
Lars Beurskens leads every project, from the first call to the day your site goes live - and after.
Before Pulpería he spent fifteen years building digital products at adidas, RetailMeNot and Gumtree. A small team works with him on design, build and support, from Costa Rica.
Let's look at how guests book with you.
15 minutes by video: what happens today when someone wants to book, what we would change, and what it costs. If it isn't worth it, we'll tell you.
- A video call, at a time that suits you
- In English or Spanish
Rather write? lars@pulperiastudio.com
15 minutes, by video
Pick a time that suits you.
Times show in your own time zone. You'll get a calendar invite with the video link straight away.
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