Guides & Itineraries

Plans written by people.
Reshaped for you.

Don't start from a blank page. Pick a guide written by a real traveler — a week in Portugal, a long weekend in Mexico City — and let Wanderlust reshape it around your dates, your group, and the pace you actually travel.

480+ guides · 190 countries · new ones weekly
Vol. 042 · Summer
Marrakech, slowly.
Vol. 017 · 10 Days
Tokyo → Hakone → Kyoto.
Day 3
Lisbon Guide · Day 2
— Alfama, slow morning
p. 24

A walk through Alfama, before it wakes up.

By Ana Ferraz · Lisbon resident
  • 08:30Pastéis de BelémGo early, skip the line, eat two warm. Coffee at the counter.FOOD
  • 10:00Jerónimos MonasteryGo inside. The cloister is the point — twenty minutes, no more.SIGHT
  • 13:00Tram 28 → AlfamaGet off at Graça. Walk down to Santa Luzia for the miradouro.ROUTE
  • 15:00Feitoria (reserve today)A slow dinner worth the splurge — book now, they fill fast.RESERVE
  • EveningFado in Mesa de FradesSmall, tucked-away, no photos. A proper ending.MOOD
Skip tram 28 at 11am
— too full. Walk it.
Guides written in
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The idea

Not a blog post. Not an AI summary. A real plan.

Most travel content is either a search result pretending to be advice, or a chatbot pretending to be a local. Our guides are the in-between thing you actually want — written by people who lived it, shaped by a system that remembers your dates.

Written by people who went.

Every guide is authored by a real traveler — names, bios, and the trips they took to write it. No scraped listicles, no AI-generated padding.

“The kind of thing a well-traveled friend would text you.”

Down to the restaurant.

Neighborhood-by-neighborhood picks. The walking route that makes sense. The reservations to make this week, and the mornings to leave empty.

“Every guide has the one restaurant I'd have missed.”

One tap and it's yours.

Every guide turns into a live itinerary in your account — dates shifted, your group size accounted for, your bucketlist pinned into place.

“I imported a guide on Sunday, boarded on Thursday.”
This week's shelf

Guides you could steal from today.

A rotating library of editor-curated itineraries — city breaks, country loops, long weekends, slow months. Tap one to open the full week, then remix it around you.

Inside a guide

A day, as a route. Not a list.

Every day in every guide is written to move through — a real sequence, with walking times, the reservations to make now, and the one weird place only locals send.

Lisbon Guide · Day 1
A slow morning in Belém, a fado night in Alfama.
08:30Pastéis de BelémGo early, skip the line, eat two warm. Coffee at the counter.FOOD
10:00Jerónimos MonasteryGo inside. The cloister is the point — twenty minutes, no more.SIGHT
13:00Tram 28 → AlfamaGet off at Graça. Walk down to Santa Luzia for the miradouro.ROUTE
15:00Feitoria (reserve today)A slow dinner worth the splurge — book now, they fill fast.RESERVE
EveningFado in Mesa de FradesSmall, tucked-away, no photos. A proper ending.MOOD
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Not a list. A route.

Every day lays out as a walking or transit route that actually flows — written to move through, not to scroll.

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What to book this week.

The three reservations that fill up first, flagged. Visa reminders, opening hours, which day the museum is closed.

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The weird little place.

Every guide has the bar, bakery, record store, or view-point that only locals send their friends to. Not stuck at the bottom — woven in.

Make it yours

Reshape any guide in one sentence.

Every guide is a starting point. Tell Wanderlust your dates, your group, your pace — the whole plan adjusts. Add a morning, cut a day, trade a hike for a spa. Your version of someone else's week.

AI travel assistantON A GUIDE · LISBON WEEK
7 DAYS2 ADULTS + 1 KIDUNDER $2.8KSLOW PACEVEGETARIAN
“Make day 3 slower — my daughter's 7. Swap the Sintra hike for a pool afternoon.
Wanderlust reshaping…
Day 3 · Sintra hike, 14km
Day 3 · Sintra palaces by tuk-tuk, pool at 4pm
Lunch: A Parreirinha
Lunch: Piriquita II (veg options, kid-friendly)
UPDATED · 4 STOPS · 2 RESERVATIONS MOVED · 1 WALK SHORTENED
How it works

From a guide on a shelf to a trip in your pocket.

Three steps. No spreadsheets, no starting over. Browse, shape, go.

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Pick the guide that fits.

Browse by destination, vibe, or length. Open one to read its days, its author, its reservations.

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Shape it around you.

Drag dates, swap a day, point the AI at your group. The whole week adjusts — restaurants, routes, bookings.

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Go — offline-ready.

Your copy of the guide syncs to your phone. Maps, times, reservations. It works without service in Patagonia.

The authors

Written by the people you'd text.

Not an anonymous copywriter. Not a chatbot. Named, verified travelers with years in the place — and a 4.8+ average rating on every guide they publish.

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Ana Ferraz
Lisbon · wine writer
“A Week in Portugal.”
12trips written
4.9★avg rating
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Luis Navarro
Mexico City · chef
“Food-First Weekend in CDMX.”
6trips written
4.8★avg rating
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Sophie Tanaka
Kyoto · photographer
“Japan in 10 Days.”
9trips written
5.0★avg rating
Fair questions

The things people actually ask.

Are the guides free?
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Most guides are free to read and preview. Full day-by-day itineraries, reservations, and AI reshaping are part of Wanderlust Pro. You can always open a guide, skim the neighborhood notes, and decide whether to shape it into a real trip.
Who writes the guides?
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Named, vetted travelers — chefs, photographers, wine writers, locals, nomads. Every guide shows the author's name, where they live, and the years they spent in the place. No ghostwriting, no scraping, no AI-generated listicles.
Can I reshape a guide around my dates and group?
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Yes. Open a guide, hit 'Make it mine', and our AI fits it to your dates, group size, budget, and even your pace (slow, medium, go-go-go). You can still swap any day manually.
Do the guides work offline?
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Once a guide is turned into your itinerary, it syncs to your phone for offline use — maps, reservations, and notes included. Useful on long-hauls and in the mountains.
Can I publish my own guide?
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Yes — through our Publisher tier. Travelers and small businesses can write guides, set prices, and earn from readers who buy or book. Reach out via /contact to apply.
Ready when you are

Pick a guide.
Board on Thursday.

Start free, no card. Open any guide, turn it into your itinerary, and sync it to your phone in under two minutes.