Put more boats on the water.
Whitewater runs, kayak trips, canoe days, SUP sessions — where availability is not just seats. It is how many boats are on the water, and which guides can row them.
The 1pm run is sold out — on which boats?
Raft #3 is still on the morning run that got back late. Two guides are already on the water. And eight more people are booked for an hour from now.
Your fleet is your real capacity
- Boats and gear as capacity. Rafts, kayaks, canoes and SUPs are resources attached to your trips. When the boats are allocated, the slot is full — regardless of what the seat count says.
- No double-allocation, ever. Overlapping slots cannot claim the same raft. The morning run and the afternoon run each know exactly which boats they have.
- The day’s allocation at a glance. Which boat, which trip, which guide — all on the departure.
Overlapping slots cannot claim the same raft.
The right guide on the right river
- Guide roster and availability. Your guides live in Samba with their availability. Assign them to slots without a whiteboard.
- Per-guide schedules. Every guide sees their trips and their crews. Nobody gets booked on two rivers at once.
- Manifests for the put-in. Names, headcounts, and emergency contacts per departure — printed, or on a phone.
Slots that run themselves
- Multiple runs a day, from one rule. 9am, 1pm and 4pm generated months ahead by a recurring schedule. Pause it when the river is out of season.
- Oversell-proof checkout. Seats are held while someone checks out, so two families racing for the last raft cannot both win it.
- Cutoffs and minimums. Close bookings before shuttle time, and set a minimum party size so one lone seat cannot claim a raft built for six.
Weather happens — Samba bends
- Move bookings in a click. River too high? Shift a crew to tomorrow’s slot and seats rebalance on both dates automatically.
- Cancel a departure cleanly. One action cancels the bookings, stops any payments, and shows you exactly who is affected before you confirm.
- Refunds per your policy. Full, partial, or policy-tiered — with the paperwork generated for you.
Get found, get booked
Adventure demand is on the OTAs. Widgets on your own site, GetYourGuide and Viator alongside — every channel feeds the same slots, manifests, and boat allocations.
Calendar & book-now widgets, on the site you already have
GetYourGuideChannel bookings land in the same slots as direct ones
ViatorSame manifests, same finances, no extranet juggling
GetYourGuideViatorSamba counts your boats, schedules your guides, and fills every slot — so Saturday runs on the system, not on your memory.
Frequently asked questions
Does Samba handle boat and gear capacity, not just headcount?
Yes. Boats, kayaks, canoes and SUPs are resources attached to your trips, not just a seat count. When the boats are allocated, the slot is full — Samba won’t double-book a raft that’s already on the water, even if there are technically open seats.
Can I take a deposit for a multi-day rafting trip and collect the balance later?
Yes. Set a deposit and an installment schedule, and Samba handles the rest — automatic reminders, retries on failed cards, and a self-service portal where travelers can pay their balance without emailing you.
Do my GetYourGuide or Viator bookings show up in the same calendar as direct bookings?
Yes. Channel bookings land in the same manifest as bookings from your own site — same finances, same guide schedule, same boat allocation. No separate spreadsheet, no extranet juggling to see what’s actually happening on the water.
What does Samba cost for a seasonal, single-location outfitter?
$0 a month, no setup fees, no contracts. The first $10,000 in bookings is free; after that it’s a flat 2% per booking, which you can absorb or pass to travelers. Stripe processing is billed separately by Stripe.
How is this different from FareHarbor or Peek Pro for a rafting company?
FareHarbor and Peek Pro have more OTA reach if resellers drive most of your bookings — that’s a real reason to stay on either one. Samba is built for outfitters who sell direct: a flat, published fee instead of an unpublished percentage, and deposits and installment plans built into the free plan. If OTA volume is most of your business, weigh the trade-off honestly; if you’re trying to keep more of what you sell direct, that’s exactly what Samba is for.
The parts that do the work.
Run the river, not the paperwork.
Free to start. No setup fees. No contracts.