Vacay Alchemist🪄 AI-planned trips, done for you
You don't plan your trip. We do. Then you just book it.
Tell us about your dream trip — interests, dates, who's coming. AI researches restaurants, sights, and the best prices, and emails you a complete plan with booking links. We never book anything for you — you stay in control, we just do the work.
Answer a few questions and a real day-by-day plan lands in your inbox.
How it works
Chat with your Alchemist
A fun, fast back-and-forth — interests, dream destinations, dates, who's coming with you. Takes about 5 minutes.
AI researches your trip
We build a real day-by-day plan in seconds — restaurants, sights, best times and prices to book.
It lands in your inbox
Usually in under 2 minutes, a finished plan arrives with booking links attached. You click, you book, you go.
Every pick comes with a "why this pick" note — not a generic top-10 list.
Everything a great trip needs, in one place
Every tool other planners split across a chat window, a spreadsheet, and a browser full of tabs — built into every plan.
A hosted trip page, not just an email
Every plan gets a clean, mobile-friendly page you can pull up on your phone mid-trip — updated in place if you request a revision.
“Why this pick” notes
Every restaurant and activity comes with a one-line reason tied to what you told us — not a generic “top 10” list.
Trip readiness checklist
Passport/visa reminders, entry requirements, currency & tipping norms, plug/voltage type, and a packing list tuned to your season and plans.
Real dollar savings, spelled out
We're wiring up live pricing data so Smart Detailed and Premium plans will show exactly what you're saving on the flight/hotel combo we suggest — not just a link to go compare it yourself.
Hidden-gem recommendations
Premium plans go past the obvious tourist list with local picks matched to your specific interests.
Daily digest emails, during your actual trip
Premium's signature feature: every morning of your trip, today's activities, restaurant picks, the day's weather, and your hidden gem land in your inbox before you're even out of bed. Nobody's free chatbot does this.
Money-back re-do guarantee
Not happy with your plan? One free full regeneration, no questions asked, within 7 days of delivery.
Weather backup plans
Smart Detailed and Premium plans include a backup activity for each day in case weather doesn't cooperate.
Built-in trip budget tracker
Smart Detailed and Premium plans let you log what you actually paid for anything — flights, hotel, rental car, every activity and meal. A running total adds it all up automatically and tracks it against your stated budget, so you always know where you stand.
Safety-checked, always
Every plan is checked against current travel advisories, with a clear warning if your destination (or a specific pick) carries elevated risk.
Choose-your-own-adventure days
Premium plans give some days two paths — high-energy or low-key — so you decide in the moment, not weeks in advance.
Gifting mode
Buy a plan as a gift — you answer what you know, they fill in the rest. Coming soon.
Your itinerary, kept up to date
Booked your flight, hotel, or a rental car? Add it on your trip page and see it reflected instantly — unlimited updates per trip, every tier.
A real trip page — not a mockup. Open the live example →
Live weather built into the plan, with a backup pick if it turns.
The plan's already done — all that's left is to go.
⚖️ See the difference
A finished plan, not a chat window or a $400 phone call
Free AI planners leave you to do the assembling. Human travel agents do it well, but slowly and expensively. Vacay Alchemist is the only one that's finished, fast, and affordable — line by line, here's what that actually means.
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Free AI Planners
$0–$49/yr
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Vacay Alchemist
$69–$149/trip
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Human Travel Agents
$100–$1,500+
Finished plan, not just a draft you refine yourself
Fully finished plan in under 2 minutes
Personalized to your exact dates & budget
"Why this pick" notes on every recommendation
Hosted, mobile-friendly trip page
Pre-trip reminder email before you leave
Daily digest emails during your trip (Premium)
Trip readiness checklist (visas, packing, currency)
Local hidden-gem recommendations (Premium)
Add a nearby city as a day trip, folded into your plan (Smart Detailed & Premium)
Interactive trip map with one-tap Google Maps navigation (Premium)
Money-back re-do guarantee
You always book direct — no fees, no markup
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You always book direct, yourself — no fees, no markup, ever.
Everything checked and ready — you just have to pack.
Pricing
One-time price per trip, delivered in under 2 minutes. No subscription, no account required.
Basic
A complete, ready-to-book plan — every pick is a real place, not a placeholder.
$69
- Full day-by-day itinerary — real named restaurants, sights & activities matched to your interests
- A "why this pick" note on every recommendation, not a generic top-10 list
- Direct booking links for flights, hotels, rental cars, activities & restaurants — no fees, no markup
- Trip readiness checklist + packing list tuned to your destination and dates
- Checked against current travel advisories before it's ever sent to you
- Unlimited updates to your itinerary, any time before or during your trip
- Delivered in under 2 minutes
Smart Detailed
Everything in Basic, plus a plan B for every day and a built-in budget tracker — so nothing about your trip catches you off guard, weather or spending.
$99
- Everything in Basic
- A backup activity for every single day, chosen in advance — if the weather turns, you already know exactly what to do instead of scrambling to research something new
- Log what you actually paid — flights, hotel, rental car, every activity and meal — and watch a running total add itself up automatically, tracked against your stated budget
- Add a nearby city as a day trip — see the distance and drive time, then fold its top sights into a day of your existing plan, no new purchase and no starting over
- Delivered in under 2 minutes
Premium
The full concierge experience — like having a well-traveled friend plan your trip and check in with you every morning.
$149
- Everything in Smart Detailed
- A hidden-gem pick every day — past the obvious tourist list, matched to what you told us you actually like
- Choose-your-own-adventure days — some days give you two paths, high-energy or low-key, so you decide in the moment
- The advanced interactive map — every stop plotted and filterable, day-by-day routes, and one-tap hand-off to Google Maps so you can actually navigate on the ground
- A daily digest email every morning of your trip — today's plan, the day's weather, and your hidden gem, waiting in your inbox before you're even out of bed
- Delivered in under 2 minutes
Vacay Alchemist never books or charges for flights, hotels, cars, activities, or restaurants — every link takes you straight to the airline, hotel, rental, tour, or restaurant site to book yourself.
Not happy with it? A money-back re-do guarantee has you covered.
📸 Where to next?
Free destination guides
Knowledgeable about everywhere, before you ever pay us a cent. New guides added regularly.
Lisbon, Portugal
3 Days in Lisbon
Hills, pastel de nata, and the best miradouro sunset views packed into a long weekend.
Japan
7 Days in Japan (Tokyo + Kyoto)
The classic first-timer route: neon-lit Tokyo, then the shrines and gardens of Kyoto, connected by shinkansen.
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Best Time to Visit the Amalfi Coast
Cliffside towns, lemon groves, and boat rides — timed right, without August's gridlock.
Orlando, Florida
Family Trip to Orlando
Theme parks without the meltdown — pacing, park order, and off-park days that actually help.
Iceland
Iceland Ring Road in 8 Days
Waterfalls, black-sand beaches, and glaciers via a full loop of Route 1 — one of the best road trips anywhere.