Tour our Travel App: Your Pocket-Sized Yoga Adventure Guide

Flight info, weather, maps, and visa requirements… 

Remember when travel planning meant wrangling a folder stuffed with important forms and wrinkly printouts?

Staying organized and informed is going to be much easier as you prepare for your Yoga Adventure – thanks to our app!

Our app powered by Vamoos is an easy-to-use cell phone app that holds your important travel documents, maps, weather reports, and flight information… while also acting as a pocket-sized tour guide! 

The app streamlines your pre-departure prep, and it’s packed with everything you’ll need to explore offline once you’re abroad.

If you’re reading this article, that (probably!) means you recently signed up for a Yoga Adventure! It’s time to let that exciting reality sink in and tackle a few important action items for smooth packing and traveling. 

(If that’s not you, feel free to stick around for a sneak peek into the custom app that keeps our Yoga Adventures low-stress and confusion-free!) 

Setting up the App

Our travel app is for planning and bringing on your trip, so the best time to get started is now (or as soon as you’re somewhere with strong Wifi!).

First, download the app for iPhone or Android.

Next, log in with the user ID and password we emailed you after your booking. Vamoos will find your adventure and download all the information you need, including:

• An official day-by-day itinerary, complete with dates, specific locations, and the latest updates that aren’t shown in the generalized itinerary on our website.
• Essential travel documents, from visa guidelines to flight booking information.
• A detailed offline map showing stops on your itinerary, street names, landmarks, restaurants, and more!

Is that download complete yet? Take a moment to poke around the app. It’s simple: just navigate with the icons on the bottom of the home screen. 

Now that you’ve got your bearings, it’s time to take care of some logistics – your visa and flight!

Get Ready With Important Documents

Open up the documents section of the app. You’ll want to make sure you read all of this info well before you depart.

And if you’re ever unsure, lost, or in an emergency situation (before or during your adventure) return here!

These documents include:

• Travel instructions and requirements:
• The Flight & Immigration Form Information document will help you book a flight that gets you to the right place at the right time. Note the name of your first hotel – you’ll need that for your immigration paperwork… and your own peace of mind!
• The Passport & Visas document lists the legal documentation you need to enter your destination. Don’t just check to see if your passport is current – some destinations have other requirements!
• Handy cheat sheets for currency exchange, because travel abroad just wouldn’t be the same without impromptu food stops and plenty of souvenirs!
• Official The Travel Yogi guidelines, including your responsibilities as a traveler and emergency contacts.
• Gratuity guidelines, so when it’s time to thank your local guides or restaurant staff, you’ll know just what to do.

Find Important Locations

During your adventure, you’ll want to know where you are, where you’re going next, and what you’ll be doing there. That’s easy to figure out using the Day by Day and Maps sections of Vamoos! 

Day by Day is your itinerary – it tells you where you’ll be, when you’ll be there, and what you’ll be doing. The Maps section helps you find each location in space. Both the itinerary and maps are already downloaded so you can navigate offline. 

Let’s look at an example from the Sicily Yoga adventure. 

If we go to the Day by Day section and click Day 1, we discover our hotel is in Verzella, just north of scenic Mt. Etna.

For a better visual, open the map. Numbered pins show important stops on your adventure in the order you’ll visit them. Just tap the pins to reveal the name of each site.

Here, we find the first three pins are Catania (where the airport is), the hotel, and the volcano. Get ready to catch some views from your ride up the A18 motorway!

You can also see your location as a blue dot on the map (if you can’t, check your phone settings to make sure location services are enabled for Vamoos). 

The map does more than show your trip’s major landmarks, though. Zoom in to show detailed street names, landmarks, and more – it’s all downloaded and perfect for when you’re out and about exploring.

Keep Track of Your Flights 

After you’ve booked your flight and sent us the information, we’ll add it to your profile, and the Flight Hub section will appear in the app. 

The app will sync the most up-to-date flight details and send you alerts when it’s time to board or if the gate changes. When you land, it’ll show what baggage claim you should head for.

Learn, Post, and Pack!

With logistics and essentials covered, it’s time for a bit more fun – the rest of Vamoos is designed to help you immerse yourself deeper in the culture and keep a record of your adventures. 

Check out these sections:

Enhance Your Trip 

Here you’ll find links to blog posts, language lessons, Spotify playlists, and other resources to help you sink into the culture in the weeks before your trip (or on the plane or bus).