Varde
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Est. 2026 · For the organizer

Plan the trip
you’ll talk about
for years.

Varde is the quiet software behind great group trips, so the organizer actually gets to enjoy it too.

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§ 01 · The glimpse

One place for the itinerary, the crew, and the day ahead.

A tour of the product in five tiles. Real trips get built in minutes, and the feeling lasts a lot longer.

varde · dolomitiitinerary
Dolomiti, slowly.
Jun 14–22 · Northern Italy · 4 travelers
MKJLARTN
07:40
Cable car to Seceda ridge
Val Gardena · Clear, 12°
Hike
12:30
Rifugio Firenze, long lunch
Reservation · 4 guests
Voted 4/4
16:10
Swim at Lago di Braies
23 min drive · coins for parking
Varde AI
19:45
Dinner at Alpenrose terrace
Sunset · deposit paid
Dinner
Crew clinking glasses by a lakecrew · table · golden hour
Two travelers on a scenic driveroadside · window seat
todaymon 16
Monday
day 3 / 9
Clear · 12→21°
12:30
Lunch at Rifugio Firenze
reservation · 22 min walk
16:10
Swim · Lago di Braies
Friends around a campfire under starsfire · tent · friends
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§ 02 · Our story

Stones stacked by travelers to guide those who follow.

Varde
/ˈvɑːr.də/ · Old Norse, varði
n. A cairn or beacon marker. A small, deliberate stack of stones, built by those who came before, to keep the next traveler on the trail.

For centuries, hikers and pilgrims have built vǫrðron ridgelines and trailheads: little rock towers that are small acts of care for strangers they’ll never meet. Varde is software for that same instinct: the friend who opens the spreadsheet, reads the rental terms, and texts the group “we leave at 7.”

§ 03 · How it works

From the first idea to the final day.

Friends poring over a paper mapkitchen table · maps · coffee
Group of friends hugging on a hilltopcrew · hug · summit
Open road through a vast landscapethe road ahead
01.

Explore.
Start with a spark.

Drop a place, some dates, and the names of the people. Varde pulls together the shape of the trip (days, neighborhoods, starter ideas) so the blank page never wins.

Date & placeInvite your crewAI starter ideasPublic link
new trip · draft01
Working title
Cabins, no cell service.
Place
Methow Valley, WA
Dates
Oct 24–29, 2026
Crew invited
Marlen, Jae, Aram, Tove
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Winding mountain roadthe route · dolomiti pass
Alpine lake at golden hourlake · golden hour
Hiker at a trailheadtrailhead · orientation
02.

Journey.
The day, drawn in.

Every stop on one page: times, places, lodging, flights, notes. Drag to reshuffle, or let the map settle the argument about what's actually close.

Itinerary builderMap viewFlights & lodgingDrag to reorder
day 4 · map02
Trailhead · 06:30
Summit lunch · 12:10
Cabin · 18:45
Friends around a dinner table, candle-litdinner · candlelight · vote
Hands raising glassestoast · settled it
Friend showing a phone screensplit · receipt · cafe
03.

Connect.
Settle it as a group.

Polls for the ones who care, quiet defaults for the ones who don't. Shared budgets keep everyone honest, and a public link needs no account.

Group pollsSplit budgetPacking listsPublic share
thursday dinner · vote03

Where are we eating Thursday?

Poll closes at 17:00 · 4 of 4 voted

Osteria della Piazza· Winner
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50%
Trattoria Marmolada
J
25%
Hut dinner at Rifugio Sella
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25%
Traveler looking at sunrisetoday · quiet morning
Open travel journal with coffeejournal · recap
Friends walking a dusty trailphones down · trail
04.

Experience.
Less phone, more trail.

When the day starts, Varde collapses into a single card: today's plan, weather, lodging, notes. At the end, it writes the story of the trip back to you.

Today viewTrip photosAI recap story
today04
Monday, June 16
Day 3 of 9
Clear · 12° rising to 21° · sunset 21:14
07:40
Seceda cable car
meet at lobby 07:15 · tickets on Marlen's phone
12:30
Lunch at Rifugio Firenze
4 guests · 22 min walk from viewpoint
16:10
Swim at Lago di Braies
coins for parking · $6
19:45
Dinner at Alpenrose terrace
sunset · deposit paid · dress warm
Mountain lake at golden hour
The trips you talk about for years are the ones you planned together.
· Why we built Varde
§ 04 · Moments

Varde sits in your pocket. The trip sits in your memory.

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Pair of friends walking toward campwalk · camp · evening
Camper van parked by a lakevan · lake · patience
Lake at golden hour with mountainsdusk · alpine lake
Morning coffee at a cabin windowcoffee · cabin · window
§ 05 · Everything inside

A tool for the one who keeps the group on track.

F · 01

Day-by-day itinerary

A real schedule, not a list of links. Times, places, notes and attachments per stop. Drag to reorder. Duplicate a day. Pin a detail.

F · 02

Live collaboration

Everyone sees every edit when they open the tab. No duplicate docs, no "which version is this?"

F · 03

Map view

Your day's stops plotted and routed. Finally know what's actually nearby.

F · 04

Shared budget

Track spend, split costs, see who owes whom by the last night.

F · 05

Polls & votes

Dinner, trailhead, day off? Put it to the crew. Fewer group chats, more actual decisions.

F · 06

Flights, lodging & confirmation numbers

Every reservation in one place, dropped on the right day. Flights, hotels, confirmation numbers, all where you expect them.

F · 07

Trip photos & recap

Upload as you go. At the end, Varde writes the story of your trip: a keepsake you can print, share, or ignore.

F · 08

Varde AI

Suggestions that respect your day, not ten identical listicles. A calm assistant, not a hype machine.

Mountain landscape at sunrise
§ 06 · Trailhead

Your next great trip
starts with a single idea.

A free account gets everyone in: organizer, planner, and the one who always says “whatever you want.” Your first trip takes about four minutes.

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Free forever · No card required · Best for groups of 2–20