Tarn for kayak & paddle tours

Kayak tour booking software for guided paddles.

Sunrise paddles, sunset tours, and a fleet that's either on the rack or on the water. Tarn books the seats, signs the waivers, and builds the day's schedule.

A paddle operation juggles a fleet, a tide of first-timers, and a schedule where the 10:00 eco-tour and the sunset paddle share the same boats and the same guides. Tarn sells each departure against its own capacity on your website, gets waivers signed before anyone reaches the beach, and lays the whole day out on one calendar: which tours are filling, who's guiding them, and which bookings still owe a signature or a balance.

Today's tours
Calm · 74°
7:30 · Sunrise Paddle
9 of 12 seats · Guide: Ana
Waivers 9/9
10:00 · Guided Eco-Tour
12 of 12 seats · Guide: Ben
Signed 10/12
6:30 · Sunset Paddle
12 of 12 seats · Guide: Ana
Sold out
The whole fleet's day on one calendar.
Built for how you run

The parts of your day Tarn already knows.

Departures with their own shape

The sunrise tour, the eco-paddle, and the sunset trip each get their own times, capacity, and price, sold side by side on one booking page.

Waivers signed before anyone shows up

Every guest gets a digital waiver link with their confirmation, reminders chase the ones who haven't signed, and the morning manifest shows exactly who's outstanding, so the van leaves on time.

Guides on the schedule, not in a group text

Assign guides per tour and time from the Schedule page. Every guide sees their day, and the manifest shows the crew exactly who's on the water when.

Conditions where you plan the day

Weather at your launch point sits on the dashboard next to the bookings: the factual readings behind calling the afternoon tour before guests drive out.

Your website, your Stripe account

The booking widget embeds on the site you already own, payments run through your own Stripe account with payouts straight to your bank, and every booking, contact, and waiver exports anytime.

Pay only when you're running

No monthly fee and no contract. Tarn takes a published 3% per booking, stepping down to 2% as you grow, and a closed season costs you $0.

Ideas to start from

How an operation like yours sets it up.

Illustrative setups, not templates you're locked into; every trip's schedule, capacity, pricing tiers, and deposit are yours to shape.

Sunset paddle

The tour that sells out first

One evening departure, capped at your fleet
Adult and youth pricing with a family price break
Arrival-details email sent automatically two days out

Guided eco-tour

Morning departures, heavy on first-timers

10:00 and 1:00 tours with live seat counts
Waivers signed from phones before the beach briefing
Guide assigned per departure from the Schedule page

Private group paddle

The bridal party that wants the beach to themselves

Booked by phone, confirmed with an emailed payment link
Group payment page splits the cost across the party
The whole group on one manifest line with waiver status
Common questions

Can different tours share one booking page?

Yes. Every tour you run lists on one booking widget with its own schedule, price, and live availability, embedded on your own website.

How do first-timers sign waivers?

From their phone, before they arrive. The link goes out with the confirmation, reminders chase the unsigned, and the manifest shows who's still outstanding.

Is there a monthly fee?

No. Tarn charges a published percentage per booking (3%, stepping down to 2%) with no contract, so a rained-out week or a closed season costs nothing.

Your next season starts at the desk. Make it a short visit.

Set up your trips, take your first booking, and get back on the water.

No card required · No subscription · Your data exports anytime