Plan Your Trip in 7 Steps
From your first idea to a fully packed car, here's how PathRoam helps you every step of the way.
Create Your Trip
Every adventure starts with a plan. Create a new trip by giving it a name, choosing your region, and setting your travel dates. Pick a starting location and select your preferred route style — whether you want the shortest path, fewer turns, or a balanced route.
- Give your trip a name, description, and region
- Set start and end dates for your journey
- Choose your starting location with search
- Pick a route preference (balanced, shortest, fewer turns)
Add Stops
Build your route by adding stops along the way. Search for destinations, view them on the map, and drag to reorder. Mark each stop as a waypoint, overnight stay, attraction, or fuel stop. When you add a fuel stop, PathRoam searches 3,800+ South African fuel stations to find the nearest ones within 20 km.
- Search for destinations or browse the map
- Drag to reorder your route
- Four stop types: waypoint, overnight, attraction, and fuel
- Fuel stops auto-suggest nearby stations with brand and distance
- See your full route with distance and time estimates
Find Accommodation
Discover over 1,200 campsites, guest houses, and lodges near any stop on your route. Browse by type, check contact details and amenities, and add spots to your trip. You can also suggest new places for the community or propose edits to improve existing listings.
- Search 1,200+ campsites and lodges near any stop
- View contact details, amenities, and type
- Suggest new spots for the community
- Propose edits to improve listing accuracy
Plan Your Meals
Organise your meals day by day — breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Add ingredients with quantities, assign cooks from your group, and watch everything sync automatically to your shopping list. No more forgotten ingredients or mealtime debates.
- Organise meals by day and slot (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks)
- Add ingredients with quantities
- Assign cooks from your travel group
- Ingredients auto-sync to your shopping list
Track Costs
Stay on top of your budget with built-in cost tracking. Set a daily budget, register your vehicle details, and get automatic fuel cost estimates based on your route. On shared trips, each vehicle is tracked separately so everyone knows their share.
- Set a daily budget and tracking mode
- Register your vehicle’s fuel type and consumption
- Multi-vehicle fuel tracking on shared trips
- See estimated fuel costs for your route
Collaborate
Road trips are better with friends. Invite your travel companions by email and plan together in real time. See who is online, make changes simultaneously, and keep everyone on the same page with shared lists and live updates.
- Invite companions by email
- Real-time presence — see who’s online editing
- Shared packing, shopping, and meal lists
- Assign items to specific people
Pack & Shop
Never forget the essentials. Create categorised packing lists for gear, clothes, and supplies. Build shopping lists manually or let meal ingredients sync automatically. Assign items to specific people so everyone knows what to bring. Everything works offline too — perfect for areas with patchy signal.
- Create categorised packing lists
- Build shopping lists (manual + meal-synced)
- Assign items to travel companions
- Works offline — syncs when back online
Ready to Start Your Adventure?
Join PathRoam for free and start planning your perfect road trip today.