Booking faqs

Once accepted into the Tribe, you'll then decide how many chapters you'd like to join over a 365-day period. This is your chapter plan.  We currently offer 1-chapter, 2-chapter, 3+ chapter, and 6+ chapter plans. Each plan offers a different pricing tier – the more chapters you join, the less you pay per chapter!

You can see the full pricing breakdown on the chart at the top of our How It Works page. 

Your chapter plan is essentially one $300 deposit made for each chapter you plan to join over the 365-day period.

For example, to secure a plan at the 3+ chapter pricing tier, you'd make 3, $300 deposits which we would then keep and apply towards the chapters you decided to book. You don't have to decide on these chapters right away – you can simply email us to let us know when and where you'd like to join, and we'll put your deposit toward that chapter!

Once accepted into the Tribe, all new members pay a $300 join fee – this helps to cover the costs of onboarding into the Tribe. This officially makes you a member of the Tribe.

If you accept our invitation to join the Tribe within 7 days, we will credit $100 of this join fee back to your first chapter. (You'll see this credit applied to the final balance.) 

From there, you'll select your chapter plan and make those chapter deposits. 

Your chapter plan will be valid for 12 months from the start of your FIRST chapter. 

The last deposit is lost. All chapters must be booked and joined within the 365 days of beginning your chapter plan.

No. For your chapter plan, we only ask for a $300 deposit per chapter. So if you choose a 3+ chapter plan, we would ask for $900 at the point of setting it up. Chapters also don’t need to be paid in full in advance.

We apply one of the $300 deposits from your chapter plan to a chapter as and when you request to book it, and then the final sum isn’t due until 6 weeks before the chapter begins. In this way, you can reserve your spot far in advance, without having to put down the full payment for it.

To make sure you maximize the time to book all your chapters, your chapter plan is automatically extended up until a maximum of 6 months after you’ve set up the chapter plan if you don’t join a chapter before that time.

If you join before that time, your chapter plan period starts from the first day of your first chapter - and you then have 365 days to use all your chapters. 

Join. In order for the chapter deposits to be applied, you have to join all chapters of your plan within the 365 days. For your last chapter, it’s ok if it runs over the 365 day period, as long as that starting date of the chapter is before that time.

Remember, to make sure you get the most out of your chapter plan time, you also have the automatic membership extension for a maximum of 6 months if you don’t join your first chapter immediately after setting up your plan.

6 weeks before the start of the chapter. We will send you a second payment link to complete this payment. Please note: if chapter payments aren’t received on time, we may cancel the booking and offer the spot to someone else.

Not anymore. We did upgrade in the past, but have recently transitioned to a new Experience Guarantee that gives new members the option to downgrade their chapter plan up to 2 weeks after their first chapter. (See below for more info!)

If you are a new member and this is your first chapter plan, you can start off with a higher plan to gain the benefits from that pricing tier for your first chapter. You will then have up to 2 weeks after your first chapter to decide if you want to keep that chapter plan. If at that point you realize you won't be able to join all of these chapters, we will downgrade your chapter plan - by refunding you the additional deposits (less the difference in chapter price.) 

For example, if you start out with the 5+ chapter plan but then decide after your first chapter to downgrade to 2, we would refund you $900 (3 deposits) minus the difference in your first chapter price from the 5+ to 2 tier level. 

We want to make it as easy for you as possible to get the best pricing right up front – without the risk! 

Your chapter deposits are non-refundable. 

If you have made a deposit but change your mind about joining that chapter, you can leet us know 6 weeks in advance and we will release your deposit to be used towards a future chapter. 

We will email you if your chapter plan is going to expire within 90 days and you still have chapter deposits remaining. Remember: you need to book chapters that are starting within 365 days of your chapter plan beginning. 

No. There’s no need to make a decision now for all the chapters you may want to join in the future.

For the chapter plan, you just need to have an idea of how many you want to do within 12 months.

We do recommend to book chapters at least 6 weeks in advance to make sure that there’s still a spot available, and if you want first choice on rooms, you may want to book even earlier (to keep things fair, we give room choice priority in booking order).

Yes. We don’t lock anyone in to a shared or private room plan, so you can always choose what type of room you want at the time of booking it.

Just bear in mind that once your room is booked for a specific chapter, we will only be able to change the room for that chapter if there’s another room available.

Yes, but with a few conditions. It’s possible, but it depends on if there is another member who would like to take the other half of that chapter.

If there is, then we calculate partial stays like this: 

• For 4-week chapters, the price of a half-chapter is 70% of the 4-week price. 
• For 6-week chapters, the 3-week price is 60% of the 6-week price.
• For last-minute bookings (less than 2 weeks until the start of the chapter), if a spot is still available, it’s possible to book a partial chapter at a prorated rate and without needing to have someone else to take the other half. 

We decided to do this, because if there’s still a spot available, we want to make it as frictionless as possible for someone to join spontaneously.

12 months. We also try to release information about next year’s chapters about 12 months in advance.

If you’d like to book further in advance, please email us about the chapter you’re interested in, and we’ll put your name first on the list of enquiries.

• Accommodation
• Bills
• Basic cleaning
• WiFi
• Internet backups
• Space to work within your accommodation
• Awesome tribe of people!

We do our best to fix internet issues quickly, but for the cases when the internet drops the ball, we always have backup devices ready for people to hop on to be able to keep working unobstructed.

Occasionally, like in our Bolivia chapters, there may also be the optional add-on of having cooked meals prepared for us for an additional fee.

Sometimes. Occasionally, there’s a last-minute spot available due to travel cancellations, so don’t hesitate to ask! I

If you book last-minute on to a chapter that’s already started, it’s still possible to join, and we’ll prorate the days. Please note: standard prorating is only possible for last-minute bookings.

Yes. You can have a look at the How It Works page, where you’ll find the different prices based on how many chapters you decide to do within a 12-month period. Please bear in mind that we don’t do upgrades half-way through a chapter plan. Instead, in those cases, members simply set up a new chapter plan and decide how many chapters they want to do from that point on.

Yes, but rarely.

We try to make all chapters that we announce happen, but occasionally, we may have to cancel chapters. In most cases, this will be due to political or natural disaster situations that make it dangerous to travel to that destination.

In the rare case that we have to cancel a chapter that has already been booked, of course, we will fully refund the booking.

See our month-by-month travel calendar.

We set this up to make your life a bit easier if you know you want to travel for a specific month, but need some inspiration to choose where you’ll go.

Yes! If you've booked BOTH chapters in the same city on either end, you will get the gap week for free!

If you are joining one of our semi-permanent chapters (Colombia, South Africa, Bali, Lisbon, or Bolivia), you can add on the week before or after the chapter at the following rate: 

Tier 1:  $40/night

Tier 2: $45/night

If you have not joined either chapter, we do not offer the option to join us solely for the gap week. 

For the vast majority of chapters, shared rooms house two members.

On occasion, we will have shared rooms for 3 members. You will always know if this is an option for your chapter, and we may offer a discount for this type of room. However, you will normally be sharing with just one other member. 

Yes! We don’t lock anyone in to a shared or private room plan, so you can always choose what type of room you want at the time of booking it. 

Just bear in mind that once your room is booked for a specific chapter, we will only be able to change the room for that chapter if there’s another room available.

Our accommodation types vary by chapter - it's all part of the adventure! From villas in Bali to apartments in the heart of Medellin, our priority is to create a community space in the heart of our location, with good WiFi, comfortable rooms and living areas, and space for co-working. 

You can expect to stay in either a shared villa or apartment while on chapter, shared with anywhere between 3-6 other Tribe members in most places. 

While this varies by location, we generally have a 2-4 member per bathroom ratio for the houses and apartments. For many chapters, you will have the option to upgrade to an ensuite room for additional privacy.

Yes - for many chapters we will have ensuite private rooms available with their own bathroom for an additional $200. 

It depends. Think about your spending habits and the general cost of living in that country. If you’re looking to budget, you might spend as little as $800 for a month, but people who decided to do several bigger weekend trips and taste their way through lots of nice restaurants have often spent twice that amount.

 Of course, none of the activities or weekend trips that the group organizes are mandatory, so you can control your budget as suits you. Regardless of your budget, you will have more things to do than you have time for, and in general, the group is conscious and considerate of the fact that there are different budgets.

Flights, food, transportation, and activities.

We organize all trips and activities together as a group. This means that everyone has the freedom to choose what they would like to be part of and to shape their own experience, as well as that of the other members.

We ask every member to come in with the intention to contribute in whatever way they feel inspired. Whether bringing the Tribe together to try a highly-rated restaurant, or collaborating with other members to make a dreamy weekend trip happen.

A lot! Tribers have been really creative with the gap weeks. Some decide to stay in the same place for an extra week, others travel to a different part of the country to really tick it off as ‘completed’, but most members have joined up to do little (or sometimes bigger) extra trips, including a week on the Galapagos Islands, a sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands, and a Yacht Week boat takeover with other members of the Tribe.

We recommend to have an idea of what you might want to do, but not to book it all until you’ve had a chance to talk to other members – you might miss an opportunity to join on a really cool trip!

While we do our best to assist our members with the Visa process, it’s always recommended that members research Visa requirements based on where they’d like to travel. We’re happy to provide guidance and even a sponsor letter if needed though, so no member is left without support during a Visa process.

Our founders are still living, working, and traveling with the group after 3 years on the road! We created this community because we were missing it in our lives! We consider ourselves as members of the community just like everyone else. 

However, since we've massively expanded to run multiple chapters each month, we have trained an amazing team of Chapter Hosts to lead each group. You'll have one of these incredible team members on staff to answer any questions or solve any issue you have while on chapter!

If you are staying in a private room, you may invite a non-member guest to stay with you up to 3 nights. 

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Beyond 3 nights, a guest needs to be an official member of the Tribe. 

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Other Tribe members may come stay as a guest for up to 2 weeks. 

In this case, we require all Tribe members staying between 3 nights and 2 weeks to pay a pro-rated Bonus Triber fee of $100/week, or $15/day. The Tribe guest will then be added to our chapter Slack channels, and will be welcomed to join in for any and all of the regular Tribe activities. 

Beyond 2 weeks, a Tribe member guest will need to set up a membership and book in their spot for the chapter. As a reminder, two Tribers sharing a room as a couple will each pay the shared price for the chapter. 

No. For your chapter plan, we only ask for a $300 deposit per chapter. So if you choose a 3+ chapter plan, we would ask for $900 at the point of setting it up.

When you decide to BOOK a chapter, we will send you a link to make your full payment.

Your full payment will be due 6 weeks in advance of the chapter.

Your full payment is due 6 weeks in advance of the chapter.

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When you decide to book a chapter by putting one of your deposits towards it, we will then send you a final payment link to complete the full balance. You can complete this payment anytime between the time of booking, and 6 weeks prior to the chapter. 

Yes, but make sure to cancel on time.

Once full payment is made, the following cancellation policy will apply:

- Cancelled 3-6 weeks in advance of chapter: 50% refund (minus deposit)
- Cancelled 0-3 weeks in advance of chapter. No refund and deposit forfeited

If you have made a deposit towards a chapter, but have NOT made the full payment, we will release your deposit as long as you cancel 6 weeks prior to the chapter. 

If you cancel within 6 weeks, your deposit will be forfeited.

No. Each deposit is to be used towards a different chapter. 

If you have two deposits remaining and your chapter plan is soon to expire, you must use those deposits towards two different chapters - or they will be lost. 

Nope - your chapter payment covers the full cost of your accommdoation while on chapter. 

The only additional payment you may have the option to make is a $200 upgrade to an ensuite room if you so choose.