Your First Activity

Now that you understand how activities and equipment work together, let's create your first bookable activity. This walkthrough covers the essentials — you can always fine-tune settings later.

Step 1: Create the Activity

1. Click Activities in the top navigation
2. Click the Create Activity button
3. In the creation modal, fill in:
   • Name — what customers see (e.g., "2-Hour Kayak Rental", "Sunset Sailing Tour")
   • Type — choose one:
     • Equipment Rental — for standard rentals with predefined duration options
     • Tour — for guided experiences at fixed times
     • Dynamic Duration Equipment Rental — for flexible-length rentals with hourly pricing
   • Description — a detailed description for your checkout page
   • Guest Limit — maximum guests per time slot (set to 0 for unlimited)
   • Guest Minimum — minimum guests required to run

4. Click Create Activity to save

You'll be taken to the activity settings page, which has multiple tabs along the side for configuring every aspect of your activity.

Step 2: Set Up Scheduling

Click the Scheduling tab in the activity settings.

Choose your date mode:

• Year Round — available every day (use blackout dates for exceptions)
• Date Range — available between specific start and end dates
• Repeating Days — available on selected days of the week (e.g., weekends only)
• Specific Dates — available only on individually picked dates

Choose your time mode:

• Time Slots — generated at regular intervals (e.g., every hour from 9 AM to 5 PM)
• Specific Times — individually listed start times (e.g., 9:00 AM, 1:00 PM)

For most rental businesses, Year Round + Time Slots is the simplest starting point.

Click Save Changes when done.

Step 3: Configure Duration & Pricing

Click the Pricing tab.

For Equipment Rentals

Add one or more duration options, each with its own price:

The buffer is turnaround time between bookings — time for equipment return, inspection, and prep for the next customer.

For Tours

Set a single duration and choose your pricing model:

• Per Person — $45/person for a 2-hour tour
• Per Booking — $200 flat rate for a private charter

For Dynamic Duration Rentals

Click the Dynamic Duration tab and configure:

• Hourly rate — e.g., $75/hr
• Minimum hours — e.g., 2 hours
• Maximum hours — e.g., 8 hours
• Increment — e.g., 60 minutes (customers choose in 1-hour blocks)

Click Save Changes when done.

Step 4: Set Capacity

Click the Manifest tab:

• Guest Limit — maximum guests per time slot
• Guest Minimum — minimum guests required (set to 0 or 1 if no minimum)
• Age Restriction — minimum age for participants (optional)
• Demographics — optionally break down by category (Adult, Child, Senior) for per-person pricing tiers

For equipment rentals, capacity is often determined by your equipment quantity and capacity settings rather than a manual guest limit.

Click Save Changes when done.

Step 5: Add Equipment (If Applicable)

If your activity involves physical items, you'll need to create equipment first, then assign it.

Create your equipment

1. Go to Resources > Equipment in the top navigation
2. Click Create Equipment
3. Fill in the details:
   • Name — e.g., "Single Kayak", "Mountain Bike"
   • Quantity — how many identical units you have
   • Capacity — max guests per unit (e.g., 2 for a tandem kayak)
   • Default Occupancy — guests each unit inherently carries (e.g., 1 for a jet ski)
4. Under Activity Assignments, select the activity you just created and set the quantity to allocate

Configure equipment behavior on the activity

1. Go back to your activity settings (click Activities in the nav, then click your activity)
2. On the General tab, under Equipment Settings, configure:
   • Equipment Type Limit — how many different equipment types a customer can select per booking
   • Allow Equipment Mixing — whether different equipment types can be combined in one booking

Step 6: Add Media

Click the Media tab and upload photos or videos that showcase your activity. The first image becomes the main display image on your checkout page. Drag to reorder.

Step 7: Publish

Once you're satisfied with the configuration:

1. Go to the activity's General tab
2. Toggle Published to on
3. The activity is now visible on your checkout page

Don't worry about getting everything perfect — you can adjust settings at any time. Existing bookings won't be affected by changes to scheduling or pricing.

What's Next

Your activity is live, but customers need a way to find and book it. Let's set up your checkout page.

For the full reference on all activity configuration options: