How to Plan a Multi-Day Trip with RouteWhiz

Planning a multi-day trip means splitting your must-see list across several days in a way that minimizes wasted travel time -- RouteWhiz does this automatically by clustering nearby attractions together and respecting each venue's hours.

Step 1: Set Your Trip Duration

Open RouteWhiz and create a new trip. Enter your arrival and departure dates, including times if possible. This tells RouteWhiz how many full sightseeing days you have, accounting for travel days where you might only have a half day available.

Step 2: Add All Attractions to Your Master List

Rather than planning day by day, start by adding every place you want to visit to a single master list. Include landmarks, restaurants, parks, neighborhoods, and any other stops. Do not worry about order or scheduling yet -- just get everything on the list.

Step 3: Let RouteWhiz Distribute Stops Across Days

Tap Auto-Schedule and RouteWhiz will assign each attraction to a day. The algorithm groups geographically close stops on the same day so you spend more time exploring and less time commuting between distant neighborhoods. It also checks opening hours to make sure you arrive when each place is actually open.

Step 4: Review and Adjust Each Day

Look through the proposed schedule day by day. Move stops if you have a personal preference -- for instance, you might want to visit a specific restaurant on your birthday. Add meal breaks or downtime blocks where needed.

Step 5: Optimize Each Day Individually

With stops assigned to days, run the Optimize Route function on each day separately. This reorders the stops within a single day for the shortest walking path, giving you an efficient loop for each morning-to-evening stretch.

Step 6: Export the Full Itinerary

Once every day looks good, export the entire trip. RouteWhiz generates a separate Google Maps link for each day, plus a printable PDF overview of your full itinerary with addresses, estimated times, and notes.

Pro tip: Leave one day with fewer stops as a buffer. If weather disrupts a day or you discover a place you want to linger, having a lighter day gives you flexibility to shift things around.