Common questions, simple answers.
What is Goyova?
Goyova is a guide to natural spectacles — auroras, blooms, migrations, eruptions, waterfalls, caves, summits, eclipses — mapped to where you are and when each one is at its best. It's a website and a mobile app (Android available now, iPhone coming soon).
Is it free?
Yes. The catalogue, the website, the app, and the newsletter are all free. When you book a hotel or tour through one of our partner links, we earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. That's how the project sustains itself.
Do I need to create an account?
No. The app works without sign-up. Your saved trips and notes live on your phone. Nothing is uploaded unless you choose to post to the community.
How do you decide what to include?
Each event in the catalogue is something that recurs predictably enough to plan around — annual blooms, migration windows, eclipse paths, peak-flow seasons for waterfalls, aurora bands, and so on. We don't include one-off events or anything that requires guessing about timing.
How accurate are the dates and windows?
Each entry is sourced from official tourism boards, academic literature, or long-running citizen-science records (e.g., aurora forecast services, bloom-front tracking, migration count records). Windows are best estimates, not guarantees. Nature doesn't follow calendars perfectly. We update entries when reliable sources change.
Can I contribute?
Yes. If you've been somewhere and have a correction, a new spectacle to suggest, or a field report worth sharing, send it to hello@goyova.com. Contributions are credited.
What's the eclipse article about?
On August 12, 2026, there's a total solar eclipse over Iceland, northern Spain, and Mallorca — the first over continental Europe in 27 years. Our full guide is at /articles/eclipse-2026.
How does the newsletter work?
Once a month, a short letter on what's about to happen and where. No marketing, no roundup links, no engagement bait. One click to unsubscribe. There are regional editions if you only want to hear about your continent.
Is the app available on iPhone?
Coming soon — we're in App Store review. Android is available now via Google Play. We'll announce iOS launch in the newsletter.
I'm older / not tech-savvy. Is this for me?
Yes. The website works on any browser. The app is designed to be readable, with no infinite scroll, no notifications by default, no engagement tricks. The catalogue is the same on the website and the app — you can plan from your laptop and the app remembers.