Turn your phone into a personal tour guide!
Welcome to Ek Balam, GPS-controlled, professionally narrated, walking tour! This entertaining tour is prepared by local guides. The tour highlights the great Acropolis, the best-preserved tomb of a Mayan king, and a monster mouth with full teeth. It brings Mayan culture, science, and religion to life.
How does the app work? Just like having a local live guide!
Download the app and its tours on your own phone. Then simply walk the guided route, hands-free. The app works like Google Maps, with spoken directions and audio stories at each stop (point of interest). As you walk up to a stop, it’s photo and audio story will automatically pop up and start playing. The guided map will take you to every single stop on the tour; you won’t miss a thing! It is just like you’re walking with an experienced, live guide giving you a personal tour. Plus, with this app, you don’t have to worry about adjusting to a guide’s schedule or timings. You’re free to take the tour anytime you want.
Much better than a local live guide!
History comes alive!
Ek Balam is difficult to picture in their prime. Our tour provides current, historical, and interior photos or videos of these buildings whenever possible. That way, you can actually “see” what they looked like back then and get the full breadth of the story.
Save a ton!
Most guided tours or bus tours require tickets per person. That can really add up! With this app, you just need one download. Everyone listens as you walk along the designated route. Easy!
Take the story home!
With one download, you’re getting both a live guide during your visit AND a “digital guidebook” to take home with you. You’ll have these stories for as long as you have the app, and you can share your memories and favorite tales with friends and family back home.
Quick tips!
Please allow about 90 minutes for the tour. You can choose to skip certain stops, or not listen to additional content on stops if you want to get through the tour more quickly. The app has total offline functionality (no need for WiFi or data).
So simply download the app and get started!
Ek Balam Stop Names:
Welcome to Ek Balam
Visitor Centre
History
Sacbe
Defensive Wall
Entrance Arch
Ballcourt
Ceremonial Steam Bath
The Acropolis
Hieroglyphic Serpents
The Tomb
Top of the Pyramid
The South Plaza
Farewell
NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app uses your location service and GPS tracking feature to allow real-time tracking of your route.