AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Ceibo gives you tours by voice and text in almost every language, revealing the best places to visit. The app determines your location and plays the tour when you reach a point of interest, considering the distance. For example, a tour to a mountain with start when it is visible from your location and that may be many kilometers away, while walking in an old town will activate the explanation in a range of several meters of the attraction. Of course, you may browse and play or read the tour at any time of your convenience. The operation is quite simple. Just invoke the application and a map with your location and closest points of interest will be displayed. |
MAPS AND NAVIGATOR
Ceibo Tours uses Google Maps and also comes with another set of maps just in case your phone does not hold have the maps of your destination or you are not connected to the internet. These maps can be zoomed in and our, resized, rotated and displayed in Street View and Terrain Map modes. An icon can be dragged to any destination and the map will show the path to follow and navigate as you move toward the selected place. The "+ Bubbles" Button adds more nearby locations. Each time you press it, more places of interest are added. You may click on a bubble and then see the pictures, read the text or just start the audio trip and hear all about the selected place. |
PLAYING A TOUR
Once you approach an interesting place, the tour will start automatically. Then, a photo of the place is displayed, together with a map showing the location of the point of interest in the area. The audio plays all what is relevant to the place and in your selected language. You may stop the audio, play it again as many times as you want, and also read the explanation if it is your preference. The left and right arrows on the map allow you not move to other places close to the current point of interest. After completing the explanation, the map with other attractions is restored. |
READING A TOUR
You may read the explanation at any time. Just click on the Read Icon and the text will be displayed. This window can be scrolled up and down to read it completely. Text size is also adjustable to make it clearly readable to you. The Left and Right arrows will move to other points of interest close to your current selection. The language of the text is according to your preference and can be changed at any time. |
TRIP PLANNER MAPS
Explore the country by using maps according to the areas of the country, recommended trips in each area and all the attractions for every trip. Clicking on a bubble that points to an attraction will display a photo, the distance to that place and the estimated time to reach it, as well as the navigation information with the recommended way to follow. Also Play and Read Icons are displayed for a while in case you decide to learn more about the location. The "+ Bubbles" Button shows more nearby points of interest. Every click on that button adds more locations to visit from your current position. |
LIST OF RECOMMENDED TRIPS
Explore the country displaying the list of favorite destinations according to the areas of the country, recommended trips in each area and all the attractions for every trip. Click on your selection and more details will appear. Then, you may read or play the tour at any time, or continue exploring for more details. |
SEARCHING A PLACE
A Search function is also available to find a location by typing in its name or using the Voice Recognition feature. A keyboard is used to enter the letters and while you are doing that, the possible place is auto-completed. Voice recognition in any supported language is also included. Voice recognition requires an internet connection to get the answer. Once the name matches the desired location, Ceibo Tours will play the explanation and show the map with more information. |