Audio Guides
Narrated by local guides and historians who know these places by heart.
Welcome to
A platform to find new places like a true local. Self-guided audio tours of cenotes, Mayan cities and colonial towns — at your own pace, in your own ear.
- Coming soon to App Store
- Coming soon to Google Play
In final testing · iOS and Android · English & Spanish audio
GPS Tours
Audio triggers on its own within 50 m of a stop. No tapping — just walk.
5+ Routes
From Chichén Itzá and Uxmal to Valladolid, Mérida and the coast.
Fully Offline
Audio, maps and stops download ahead of time. No signal needed in the field.
How it works
There's so much to tell you — places, stories and flavours that aren't on any map.
Ruut turns your phone into the friend who grew up here. Pick a route, put in your headphones, and the right story arrives at the right moment.
Download before you go
Grab the whole route over hotel Wi-Fi — audio, map tiles and every stop. It all lives on your device from then on.
Walk or drive the route
Follow the map at whatever pace suits you. Stop for tacos, take the long way — the route waits for you.
Listen as you arrive
Get within 50 metres of a stop and the narration starts on its own. Pick it up later exactly where you left off.
Experiences
Pick your kind of day
Every route is a self-contained day out, priced per person and ready to download. Six categories, each with its own colour in the app — and its own stamp in your passport.
Tour
Archaeological Sites
from $300
Tour
Nature
from $200
Tour
Cenotes
from $100
Discover
Shops & Crafts
from $80
Route
Gastronomy
from $80
Walk
Colonial Centre
from $120
0 bars Still works
50 m Auto-play radius
Offline-first design
Coverage near the ruins is terrible. That's fine.
Every tour is built to run with the antenna off. Download once before you leave the hotel and the whole experience — narration, maps, stop details — is already on your phone.
- Audio files stored locally, streamed only when you haven't downloaded yet.
- Map tiles pre-cached for the entire route bounding box, so the map draws without a connection.
- Your session — current stop, visited stops, audio position — survives closing the app.
- Downloads are managed per language, so you only store the narration you'll actually hear.
Passport & Travel DNA
Finish a route, earn the stamp
Every completed route seals a stamp in your passport and shifts your travel DNA — the running portrait of what you actually go looking for when you travel.
30% Archaeological
20% Nature
50% Shops & Crafts
20% Gastronomy
Locked
Inside the app
Built like a good field guide
Big type, flat colour, no clutter. Everything is legible at a glance in midday sun, so you can look up again quickly.
Help & FAQ
Answers to the common questions
When does Ruut launch?
We're in final testing, with the first routes being recorded in both languages. Ruut will arrive on the App Store and Google Play at the same time.
There's no firm date yet — we'd rather finish walking and checking every stop than ship to a deadline.
How do I start a tour?
Browse tours on the Tours tab or find them on the Map tab. Tap any tour to open its detail page, then press Start Tour. The app uses your GPS to detect when you're near each stop and plays the audio automatically — no tapping needed.
Do I need internet to use the app?
An internet connection is needed to browse tours and stream audio for the first time. Once you download a tour from the Downloads section, all audio, maps and stop information are stored on your device — no internet required in the field.
Why isn't the audio playing automatically?
Automatic audio triggers when you come within 50 metres of a stop. Make sure Location permission is set to “While Using the App” in your device settings, and check that your device isn't silenced and the volume is up.
If you're already standing at a stop when you start the tour, try walking a short distance away and returning.
Can I listen without walking the route?
Yes. Inside an active tour, tap any stop in the list to jump directly to it and play its audio. This is useful for previewing content or revisiting stops you've already passed.
Do I need an account?
No. You can browse and run tours as a guest with no sign-in required. Creating a free account lets you sync bookmarks and tour history across devices — sign up from the Profile tab.
Which languages is Ruut available in?
Ruut is fully available in English and Spanish. Audio narration for each tour is recorded by local guides and historians in both languages. You can switch at any time from the Profile tab — downloads are managed separately per language.
The map isn't loading — what do I do?
Map tiles are cached as you view them, so areas you haven't visited before need a connection to load. If tiles fail while you're online, check your connection and pan the map slightly to trigger a reload.
For fully offline map support, download the tour in advance — this pre-caches tiles for the entire route.
How do I contact support?
Email us at noreply@ruutapp.mx and we'll get back to you within 2 business days. Please include your device model and a description of the issue so we can help as quickly as possible.
Ruut is almost ready.
We're putting the final routes together now — recording the narration, walking every stop, and making sure the whole thing still works with the antenna off.
- Coming soon to App Store
- Coming soon to Google Play
