ARnocular

FOR SIGHTSEEING & HOP-ON HOP-OFF OPERATORS

Let passengers see the story behind the sights.

Bring narration, landmark imagery and historical context together on passengers’ own phones.

Try the Seattle sample How it fits your operation
Illustrative passenger view from a sightseeing bus: a phone brings together Space Needle imagery, a map and audio controls.

Built with sightseeing operators

Working with local operators in the City Sightseeing and Gray Line networks.

City SightseeingGray Line
Illustrative passenger listening while looking out at Seattle, with optional landmark imagery on her phone.

THE VIEW OUTSIDE COMES FIRST

Listen.
Glance.
Look up.

Concise audio and optional visuals add context—then it’s back to the city outside.

Hear a short example

BEYOND THE WINDOW

Show what the
street can’t.

Connect the landmark outside with the details, views and history behind it.

Explore a story
Space Needle in the background, with layered illustrations of its observation deck, interior view and imagined historical scene.

A LITTLE OF SEATTLE

The story.
In their language.

Choose a language and discover three short stories from our Seattle tour.

Generated Space Needle tour collage.

SELECTED LANDMARK

Space Needle

1 of 3

Preparing sample…

Read the transcript

From the Seattle bus route. Directions in the recording refer to that route. This website sample uses an internet connection.

One onboard content unit connects locally over Wi-Fi to the phones of seated sightseeing bus passengers.

ACCESS WITHOUT PASSENGER MOBILE DATA

No mobile data?
Keep the tour going.

Explore an onboard setup where passengers connect to the bus Wi-Fi for audio and visuals stored on the bus.

Like aircraft entertainment, tour content would be delivered locally to their own phones.

Discuss onboard access

BUILD ON WHAT YOU HAVE

Already have
an app?

You’ve invested in your app. A richer tour should build on that experience.

Let’s explore adding audio and visual stories within your existing app, under your brand.

Discuss your existing app
Illustrative operator-branded tour on two phones, with Seattle imagery and an Edgewater Hotel story.

MORE CHOICE ON THE SAME BUS

One route.
A tour for their interests.

Explore themed tours shaped around passengers’ interests, with audio and visuals that follow the bus route.

A concept for the same bus route, with different tour experiences for different interests.

  • Local culture
  • Architecture
  • History
Concept illustration: three passengers on the same sightseeing bus, each enjoying a themed tour matched to their interests.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR TOUR

Explore what fits
your route.

Book a 30-minute conversation with Nima, founder of ARnocular, to discuss your passengers, your route and where audio and visuals could add value.

Book 30 minutes with Nima Prefer email? Tell us about your tour

Have your operator name and city or route ready so we can make the conversation relevant.

What we’ll explore

  • The experience you want to offer passengers
  • Content, languages and tour themes for your route
  • How it could fit your current app or tour setup

We’ll identify whether there’s a fit and agree a useful next step.

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