Tourist Map
The Tourist Map is a navigation equipment item in DayZ used to view terrain, trails, points of interest, and landmarks. It takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 40 g, spawns in civilian loot, and can show extra information when used with a GPS Receiver or Compass.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Tourist Map is a navigation aid in DayZ used to navigate South Zagoria and the Topolin-Nadbór region. It displays topography, marked tourist trails, useful points of interest, and significant landmarks. It can be opened while held in your hands, and it can show extra information if you also have a GPS Receiver or Compass on your character.
In-game description
“Folded tourist map. Displays topography, marked tourist trails, useful points of interest and significant landmarks”
Main Uses
- Open the map to navigate the world
- View terrain, trails, landmarks, and points of interest
- Use with a GPS Receiver for additional location information
- Use with a Compass for additional directional information
- Plan routes between towns, landmarks, loot areas, and travel paths
How to use this item
Use the Tourist Map
Hold the Tourist Map in your hands and open it to view terrain, roads, landmarks, and travel routes.
- Find a Tourist Map in civilian loot.
- Place the Tourist Map in your hands.
- Use the map action to open it.
- Check terrain, roads, towns, landmarks, and points of interest.
- Close the map when finished navigating.
Use the Tourist Map with GPS or Compass
Carry a GPS Receiver or Compass to display extra navigation information while using the Tourist Map.
- Find a Tourist Map.
- Find a GPS Receiver or Compass.
- Keep the GPS Receiver or Compass on your character.
- Open the Tourist Map.
- Check the bottom-left map information for extra navigation details.
How to get Tourist Map
- Search civilian loot locations.
- Check houses, cabins, tourist areas, hiking locations, and general civilian buildings.
- Loot players carrying navigation gear.
- Look around travel-related loot areas where maps and outdoor equipment may appear.
Spawn info
- • The Tourist Map is used for navigation.
- • It displays topography, tourist trails, points of interest, and landmarks.
- • It can show extra information when used with a GPS Receiver or Compass.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots and weighs 40 g.
- • It has 100 absorbency.
- • It spawns in civilian loot locations.
- • The wiki lists its rarity as Uncommon/Rare.
Important notes
- The Tourist Map is a navigation aid.
- It can be used to navigate South Zagoria and the Topolin-Nadbór region.
- It displays terrain, marked trails, points of interest, and landmarks.
- It can be opened while held in your hands.
- As of update 1.19, the Tourist Map no longer shows cave location information by default.
- If you have a GPS Receiver or Compass on your character, the map can show additional information in the bottom-left of the map screen.
- The Chernarus and Livonia maps are technically the same item, but the map layout and texture change depending on the terrain being played.
- Older versions used separate quarter-map and half-map pieces that could be combined into a full map.