Navigation system

The present invention relates to navigation, and in particular, but not exclusively, to provision of navigation guidance for a user of a navigation device. The invention relates further to a portable navigation apparatus. A navigation system comprises at least one tactile actuator. The tactile actuator is adapted to provide tactile navigation stimulus for the user of the system. A controller is provided for controlling the operation of the at least one tactile actuator based on information associated with the position of the user. In operation the position of the user and the direction to which the user should move are determined. The user is then guided by means of the tactile navigation stimulus. The navigation system may be implemented as a portable navigator apparatus that comprises at least one tactile actuator and a controller. The portable navigation apparatus may also comprise means for determining information associated with the position of the user.