diff --git a/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-hint.tsx b/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-hint.tsx
index d24056a..48478fe 100644
--- a/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-hint.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-hint.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ const K = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
 
 export function NavHint() {
   return (
-    <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2.5 right-3 z-10 hidden rounded-md border bg-background/95 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground md:block">
-      Move: <K>←</K><K>↑</K><K>↓</K><K>→</K> or <K>W</K><K>A</K><K>S</K><K>D</K> (hold <K>Shift</K> = faster) · Zoom: <K>+</K><K>−</K> or scroll · Rotate: <K>Q</K><K>E</K> or drag
-    </div>
+    <>
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2.5 right-3 z-10 hidden rounded-md border bg-background/95 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground md:block pointer-coarse:hidden">
+        Move: <K>←</K><K>↑</K><K>↓</K><K>→</K> or <K>W</K><K>A</K><K>S</K><K>D</K> (hold <K>Shift</K> = faster) · Zoom: <K>+</K><K>−</K> or scroll · Rotate: <K>Q</K><K>E</K> or drag
+      </div>
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2.5 left-1/2 z-10 hidden w-max max-w-[calc(100%-1.5rem)] -translate-x-1/2 rounded-md text-center border bg-background/95 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground pointer-coarse:block">
+        Drag to move · pinch to zoom · two fingers to turn and tilt · tap to select · double-tap to zoom in
+      </div>
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-pad.tsx b/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-pad.tsx
index b537ce0..8259e03 100644
--- a/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-pad.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-map/overlay/nav-pad.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const isDir = (a: string): a is NavDir => DIRS.includes(a);
 
 export function NavPad({ handle }: { handle: SiteMapHandle | null }) {
   return (
-    <div className="absolute bottom-11 right-3 z-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-1" aria-label="Map navigation">
+    <div className="absolute bottom-11 right-3 z-10 grid grid-cols-3 gap-1 pointer-coarse:hidden" aria-label="Map navigation">
       {PAD.map(([glyph, title, action]) => (
         <button key={action} type="button" title={title} aria-label={title}
           className="h-9 w-9 touch-none select-none rounded-lg border bg-background/95 text-[15px] shadow-sm active:bg-primary active:text-primary-foreground"
diff --git a/src/components/site-map/scene/engine.ts b/src/components/site-map/scene/engine.ts
index 495ee41..906bc0b 100644
--- a/src/components/site-map/scene/engine.ts
+++ b/src/components/site-map/scene/engine.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export function createSiteMap(container: HTMLElement, model: SiteModelData, stat
   let down: [number, number] | null = null, hoverT = 0;
   const onDown = (e: PointerEvent) => { down = [e.clientX, e.clientY]; };
   const onUp = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (!down || e.button !== 0 || Math.hypot(e.clientX - down[0], e.clientY - down[1]) > 5) { down = null; return; }
+    const slop = e.pointerType === "touch" ? 10 : 5;   // fingers wobble more than a mouse
+    if (!down || e.button !== 0 || Math.hypot(e.clientX - down[0], e.clientY - down[1]) > slop) { down = null; return; }
     down = null;
     opts.onPick((hitAt(e)?.object.userData.pick as Selection | undefined) ?? null);
   };
diff --git a/src/components/site-map/scene/navigation.ts b/src/components/site-map/scene/navigation.ts
index 5bc883c..12aabc2 100644
--- a/src/components/site-map/scene/navigation.ts
+++ b/src/components/site-map/scene/navigation.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // Smooth zoom towards the point under the mouse, plus keyboard / arrow-pad movement.
 // OrbitControls applies a full zoom step per wheel event and trackpads fire dozens per gesture,
 // so wheel events only add to a pending zoom (log-distance units) that the camera eases towards.
+// Tablets: one finger slides the map, pinch zooms towards the fingers, two-finger drag turns/tilts,
+// double-tap zooms in.
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import type { OrbitControls } from "three/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js";
 import type { NavDir } from "./types";
+import { isDoubleTap, pinchStep, type Tap } from "./touch-gestures";
 
 const KEYMAP: Record<string, NavDir> = {
   ArrowUp: "f", KeyW: "f", ArrowDown: "b", KeyS: "b", ArrowLeft: "l", KeyA: "l", ArrowRight: "r", KeyD: "r", KeyQ: "rotL", KeyE: "rotR",
@@ -16,31 +19,79 @@ export function attachNavigation(o: {
   pick(ray: THREE.Raycaster): THREE.Vector3 | undefined; minDistance: number; maxDistance: number;
 }) {
   const { camera, controls, dom } = o;
-  controls.enableZoom = false;
-  let pending = 0;
+  controls.enableZoom = false;   // all zooming goes through `pending` below
+  controls.touches = { ONE: THREE.TOUCH.PAN, TWO: THREE.TOUCH.DOLLY_ROTATE };   // dolly part is off: pinch is ours
+  let pending = 0, fast = false;
+  const addZoom = (step: number) => { pending = Math.max(-2.5, Math.min(2.5, pending + step)); };
   const point = new THREE.Vector3(), tmp = new THREE.Vector3();
   let lastPick = 0, lastXY = [0, 0];
   const ray = new THREE.Raycaster(), ndc = new THREE.Vector2();
 
+  /** Zoom towards what is under this screen point (ground, road, or the target's level). */
+  function aimAt(clientX: number, clientY: number) {
+    const r = dom.getBoundingClientRect();
+    ndc.set(((clientX - r.left) / r.width) * 2 - 1, -((clientY - r.top) / r.height) * 2 + 1);
+    ray.setFromCamera(ndc, camera);
+    const hit = o.pick(ray);
+    if (hit) point.copy(hit);
+    else if (!ray.ray.intersectPlane(new THREE.Plane(new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0), -controls.target.y), point)) point.copy(controls.target);
+  }
+
   const onWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     let dy = e.deltaY * (e.deltaMode === 1 ? 16 : e.deltaMode === 2 ? 400 : 1);
     if (e.ctrlKey) dy *= 4;   // trackpad pinch sends small deltas
-    pending = Math.max(-2.5, Math.min(2.5, pending + Math.max(-0.5, Math.min(0.5, dy * 0.0012))));
+    addZoom(Math.max(-0.5, Math.min(0.5, dy * 0.0012)));
+    fast = false;
     const now = performance.now();
     if (now - lastPick > 250 || Math.hypot(e.clientX - lastXY[0], e.clientY - lastXY[1]) > 4) {
-      const r = dom.getBoundingClientRect();
-      ndc.set(((e.clientX - r.left) / r.width) * 2 - 1, -((e.clientY - r.top) / r.height) * 2 + 1);
-      ray.setFromCamera(ndc, camera);
-      const hit = o.pick(ray);
-      if (hit) point.copy(hit);
-      else if (!ray.ray.intersectPlane(new THREE.Plane(new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0), -controls.target.y), point)) point.copy(controls.target);
+      aimAt(e.clientX, e.clientY);
       lastXY = [e.clientX, e.clientY];
     }
     lastPick = now;
   };
   dom.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel, { passive: false });
 
+  // ---- touch: pinch + double-tap (one-finger pan and two-finger turn/tilt are OrbitControls) ----
+  const fingers = new Map<number, { x: number; y: number }>();
+  let pinchDist = 0, tapStart: Tap | null = null, lastTap: Tap | null = null;
+  const spread = () => { const [a, b] = [...fingers.values()]; return Math.hypot(a.x - b.x, a.y - b.y); };
+  const onTouchDown = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.pointerType !== "touch") return;
+    fingers.set(e.pointerId, { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY });
+    if (fingers.size === 1) tapStart = { t: performance.now(), x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
+    else tapStart = null;
+    if (fingers.size === 2) {
+      pinchDist = spread();
+      const [a, b] = [...fingers.values()];
+      aimAt((a.x + b.x) / 2, (a.y + b.y) / 2);
+    }
+  };
+  const onTouchMove = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.pointerType !== "touch" || !fingers.has(e.pointerId)) return;
+    fingers.set(e.pointerId, { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY });
+    if (fingers.size !== 2) return;
+    const d = spread();
+    addZoom(pinchStep(pinchDist, d));
+    pinchDist = d; fast = true;   // follow the fingers closely
+  };
+  const onTouchUp = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.pointerType !== "touch" || !fingers.has(e.pointerId)) return;
+    fingers.delete(e.pointerId);
+    if (fingers.size < 2) pinchDist = 0;
+    if (!tapStart || fingers.size) return;
+    const tap = { t: performance.now(), x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
+    const isTap = tap.t - tapStart.t < 300 && Math.hypot(tap.x - tapStart.x, tap.y - tapStart.y) < 10;
+    tapStart = null;
+    if (!isTap) { lastTap = null; return; }
+    if (isDoubleTap(lastTap, tap)) { aimAt(tap.x, tap.y); addZoom(-0.7); fast = false; lastTap = null; }
+    else lastTap = tap;
+  };
+  dom.addEventListener("pointerdown", onTouchDown);
+  dom.addEventListener("pointermove", onTouchMove);
+  dom.addEventListener("pointerup", onTouchUp);
+  dom.addEventListener("pointercancel", onTouchUp);
+
   const held = new Set<NavDir>();
   let shift = false;
   const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -59,7 +110,7 @@ export function attachNavigation(o: {
 
   function zoom(amount: number) {
     point.copy(controls.target);
-    pending = Math.max(-2.5, Math.min(2.5, pending + amount));
+    addZoom(amount); fast = false;
   }
 
   const fwd = new THREE.Vector3(), right = new THREE.Vector3(), move = new THREE.Vector3(), up = new THREE.Vector3(0, 1, 0);
@@ -80,7 +131,7 @@ export function attachNavigation(o: {
       if (rot) camera.position.copy(controls.target).add(tmp.copy(camera.position).sub(controls.target).applyAxisAngle(up, rot * 1.4 * dt));
     }
     if (Math.abs(pending) < 1e-4) { pending = 0; return; }
-    let step = pending * (1 - Math.exp(-dt * 10));
+    let step = pending * (1 - Math.exp(-dt * (fast ? 30 : 10)));
     const dist = camera.position.distanceTo(controls.target), next = dist * Math.exp(step);
     if (next < o.minDistance) step = Math.log(o.minDistance / dist);
     if (next > o.maxDistance) step = Math.log(o.maxDistance / dist);
@@ -96,6 +147,10 @@ export function attachNavigation(o: {
     zoom,
     dispose() {
       dom.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+      dom.removeEventListener("pointerdown", onTouchDown);
+      dom.removeEventListener("pointermove", onTouchMove);
+      dom.removeEventListener("pointerup", onTouchUp);
+      dom.removeEventListener("pointercancel", onTouchUp);
       window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
       window.removeEventListener("keyup", onKeyUp);
       window.removeEventListener("blur", onBlur);
diff --git a/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.test.ts b/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..406136a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { isDoubleTap, pinchStep } from "./touch-gestures";
+
+describe("pinchStep", () => {
+  it("zooms in (negative step) when the fingers spread apart", () => {
+    expect(pinchStep(100, 200)).toBeCloseTo(Math.log(0.5));
+  });
+  it("zooms out (positive step) when the fingers pinch together", () => {
+    expect(pinchStep(200, 100)).toBeCloseTo(Math.log(2));
+  });
+  it("does nothing for a zero or tiny finger distance", () => {
+    expect(pinchStep(0, 100)).toBe(0);
+    expect(pinchStep(100, 0)).toBe(0);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isDoubleTap", () => {
+  it("is a double tap when the second tap is quick and close", () => {
+    expect(isDoubleTap({ t: 1000, x: 50, y: 50 }, { t: 1250, x: 60, y: 55 })).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it("is not a double tap when too slow, too far, or without a first tap", () => {
+    expect(isDoubleTap({ t: 1000, x: 50, y: 50 }, { t: 1400, x: 50, y: 50 })).toBe(false);
+    expect(isDoubleTap({ t: 1000, x: 50, y: 50 }, { t: 1100, x: 120, y: 50 })).toBe(false);
+    expect(isDoubleTap(null, { t: 1100, x: 50, y: 50 })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.ts b/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e19233e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/site-map/scene/touch-gestures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Pure maths for tablet gestures (kept out of navigation.ts so it can be tested without a browser).
+
+/** Zoom step in log-distance units for a pinch from `prev` to `cur` finger distance (px): spreading = negative = zoom in. */
+export function pinchStep(prev: number, cur: number) {
+  if (prev < 1 || cur < 1) return 0;
+  return Math.log(prev / cur);
+}
+
+export interface Tap { t: number; x: number; y: number }
+/** A second tap within 300 ms and 30 px of the first. */
+export function isDoubleTap(first: Tap | null, second: Tap) {
+  return !!first && second.t - first.t <= 300 && Math.hypot(second.x - first.x, second.y - first.y) <= 30;
+}