MakeMyTrip has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism to promote bookable guided experiences across India, with more than 350 tours spanning 60+ cities set to go live on the platform from August 15. The initiative is aligned with the Ministry’s ‘Incredible India’ and ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ campaigns and aims to make locally led cultural and heritage experiences easier to discover and book online.
The catalogue covers walking, cycling, vehicle-based and multi-day experiences across themes including heritage, culture, spirituality, cuisine and local communities. Experiences include tea tasting in Palampur, heritage and cultural activities in Agra, a colonial walk in Mussoorie, the Sacred Ganges Immersion in Varanasi, street photography in Kolkata and artisan-led block printing in Jaipur. Prices start at ₹500.
The initiative comes as the government places greater emphasis on strengthening India’s tourism guide ecosystem. The Union Budget 2026 announced a pilot programme to upgrade 10,000 tourist guides across 20 destinations through a standardised 12-week hybrid training programme.
MakeMyTrip’s latest initiative builds on its earlier collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism in 2023, when the company developed the ‘Traveller’s Map of India’ featuring more than 600 destinations under the ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ programme.
The company said the new guided-tour catalogue will continue to expand, bringing museums, heritage walks, treks, safaris and other cultural experiences onto its platform.
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