The tourism ministry launched walking tours on the Incredible India website in October, 2013
New Delhi:
A mobile application that makes travel hassle-free for tourists in a new city in India is now available on android phones.
Incredible India WoNoBo Walking Tours App, a free-to-download application developed by the tourism ministry in collaboration with WoNoBo.com, a private technology firm, empowers tourists not just from India, but from around the globe to take virtual 360-degree walking tours of Indian cities. It not only familiarises tourists with cities they plan to visit but also equips them with sufficient important information so that they don't have to seek directions from city localites.
So far, this application covers 16 out of 54 intended cities, including Agra, Ahmadabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai.
"Potential tourists can see the city in advance and decide if they want to visit or not", tourism secretary Parvez Dewan said in New Delhi on Wednesday at a press conference.
The ministry that plans to launch the application for iPhone next had initially launched the walking tours on the Incredible India website in October, 2013 and made it available on BlackBerry phones.
Incredible India WoNoBo Walking Tours App, a free-to-download application developed by the tourism ministry in collaboration with WoNoBo.com, a private technology firm, empowers tourists not just from India, but from around the globe to take virtual 360-degree walking tours of Indian cities. It not only familiarises tourists with cities they plan to visit but also equips them with sufficient important information so that they don't have to seek directions from city localites.
So far, this application covers 16 out of 54 intended cities, including Agra, Ahmadabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai.
"Potential tourists can see the city in advance and decide if they want to visit or not", tourism secretary Parvez Dewan said in New Delhi on Wednesday at a press conference.
The ministry that plans to launch the application for iPhone next had initially launched the walking tours on the Incredible India website in October, 2013 and made it available on BlackBerry phones.
