Wear a mask, arm yourself with a sanitiser, put on your headphones and hop on to a heritage trail with the HopOn India Audio tour app. It's the best way to practise social distancing while you lose yourself in old-world stories without actually getting lost.
HopOn India App (available on both Android and IOS) is like a personal tour guide you can carry around in your pocket. The app provides digitally powered immersive experiences of historical places around you. Their tailor-made walks are curated by experts who give you an insider perspective through their take on the history, culture, food and myth of the place. Fascinating right? HopOn is so far available in Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Varanasi, Jaipur, Aurangabad and Leh. They plan on adding a lot more cities (with historical significance) soon.
As a 350-year-old metropolis, Kolkata has always fascinated tourists from the world over with its feast of colonial-era architecture and culturally-rich lanes. Whether you are a tourist or call Kolkata home, rediscover this fascinating city with their Classic Calcutta walk. Hear the narrator tell you intriguing and legendary tales as you walk past the heritage buildings that have been an inalienable part of Bengal’s cherished association with art, culture and language.
Forever smitten by our very own tinseltown? Take HopOn's Bollywood walk. This one will take you through the Beverly Hills of Mumbai, nestled in the hills of Bandra, a former Portuguese colony still populated with charming little villages. The Bollywood borough of Bombay has many other gems to discover, such as the basilica of Mount Mary and the seaside Café where Sallu bhai drops in for a rare cuppa!
Whether it's the Humayun Tomb in Delhi or the Ajanta & Ellora Caves in Aurangabad or the ghats of Varanasi - HopOn's immersive audio experiences will leave you spell bound. Try it and thank us later.
