QR code-based audio tours at tourist spots to take visitors on immersive digital journey
Lucknow: In a major step to enhance tourist experience and promote cultural heritage, the Yogi govt is set to launch QR code-based audio tour portals and content at 100 key tourist destinations across Uttar Pradesh.
"This initiative aims to offer both domestic and international tourists a unique, informative, and immersive journey through the state's rich history, culture and natural beauty. The core feature of the project is the introduction of QR-based audio tours that provide 5 to 7-minute storytelling experiences about the significance of each location," officials said on Saturday.
These audio narratives will be available in 10 regional languages—Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, English, Kannada, Odia, and Malayalam—and 5 international languages—French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Mandarin—making the content widely accessible.
"To ensure a high-quality experience, the audio stories will be recorded by professional voiceover artists and feature background music and ambient sounds to bring historical and cultural contexts to life. Additionally, the platform will include accessibility features such as multilingual subtitles and high-contrast text for the hearing impaired," they said.
This project will cover 100 selected tourist sites like the Triveni Sangam and Anand Bhawan in Prayagraj, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi and Kanak Bhavan in Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Ganga Aarti in Varanasi, the Taj Mahal in Agra, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura-Vrindavan, and the Bada Imambara in Lucknow.
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At these locations, weather-resistant QR codes etched on stainless steel will be installed.
Tourists can scan these codes to access the audio tours.
Asserting that the effort by the state tourism department is a big step towards making tourism modern and accessible through digital technology, officials further said: "The QR codes will be linked with the Uttar Pradesh Tourism website and mobile apps (both Android and iOS), allowing easy access to the content.
There will also be offline access available so that tourists can get the information even in low network areas.
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To ensure the quality of the content, a team of historians, archaeologists and cultural experts from institutions like Banaras Hindu University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the Archaeological Survey of India will review the scripts. This will ensure the information is historically accurate, culturally relevant and interesting for visitors.
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