Here are all the zones where you can hire a government-licensed local guide in India.
Major Metros:
- Ahmedabad
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Hyderabad
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
Bihar:
- Bodhgaya
- Gaya
- Marhaura
- Nalanda
- Patna
- Rajgir
Karnataka:
- Bangalore
- Belur
- Hampi
- Hassan
- Mysore
- Shimoga
Kerala:
- Alleppey
- Aluva
- Ernakulam
- Idukki
- Kannur
- Kochi
- Kollam
- Kottayam
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Thodupuzha
- Thrissur
- Wayanad
Madhya Pradesh:
- Bhopal
- Gwalior
- Khajuraho
- Mandsaur
- Orchha
- Panna
Maharashtra:
- Aurangabad
- Mumbai
- Pune
Rajasthan:
- Ajmer
- Bharatpur
- Bhilwara
- Bikaner
- Chittorgarh
- Dausa
- Dholpur
- Jaipur
- Jodhpur
- Kota
- Malpura
- Nagaur
- Pali
- Rajgarh
- Rajsamand
- Sawai Madhopur
- Sirohi
- Sri Ganganagar
- Sri Madhopur
- Tonk
- Udaipur
Uttar Pradesh:
- Agra
- Aligarh
- Allahabad
- Amroha
- Etawah
- Fatehpur-Sikri
- Firozabad
- Ghaziabad
- Jaunpur
- Jhansi
- Kanpur
- Lakhimpur
- Lalganj
- Mathura
- Noida
- Rae Bareli
- Tanda
- Varanasi
West Bengal:
- Asansol
- Hooghly
- Kolkata
- Shantiniketan
This list excludes states less frequently visited by tourists. For a more comprehensive list of where guides are available, consult www.tourism.gov.in.
Although not mentioned in this article, local guides are also available in many parts of Sri Lanka and Nepal.
To learn more about the services of a local guide, read our article about what to expect from car hire and guide services in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.