On the Christmas eve, Team Been There Doon That gave an unforgettable experience to 150+ walkers who explored the local churches with us. So many stories, so much oh history that the churches of Dehradun carry! Team BTDT, ended the year on a high too as we are a big family of 75k+ followers!

This video is about sincere efforts of Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board towards building a sustainable livelyhood for local guides of all district and creating an unforgettable magical experience for anyone who visits Uttarakhand. This particular training programme took place in Kausani, Bageshwar...the home of Shiva! Our team consisting various resource persons and faculties, designed an extensive outreach programme for budding guides of the district wherein we got a chance to work with them on their soft skills, stor telling, fact building, practical training, do's and dont's of tourism etc. The training programme was held for ten days which ended with an examination. All the participants were assessed on the basis of the knowledge theyve gained through out the tenure and their presentation and story telling skills, grooming was also a part of the curriculum. We are happy to share that the batch performed well and they are ready to give experiential walks/hikes to tourists who visit Bageshwar. We are thankful to Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board for this wonderful opportunity and to HNBGU for partnering with us. Stay tuned to Been There Doon That's channel for more such intriguing videos and BTS! Shot by: NiteOwl Media & Sana Mehra Editted by: NiteOwl Media

"Destination Guide Training Programme" is an initiative of Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board in association with INTACH Uttarakhand and HNBGU wherein we got a pool of 20+ local residents who were interested to explore the opportunity of becoming a local guide. With this training module we plan to impart deep knowledge about the local history and culture of Dehradun as a district. The training comprised of guest lectures, interesting activities, sessions and modules on local destinations and history and tourism in Uttarakhand in general. Here is the final cut from our 10 day training session for district Dehradun.

Here is a mini glimpse of this initiative by Uttarakhand Tourism.