MCD’s free heritage walks

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will run free heritage walks across the city from May through July, with morning sessions planned for the summer months. (hindustantimes.com) The walks will not carry a participation fee, but visitors will still have to buy tickets at monuments that already charge entry. Hindustan Times reported the programme will also include seminars at multiple historic sites. (hindustantimes.com) The report was published on April 15, 2026, and said the civic body plans to hold the walks in the morning because of Delhi’s summer heat. A photograph with the report identified Feroz Shah Kotla as one of the sites linked to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s heritage-walk effort. (hindustantimes.com) The programme expands a heritage-walk effort the Municipal Corporation of Delhi began in December 2024. Press Trust of India reported that the first walk, called “Safarnama Minar-e-Zarreen,” was held at Feroz Shah Kotla at about 8:30 a.m. on December 7, 2024. (theprint.in) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s Heritage Cell says Delhi contains layers of settlement from ancient to modern periods, and the cell maintains a heritage list and descriptions of monuments under its remit. The corporation’s main portal says it serves about 20 million residents across 12 zones, which gives the walks a citywide civic platform rather than a private-tour format. (heritage.mcd.gov.in) (mcdonline.nic.in) Delhi already has other public heritage-walk programmes, but they are not free by default. Delhi Tourism’s booking page lists paid walks, including a Malcha Mahal tour with a posted tariff, while the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation runs scheduled walks on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. (delhitourism.gov.in) (srdc.delhi.gov.in) The summer schedule also lands weeks after the Delhi government began promoting evening heritage walks tied to night tourism. Hindustan Times and News18 reported in March 2026 that newer circuits included Connaught Place, Old Delhi and the National War Memorial. (magzter.com) (news18.com) For residents, the practical change is simple: a summer morning slot, no registration fee from the civic body, and separate monument tickets where required. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has not yet published a full route list on its main portal or Heritage Cell site. (hindustantimes.com) (mcdonline.nic.in) (heritage.mcd.gov.in)