Tour company gives visually impaired people more meaningful travel experience

Visually impaired and sighted travellers are paired up so the latter can describe their surroundings for the former.

The Star MalaysiaThe New York Times2026-10-25 03:00查看原文 ↗

Luke (in hat) and a sighted guide on a stroll through Bundi in Rajasthan. — Photos: ANDY ISAACSON

Luke walked beside me, one hand curled around my arm, the other tapping a gentle rhythm with his white cane. We were crossing the Taj Mahal’s grounds in India just after sunrise, the air already balmy and faintly perfumed.

From the scattered murmur of tourists, Luke said he could sense a grand, open space around us. I described the Persian-style gardens – reflecting pools, clipped shrubs, stone walkways in perfect symmetry. Then I read aloud a sign: “Don’t make direct eye contact with monkeys.”

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