Faqs Day Tour to UNESCO Heritage Sites

The seven World Heritage Sites of Nepal are: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyombhunath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square, Bouddhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changunarayan Temple. These are cultural, historical and religious World Heritage Sites of Nepal. Also, two national parks, Sagarmatha  National Park and Chitwan National Park are listed in World Heritage Sites from Nepal. The 7 world Heritage Sites are located in the Kathmandu Valley and other are out of the valley. Not to forget, Lumbini, the birthplace of lord Buddha. World Heritage Sites tour in Nepal is very popular trip among the internal and international travelers.

Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyombhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa are the 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu. Swyombhunath Stupa is located a top hill and it is also popular as Monkey Temple. Kathmandu Durbar Square has  a massive Bhairav Statue, palaces and living goddess Kumari. Pashupatinath Temple has cremation sites and has big statue of Bull, the vehicle of god Shiva. Bouddhanath Stupa is a massive  located to the north-east part of Kathmandu and has a very serene surrounding with beautiful restaurants and cafes.

The 7 world heritage sites from Kathmandu valley are listed in UNESCO. Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyombhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), Pashupatinath Temple, Patan Durbar Square, Bouddhnatha Stupa, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changunarayan Temple are UNESCO Heritage Sites from Kathmandu valley. These heritages sites of Kathmandu valley are also known as real 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a must visit sites while one is in Kathmandu for any kind of purpose. 

UNESCO has listed 7 world heritage sites from Kathmandu valley as they carry age-long history, civilization, culture, religion and arts and architectures. People who go to visit UNESCO Sites in Kathmandu Nepal can experience and observe marvelous pieces of history, culture, civilization, arts and architectures, inscriptions on woods, copper and stones. These UNESCO Sites in Nepal are grand, massive and astoundingly magnificent to explore and visit and fascinate thousands of travelers from the world every day. The UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Nepal are worth visiting. You won’t waste your money if you plan to visit World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO in Kathmandu and all over Nepal. 

There are, actually, 10 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO in Nepal. 7 World Heritage Sites are in Kathmandu Valley and 3 are outside of the Kathmandu Valley. If you are in Kathmandu, you can visit and explore 7 World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO. It normally takes minimum 2 days to explore them but people do Kathmandu Day Tour to 7 World Heritage Sites in 7-8 hours in the same day.

Kumari Ghar or Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyombhunath Stupa ( Monkey Temple), Krishna Mandir and Patan Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Bouddhanath Stupa, Changunarayan Temple and Bhaktapur Durbar Square with mueums and palaces are the 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Kathmandu Valley. Lumbini, the holy birthplace of Lord Buddha, Sagarmatha National Park, the national park located at the highest elevation of the world and Chitwan National Park, the first national park of Nepal listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. 

The Everest Base Camp Trek takes you through Sagarmatha National Park, Chitwan Safari Activities are beautiful to do in Chitwan National Park and one can go to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha via Chitwan. So, if you want a comprehensive and wild exploration of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO, you can go with UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour 10 days. There are some exciting World Heritage Sites Tour in Kathmandu valley like 7 Real World Heritage Sites 2 days and Day Tour to World Heritage Sites Kathmandu. These are must do and must experience tours to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Valley. 

The most popular heritage sites of Kathmandu are Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kasthamandap, Kumari Ghar, Bhairav Statue of Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swyombhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. Hanuman Dhoka Durbar/Kathmandu Durbar Square is both religious and historical site, Swyombhunath Stupa and Bouddhanath Stupa are religious sites of Buddhists and Pashupatinath Temple is a world popular Hindu pilgrimage sites. 

One can see Kumari, living goddess, giant Bhairab Staue, Museums, wood and copper works, brilliant arts and architectures and Kasthamandap, a large building built up of the wood from one single tree at Kathmandu Durbar Square. 

Swyombhunath Stupa,  also known as monkey temple, provides the opportunity to experience lord Buddha and his teachings with his half-closed eyes printed on the outer surface of massive stupa. One can view entire view of Kathmandu valley from Swyombhunath Stupa. Besides, the bustling monkeys, holy ponds, dense forest, colorful and holy prayer flags and prayer wheels and the collections of souvenirs make the tour to Swyombhunath Stupa more fascinating. 

People who are making tour to Pashupatinath Temple can see massive temple of Hindus dedicated to go Shiva with its vehicle bull. The entire Pashupatinat Area is grand and magnificent with holy Bagmati river and cremations, monkeys and cool shady stone steps leading the visitors to the top of the hill. The top of the hill of Pashupatinath temple are can give you a brilliant piece relaxation and refreshment. 

Bouddhanath Stupa is the largest stupa of lord Buddha in south Asia. It is massive and grand to view with colorful Buddhists prayer flags and prayer wheels. The similar styled houses around the stupa, modern restaurants and the green hills in the background of stupa make this tour to Bouddhanath Stupa more spectacular. 

The cost for UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour in Kathmandu ranges between USD 40-70 depending on the group size. If you extend it to Patan and Bhaktapur, then the cost will rise between USD 90-150. If you want to do Kathmandu World Heritage Tour, it will take you to 4 world heritage sites of Kathmandu including Monkey Temple ( Swyombhunath Stupa), Kathmandu Durbar Square( Kumari Ghar), Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. 

If the travelers wish to go Patan and Bhakatpaur, one can see Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square and popular Changunarayan Temple. Actaully, it is impossible to do all Kathmandu Valley World 7 World Heritage Sites Tour in one day and you have to split it like Kahtmandu City Tour and Patan and Bhaktapur Tour. If people are promising your to offer you all 7 world heritage site tour in a day, this will be very hectic and the tour will be full of hassles thoug one gets the cheper cost. So, we recommend you not to go with it. How can you do all 7 world heritage site tour in one day spending all 8-9 hours? 

Actaully, the cost for tour guide for UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour costs USD 35 per day and the transportation cost: private USD 50 and sharing USD 15. And the tourist himself/herself needs to pay the World Heritage Sites Entry Fees.

The World Heritage Sites Entry Fees in Kathmandu 

The entry fees for foreigners and SAARC nationals to the World Heritage Sites in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal:

World Heritage Site                                                            Foreigners (NPR)            SAARC Nationals (NPR)

Kathmandu Durbar Square                                                     1,500                                250

Bhaktapur Durbar Square                                                             1,800                                 500

Patan Durbar Square                                                                      1,000                                  250

Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple)                                       200                                         50

Boudhanath Stupa                                                                             400                                   100

Pashupatinath Temple                                                              1,000                                  1,000 (For SAARC nationals entering the main temple)

Changu Narayan Temple                                                                300                                    100

Extra Personal Expenses 

You are going to visit and explore World Heritage Sites of Kathmandu city or entire Kathmandu Valley. You may wish to grab the items you want and the meals you really intend to enjoy during the Kathmandu Day Trip to World Heritage Sites. Especailly, the souvenirs like Thanka, ladies money purse, bangles and rings, singling bowls, other jewelleries made up of precious stones and local traditional clothing are very popular to pick up and collect during Kathmandu City Tour. For this, you have to, normally, allocate like USD 200-500. This is just bottomline and the clues for you. You don’t even need to spend any extra money during your World Heritage Sites Tour in Kathmandu except world heritage sites entry fees and for your meals, snacks and drinks. Spending extra money is not mandatory but some people are keen to collect the souvernirs during the tour. 

Another personal expenses for you during your World Heritage Sites Tour in Kathmandu will be tipping for your tour guide. It seems mandatory to tip some extra for him/her after they work hard to make you happy during the Kathmandu City Tour. It’s not a big deal for the tourist to tip just little extra for your guide at the end of the day. 

Actually, there is no such kind of bottom-line how much tip to tour guide. However, normally, people tip minimum USD 30 for helping you and taking a good care of you for at least 4-5 hours to World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu City. 

Majority of the people say ‘Yes’ but it is not possible. Clearly stating, one cannot do 7 UNESCO Heritage Sites Tour in one day. To visit and explore 7 world heritage sites of Kathmandu, it , at least, takes 9-10 hours and if you have a heavy traffic on transferring one site to other, then, it may take longer than that. So, how can you rush for 10 hour in average for 7 UNESCO sites in Kathmandu? Trust me, it will be full of hassles and rush. Then, what’s the worth of visit and exploration? Worthless, total waste of time and money.

Yes, you are offered 7 UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour Package in one day with very low cost USD 45-55 which is not authentic and real. What actually, in this type of tour is: you are joined in a big group of people and rushed whole from one world heritage site to other? Do you really want this kind of tour or real and authentic? Depneds on you. 

One can visit only maximum 4 world heritage sites in one day. If you just want some photographs and post them in the social platforms, you even can do 7 world heritage sites located in Kathmandu Valley. But, don’t do that. 

It takes 6-7 hours to visit and explore 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Kathmandu: Swyombhunath( Monkey Temple), Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. Don’t make photographs only while exploring world heritage sites, also, do learn religious, cultural and historical importance and value of the things present there. 

Spend at least 1.15 hours in one world heritage site while doing Kathmandu City Day Tour. Listen to your guide and do accordingly. The guide can tell you many important things regarding the history, religion, arts and architecture and civilization that are reflected in the world heritage site you are visiting. Try to learn and reflect every detail history, culture and civilization in your mind while doing UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tour in Kathmandu. But, unfortunately, very few people are found doing like this. 

Hiring tour guide is not mandatory for UNESCO Heritage Tour in Kathmandu, you can do it independently. However, taking guide for world heritage site tour will be more convenient and fruitful for you than you do the tour on your own.

The guide you hire will brief you with every detail of the world heritage site you are visiting, its history, archaeological , religious and cultural importance, major highlights and dos and don’ts. You may not be familiar with these things while visiting UNESCO site in Kathmandu or elsewhere. The guide, also, will help you in arrangement of transportation, meals (lunch and drinks) and voiding hassles during the day tour to UNESCO heritage Sites. Overall, if you take guide with you, your day tour to world heritage sites will be more effective, informative and comprehensive. So, try hiring guide for your memorable and exciting Kathmandu day tour to world heritage sites. 

Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, has the most world heritages sites. Kathmandu has 4 world heritage sites which is the highest number in Nepal. The world heritage sites of Kathmandu are: Swyombhunath Stupa( Monkey Temple), Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. 

The UNESCO Heritage Sites of Kathmandu are Monkey Temple ( Swyombhunath Stupa) Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square( Kumari Ghar) and Bouddhanath Stupa.

The most visited world heritage site of Nepal is Lumbini out of Kathmandu valley and Monkey Temple (Swyombhunath Stupa) in Kathmandu valley. These both world heritage sites are Buddhists sites. However, non Buddhists are also permitted visiting these world heritage sites.

The Kathmandu Valley contains seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square near Kathmandu are known for their traditional architecture and artisanry. Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple, commands a panoramic view of the city, while Pashupatinath Temple-a sacred Hindu site-lies on the River Bagmati. Kathmandu Durbar Square and Bouddhanath Stupa are other two world heritage sites near Kathmandu. The nearby Changu Narayan Temple in Bhaktapur is the oldest Hindu temple in the Kathmandu valley. These sites are all within an hour's drive from central Kathmandu and reflect Nepal's rich cultural, religious, and architectural history.

Kathmandu Valley itself has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all inscribed under one designation called "Kathmandu Valley." These include Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, and Changu Narayan Temple. Each site holds a certain and special historical, cultural, and religious significance, reflecting ancient Nepalese architecture, Hindu traditions, and Buddhist spirituality. These iconic places are situated not too far from each other, making entire Kathmandu valley an ideal destination to explore these heritage wonders in a short time.

Yes, you can visit World Heritage Sites in and around Kathmandu. Most UNESCO sites are open to tourists throughout the year, such as Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, and the Durbar Squares. Entry tickets can be bought, and there are guided tours available for most of these places that explain their cultural and historical significance. Some places, like Pashupatinath Temple restrict non-Hindus from entering inner sanctuaries, but the surrounding areas are accessible. Always respect local customs, dress modestly, and follow site rules so that these treasured landmarks can be preserved for future generations.

Yes, Boudhanath Stupa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was inscribed in 1979 as part of the Kathmandu Valley cultural heritage. About 11 km from the city center, Boudhanath is one of the largest stupas in the world and a great pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhists. The huge white dome, colorful prayer flags, and serenity of the environment make it an attractive destination for those in search of spirituality and cultural experience. Circumambulation with the spinning of prayer wheels is a common practice. With monasteries, shops, Thanka Schools and cafes, Boudhanath exemplifies Nepal's deep Buddhist history.