UNESCO World Heritage for Nepal

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 4 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Nepal to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Nepal for descriptions.


1979 - Kathmandu Valley
1979 - Sagarmatha National Park
1984 - Royal Chitwan National Park
1997 - Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha