visa information
Check for entry fees to Heritage Sites, museums & other places to include in your city tour.
Entry fees must be paid to enter Heritage Sites, museums etc. at the entry point. Positive discriminatory entry fees are applicable to most of the sightseeing spots, i.e. different fees to Nepali (visitors and students), SAARC and Third-Country (other than SAARC) visitors.
Please refer to the table below for details about payment. Please note that the information below is as per the information provided by the concerned departments. Any difference or discrepancy can be reported at info@ntb.org.np. Updates will be made after verification from official sources.
| Entry Fees for Sites in Kathmandu Valley | ||||||
| Site | Foreign Nationals | SAARC Nationals | Chinese | Nepalese | Contact Number | Remarks |
| Kathmandu Durbar Square, including Tribhuvan Museum | NPR 1000 | NPR 150 | NPR 1000 | Free | 01-4268969 01-4269452 | Below 10 years of age |
| National Museum, Chauni, Kathmandu | NPR 150 (NPR 100 for camera, NPR 200 for video camera) | NPR 50 (NPR 75 for camera, NPR 150 for video camera) | NPR 150 (NPR 100 for camera, NPR 200 for video camera) | Students: NPR 10; Others: NPR 25 (NPR 50 for camera and NPR 100 for video camera) | 01-4271504 01-4271478 | Closed on Tuesdays and Public Holidays. Open for half a day on Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Patan Durbar Square, including Patan Museum | NPR 1,000 | NPR 250 | NPR 1,000 | Students with a letter from school: NPR 10; Student Card Discount: NPR 20; Others: NPR 30 | Entry fees for Nepalese are applicable only to the Patan Museum. | |
| Patan Golden Temple | NPR 50 | NPR 20 | NPR 50 | Free | 01-5534595 01-5540227 | Closed on Buddha Jayanti |
| Bhaktapur Durbar Square | USD 15 or NPR 1,500 | NPR 500 | NPR 500 | Free | 01-6612249 | Below 10 years old are free. For groups from 11 to 20, one tour leader can enter for free. |
| National Art Museum, Bhaktapur | NPR 150 (NPR 100 for camera, NPR 200 for video camera) | NPR 50 (NPR 50 for camera, NPR 150 for video camera) | NPR 150 (NPR 100 for camera, NPR 200 for video camera) | Students: NPR10; Others: NPR25 (NPR 50 for camera, NPR 100 for video camera) | 01-6610004 | Closed on Tuesdays. The fee includes the wood carving and brass and bronze museums in Dattrareya Square. |
| Swayambhu Stupa | NPR 200 | NPR 50 | NPR 200 | Free | 01-4281889 01-4277236 | Below 10 years old are free. |
| Bauddha Stupa | NPR 400 | NPR 100 | NPR 400 | Free | 01-4489257 | Below 10 years old are free. |
| Pashupatinath Temple | NPR 1,000 per day, per entry | NPR 1,000. Free for Indian Nationals | NPR 1,000 | Free | 01-4462767 01-4470340 | Tourists can view the temple from the back premises. |
| Changunarayan Temple | NPR 300 | NPR 100 | NPR 300 | Free | 01-5090958 | |
| Ethnographic Museum, NTB, Bhrikutimandap | NPR 200 | NPR 100 | NPR 100 | Students: NPR 15; Others: NPR 30 | 01-4256909 Extension no. 172 | |
| Garden of Dreams, Katmandu | NPR 200 | NPR 200 | NPR 200 | NPR 100 | 01-4425340 01-4425341 | Below 5 years old are free. NPR 50 for 5–11 years 25% discount for a group of 10 people |
| Godawari Park | NPR 200 (NPR 150 for children below 10 years) | NPR 57 (NPR 23 for children below 10 years) | NPR 100 (NPR 50 for children below 10 years) | NPR 34 (NPR 12 for children below 10 years) | 01-5174246 | Student 50% discount |
| Central Zoo | NPR 250 (NPR 150 for children 4–12 years) | NPR 250 (NPR 150 for children 4–12 years) | NPR 250 (NPR 150 for children 4–12 years) | NPR 50 (NPR 25 for children 4–12 years) | Nepali Students: NPR 30; | |
| Entry Fees for Sites in Lumbini | ||||||
| Site | Foreign Nationals | SAARC Nationals | Chinese | Nepalese | Contact Number | Remarks |
| Lumbini | NPR 200 | NPR 100 | NPR 200 | Free | 071-580189 071-580200 | NPR 16 for Indians |
| Lumbini Museum | NPR 50 | NPR 50 | NPR 50 | NPR 10 | 01-580318 | Closed on Tuesdays |
| Kapilvastu Museum | NPR 10 | NPR 5 | NPR 10 | NPR 2 | Closed on Tuesdays | |
| Entry Fees for Sites in Chitwan | ||||||
| Site | Foreign Nationals | SAARC Nationals | Chinese | Nepalese | Contact Number | Remarks |
| Chitwan National Park | NPR 1,500 per day, per entry, +13% VAT | NPR 750 per day per entry + 13% VAT | NPR 1,500 per day per entry + 13% VAT | NPR 100+13% VAT | 056-621069 | Elephant ride fare: foreigners: NPR 2,500; SAARC: NPR 1,500; Nepalis: NPR 500 |
| Chitwan Elephant Breeding Camp | NPR 50 | NPR 25 | NPR 50 | NPR 10 | 056-580154 | |
| Tharu Cultural Museum, Chitwan | NPR 25 | NPR 15 | NPR 25 | NPR 10 | 056-580121 | Below 10 years old are free. |