Culture & Heritage Tours in Nepal

Nepal cultural tours from Singapore are premium 5 to 9-day journeys through the Kathmandu Valley's seven UNESCO monument zones, the hill town of Bandipur, Pokhara and Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. The best time to go is October to November or March to April, and every tour uses 4-star hotels with a dedicated guide.

A Nepal cultural tour is the best way to see the Kathmandu Valley, which UNESCO inscribed in 1979 as a single World Heritage Site of seven monument zones: the Durbar Squares of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan. Our Nepal heritage tours visit a selection of them with a dedicated guide who explains the Hindu and Buddhist traditions still practised there every day.

Beyond Kathmandu, a longer Nepal culture tour adds Bandipur, a hill town on the old trade route known for its preserved Newari architecture; Pokhara, on Phewa Lake below the Annapurna range; and Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, where the Maya Devi Temple and the international monasteries stand around the Sacred Garden.

HSJ Signature Journeys offers three premium cultural tours of Nepal from Singapore: Kathmandu Heritage & Cultural Immersion (5 days), The Art of Nepal through Bandipur and Pokhara (7 days), and Nepal's Cultural Legacy, which continues to Lumbini (9 days). Every journey uses premium 4-star hotels, including Hotel Barahi Kathmandu and Temple Bell Boutique Hotel & Spa in Pokhara, with an air-conditioned vehicle and a professional driver.

Singapore Airlines flies nonstop to Kathmandu in about five hours, so a five-day Kathmandu heritage tour fits around a weekend and a few days of leave. Singapore passport holders can get a Nepal tourist visa on arrival. Each tour is arranged for your own party on dates you choose and priced on request in SGD.