Angkor Wat
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor Wat is not ticketed on its own. Every visitor needs an Angkor pass, which covers the whole archaeological park…
532 tickets & tours
Asia
UNESCO World Heritage temples in Asia
All 20 entries stand within UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ordered here by the number of tours sold. Angkor Wat leads by far, followed by Borobudur and Prambanan, both reached from Yogyakarta, the Cham towers of My Son and the cave temple of Dambulla. Several inscriptions cover a whole landscape or city rather than the temple: Tirta Empul belongs to Bali's subak rice-terrace landscape, Kiyomizu-dera and Kinkaku-ji to Historic Kyoto, and Pashupatinath and Swayambhunath to the Kathmandu Valley. Note that Kinkaku-ji's golden pavilion is a 1955 reconstruction.
| # | Temple | Country | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angkor Wat | Cambodia | 1113 |
| 2 | Borobudur | Indonesia | 780 |
| 3 | Prambanan Temple | Indonesia | 850 |
| 4 | My Son Sanctuary | Vietnam | 300 |
| 5 | Dambulla Cave Temple | Sri Lanka | 100 BC |
| 6 | Ayutthaya Historical Park | Thailand | 1351 |
| 7 | Temple of Heaven | China | 1420 |
| 8 | Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho | India | 1030 |
| 9 | Nikko Toshogu | Japan | 1617 |
| 10 | Kiyomizu-dera | Japan | 778 |
| 11 | Tirta Empul | Indonesia | 962 |
| 12 | Pashupatinath Temple | Nepal | 400 |
| 13 | Shaolin Temple | China | 495 |
| 14 | Ajanta Caves | India | 200 BC |
| 15 | Ellora Caves | India | 600 |
| 16 | Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) | Japan | 1397 |
| 17 | Sukhothai Historical Park | Thailand | 1238 |
| 18 | Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) | Nepal | 400 |
| 19 | Koh Ker | Cambodia | 928 |
| 20 | Giant Wild Goose Pagoda | China | 652 |
Borobudur
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Visiting Borobudur now involves two decisions rather than one.
370 tickets & tours
Prambanan Temple
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Prambanan is easy to visit independently: you buy an entry ticket at the gate or online, and the ticket covers the main…
297 tickets & tours
My Son Sanctuary
Hoi An, Vietnam
My Son lies in a wooded valley about 40 km southwest of Hoi An, and almost everyone visits it as a half-day trip from…
213 tickets & tours
Dambulla Cave Temple
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Dambulla is easy to visit on your own. Foreign visitors buy a ticket at the office near the Golden Temple at the foot…
192 tickets & tours
Ayutthaya Historical Park
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Ayutthaya is not a fenced park with a single gate. The ruins are scattered across an island formed by three rivers and…
141 tickets & tours
Temple of Heaven
Beijing, China
The Temple of Heaven sits in a large walled park in southern Beijing, and the ticketing reflects that.
108 tickets & tours
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
Khajuraho, India
Kandariya Mahadeva stands in the fenced Western Group of temples, and a single ticket from the Archaeological Survey of…
45 tickets & tours
Nikko Toshogu
Nikko, Japan
Nikko lies about two hours north of Tokyo by train, and the Toshogu shrine is its centrepiece.
40 tickets & tours
Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto, Japan
Kiyomizu-dera does not sell timed tickets, and there is nothing to book for an independent visit: the grounds are open…
40 tickets & tours
Tirta Empul
Ubud, Indonesia
Most visitors reach Tirta Empul on a driver-led day out from Ubud, Denpasar or the southern beach resorts, because the…
39 tickets & tours
Pashupatinath Temple
Kathmandu, Nepal
Foreign visitors buy a ticket at the counters on the approach to Pashupatinath, which covers the precinct around the…
35 tickets & tours