Destination Explorer

Borobudur

UNESCO World Heritage

Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist temple, a monumental 9th-century stepped monument covered …

Lumbini

UNESCO World Heritage

Lumbini is universally recognised as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, an…

Anuradhapura

UNESCO World Heritage

Anuradhapura is Sri Lanka's ancient sacred capital, home to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi — grown from a c…

Bagan

UNESCO World Heritage

Bagan is an extraordinary archaeological zone containing thousands of Buddhist temples, stupas and m…

Boudhanath Stupa

UNESCO World Heritage

Boudhanath is one of the largest stupas in the world and a central hub of Tibetan Buddhism outside T…

Historic Buddhist Temples of Kyoto

UNESCO World Heritage

Kyoto, Japan's former imperial capital, contains an exceptional concentration of historic Buddhist t…

Historic Buddhist Temples of Nara

UNESCO World Heritage

Nara, Japan's first permanent capital, is home to Todai-ji Temple and its Great Buddha Hall, one of …

Kandy Sacred City

UNESCO World Heritage

Kandy, the last capital of the Sinhalese kings, is Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist pilgrimage ci…

Luang Prabang

UNESCO World Heritage

Luang Prabang is a former royal capital in Laos known for its concentration of Buddhist monasteries …

Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda is a gilded stupa dominating Yangon's skyline and among the most revered Buddhist s…

Swayambhunath Stupa

UNESCO World Heritage

Swayambhunath, often called the "Monkey Temple" by visitors for its resident monkeys, sits atop a hi…

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

UNESCO World Heritage

The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy houses what is venerated as a relic of the Buddha's tooth, making i…