Guided Tour Only

Connected Sites: 67

WHS that can be visited by guided tour only. Only complete WHS with this restriction are included; the connection does not extend to parts of WHS (individual buildings etc).

Connected Sites

  • Yuso and Suso Monasteries
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.98
    121
    5
    Frequent daily tours, except for Monday
  • Messel Pit
    Messel Pit
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.22
    179
    9
    In German
    See www.grube-messel.de
  • Skocjan Caves
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.65
    230
    10
  • Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.74
    47
    4
  • Tassili n'Ajjer
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.62
    21
    2
    Officially one must be with a local guide at all times. You need to register on arrival at Djanet airport and the police will regularly check in with the guide who needs to bring a satellite phone if you hike into the Tadrart plateau.
  • Robben Island
    Robben Island
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.63
    119
    9
  • Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.66
    175
    8
    Visits to the interior of the pumping station are with a guide only. These tours are frequently available during the opening hours.
    See www.woudagemaal.nl
  • Simien National Park
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.46
    51
    11
    "All trips to the park must be escorted by a trained Park administration scout [compulsory]."
    See simienpark.org
  • Mapungubwe
    Mapungubwe
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.00
    22
    5
    Mapungubwe Hill, the main cultural focus of this site, can only be visited accompanied by a park guide. The surrounding park can be done by self-drive.
  • Tombs of Buganda Kings
    Inscribed: 2001
    1.94
    43
    6
    At the gate, you will be assigned a guide that will accompany you and give you a tour.
  • Sinharaja Forest
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.87
    75
    6
    "It is compulsory to obtain a permit issued by the Department of Forest Conservation and the assistance of an authorized guide to enter to this reserve."
    See www.sinharajaforestreserve.com
  • Mogao Caves
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.08
    58
    5
    You need to join a guided tour on the spot
  • Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.38
    25
    3
    By boat tour
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.21
    74
    18
    underground river
  • The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa
    Inscribed: 2024
    1.59
    9
    3
    "The nominated component parts are fragile and not able to receive large numbers of visitors....For all three sites, visitor groups are limited to twelve to fifteen people per guide"
  • Chief Roi Mata's Domain
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.16
    20
    5
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.41
    80
    9
    Although there are a few self-guided trails that you can do, seeing some of the fossils (and thus the OUV) requires taking part in one of the many guided tours or guided hikes into the reserved zone.
    See www.albertaparks.ca
  • Peruaçu River Canyon
    Inscribed: 2025
    3
    2
  • Hegra
    Hegra
    Saudi Arabia
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.89
    53
    9
    You have to choose one from the official Experience AlUla website.
    See www.experiencealula.com
  • Cueva de las Manos
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.49
    30
    9
    The actual caves can only be visited by one of the hourly guided tours from the visitor center.
    See www.cuevadelasmanos.org
  • Caral-Supe
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.41
    62
    8
    According to the reviewers, it is obligatory to take part in a guided tour when you arrive.
  • Mijikenda Kaya Forests
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.23
    21
    3
    "One needs a guide or a ‘host’ to enter the forest. This usually consists of a Kaya Elder or Elders with whom you would have consulted and asked permission. To fail to do this before entering represents intrusion and bad faith" (nom file)
  • Brú na Bóinne
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.63
    206
    11
    Tours start at the visitor centre, and the visitors are being taken to Newgrange etc by shuttle bus
  • Mistaken Point
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.41
    34
    7
    Access to the narrow core zone, where the fossils are, is by guided tour only.
    See www.gov.nl.ca
  • Cordouan Lighthouse
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.00
    43
    5
    You need a boat tour to get there and the visit to the lighthouse interior is accompanied by a guide.
  • Al Zubarah
    Inscribed: 2013
    1.76
    70
    6
    The archaeological site is only visitable on the (free) guided bus tour, that is available from the visitor center at the fort.
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1
    "All visits to the site are guided and strictly controlled." - IUCN Evaluation "All visitors must be accompanied by guides, including Buddhists who visit for religious purposes. The maximum number of tourists in a tour group is fifty. The tour guides are responsible for the safety of the visitors and for the provision of information." - AB Evaluation
  • The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.28
    204
    7
    Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee can only be visited with a guided tour
  • Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.73
    336
    18
    By one of the regular tours (hourly in Polish and English, German, French, Russian, Italian and Spanish as well)
  • Vjetrenica Cave
    Vjetrenica Cave
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.35
    23
    4
    You can only get inside the cave with the hourly guided tours.
  • Van Nellefabriek
    Van Nellefabriek
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.48
    195
    9
  • Twyfelfontein
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.35
    74
    5
    You get assigned a guide at the visitor center.
  • Tugendhat Villa
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.98
    169
    15
    Can only be visited on frequent guided tours
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.85
    87
    6
    "You’ll also be accompanied by a guide, explaining the history in either Bulgarian or English."
  • Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.33
    100
    9
    The underground mines (where the OUV lies) is only visitable on a guided tour
    See kopalniasrebra.pl
  • Su Nuraxi di Barumini
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.33
    100
    7
    ""Su Nuraxi" archaeological area, "Casa Zapata" Museum and the Centre "Giovanni Lilliu" can be visited through a guided tour included in the price of the ticket." (official website, Nov 2023)
    See www.fondazionebarumini.it
  • Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.62
    31
    6
    Only via one of the scheduled group visits of 1.5h.
    See sitioburlemarx.org
  • SGang Gwaay
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.90
    8
    4
    You can visit Gwaii Haanas NP on your own and private yachts/boats are often seen. However, you MUST contact a Watchman to be allowed to visit SG̱ang Gwaay and must remain with the tour while within the core zone.
  • Serra da Capivara
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.11
    12
    6
    The park may only be entered with a local, accredited guide
  • Saryarka
    Saryarka
    Kazakhstan
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.14
    30
    4
    Tours of the reserves are only conducted by rangers in a 4WD vehicle. At Korgalzhyn, they need to be prearranged via the visitor center.
  • Santa Maria de Guadalupe
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.97
    98
    7
    Visits by 1hr tour with guide only
    See monasterioguadalupe.com
  • Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.26
    24
    5
    "The only way to visit Kilwa Kisiwani is with a chartered boat and a guide from the Kilwa Islands Tour Guides Association." (LP)
    See www.lonelyplanet.com
  • Royal Exhibition Building
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.31
    143
    13
    The interior can only be visited on a guided tour (the grounds are free).
  • Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.72
    21
    4
    You need to visit with a pre-arranged local guide, who also brings the keys to open the rock art sites as they are fenced.
  • Rapa Nui
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.49
    110
    13
    All main sites need to be visited with a guided tour, except Ana Kena and Ahu Tahai in Hanga Roa (since late 2022)
    See www.rapanuinationalpark.com
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.20
    203
    11
    The Rammelsberg Mines can only be visited on a guided tour. The other two components don't need one.
  • Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.89
    76
    8
    At El Rosario it is obligatory to go with a local guide who can be hired from the park entrance.
  • Manu National Park
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.74
    30
    5
    Manu NP can (only) be reached by joining a tour from Cusco.
  • Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.68
    66
    6
    Access via the visitor center requires participation in a tour of the exhibits and the underground mines.
    See muzeumostrowiec.pl
  • Koutammakou
    Koutammakou
    Benin, Togo
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.87
    23
    3
    "There is a small fee that must be paid, and you must be accompanied by a local guide." (review Christravelblog)
  • Kondoa
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.39
    16
    7
    You have to pick up a local guide at the entrance, who will accompany you in your car to the sites.
  • Komodo National Park
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.78
    87
    7
    "It is neither permitted nor advisable to do any tours without local guides, as the Komodo Dragons are dangerous when they attack." (wikivoyage)
    See en.wikivoyage.org
  • Koguryo Tombs
    Koguryo Tombs
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.73
    23
    2
    A visit anywhere in North Korea is guided
  • Kaesong
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.37
    36
    2
    A visit anywhere in North Korea is guided
  • Ischigualasto / Talampaya
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.63
    35
    7
    Both parks
  • Independence Hall
    Independence Hall
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.97
    332
    17
    On a free tour ticket, with a specific day and time
  • Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.72
    206
    15
    "To ensure its conservation, the site's microclimate is strictly regulated. For this reason, the site is open to a maximum of 80 visitors each day....From Monday to Sunday eight tours will be conducted, starting on the hour from 9.00 till 16.00 (last tour). There are two special tours at noon and 16.00 hours. To plan your sightseeing, we advise that you book ahead as tours are often full up to weeks in advance. For your convenience, you can use our new online booking.... Tickets for the Hypogeum are also available in person from all Heritage Malta sites."
    See www.heritagemalta.org
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.28
    305
    13
    For all locations, except the Guggenheim (museum), Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House (interior not open to the public), and Unity Temple which has a self-guided tour.
  • Fossil Hominid Sites
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.33
    58
    5
    The caves can only be entered via a tour / local guide.
  • Coa Valley and Siega Verde
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.96
    101
    9
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.15
    230
    7
    Access to the Secret Garden is by Guided Tour only. The General Course can be done with or without guide and has no ticket limits.
    See www.cdg.go.kr
  • Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.24
    140
    8
    You must be a part of the tour (to be obtained at the visitor center), as this site is located straight at the border with Israel.
  • Australian Fossil Mammal Sites
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.86
    47
    7
    Naracoorte: Victoria Fossil Cave is by guided tour only. Riversleigh D can be done on your own.
  • Andrefana Dry Forests
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.84
    29
    4
    To visit either Petit or Grand Tsingy, you must be accompanied by an accredited local guide from the park office.
  • Altamira Cave
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.32
    146
    9
  • Sewell Mining Town
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.85
    33
    8
    The company that owes the mine (CODELCO) only allows guided visits. They are executed by the associated Fundación Sewell (usually only on weekends).
  • M'Zab Valley
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.46
    35
    5
    A guide (from the main gate or the tourist office) is officially needed to enter each of the walled towns.