Why does Kathmandu charge foreigners hefty fees to enter heritage sites?

Laura came to Nepal for the mountains but instantly fell in love with Kathmandu . Even amidst the chaos that Kathmandu is in every day, Laura found her little haven in the city – the Basantapur Durbar Square, one of the key heritage sites in Nepal’s capital.

At first, she felt that she needed to pay just once to enter the UNESCO World Heritage site , but when she went to the gate with her ticket the next day, she was asked to buy the other one. “I paid USD 10 just the other day and they asked me to pay again. I know we’re tourists, but you can’t be charging us to enter the main part of the city every day,” says Laura.