Shwe Dagon Pagoda visitors should dress appropriately clothes!

Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the most sacred and impressive Buddhist site for the people of the Myanmar. Shwe Dagon Pagoda is covered with hundreds of gold plates and the top of the stupa is encrusted with 4531 diamonds; the largest of which is a 72 carat diamond. Shwe Dagon Pagoda is a repository of the best in Myanmar heritage – architecture, sculpture and arts. The Shwe Dagon Pagoda consists hundreds colorful temples, stupas, and statues that reflects the architectural era spanning almost a 2,500 years.

When visiting Shwe Dagon Pagoda, visitors should dress appropriately clothes. The four entrances to the pagoda have signs prohibiting short dresses, and staff will help people change to longyi and full-length dresses before entering, please follow the dress code - wear trousers or at least knee length shorts or skirt; t-shirts with elbow length sleeves are also expected and you are expected to be barefooted when entering Shwe Dagon Pagoda.

Shwe Dagon Pagoda is open daily.

Visitor Entrance Fee: $8.00

Opening Hours: 04:00 - 22:00 hours, except on the following days that Shwe Dagon Pagoda is open 24 hours:

1. Waxing Day of Ta-baung – the day before full moon day of the Myanmar Lunar month Ta-baung (around March)

2. Waxing Day of Wa-khaung – the day before full moon day of the Myanmar Lunar month Wa-khaung (around June which is the beginning of the Buddhist Lent)