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Shwedagon Pagoda
Myanmar's holiest Buddhist shrine — a 99-metre gilded stupa visible across the Yangon skyline.
Typical duration
120 min
Price
$10 USD entry, shoes-off, no shorts above the knee
From port
26 km / 16.2 mi
Transfer time
75 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
medium
👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
Late afternoon for sunset gold and the post-5pm cool, or 6am for the morning monks.
Getting there from the port
Taxi or cruise-line shuttle from Thilawa via Pyay Road; lift up to the pagoda platform.
🚌 Best transport: taxi💶 Cost: $60-100 USD private car day-rate