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La pagode Shwesigon Holidays
The Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the city of Yangon and is a marvelous place that you really should visit. Otherwise you would be missing out on one of the country's most beautiful attractions on your trip to Myanmar.
Visit La pagode Shwesigon
- Art & Culture
- Essential
La pagode Shwesigon: How to get there?
30 minutes on foot from Yangon center
La pagode Shwesigon: See when to go?
From December to March
La pagode Shwesigon: For how long?
A few hours
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What our travellers think of their stay
You can't miss Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. High-caliber, teeming with typical life scenes, this is an essential place to visit. Major cultural symbol. Not to be missed!
My suggestion
The atmosphere is different during the daytime and in the evening. Favour an evening visit, when the pagoda is all lit up and the locals converge there.
The Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the city of Yangon and is a marvelous place that you really should visit. Otherwise you would be missing out on one of the country's most beautiful attractions on your trip to Myanmar.
My suggestion
If you are a woman, consider covering your shoulders, otherwise they'll deck you out in a shawl of dubious taste, to say the least (mine was pink!). Make sure you have some dollars with you beforehand: the exchange rate offered at the pagoda is not particularly good!
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