Temple Dress Code

The Grand Palace is one of Thailand’s holiest sights. Visitors must be dressed appropriately in order to enter the grounds. Your guide will advise you in the morning before levaving hotel if any changes to your attire is required.

The Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha Image Temple (Wat Phrakaew) is very strict with the dress code

Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha Image Temple;

Gentlemen: long pants DOWN TO ANKLE, shoulders are covered.

Ladies: long pants DOWN TO ANKLE or skirt knees are covered, shoulders are covered.

Visitors are required to dress appropriately.

Sandals or flip flops are allowed.

The following clothes are strictly not allowed as outer garments for both ladies and gentlemen.

Shorts, mini-skirts, short skirts, torn jeans, see through, quarter length trousers, vests, tight fitting trousers or leggings.

Dress code solutions

Bring some long clothes worn for just the grand palace and revert back to regular clothes after and leave these extra items in the vehicle so no need to carry them with you.

Alternatively there are the pants and sarong for rent 50THB/1piece at the front of the Grand Palace and The Emerald Buddha Image Temple incase you do not want to carry your pants.

Other temples in Bangkok you can wear shorts but knees and shoulders are covered. If you have and questions please ask.

Dress Code for main Ayutthaya Temples:

There are also some less strict notes to be adhered to when visiting Ayutthaya.
These following clothes are strictly not allowed as outer garments for both ladies and gentlemen: Short shorts, mini-skirts, short skirts, torn jeans, see through, vests, tight fitting trousers or leggings.

Please remember that all “ruins” in Ayutthaya are still functioning temples and religious sights and we must be dressed modestly as we would in any other place of worship.