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The tourist information about Pattaya can be collected from Tourist Information in Thailand (TAT) office in the town. The Headquarters of TAT is located in Pattaya and it has 22 offices throughout Thailand. The available information includes tours, accommodation, maps, brochures, about shopping and dinning. The office is open 7 days a week from 8.30 am. to 04.30 pm. Once you arrive in Pattaya, you can get information related to tourist attractions in the town, accommodation options or any other travel related issues.

The office also takes complaints and can provide assistance in an emergency. One can call toll free on 1155. Another useful source of information is multilingual Tourist Assistance Hotline, 1337. They operate 24 hours. TAT Tourist information

Address of Pattaya Tourist Information Center 609 Moo 10, Pratamnak Rd., Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20260 Tel: 038-427-667 Fax: 038-423-911 Email Address: [email protected]

Pattaya Information Center The Avenue Pattaya, Second Rd., opposite Soi Yamato Tel: 081-177-5333 Email: [email protected]

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Local Offices of the Tourism Authority of Thailand

  • TAT Chiang Mai Office 105/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, Tambon Wat Ket, Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Mai 50000 Tel. +66 (0) 5324 8604-5 Fax. +66 (0) 5324 8606-7 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Chiang Mai
  • TAT Chiang Rai Office 448/16 Singhaklai Road, Amphoe Mueang, Chiang Rai 57000 Tel. +66 (0) 5371 7433; +66 (0) 5374 4674-5 Fax. +66 (0) 5371 7434 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Chiang Rai and Phayao
  • TAT Lampang Office 358/3-4 Baan Chiangrai Road, Tambon Sobtui, Amphoe Muang, Lampang 52000 Tel. +66 (0) 5422 2214-5 Fax. +66 (0) 5422 2216 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Lampang and Lamphun
  • TAT Mae Hong Son Office 4 Ratchathamphithak Road, Tambon Chong Kham, Amphoe Mueang, Mae Hong Son, 58000 Tel. +66 (0) 5361 2982-3 Fax. +66 (0) 5361 2984 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Mae Hong Son
  • TAT Phrae Office 2 Baan Mai Road, Tambon Nai Wiang, Amphoe Mueang, Phrae 54000 Tel. +66 (0) 5452 1118 Fax. +66 (0) 5452 1119 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phrae and Uttaradit
  • TAT Nan Office 17 Pha Kong Road, Tambon Nai Wiang, Amphoe Muang, Nan 55000 Tel. +66 (0) 5471 1217-8 E-mail Address:  [email protected] ,  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Nan
  • TAT Uthai Thani Office 28/5 Rakkandee Road, Tambon Uthai Mai, Amphoe Mueang, Uthai Thani 61000 Tel. +66 (0) 5651 4651-2 Fax. +66 (0) 5651 4650 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Uthai Thani
  • TAT Sukhothai Office 200 Charot Withi Thong Road, Tambon Thani, Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai, 64000 Tel. +66 (0) 5561 6228-9 Fax. +66 (0) 5561 6366 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Kamphaengphet and Sukhothai
  • TAT Phitsanulok Office 209/7-8 Surasi Trade Center, Boromtrailokanat Road, Amphoe Mueang, Phitsanulok 65000 Tel. +66 (0) 5525 2742-3; +66 (0) 5525 9907 Fax. +66 (0) 5523 1063 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phetchabun and Phitsanulok
  • TAT Tak Office 193 Taksin Road, Tambon Nonglauang, Amphoe Mueang, Tak 63000 Tel. +66 (0) 5551 4341-3 Fax. +66 (0) 5551 4344 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Tak
  • TAT Bangkok Office D2 Bld, 8th Floor, Preecha Complex, 48/11 Ratchadapisek Road, Samsennok, Huaykwang, Bangkok, 10310 Tel. +66 (0) 2276 2720-1 Fax. +66 (0) 2276 2722 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi
  • TAT Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Office 108/22 Mu 4, Tambon Phratuchai, Amphoe Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 13000 Tel. +66 (0) 3524 6076-7 Fax. +66 (0) 3524 6078 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya and Saraburi
  • TAT Suphan Buri Office 91 Phra Phanwasa Road, Tambon Tha Pi Liang, Amphoe Mueang, Suphan Buri 72000 Tel. +66 (0) 3552 5867; +66 (0) 3552 5880 Fax. +66 (0) 3552 5863-4 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Suphan Buri, Ang Thong and Chainat
  • TAT Lop Buri Office District Office (Old building) Naraimaharat Road, Amphoe Mueang, Lop Buri 15000 Tel. +66 (0) 3677 0096-7 Fax. +66 (0) 3677 0098 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Lop Buri and Sing Buri
  • TAT Nakhon Sawan Office 1045/2 Mu. 10, Nakhon Sawan – Phitsanulok Road, Tambon Nakhon Sawan, Amphoe Muang, Nakhon Sawan 60000 Tel. +66 (0) 5622 1811-2 Fax. +66 (0) 5622 1810 E-mail Address:  [email protected]  /  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Nakhon Sawan and Phichit
  • TAT Samut Songkhram Office 2/1 2nd Floor Amphawa Municipality City Hall, Amphoe Amphawa, Samut Songkhram 75110 Tel. +66 (0) 3475 2847-8 Fax. +66 (0) 3475 2846 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram
  • TAT Prachuap Khiri Khan Office 39/9 Phetkasem Road, Amphoe Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110 Tel. +66 (0) 3251 3885; +66 (0) 3251 3854 Fax. +66 (0) 3251 3898 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Prachuap Khiri Khan
  • TAT Phetchaburi Office 500/51 Phetkasem Road, Amphoe Cha-am, Phetchaburi 76120 Tel. +66 (0) 3247 1005-6 Fax. +66 (0) 3247 1502 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phetchaburi
  • TAT Ratchaburi Office 148 Sombunkun Road, Tambon Na Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Ratchaburi 70000 Tel. +66 (0) 3291 9176-8 Fax. +66 (0) 3291 9179 Email:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Ratchaburi and Nakhon Pathom
  • TAT Kanchanaburi Office 14 Saengchuto Road, Tambon Bannua, Amphoe Mueang, Kanchanaburi 71000 Tel. +66 (0) 3451 1200; +66 (0) 3451 2500 Fax. +66 (0) 3462 3691 E-mail Address:  [email protected] ,  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Kanchanaburi
  • TAT Pattaya Office 609 Mu 10, Pratamnak Road, Tambon Nong Prue, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150 Tel. +66 (0) 3842 7667; +66 (0) 3842 8750, +66 (0) 3842 3990 Fax. +66 (0) 3842 9113 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Chon Buri
  • TAT Rayong Office 153/4 Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Taphong, Amphoe Mueang, Rayong 21000 Tel. +66 (0) 3864 5510-1; +66 (0) 3865 1405 Fax. +66 (0) 3864 5510; +66 (0) 3865 5422 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Rayong
  • TAT Chanthaburi Office 22/86 Moo 7, Tambon Chanthanimit, Amphoe Muang, Chanthaburi 22000 Tel: +66 (0) 3948 0220, +66 (0) 62 595 1902 / 595 6106 / 595 0676 Fax: +66 (0) 3948 0221 Email:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Chanthaburi
  • TAT Trat Office 100 Mu 1, Trat-Laem Ngob Road, Tambon Laem Ngob, Amphoe Laem Ngob, Trat 23120 Tel. +66 (0) 3959 7259-60 Fax. +66 (0) 3959 7255 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Trat
  • TAT Nakhon Nayok Office 182/88 Mu 1, Suwannason Road, Tambon Tha Chang, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Nayok 26000 Tel. +66 (0) 3731 2282; +66 (0) 3731 2284 Fax. +66 (0) 3731 2286 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri and Sa Kaeo
  • TAT Chachoengsao Office 203 Na Mueang Road, Tambon Na Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Chachoengsao 24000 Tel. +66 (0) 3851 4009 Fax. +66 (0) 3851 4008 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Chachoengsao and Samut Prakan
  • TAT Khon Kaen Office 277/20-21 Klang Mueang Road, Amphoe Mueang, Khon Kaen 40000 Tel. +66 (0) 4322 7714-5 Fax. +66 (0) 4322 7717; +66 (0) 4322 7719 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Kalasin and Maha Sarakham
  • TAT Loei Office District Office (Old building) Charoenrat Road, Tambon Kut Pong, Amphoe Mueang, Loei 42000 Tel. +66 (0) 4281 2812; +66 (0) 4281 1405 Fax. +66 (0) 4281 1480 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Loei and Nong Bua Lam Phu
  • TAT Nakhon Phanom Office 184/1 Suntornvijit Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Phanom 48000 Tel. +66 (0) 4251 3490-1 Fax. +66 (0) 4251 3492 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon and Mukdahan
  • TAT Nakhon Ratchasima Office 2102-2104 Mitraphap Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Tel. +66 (0) 4421 3030; +66 (0) 4421 3666 Fax. 0 4421 3667, 0 4435 1721 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum
  • TAT Surin Office Tourist Information Center Surin 355/3-6 Thessaban Road 1, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Surin 32000 Tel. +66 (0) 4451 4447-8 Fax. +66 (0) 4451 8530 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Surin and Si Sa Ket
  • TAT Buri Ram Office 654/15 Boonsiri Home 7, Tambon Isan, Amphoe Mueang, Buri Ram 31000 Tel. +66 (0) 4463 4722 Fax. +66 (0) 4463 4723 Email Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Buri Ram
  • TAT Ubon Ratchathani Office 264/1 Khuenthani Road, Amphoe Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani 34000 Tel. +66 (0) 4524 3770; +66 (0) 4525 0714 Fax. +66 (0) 4524 3771 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen and Yasothon
  • TAT Udon Thani Office 16/5 Mukmontri Road, Tambon Makkheng, Amphoe Mueang, Udon Thani 41000 Tel. +66 (0) 4232 5406-7 Fax. +66 (0) 4232 5408 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Udon Thani, Nong Khai and Buang Kan
  • TAT Chumphon Office 111/11-12 Thavisinkha Road, Tambon Thatapao, Amphoe Muang, Chumphon 86000 Tel. +66 (0) 7750 1831-2; +66 (0) 7750 2775-6 Fax. +66 (0) 7750 1832 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Chumphon and Ranong
  • TAT Hat Yai Office 1/1 Niphatuthit 3 Road, Soi 2, Amphoe Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Tel. +66 (0) 7423 1055; +66 (0) 7423 8518; +66 (0) 7424 3747 Fax. +66 (0) 7424 5986 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Songkhla
  • TAT Satun Office 52 Khuha Prawet Road, Tambon Phiman, Amphoe Mueang, Satun 91000 Email:  [email protected] Area of Responsbility: Satun
  • TAT Surat Thani Office 5 Thalad Mai Road, Tambon Thalad, Amphoe Mueang, Surat Thani 84000 Tel. +66 (0) 7728 8817-9 Fax. +66 (0) 7728 2828 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Surat Thani
  • TAT Ko Samui Office 370 Mu 3, Tambon Ang Thong, Amphoe Ko Samui, Surat Thani 84140 Tel. +66 (0) 7742 0504 Fax. +66 (0) 7742 0721 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Ko Samui
  • TAT Krabi Office 292 Maharat Road, Amphoe Mueang, Krabi 81000 Tel. +66 (0) 7562 2163; +66 (0) 7561 2811-2 Fax. +66 (0) 7562 2164 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Krabi
  • TAT Nakhon Si Thammarat Office Sanamnamueang, Ratchadamnoen Road, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000 Tel. +66 (0) 7534 6515-6 Fax. +66 (0) 7534 6517 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung
  • TAT Narathiwat Office 102/3 Narathiwat-Takbai Road, Moo 2, Kaluwor-Neur, Amphoe Mueang, Narathiwat 96000 Tel. +66 (0) 7352 2411; +66 (0) 7354 2345 Fax. +66 (0) 7352 2412-3 E-Mail Address:  [email protected] Areas of Responsibility: Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani
  • TAT Phang Nga Office 2/27 Thessaban Road, Tambon Tai Chang, Amphoe Mueang, Phang-nga 82000 Tel. +66 (0) 7641 3400-2 Fax. +66 (0) 7641 3403 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phang Nga
  • TAT Phuket Office 191 Thalang Road, Tambon Thaladyai, Amphoe Mueang, Phuket 83000 Tel. +66 (0) 7621 1036; +66 (0) 7621 2213 Fax. +66 (0) 7621 3582 E-mail Address: [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Phuket
  • TAT Trang Office 330/3 Huai Yot Road, Tambon Tub Tieang, Amphoe Mueang, Trang 92000 Tel. +66 (0) 7521 5867; +66 (0) 7521 1058; +66 (0) 7521 1085 Fax. +66 (0) 7521 5868 E-mail Address:  [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Trang

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14 Top-Rated Things to Do in Pattaya

Written by Diana Bocco and Karen Hastings Updated Dec 25, 2023 We may earn a commission from affiliate links ( )

Thailand's famous beach resort town of Pattaya has developed a colorful reputation over the years. Located less than 200 kilometers from Thailand's capital city of Bangkok, it's a convenient place to enjoy the sun, sand, and sea.

Pattaya has drawn tourists and expats from all over the world ever since US soldiers "discovered" the once-sleepy getaway destination during the Vietnam War. Since then, Pattaya's profile has steadily increased, and it is now one of the most popular beach destinations in Southeast Asia.

In recent years, the government has made efforts to attract families to Pattaya, and you'll find a host of kid-friendly attractions and things to do, like water parks and an aquarium. Still, it remains more of an adult's destination – especially the area along Walking Street , the main entertainment hub in town.

If you are traveling with the family or are seeking a more subdued location, check out Jomtien Beach or Naklua. These areas are still touristy, but quieter than the bustling center of town. Plan your travels with our list of the top things to do in Pattaya.

1. Explore Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

2. work on your tan at jomtien beach, 3. discover the sanctuary of truth, 4. wat yansangwararam, 5. big buddha (wat phra yai), 6. take a day trip to koh larn (coral island), 7. art in paradise, 8. escape the heat at ramayana water park, 9. four regions floating market, 10. shop for your next meal at naklua fish market, 11. mini siam, 12. underwater world pattaya, 13. shop for keepsakes at thepprasit night market, 14. see the giant buddha engraving at khao chi chan, where to stay in pattaya for sightseeing, map of things to do in pattaya.

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

The sprawling park at Nong Nooch (pronounced "nung nut") Village offers a variety of activities for all the family. Walkways wind among colorful themed gardens, including a topiary garden; 17th-century French garden; European Renaissance garden; and species-specific gardens featuring plants like tropical palms, succulents, and bonsai.

The magnificent orchid garden will awaken the inner horticulturist in anyone. Live shows at the Thai Cultural Hall add to the line-up with performances of traditional Thai dancing, sword-fighting, Thai kickboxing, and an elephant show of dubious ethical quality.

You can rent a bicycle to explore the different areas of the park, and door-to-door transportation is available.

Address: 34/1 Moo 7 Na Jomtien, Sattahip

Official site: http://www.nongnoochtropicalgarden.com/home/

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Stretching for six kilometers, Jomtien Beach is at the top of the places to visit in Pattaya and a welcome escape from the bustle of the main city four kilometers away. You can sunbathe along its golden shores or take refuge in shade provided by trees at the beach's edge. Water lovers can enjoy all kinds of activities, including jet-skiing, kitesurfing, parasailing, and windsurfing.

When you need refreshments, you'll find plenty of restaurants and cafés along the beach serving local fare and fresh seafood.

Right nearby, family-friendly Cartoon Network Amazone is an action-packed water park replete with spiraling slides, sprawling pools, splashing fountains, and cartoon-themed rides and characters.

Sanctuary of Truth

Billed as "the magnificence of heaven recreated on Earth," this massive monument, built entirely of wood, is a study in Thai architectural styles. Every available space is intricately decorated with wooden carvings, and the entire structure was built to pay homage to ancient religions and philosophies.

The cycle of life, Utopia, and humanity's relationship to the universe are some of the themes reflected in the artwork here. While visiting the sanctuary, you can enjoy Thai cultural shows and Thai boxing, go elephant trekking or horseback riding or take a ride on a speedboat.

Address: 206/2 Moo 5, Soi Naklua 12 , Naklua, Banglamung

Official site: http://sanctuaryoftruthmuseum.com/

Wat Yansangwararam

As with all of Thailand's impressive wats (temples), Wat Yansangwararam (known as Wat Yan) offers insight not only into Thai design and architectural traditions but also into the society's values. Surrounded by sprawling palm-studded gardens, the temple was dedicated to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1988 to commemorate the 42nd year of his reign.

Precious Buddhist relics are housed in the main complex, and on the right-hand side of the path leading to the temple is a lake with impressive Chinese pavilions, filled with antiques and artifacts. Wat Yansangwararam's shrine stands on a hill, reached by a flight of 299 steps lined with Naga snakes.

Big Buddha (Wat Phra Yai)

This 18-meter-tall golden statue of the Buddha looks peaceful and relaxed perched atop the wooded Pratamnak Hill south of Pattaya. Climb the steep stairs, adorned on both sides with golden Naga snakes, to see the statue up close and admire the several smaller Buddhas surrounding it.

Many locals come here to pray for good health, happiness, and prosperity. You can also enjoy beautiful views over Pattaya and the bay from the top of the hill. If you're not up for a long walk up the hill, you can catch a taxi up and save your energy to climb the stairs to the statues.

Koh Larn (Coral Island) Day Trip

A 30-minute speed boat ride or 45-minute ferry ride from Pattaya, Koh Larn (also called Koh Lan) is a relatively peaceful escape from tourist-packed Pattaya. Several white-sand beaches stretch along the island's shores, with food stalls, restroom facilities, and plenty of water sports. Parasailing, banana boat rides, and underwater Sea Walking are some of the most popular.

Tien is one of the prettiest beaches, and monkeys frolic on Nual Beach . You can rent motorbikes to tour the island, and it's also possible to stay overnight at one of the many resorts along the beach at Samae and Tawaen . This is a popular place for families to spend the day away from the hubbub of Pattaya.

Art in Paradise

Family-friendly Art in Paradise is an illusion art museum and the perfect place for fun photo ops. It's also a great place to visit when you need a break from the heat. Tickle a whale's belly, touch a rhino, or tackle a marlin in life-like artwork, and capture the moment in a photograph to share with family and friends later.

The different themed zones include classic art, Egypt, the underwater world, safari, dinosaurs, and fantasy. This is a great rainy day attraction and a fun place to round out your vacation photo collection.

Address: 78/34 Pattaya Sai 2 Road, Muang Pattaya, Nongprue, Bang Lamung, Chonburi Chang Wat Chon Buri 20150

Ramayana Water Park

Billed as "the biggest and best water park in Thailand," Ramayana Water Park offers an exhilarating day out for travelers of all ages, with 21 different water-themed rides. A riot of colorful, serpentine slides spiral around the park, including a heart-stopping freefall and more gentle slides for the little ones.

Other things to do here include the double wave pool, a kids' Aquasplash park with fountains, and even a green maze. The lazy river ride snakes through mysterious caves and bubbling geysers. Daily activities add to all the fun and include water polo, fish feeding, Zumba, and volleyball.

Address: 9 Moo 7 Ban Yen Road, Na Chom Thian Sattahip District

Official site: https://www.ramayanawaterpark.com/

Four Regions Floating Market

The first and only floating market in Pattaya, this bustling hive of commerce is divided into different sections selling merchandise from the four major areas of Thailand. Souvenirs, arts and crafts, and clothing are among the many items sold here, and it's also a great place to indulge in some exotic cuisine; you can try everything from scorpions to crickets and crocodile meat.

A great way to explore the markets is to rent a boat. Unlike more authentic floating markets, you have to pay for admission here. Your ticket gets you more than just a boat ride, however. There are shows and activities to be enjoyed here, including sea boxing, traditional Thai dances, and even a zipline over the water.

Address: 451/304 Mu 12, Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Nong Prue, Amphoe Bang Lamung

Official site: https://www.pattayafloatingmarket.com

Naklua Fish Market

For a slice of local life and succulent fresh seafood, head to the fish market in the small town of Naklua, about a ten-minute taxi ride north of Pattaya. Vendors sell fresh-caught seafood at bargain prices and barbecue it for you on-site.

You can also buy fresh fruit and other locally sourced foods, and several good restaurants are also in the area. A group taxi is the most cost-effective mode of transport, so make some new friends while lounging at the beach and make an outing of it together.

Mini Siam

A fun way to see the wonders of Thailand and the world, Mini Siam displays models of some of the most famous international sites. Among those on display are Bangkok's Victory Monument and Wat Arun (also known as the Temple of the Dawn), New York's Statue of Liberty, London's Tower Bridge, the Sydney Opera House , and the L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Children, especially, will enjoy seeing some of these famous structures all in one place. Arrive in the late afternoon to catch the sunset, when special warm lights turn on Bookings should be made at least a day in advance.

Address: 387 Moo 6 Sukhumvit Road, Pattaya City Naklua, Banglamung

Underwater World Pattaya

Underwater World might not be as big as other aquariums, but it's home to an impressive array of sea creatures from different underwater environments. Here, at Thailand's first modern aquarium, you can feed koi fish from bottles, get up close to sharks and rays, feel the texture of sea creatures in the touch pool, and see Thailand's largest collection of jellyfish.

Special events for children include the Sleepover with Sharks & Rays Camp, where kids can spend a night in the underwater glass tunnel learning about marine animals.

Address: 22/22 Moo 11,Sukhumvit Road, Nongprue, Banglamung

Official site: http://www.underwaterworldpattaya.com/

Colorful lamps at the Thepprasit Night Market

This bustling Friday to Sunday market runs between 5 and 11pm and attracts both locals and tourists. While there are other markets in Pattaya, the ones in the city center tend to charge more, so it's worth hopping on a tuk-tuk to get to Thepprasit. There are both indoor and outdoor stalls here, but the indoor part of the market is by far the largest and most impressive.

As with most Thai markets, there's not a lot of rhyme or reason to the way the stalls are set up, with sellers offering hot food standing next to those selling electronics or T-shirts. To get the best deals, you'll have to walk the entire length and width of the market and practice your haggling skills.

Be on the lookout for copied designer items and dodgy products, and instead focus on paper lamps, authentic souvenirs, and surprisingly cheap silk clothing.

Buddha engraving at Khao Chi Chan

Known as Buddha Mountain, Khao Chi Chan is a limestone hill with the world's largest Buddha image carved right on it. The golden carving of a sitting Buddha measures 109 meters tall and 70 meters wide, and takes over most of the side of the towering rock.

Created in 1996 as both an homage to the king and as a place for local Buddhists to visit, the image was cut into the stone using guided laser technology, then inlaid with gold leaf.

A tranquil garden with a small lake, paved paths, and a number of water pools filled with lotus flowers add to the beauty of the place. You'll find a few vendors and a small visitors center here, but in general, it's a place for worship and to relax surrounded by beautiful scenery.

The mountain is located just 15 kilometers outside Pattaya and not far from Jom Tien beach. While in the area, you can visit the Viharn Sien temple and museum, which houses a beautiful collection of bronze statues, cultural and religious artifacts, and a number of archeological finds.

Most travelers visit Pattaya for the lively entertainment venues on Walking Street and the sun-soaked beaches. If you're seeking seaside relaxation away from the buzz of the busy downtown strip but with easy access to it, Pattaya Hill is not only the best place to stay, but also home to many of the upmarket hotels. Families usually prefer Jomtien Beach. Here are some highly-rated hotels in these areas:

Luxury Hotels:

  • Seemingly a world away from the city buzz yet only a 12-minute drive to Walking Street, Royal Wing Suites & Spa is an all-suite hotel presiding over a lush mountainside, with a private beach and beautiful views of the sea.
  • At the InterContinental Pattaya Resort , you get stunning open views over the Gulf of Thailand, easy access to the Pattaya Floating Market, and all the luxuries you can expect from a 5-star resort.
  • Sitting right on its own private beach on Pattaya Bay, the Cape Dara Resort also offers ocean-view rooms, a pool overlooking the ocean, and a great club lounge with plenty of amenities.
  • If you want to stay even closer to Walking Street, the Hilton Pattaya is a mere three-minute stroll away.

Mid-Range Hotels:

  • Across the road from the beach and within walking distance of shops and restaurants, Holiday Inn Pattaya is a popular mid-range option.
  • If you're looking for light-filled contemporary accommodation, Hotel Baraquda Pattaya - MGallery Collection , with an inviting fish-shaped pool, offers great value within walking distance of the beach and all the downtown action.
  • Far from the madding crowds and featuring stunning sea views, the Royal Cliff Beach Terrace is renovated in contemporary Thai style, with seven sparkling swimming pools and two-bedroom suites for families.

Budget Hotels:

  • At a budget-friendly price, Ibis Pattaya , in quieter North Pattaya, lies an easy four-minute walk from the beach but eleven minutes by car to Walking Street.
  • The Chada Thai House is another good option and lies within walking distance of the city's main street and the beach.
  • If you prefer a quieter location, the OYO 521 Chaba Garden Resort & Service offers excellent value and a small pool.

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Pattaya Aims to Attract 27 Million Tourists in 2024

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The pattaya tourism authorities are targeting 27 million visitors (including thais) to the coastal city in 2024..

The director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya office, Urai Mukpradapthong, stated that the goal is realistic based on the expected tourist arrivals in 2023, which are likely to reach the targeted 23 million goal after final results are tabulated.

Pattaya experienced a surge in domestic and international tourists in the last quarter of 2023, partly attributed to a visa exemption scheme for some countries like India, Russia, and China. The city’s popularity as a tourist destination is upheld by its diverse attractions, including sports facilities and large convention centers.

Ms. Urai stated that the city’s attempts to actively host events, such as the recent New Year celebration , road shows, and exhibitions in Europe and the Middle East also played a part in boosting the number of tourists both international and domestic alike.

In term of foreign visitors, the top five countries with the most visitors to Pattaya in 2023 were Russia, India, China, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Although the final number of arrivals in 2023 is not yet available, Pattaya aims to welcome up to 27 million tourists in 2024, Ms. Urai said. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=–=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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  • 1.1 Orientation
  • 1.2 Sub-districts
  • 1.3 History
  • 2.2.1 Suvarnabhumi Airport
  • 2.2.2 Don Mueang Airport
  • 2.3.1.1 From Bangkok
  • 2.3.2.1 From Chiang Mai
  • 2.3.2.2 From/to Hua Hin/Cha-am
  • 2.3.2.3 From Udon Thani and points north
  • 2.4 By minibus/minivan
  • 2.5 By taxi
  • 2.6 By train
  • 2.7 By ferry
  • 3.1 By songthaew
  • 3.2 By local bus
  • 3.3 By motorbike taxi
  • 3.4 By taxi
  • 3.5.1 Motorcycles, bicycles and electric bicycles rental
  • 3.5.2 Cars and jeeps rental
  • 3.6 By boat
  • 4.1 Animals, zoos and aquariums
  • 4.2 Museums
  • 4.3 Sacred places
  • 4.4 Theme parks
  • 5.1 Beaches
  • 5.2 Cabaret
  • 5.3 Cinemas
  • 5.5 Entertainment
  • 5.6 Festivals
  • 5.8 Island day-tripping
  • 5.9 Massage
  • 5.10 Muay Thai
  • 5.11 Performances
  • 5.12 Watersports
  • 7.3.1 Miscellaneous
  • 8.1.1 Near the beach around the Pattaya Walking Street
  • 8.2.1 Near the beach around the Pattaya Walking street
  • 8.2.2 Near the beach around the Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall
  • 8.2.3 Near the beach around the Central Festival Pattaya shopping mall
  • 8.2.4 Some blocks away from the beach and the Pattaya Walking street
  • 8.2.5 In or around the Big C Extra shopping mall
  • 8.2.6 North Pattaya
  • 8.3 Mid-range
  • 8.4 Splurge
  • 8.5 Vegetarian
  • 9.1.1 Same-same but different
  • 9.2 Bars and pubs
  • 9.3 Nightclubs
  • 9.4 Coffee shops
  • 10.1 Budget
  • 10.2 Mid-range
  • 10.3 Splurge
  • 11.1 Traffic
  • 11.3 Police
  • 11.5 Drinking
  • 11.6 Health
  • 12.1 Internet
  • 12.2 Telephone
  • 12.4 Money transfer and ATM withdrawals
  • 13.1 Airlines
  • 13.2 Consulates
  • 13.3 Immigration
  • 13.4 Laundry
  • 13.5 Post office
  • 13.6 Publications

pattaya tourism office

Pattaya (พัทยา) is a seaside resort on the Eastern Gulf Coast of Thailand , about 150 km southeast of Bangkok . Pattaya is mostly famous for its go-go and beer bars, but local authorities have made some efforts to provide more family-friendly attractions and activities. Although the sex industry is still going strong, Pattaya also attracts domestic and international tourists. If you are going to be offended by the sight of old western men holding hands with young Thai women, then Pattaya is not the place for you.

Efforts by local authorities over the past few years have improved the quality of the beaches, but they are still lacklustre by Thailand's standards, and overdevelopment has long since destroyed some of the natural charms the area once had. However, the plethora of hotels and guest houses, and easy access from the capital and airport, make it a popular weekend getaway. Catering for over five million annual visitors, Pattaya is also able to offer an excellent range of eating options and a wide variety of things to do. Its population is a colourful mix of nationalities and ethnicities from near and far. On weekends and holidays, Pattaya Beach is crowded with domestic visitors, many of them day-trippers, from Bangkok and surroundings, since it's a 2-hour drive from the nation's capital. On these occasions, the daytime might not be so comfortable for some foreign tourists, but at night, everything goes as usual.

Pattaya occupies most of the coastline of Bang Lamung District (one of the eleven districts that comprise Chonburi Province). This article only deals with Pattaya proper, which spans the areas to the east of Naklua Beach and Pattaya Beach, plus the Buddha Hill headland (which is immediately south of Pattaya Beach). Jomtien is covered in a separate article, and contains Jomtien Beach and the areas east of it, including Dongtan Beach. The beaches of Jomtien are much broader and generally in a better shape, and the atmosphere locally is more sedate and family-oriented than at Pattaya Beach.

Understand [ edit ]

Orientation [ edit ].

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Pattaya's downtown area is easy to get around. Running north-south, a few hundred metres apart, are Beach Rd (Thanon Hat Pattaya, sometimes also referred to as First Rd) which borders the main beach (Hat Pattaya), Pattaya Second Rd and Pattaya Third Rd (with the smaller but busy Soi Buakhao in between), and the main Sukhumvit Road coastal highway. Beach Rd is one-way (southbound), likewise Second Rd (northbound) -- this is the main circuit of the songthaews that cruise downtown.

These are connected by the three major east–west aligned roads: North Pattaya Rd (Thanon Pattaya Nua), Central Pattaya Rd (Thanon Pattaya Klang) and South Pattaya Rd (Thanon Pattaya Tai). North Pattaya Rd is a dual carriageway and carries the highest volume of traffic to and from Sukhumvit Rd.

Also connecting Beach Rd and Second Ro are a large number of smaller streets or "sois". The main sois are numbered from 1 to 16, from north to south. Sois 1-6 are between north Pattaya Rd and central Pattaya Rd; sois 7-13 are between Central Pattaya Rd and South Pattaya Rd (including the "Pattayaland" sois, immediately north of south Pattaya Rd); sois 14-16 are south of south Pattaya Rd. Most of these east–west sois are (in theory at least) one-way.

Beach Rd, Second Rd, and north Pattaya Rd (plus Naklua Rd to the north) all meet at the Dolphin Roundabout landmark.

Second Rd south of South Pattaya Rd becomes Pratamnak Rd, which shares a junction with both the southern end of Third Rd and the northern end of the main road to Jomtien, Tappraya Rd.

Beach Rd south of south Pattaya Rd is closed to vehicles in the evenings (18:00-02:00) and is called Walking Street ; it's the main tourist area, both for nightlife and shopping. Other major tourism areas include the section of Second Rd between sois 1–4, and the sois immediately north of south Pattaya Rd.

At the south end of Walking Street is the New Pier, usually called Bali Hai Pier (sometimes "Pattaya Pier" or "South Pier"). The Old Pier, close to the junction of Beach Rd and south Pattaya Rd, is still shown on most maps but was dismantled and removed at the beginning of 2006.

Sub-districts [ edit ]

Pattaya's coastal side is divided longitudinally into six contiguous sub-districts. Each one is named after the section of beach or headland at its seaboard.

In the middle are the three Pattaya Bay sub-districts, which share the main baht bus route (so most places are within 5 minutes/10 baht of most other places, at any hour) and have much else in common, and hence in combination make up the main quasi-downtown zone:

  • North Pattaya (Pattaya Nua) - not the northernmost part of Pattaya (as Naklua lies further north), but the section of Pattaya adjacent to the northern end of Pattaya Beach and extending inland to both the north and south of North Pattaya Rd. Does not include Naklua.
  • South Pattaya (Pattaya Tai) - not the southernmost part of Pattaya (as the Buddha Hill headland, and then Jomtien, lie further south), but the section of Pattaya adjacent to the southern end of Pattaya Beach and extending inland to both the north and south of South Pattaya Rd. Includes Pattayaland and Walking Street. Does not include Buddha Hill or Jomtien.
  • Central Pattaya (Pattaya Klang) - not the dead centre of Pattaya, but the section of Pattaya adjacent to the middle of Pattaya Beach and extending inland to both the north and south of Central Pattaya Rd. Some maps/guides disregard the central Pattaya convention, and instead extend north Pattaya and south Pattaya to meet each other along central Pattaya Rd; sometimes, Beach Rd is described with a similar division, and the respective halves given "North Beach Rd" and "South Beach Rd" monikers.

Flanking the Pattaya Beach sub-districts are:

  • Naklua - immediately north of north Pattaya, and with quick, frequent, and inexpensive transport to and from the rest of Pattaya; Naklua is popular with visitors whose native language is German. In terms of tourism-related locations, it's the smallest and least significant sub-district, the main attractions being the beaches (which are quieter than Pattaya Beach) and the Sanctuary of Truth.
  • Buddha Hill/ Pratumnak - named after the Buddha Hill landmark and sandwiched between south Pattaya (to the north) and Jomtien (to the south). The area surrounding Buddha Hill (as far as the beaches) is referred to as Pratumnak and is noted for its undulating or steep Sois and numerous high rise towers & hotels. Also a quieter part of Pattaya but without a regular songthaew service, limiting public transport options to motorbike or regular taxis (or the Bolt app).

In practice, exactly where each sub-district ends and the next begins is a very grey area as none of the boundaries lie along major roads, and none of the many readily available tourist maps attempts to define boundaries at this level; nevertheless they do provide a handy rough guide to approximate latitude. Further inland, the sub-district names are used less, and locality/road names take precedence - for example, an address might state "Sukhumvit, Naklua" which is useful in that it makes it clear the location is to the north of the Sukhumvit/North Pattaya Road intersection, however exactly the same place would not normally be described simply as being "in Naklua" as that would give the misleading impression of it being in the main beachside/tourism area further west.

East Pattaya also known as Darkside is to the east of Sukhumvit Rd and the railway line. It is mostly a residential area with few hotels. It has bars, clubs, golf courses and restaurants serving the needs of locals but some Pattaya tourist attractions like the crocodile farm and elephant village are located there, too.

Jomtien an outlier part of Pattaya, is also primarily a residential area but has become a good alternative stay for tourists with accommodation options ranging from cheap guest houses to 5-star hotels (primarily along Jomtien Beach Road). If you are on a budget and don't mind a quieter location, it can be good value for money. It is well served by the songthaew network which stretches from the southern end of Jomtien Beach Road all the way to Pattaya along Second Road. Return trips to Jomtien start at at the intersection of South Pattaya Road & Second Road just outside the school.

Jomtien has several tourist attractions of its own but is primarily preferred for its beach which stretches for about 6km with a more south-westerly aspect towards the Gulf of Thailand.

History [ edit ]

Pattaya's name was originally "Thap Phraya", meaning Army of the Phraya - commemorating the surrender of Nai Klom's army to that of Phraya Tak (later King Taksin the Great), without a fight. Thap Phraya became Phatthaya (the name of the north-easterly wind at the beginning of the rainy season), and then Phatthaya (the true phonetic spelling).

American GIs fighting in Vietnam made Pattaya the most popular R & R destination and eventually a world-famous tourist magnet. From its beginning in 1959 with a small private bungalow where American officers on leave took turns to come and rest, this sleepy village by the sea has grown and changed dramatically into one of the world's tourism hot spots. The opening of the new Suvarnabhumi Airport (to the east of Bangkok, alongside the expressway to Pattaya) has made visiting easier than ever.

Pattaya is popular not only as a beach resort and for its entertainment, night life and shopping, but also for the broad selection of pastimes it caters for, from golf and horseback riding to bungee jumping, karting and shooting - not to mention a wide variety of watersports such as scuba diving , jet-skiing, sailing, water skiing, windsurfing and kitesurfing, and a whole lot more.

The Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) Information Office is just outside the centre, exactly 1 km south of the junction of Second Rd and South Pattaya Rd. Proceed along Pratamnak Rd, continue straight up the hill, and where the road bears sharp right part way up, turn sharp left into the small side soi. Worth a visit if you're in Pattaya for an extended period and want to browse for fresh ideas for new things to do/see. Open daily, 08:30-16:30, tel. +66 38 428750 / 8990 / 7667 or use the TAT freephone number: dial 1672 or e-mail: [1]

Read [ edit ]

  • Amuzing Thai Cartoons . For 20 years Pattaya has been the home of Michael Baird, a talented English cartoonist who has published several books containing hundreds of funny observational cartoons of expats, locals and tourists staying in this colourful city. His books can be found in most books shops in town. ( updated Oct 2022 )
  • The city-produced "Official Map of Pattaya" is available at Pattaya City Hall, and may also be available from the Pattaya Police, the Tourist Police and the Immigration Police.

Get in [ edit ]

By car [ edit ].

Pattaya is 150 km from Bangkok and can be reached in a comfortable 2 hr drive. There are two convenient ways to get there:

  • Via the Bangkok-Chonburi-Pattaya Motorway (Hwy 7). The motorway is linked with Bangkok's Outer Ring Rd, (Hwy 9) and there is also another entrance at Si Nakharin and Rama IX junction.
  • Via Bang Na-Trat Hwy 34. From Bang Na, Bang Phli, cross the Bang Pakong River to Chonburi and take Chonburi's bypass to meet Sukhumvit Rd, (Hwy 3, passing Bang Saen Beach, Bang Phra to Pattaya.

By plane [ edit ]

12.675857 100.995503 1 U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport ( UTP  IATA , often known somewhat inaccurately as "Pattaya Airport" ), Western Rayong ( just off the main Sattahip-Chanthaburi (Sukhumvit) Highway, 30 km south of Pattaya ), ☏ +66 38 245295 . Primarily a military facility, it's the closest airport fielding commercial passenger flights, but only to a handful of destinations. There are no commercial passenger flights connecting U-Tapao directly with Bangkok.  

Bangkok Airways flies to/from Ko Samui ( USM  IATA ) and Phuket ( HKT  IATA ). Flights from Pattaya to Ko Samui are usually slightly less expensive than BKK to Ko Samui ones. Air Asia offer direct flights to Chiang Mai , Hat Yai , Phuket and Udon Thani in Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Thai Lion Air also flies from Chiang Mai and That VietJet Air flies from Ho Chi Minh City . There are many seasonal charter flights from various Russian cities as well.

Ground transportation:

The easiest way to transfer between U-Tapao and Pattaya is by direct door-to-door minibus. Three different companies operate on this route and deliver passengers to their hotels, including Bangkok Air's and Air Asia's minibuses. Pre-booking is not required and buses can be found at the front doors of the airport. However, pre-booking surface transport might be essential, as competitively priced door-to-door transfer services may not be available on arrival. Driving time is normally about 30-50 minutes. 150 baht at the front doors. If you don't get one to where you specifically want to go, note that it may drop you at the North Bus Station (which is still a far distance from the Beach strip). The Songathaew drivers know this, and will always ask for another 150 baht from the North Bus Station to the Beach/Walking Street (it should be 10 baht, though).

If speed and convenience don't matter, the ad hoc option is to hop on virtually any bus on Sukhumvit Rd. Going south, if it's a bus that terminates at Sattahip you'll have to swap buses or finish the journey by songthaew; if it's going further east (e.g., Rayong, Chanthaburi or Trat) it'll drop you off at the airport entrance as it goes by. Going north, wait for a bus that's going further than Sattahip and then you won't need to transfer. Alternatively, you can use the white songthaews that travel Sukhumvit Rd between Pattaya and Sattahip.

Or to buck the trend big time, go by rail (3rd class, weekdays only) between Pattaya and Sattahip. Get off just before or after the line crosses Hwy 3, and connect with the airport by songthaew or bus. It's a 40-50 minute train ride. Departs Pattaya 10:18, arrives Sattahip 11:00; departs Sattahip 13:30, arrives Pattaya 14:21. But don't forget, no trains on Saturdays or Sundays.

Suvarnabhumi Airport [ edit ]

Suvarnabhumi Airport ( BKK  IATA ) is only 110 km from Pattaya (40 km closer than Don Mueang). Transfers by road are inexpensive and quick (around 80–90 minutes in dry weather, 120 minutes in wet weather) and getting quicker as the upgrades to the connecting highway are completed.

Taxis are a fairly inexpensive way to travel, especially at night. Fares from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya should be negotiated with the driver in advance. You should confirm the rate before leaving the taxi rank. At quiet hours you may be able to negotiate downward. Passengers will be expected to pay the two tolls en route.

Unlicensed taxis may try to solicit business from you, and it is important to note that these drivers do not have proper accreditation. Similarly, solicitations to take a metered and apparently licensed taxi from the departure level is an attempt to avoid the airport fee (or for the driver to pocket it.)

It is also possible to arrange airport pickup through most hotels, and through any number of local taxi brokers. Fees through less expensive local hotels are generally the same as the standard metered taxi rate, with larger resorts and international chain hotels often charging much higher rates. There are also local prearranged cars.

Return fares from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi Airport are 800 baht plus tolls for a returning metered taxi if arranged in advance. They may not be available at the last minute.

Don Mueang Airport [ edit ]

Don Mueang Airport ( DMK  IATA ) is where low-cost carriers (domestic and international) like Air Asia and Nok Air fly from. The easiest way to transfer is by taxi; the cheapest alternative is to go by bus via Mo Chit (Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal).

By bus [ edit ]

Pattaya is a mess for bus travellers unless they are going to Bangkok. There is no single bus station as in most Thai towns. Going to Bangkok, you go to the "Air Conditioned Bus Terminal Pattaya-Bangkok" (that's the real name) on North Road. If you want to go to Chiang Mai, Ubon, Surin, Nan, or elsewhere, you've got to find the Nakhonchai Air bus terminal (inland side Sukhumvit Road). To Hua Hin (via Suvarnabhumi Airport) it's the Yellow Bus Company or Bell Travel/Roong Reuang . To Udon, it's the 407 Bus Company Station. There are other small bus stations for other destinations. There is no comprehensive guide to stations or destinations. Travel "agencies" are not much help as there is no money in buses for them. Best bet is to ask at your hotel. Motorbike taxi drivers are another good source. They know where all the stations are, even if they don't know the routes they service.

First class bus [ edit ]

From bangkok [ edit ].

1st class buses from Bangkok to the North Pattaya Rd bus station are air-con, almost always have an on-board toilet, are essentially direct (i.e., no stops), and provide a no fuss, no frills, hassle-free service. Departures from the Eastern (Ekamai) Terminal and Northern (Mo Chit 2) Terminal are frequent (every 20–40 minutes, depending on the time of day; more frequent still on public holiday weekends) and usually take 2-2½ hours. Those from the Southern (Sai Tai Taling Chan สายใต้ตลิ่งชัน) Bus Terminal are less frequent and take a little longer.

Departures:

  • Ekamai (East) to Pattaya: first 05:40, last 21:00
  • Pattaya to Ekamai (East): first 04:30, last 23:00
  • Mo Chit 2 (North) to Pattaya: first 05:40, last 19:00
  • Pattaya to Mo Chit 2 (North): first 05:20, last 20:00
  • Sai Tai Mai (South) to Pattaya: 05:30, 08:30, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 18:30
  • Pattaya to Sai Tai Mai (South): 06:00, 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00

Fares may vary slightly depending on the route taken. For example, at busy times when the Mo Chit service uses the elevated express toll way, a marginally higher fare applies. However, exact prices are always clearly posted at the official ticket counters.

All 1st class direct services from Bangkok use the redeveloped bus station on North Pattaya Rd. These buses are usually full when they depart, and must be boarded at the terminus. Tickets are sold at the bus station; it's not possible to pre-book these services more than an hour or so in advance. Usually, if the bus that's due to leave next is already full, there will be seats available on the next one. The longest queues are for the very early morning departures from Pattaya. To get a seat on the first bus of the day you need to be in the ticket queue at least 30–40 minutes early. The bonus is that these pre-rush hour services can take as little as 90 minutes to get to Bangkok.

From the North Pattaya Rd bus station, dark-blue songthaews (a cross between a pickup truck, a share-taxi, a local bus) depart when full (every few minutes). The standard fare is low, however usually they will charge 150-200 baht. If you wait with a group, the driver may go down to 50. The key is to flag the songthaew while it's driving, and try to get on the back without talking to the driver; this would be about 25 baht, if you succeed. Press the buzzer button on the underside of the roof when you want to get off.

Pattaya to the Eastern (Ekamai) Terminal : if requested, this bus will stop at the On Nut Skytrain Station on Sukhumvit Rd. Depending on your final destination and the traffic conditions, you may want to transfer to the Skytrain (system map) there. If so, wait until the bus departs Pattaya and then confirm with the crew that you want to be dropped off at "On Nut". This bus does not stop to pick up passengers at On Nut (or anywhere else) on the outbound leg. Also on request the bus will stop along the Bangna-Trat Expressway opposite the Central Department Store, Bangna.

Pattaya from/to the Southern (Sai Tai Mai) Terminal : if the direct bus is fully booked, take the Eastern (Ekamai) Terminal bus instead, and use the #511 (air-con, every 30 minutes 24/7) bus to connect between Ekamai and Sai Tai Mai.

Pattaya from/to Suvarnabhumi Airport: Bell Travel Tel. +66 38 3700556, +66 2 7474673 to Airport: 06:00, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00, 19:00 and to Pattaya: 08:00, 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 18:00. Their bus travels directly from the terminal building to the northern bus station. This service includes van transfers from/to your hotel in the 240 baht price, although they will not go to hotels on Sukhumvit Rd or at Chaiyapruek Rd or further. You need to go to Bell Travel's website to book your travel from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya. They don't accept walk-in requests.

Pattaya from/to Suvarnabhumi Airport: Government bus 389 143 baht (as of December 2023): Hourly 07:00-22:00. The bus departs directly from the airport at Level 1 and makes stops along Sukhumvit Rd at Pattaya Nua Rd (north), Pattaya Klang Rd (middle), Pattaya Tai Rd (south) and its bus station at the south end of Thepprasit Rd in Jomtien . However, the 21:00 and 22:00 buses drive to the bus station at Pattaya Nua Rd (north). Departures to the airport from the bus station in Jomtien are hourly 07:00-21:00 without any stops.

Second class bus [ edit ]

2nd class services (air-con, usually no on-board toilet) don't use the expressways, and make frequent (and sometimes lengthy) stops, hence they take considerably longer than their 1st class counterparts (which at worst will only halt momentarily once or twice to let passengers jump off on the final approaches to their destination). The difference in price doesn't amount to much.

Many 2nd class buses from Bangkok continue on to Jomtien , so may be worth considering if that's your final destination and you're not in a hurry. For travel from Jomtien to Bangkok they have the advantage that they can be flagged down and boarded as they crawl along Jomtien's seafront road (Jomtien Beach Road - Thanon Hat Jomtien), avoiding the need for a preliminary trip to the bus station.

The terminus for 2nd class services to/from Bangkok and other short-haul destinations is on South Pattaya Road, but in practice these buses pick up and drop off the majority of their passengers en route. Tickets are sold both at the bus station (although advance booking may not be possible) and on the bus itself.

The airport bus service from Suvarnabhumi Airport is direct from the airport and terminates at Jomtien Beach Rd & Soi Chaiyapruek. There are 5 return trips either way per day.

From Chiang Mai [ edit ]

Nakhonchai Air buses depart from the Nakhonchai Air Terminal at Chiang Mai's Arcade bus station (behind Terminal 2) regularly throughout the day. Travel time is about 11 hr, with no stops longer than 5 min. Buses arrive at Pattaya's Nakhonchai Air Terminal on Sukhumvit Rd.

From/to Hua Hin/Cha-am [ edit ]

Roong Rueang Coach in conjunction with Bell Travel Service runs a daily bus from Hua Hin/Cha-am to Pattaya. It leaves Hua Hin Bus Station (between Sois 96 and 98) daily at 11:00, stopping to pick-up passengers in Cha-am at the bus stop at the Government Savings Bank at 11:30. Fare is 389 baht. Drop off in Pattaya at the Pattaya Bus Station on N Pattaya Road. Buses from Pattaya Bus Station on N Pattaya Road to Hua Hin/Cha-am depart daily at 11:00. Fare is 389 baht. Drop-off points are the Cha-am intersection (bus stop at Bangkok Bank) and the Hua Hin Bus Station (between Sois 96 and 98). Reservations may be made on 12GO .

From Udon Thani and points north [ edit ]

The 407 Bus Company runs buses daily from Nong Khai/Udon to Rayong, stopping on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya. Their station in Udon is in front of Bus Terminal Number 1 on a main street. Their last bus departs Udon at 20:50 arriving Pattaya about 06:00. It stops at various places such as Khon Kaen en route, and can be boarded at any stop. A VIP seat is 636 baht (Oct 2015).

By minibus/minivan [ edit ]

  • Bangkok - minibuses run between Pattaya and Bangkok's hotels and Khao San Road , offering the convenience of a door-to-door service. Departure times vary, but 09:00, 12:00, and 17:30 are the most widely advertised. Driving time is about 2 hours, however it can take quite a bit longer overall (especially if you're the first to be collected and the last to be dropped off). One such service runs direct between Pattaya Dynasty Inn (Soi 13) and Bangkok Dynasty Inn (Soi Nana), and can be arranged through the Dynasty Inn reception desks.
  • Eastern Bus Terminal next to Ekamai BTS station: vans to Pattaya. T-Tour tel. +66 80 0906540.
  • Ban Phe (gateway to Ko Samet ) - about 90 minutes; departures typically 07:30, 11:30, 15:00.
  • Laem Ngop (gateway to Ko Chang ) - about 3 hours; departs 09:00.

It's also possible to travel by minibus to Hat Lek (for the southernmost border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia ), but not every day of the week. this service may or may not go via Laem Ngop , depending on overall demand. depart 07:30, arrive around 14:00, Tu and F only, but liable to change, so enquire locally for the latest schedule.

Travel agencies (ubiquitous throughout Pattaya) plus many hotels/guesthouses sell minibus tickets, and tourist-oriented services such as these invariably include collection from your hotel/guesthouse/wherever (allow extra time for this - times quoted above are approximate transit times and make no allowance for the vagaries of the collection process).

By taxi [ edit ]

Public taxis serving the airport must have a meter, be air-conditioned, and be less than five years old. The driver should have an Airports of Thailand certificate.

To Bangkok - widely advertised in Pattaya (the lower price is because it'll be a Bangkok cab returning home), and easily arranged through most travel agencies and hotels/guesthouses. The driver pay commission to the agency, if you can hail one yourself you might be able to negotiate lower. Minibuses can also be chartered taxi-style.

From Bangkok - prices range from the official meter-taxi rate to a way higher price; arranged car services will tend toward the higher end, but licensed meter-taxis should be negotiable to the lower end of the range. Allow about 90–120 minutes, depending on where in Bangkok you're coming from; more around rush hour.

From Suvarnabhumi Airport - there is an official meter-taxi price to Pattaya plus the highway ("motorway" or "expressway") toll (this isn't necessary outside peak times, when travelling down below is just as fast). Allow around 80–90 minutes in favourable conditions.

Scams to watch out for when headed for Bangkok by taxi include being told that the pre-paid price is fully inclusive, but then, on arrival at the first toll booth, being told that the expressway fees are extra.

Many of the more upmarket hotels can arrange (for an additional fee) to have you met at the airport gate by a personal driver with a limousine, thus avoiding the need to negotiate with taxi drivers, or you can book a limousine in advance on-line

By train [ edit ]

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Provided it's a weekday, the most economical way to travel between Pattaya and Bangkok by public transport is by rail. The one-way fare is just 31 baht, and if you've never experienced a 3rd class Thai ordinary Train No. 283/284, this can be an interesting experience.

From Monday to Friday, a single daily 3rd class (non-air-con) train departs Bangkok's Hualamphong Train Station at 06:50 and arrives at the main Pattaya station at 10:18 before continuing on to Sattahip. It then returns via Pattaya at 14:21 and terminates back in Bangkok at 17:40 (on Saturdays and Sundays it turns back to Bangkok at Chachoengsao , so is of no practical use for getting to or from Pattaya on weekends). Regardless of direction, simply turn up and buy a ticket at the station. This train can't be pre-booked.

There is a surcharge for transporting a bicycle (up to 20 kg) between any two points on this line (i.e., Bangkok-Sattahip).

Tickets for other journeys can be purchased (up to a maximum of 60 days in advance) at the Pattaya Train Station ticket office between 08:00 and 16:00. The same tickets can also be arranged through Pattaya agencies, who will add on mark-up to cover their assistance and the cost of sending a moto-taxi to collect the tickets from the station.

Travelling by train although is the most economical, is far less comfortable than travelling by bus (train is non-air-con, not very clean and no toilet). Also travelling by train takes longer time, as much as 3.5 hours compared to bus 1½-2½ hours.

Pattaya has two train stations, both just east of Sukhumvit Rd:

  • 12.940218 100.909295 2 Pattaya Train Station ( north of the junction with Central Pattaya Rd [from Sukhumvit Rd, turn into Soi Pornprapanimit and then turn left immediately before the road crosses the railway line] ), ☏ +66 38 429285 . This is the main stop. Facilities include a small snacks and chilled drinks counter, toilets, a solitary payphone, and the ticket office, which also sells maps of Pattaya. At the main Pattaya Train Station, tickets must be bought before boarding and are only sold in the final 30 minutes prior to departure. ( updated Feb 2017 )
  • 12.908501 100.901182 3 Pattaya Tai Train Station . This is a small unmanned halt about 3 km further south, and hence closer to Jomtien , near the Sukhumvit/Thepprasit Rd intersection. As the Pattaya Tai halt has no ticket office, passengers are permitted to board here without tickets and then pay on the train ( updated Feb 2017 )

By ferry [ edit ]

  • 12.925419 100.867555 1 Pattaya-Hua Hin-Pattaya ( The Bali Hai Pier ferry dock is at the far (south) end of Walking Street ), ☏ +66 38 488 999 , +66 98 625 9949 , [email protected] . Buy tickets at dock or book online . A passenger-only ferry service from Pattaya-Hua Hin-Pattaya, started January 2017. The service is operated by Royal Passenger Liner Co, Ltd. It operates three catamarans, each accommodating up to 346 passengers. The ferry leaves Pattaya once daily at 10:00. (May 2017) From Hua Hin it leaves at 12:30. The 116 km journey takes 2 hr. Passengers are discouraged from leaving their seats during the voyage and are not permitted on deck. The reason to take the ferry is to save time, as the excellent 24-passenger bus service between Hua Hin and Pattaya takes 4-5 hr, but only costs 389 baht and offers more leg room. Economy, 1,250 baht; Business, 1,550 baht; VIP cabin for 8 persons, 14,000 baht . ( updated May 2017 )

Get around [ edit ]

Map

By songthaew [ edit ]

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Apart from a handful of privately operated examples, Pattaya has no tuk-tuks and most ad hoc local transport is undertaken by a flotilla of over 700 dark blue coloured songthaews - pickup trucks used as buses (hence the local term "Bahtbus"). The Bahtbus fare is the same for trips within Pattaya for locals and foreigners, and is usually 10 baht. Having the correct change is by no means essential, but does keep the potential hassle factor to a minimum. Some drivers will short-change you on a 20 baht note if you don't act like you know what you're doing, but most will return the correct amount. Avoid asking destination (or talking to the driver at all) when riding a songthaew, as many drivers will charge you a lot of money (100-200 baht, as its considered a private journey). If you know the direction of where you're going, it's recommended you just wave at the truck to stop, get on the back, and ride the songthaew without talking to the driver. That way you will just pay the normal fare per person no matter how far you go.

Flat fares only apply when operating as a bus. Beware of the driver of an otherwise empty songthaew, especially one that's parked at the roadside, who might presume (or decide on your behalf) that you want to charter him as a taxi, in which case expect a much higher fare, depending on your negotiating skills. Taxis in Pattaya do not use meters at all.

The busiest route is the beach circuit: from the junction of Second Rd and South Pattaya Rd, north along Second Rd to the Dolphin Circle roundabout; then south along the full length of Beach Rd; then briefly east along South Pattaya Rd to complete the loop. Frequency is virtually non-stop, and even at the most unlikely hours, average waiting time is literally no more than a minute, often only a few seconds during daytime hours.

Routes sometimes vary. For example, with a left turn (from Beach Rd or Second Rd) into Central Pattaya Rd; or no left turn at the Dolphin Circle roundabout (where Second Rd, Beach Rd and North Pattaya Rd meet) and going straight on to Naklua (or even a right turn towards the bus station and Sukhumvit). The only way to know the route for sure is to ask (but don't let the driver mistake your asking as a charter request). Sometimes the driver will just decide to turn down a random soi for no apparent reason, or because he's just been hired as a taxi, but you'll still be expected to pay the normal fare if you've ridden for more than a soi or two.

It's also easy to catch songthaews along South Pattaya Rd, Central Pattaya Rd, and North Pattaya Rd. In the latter case, there's often a songthaew waiting at the Dolphin Circle roundabout (they depart from here at regular intervals, or when full) and there's also a free songthaew service to the Tesco-Lotus supermarket on North Pattaya Rd.

For Jomtien, songthaews wait at the beginning of Pratumnak Rd (the continuation of Second Rd, from the South Pattaya Rd crossroads) near the school. They will head south (over the hill) along Thappraya Road, turn right towards the beach when reaching Jomtien central at the Hanuman statue and then continue about 4km further south along Jomtien Beach Road. Note that not all songthaews will go all the way to the end (Na Jomtien) as drivers sometimes do a U-turn on a whim if there's only a few passengers on board and little likelihood of a fare on the return journey.

For Naklua, take a songthaew up Second Rd to the Dolphin Roundabout. If the songthaew turns left or right at the roundabout (i.e., it's not one of the few that continue straight on to Naklua), disembark immediately and cross to the north side of the roundabout, and either walk or take a northbound songthaew from there.

White coloured songthaews ply Sukhumvit Rd, going as far as Si Racha and Sattahip. Full-size buses to destinations as far away as Trat and even Chiang Mai also stop and pick up passengers on Sukhumvit Rd (at the South Pattaya Rd, Central Pattaya Rd, and North Pattaya Rd junctions).

If you're overcharged by a songthaew driver, note the three digit vehicle number (top left corner of the windscreen, also stencilled on both sides and in the back) and report the problem to:

  • Pattaya City Manager: dial +66 38 429216.
  • Banglamung District Baht Bus Cooperative: dial +66 38 221271, +66 38 423554.

By local bus [ edit ]

A local bus company, called Beach Bus, runs a circular route: Pattaya Floating Market - Chaiyapruek - Jomtien Beach Rd - Thappraya – Pattaya Second Rd – Dolphin Roundabout – Northern Bus Terminal – City Hall – Pattaya Beach Rd – Walking St - Thappraya - Jomtien Beach Rd - Chaiyapruek - Pattaya Floating Market.

By motorbike taxi [ edit ]

The quickest way to get around is by motorcycle ( motosai ). A moto-taxi will be less expensive than a songthaew charter or taxi, but, annoyingly, still overpriced by Thailand standards (more expensive than a metered air-conditioned taxi in Bangkok), and arguably less safe. Roadside moto-taxi stands are scattered throughout town, and waiting drivers usually clap their hands or sometimes call out to attract the attention of potential passengers; alternatively just flag down the next available one that cruises by, as the drivers are easily identified by their coloured vests. Some will carry two, or more, passengers although this is illegal. These can also be booked via the 'Bolt' app (found in both google store and apple store), but be aware that its a private driver. The cost is usually good value.

Meter-taxis are a common sight in and around Pattaya, however none of them will accept a fare using the meter. All are from Bangkok; their drivers bring passengers from the capital, and then operate locally until a return fare becomes available. There are also some car services and non-metered taxis that operate on an on-call basis; minibuses can also be chartered. These services are suited primarily to longer trips outside the core of the town or to another city, and can be arranged through most travel agencies and many hotels/guesthouses. Expect to pay considerably more than the cost of a songthaew charter, probably in the order of a few hundred baht. If you are going back to Bangkok, there is the cheap possibility of catching a taxi which has just came from there (with some passengers) and has to return. Since the driver isn't going to get a passenger as soon as he leaves Pattaya, he'll be willing to take back a passenger for cheap.

If considering renting a vehicle, bear in mind that traffic in Pattaya can seem very erratic by Western standards, and that driving on the left can be confusing not only for those who have previously only ever driven on the right, but also for those unfamiliar with the common Thai practice (even the police do this) of motorcycling alongside the kerb on the "oncoming" side of the road, or the wrong way up one-way streets. The latter problem is especially prevalent in the Pattaya Bay area, where the majority of the roads in the main tourism zones are one-way; and the northern section of Second Road requires great care as some treat the right-hand "bus" lane as oncoming, while others do not.

Motorcycles, bicycles and electric bicycles rental [ edit ]

Motorcycle rentals are a very popular way to get around, but not the safest, especially in the case of visitors with limited previous experience of motorcycling and Eastern traffic habits, and even more so in Pattaya given the large number of motorcycle-mounted holidaymakers who seem hell-bent on a Darwin Award. Also note that a motorcyclist carrying a shoulder bag, and anything placed in the front basket of a motorcycle, makes an especially easy target for bag-snatchers. Also beware the "No Parking" signs.

Motorbikes can be rented without difficulty at countless locations in Pattaya, including many hotels and guesthouses, usually without having to produce a licence; however it's common for foreigners to be asked to deposit their passports as security. To avoid this, simply shop around until you find one of the many places that will accept a photocopy instead. Cash deposits are also often required. Motorcycle rentals do not include insurance, and both motorcycling accidents and motorbike thefts are common. Some outlets have a third-party cover which covers you for medical attention. If motorbikes don't carry this insurance they are illegal and should not be entertained. One company offering this cover is Nittayas who operates from Soi 12 Naklua.

There are many places where you can hire bicycles, prices start at 150 baht per day. Besides, it's also possible to rent electric bicycles for 150 bath per day, which don't require a helmet or a drivers license. Punctures can be repaired or a new inner tube fitted at bicycle repair shop on Soi Buakhao, directly opposite Princess Bar. Another bicycle repair shop can be found if turn left at end of Soi Buakhao onto South Pattaya Road, shop on left just before traffic lights with 3rd road.

Cars and jeeps rental [ edit ]

Cars can easily be rented, and are a good way to explore beyond the city limits, but they are not such a practicable way to get around the busiest central areas as traffic can be congested, and parking spaces can be difficult to find in the evening and on weekends. However, the major supermarkets offer free parking, and low-cost parking is available at the major shopping venues such as Royal Garden Plaza, Central Festival, & Big C on Second Road.

High season rental prices (from early November) are generally a few hundred baht more.

Getting the correct type of insurance cover on any rental car in Thailand is extremely important. Commercial "Car Rental Company" first-class insurance provides the absolute full legal cover as opposed to limited personal or third party-only insurance cover. Request a copy of the policy document and check that it states "For Commercial Use".

By boat [ edit ]

Regular ferries depart from 12.926 100.8679 4 Bali Hai Pier .   to nearby Ko Lan island , trip costs 30 baht per person and takes about half an hour. Some of the ferries go to Na Baan pier on the Pattaya side of the island; others go to Tawaen Beach pier on the far side of the island.

Besides, it's also possible to charter there a private boat going to Ko Khrok island (2 km east of Ko Lan) or Ko Phai, and other islands in the Ko Phai group .

See [ edit ]

Map

Many attractions marketed as being in Pattaya are actually located in Jomtien , Sattahip and Si Racha .

Animals, zoos and aquariums [ edit ]

  • 12.957678 100.939377 1 The Million-Year Stone Park and Crocodile Farm ( อุทยานหินล้านปีและฟาร์มจระเข้พัทยา ), Chaiyaphonwithi Rd ( 15 minute drive from central Pattaya ), ☏ +66 38 249347(-9) . 08:30-18:30 . Features an exotic zoo and crocodiles, fire-swallowing and magic shows, as well as the garden and stone park. Its grounds are landscaped with flowering and rock gardens. Hundreds of crocodiles as well as some rare animals, including albino bears and horses, are kept. There are crocodile shows, magic performances and animal shows 7 times a day from 09:00-17:00. ( updated Feb 2024 )
  • 12.912805 100.938715 2 Pattaya Elephant Village ( หมู่บ้านช้างพัทยา ), 54/1 Moo 2, Tambon Nong Prue , ☏ +66 38 249145(-7) . This elephant camp focuses on the daily lives of elephants and their keepers and also offers stage shows demonstrating how to catch wild elephants, elephants-at-work in the jungle, elephants playing football, and a grand war elephants parade. The shows are held daily at 14:30 and last one hour.  

Museums [ edit ]

  • 12.9467 100.8849 3 Teddy Bear Museum , 436/49 Moo 9 Soi 1, Beach Road ( Corner of Beach Road and Soi 1 ), ☏ +66 38 411285 . 09:00-20:30 . 300-500 baht . ( updated Feb 2017 )

Sacred places [ edit ]

  • 12.983218 100.915569 4 Ban Sukhawadee ( บ้านสุขาวดี ), 219 Moo 2, Sukhumvit Rd , ☏ +66 38 223536(-9) . M-F 08:30–18:00, Sa-Su, hols 08:00-18:00 . This is the residence of Dr. Panya Chotithewan. Visitors can enter the house to pay respect to the Bodhisattva Kwan Yin, to see the spacious conference room and the roof.  
  • 12.918973 100.865795 6 Chaloemphrakiat Park ( สวนเฉลิมพระเกียรติ ). A park at the foot of Khao Pattaya. With an area of 6 acres, the park was dedicated to commemorate His Majesty the King's sixtieth birthday on 5 Dec 1988. The gardens of the park boast a wide variety of flowering plants and offer a scenic view of Pattaya. There are also multi-purpose grounds and winding trails for walking or jogging and standard exercise facilities. It is not at all obvious how to access the gardens of the park from the summit, and those from overseas should ask a local for guidance. ( updated Feb 2024 )

Theme parks [ edit ]

  • 12.95404 100.91021 8 Mini Siam ( เมืองจำลองพัทยา ) ( on Sukhumvit Road, surrounded by Soi 33 ), ☏ +66 38 727 666 . 07:00-22:00 daily . Mini Siam features miniature replicas of iconic structures from Thailand and all over the world. It is one of the most famous model villages in the world. It celebrates the heritages of Thailand with miniature replicas of the most famous monuments and historical sites including the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Democracy Monument, Bridge over the River Kwai, Prasat Hin Phimai, etc. Miniature replicas of the Tower Bridge, Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, and Trevi Fountain are also displayed in the section called "mini-world".  
  • 12.912456 100.93958 9 Siriphon Orchid Farm ( สวนกล้วยไม้ศิริพร ), 235/14 Moo 5, Noen Phlap Wan Rd ( turn left for 800 m from Sukhumvit Rd, diagonally across the Pattaya Klang intersection ), ☏ +66 38 429013 . Inside the farm are various kinds of orchids to be admired and purchased such as Pompadua, Vanda, Golden Shower, and Cattleya.  

Do [ edit ]

Beaches [ edit ].

The 3 km long 12.9389 100.8835 1 Pattaya Beach runs alongside the city. The beach is full of life with hotels, restaurants, shopping malls all along the road facing the beach. The street south of Beach Rd, Walking St, comes alive with rock music as the night sets in. People throng the street to experience the night life, which is unique in all respects. There are hundreds of beer bars, go-go bars, discothèques around the area. Muay Thai, or Thai Boxing, in open arenas in some of the beer bars adds to the carnival atmosphere.

Jomtien Beach , more popular with families, is in the southern part of the urban area, and separated from Pattaya Bay by Buddha hill. Jomtien, a paradise for water sports enthusiasts, is calmer and more serene compared with Pattaya. Jomtien is also popular for its amusement park and tower, to keep children entertained. The 1 km long, Wong Phrachan Beach , at the north end of Pattaya Beach is a favourite among swimmers.

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There are acres of sand jam-packed with deck chairs (recliners) and umbrellas (usually with an "in-house" supply of drinks), serviced by an army of laid-back but tenacious hawkers offering anything and everything from food (especially seafood, fruit, ice cream) to massage, manicure/pedicure, tattoos, lottery tickets, newspapers, herbs, flowers, gems, perfumes, sunglasses, CDs, watches, lighters, clothes, toys, souvenirs, handicrafts and so on. Eventually you buy a pair of very dark sunglasses and just pretend to be asleep.

Pattaya Beach is almost 3 km long and bordered by Beach Rd. Due to its central location and proximity to several hundred hotels, and because it's a relatively narrow strip of sand, it's crowded at the best of times (and even more so at high tide). Hefty fines for littering help keep the sand neat and tidy, however the sea is not so clean.

The north end of Pattaya Bay is occupied by 12.962 100.8846 2 Wong Amat Beach , which is accessed from Naklua; and beyond the southern end, around the Buddha Hill headland that separates Pattaya Bay from Jomtien, are several more smaller beaches.

Naklua Bay is immediately north of Pattaya Bay, with Rachvate Cape separating the two. 12.9523 100.8828 3 Naklua Beach , to the far north, is the main strip, with the smaller 12.9711 100.8866 4 Crescent Moon Beach and then 12.9712 100.8845 5 Palm Beach further south. Beyond them is Wong Amat Beach which occupies the northern end of Pattaya Bay, but is accessed from Naklua. All are generally cleaner and more suitable for quiet relaxation than Pattaya Beach.

12.9738 100.8922 6 Wong Phra Chan Beach ( หาดวงพระจันทร์ ). This small tranquil 1 kilometre beach is on the north side of Pattaya Bay. The serene atmosphere here is attractive to those longing for a complete rest and privacy.  

Pattaya's main beaches are popular and busy places for activities. Some of these include banana-boat rides, jet-skiing, water-skiing, para-sailing, windsurfing, and the like; anyone who just wants to enjoy a simple swim or a good splash around with a Frisbee or rented inner tube will always find themselves with plenty of company as well.

  • Skydiving Thailand have a base in town, but the jumps are away inland by Nong Kho lake.

Cabaret [ edit ]

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Pattaya is well known for its katoey cabaret (aka ladyboy or transvestite) shows. Two of the best known (expect busloads of Asian tourists) are:

  • 12.943059 100.886656 7 Alcazar Cabaret ( อัลคาซ่าร์ คาบาร์เร่ต์ ), Pattaya 2 Rd ( across from Soi 5 ), ☏ +66 38 422 220 . Showtime 18:30, 20:00, 21:30 . Directly after the show the performers come outside for a few minutes photo session. ( updated Feb 2017 )
  • 12.948828 100.886313 8 Tiffany's Show ( ทิฟฟานี่ โชว์ ), Pattaya 2 Rd , ☏ +66 38 421 700 . Showtime 18:00, 19:30, 21:00 . Tiffany's is a family-friendly ladyboy cabaret show. The 19:30 show is generally deemed to be the best of the night. After the show there the ladyboys would gather outside available for photos sessions with interested audience. However, be aware that taking photos with the ladyboy means you are obligated to give the ladyboy tips depending on the rank of the ladyboy (front row ladyboys are more costly to take photos with than the back rows). Some ladyboys offer free photos session though. In May Tiffany's Show hosts the annual Miss Tiffany's Universe Pageant beauty queen competition, for contestants born as men. If you've got testosterone left over, visit the shooting range in the basement! Contact Tiffany's directly for a complimentary pick-up from your hotel. ( updated Feb 2017 )

NB: Some roadside local travel agents offers significantly cheaper ticket prices for the above shows, including for VIP seats. They also provide tickets for other things like sex shows.

Cinemas [ edit ]

Cinemas in Thailand tend to be severely air conditioned - bring a long sleeve shirt, or jacket, or both! Otherwise, the four large mall cinemas in Pattaya are mostly up to Western standards. Some (but by no means all) Thai-language films are subtitled in English (check the billing at the theatre) and some films will have both subtitled and non-subtitled showings. Visitors must stand up during the national anthem.

  • 12.92949 100.88159 9 Major Cineplex , The Avenue ( second road across from Soi 13 ). Shows similar movies to the SFX cinema in Central Festival but is about 20 baht cheaper. Regular ticket for 120 baht (80 baht on Wednesdays).  
  • 12.934337 100.881875 10 SFX Cinema , Central Pattaya Beach . Multiplex with 10 theatres on the 6th floor of the Central Festival shopping complex. One theatre has first class seats including popcorn and a soft drink.  
  • 12.945545 100.888893 11 SF Cinema City , inside Central Marina Mall , ☏ +66 38 361500 . This cinema has six theatres, slightly more at weekends; this has increasingly been showing Thai-soundtrack-only films (including dubbed versions of foreign films and no-English-subtitle releases of Thai films).  

Diving [ edit ]

As with most coastal towns in Thailand, Pattaya is a good place for diving. The diving is done mostly on the near islands, Ko Larn, Ko Sak, Ko Krok. Once in a while the dive centres go out to the far islands, Ko Rin and Koh Wichai.

The diving off Pattaya is also known for its numerous wrecks: the HTMS Kut, HTMS Kram, the Bremen, and the Harddeep.

  • Real Divers Pattaya PADI 5 STAR IDC Center , 334/117 Moo 12, Soi Welcome Town , ☏ +66 38 232 476 . daily from 08:00-20:00 .  

Entertainment [ edit ]

  • 12.94801 100.8896 12 Art in Paradise , Second Road Soi 1, North Pattaya , ☏ +66 85 999 3374 . This is an “illusion” art museum that features ten galleries – the Camouflage Room, Under the Ocean Room, Wildlife Room, Classical Art Room, Civilization Room, Surrealism Room, Dinosaur Room, Waterfall Room, Scenery Room, and Exhibition of Art Room. Great place for any one who loves to snap selfies!  
  • Pattaya Paintball and Airsoft Park , 248/10 Moo 12, Thep Prasit Rd , ☏ +66 38 301 209 . Daily, 10:00-21:00 . Decent field; helpful English speaking manager.  
  • Pattaya Kart Speedway ( พัทยาคาร์ท สปีดเวย์ ), 248/2 Moo 12, Thep Prasit Rd ( 5 km from the centre of Pattaya to the south ), ☏ +66 38 422044 . Daily, 09:00-18:00 . A kart racing circuit where there are separate lanes for professionals and amateurs, and there is a separate "off-road" track.  
  • P.S. Bowling Plaza , Moo 9 369/1 Pattayasaisong Rd ( junction of Second Rd and Central Pattaya Rd ), ☏ +66 90 546 1524 . Daily, 11:00-02:00 .  
  • 12.9286 100.8786 13 Ripley's Believe It Or Not , Second Rd or Beach Rd ( on the third floor of Royal Garden Plaza ), ☏ +66 38 710 294 . 11:00-23:00 daily . At the same location there's also a "Haunted Experience" show, a 4D movie theatre and "Infinity Maze" game. Various combination tickets available to enter all four. Foreigners 380 baht/adult and 280 baht/child, Thais 280 baht/adult, 230 baht/child .  
  • Tiffany's Shooting Range , GF, Tiffany's Show Building, 464 Moo 9, Second Rd , ☏ +66 38 421 700 . Daily, 10:00-20:00 . The only indoor shooting range in Pattaya with 19 lanes. Minimum age 18.  
  • Video games . Video games are a popular pastime in Thailand, hence PlayStation and computer game shops are everywhere in Pattaya. Making a pretty cheap entertainment, but expect things to get very crowded and loud in the hours after school lets out. There's a big shop on Soi Chaiyaphum (right off Soi Buakhao across from Soi Diana Inn) that's open 24/7 and has more comfortable chairs.  

Festivals [ edit ]

  • New Year's Day . 1 Jan has been adopted as New Year's Day. On the first of January, people offer food to monks at the temple or at a particular site designated by government offices of private organizations.  
  • Songkran . Mid-April. Songkran is the Thai New Year, celebrated primarily by everyone throwing prodigious quantities of water at anything that moves. Pattaya officially celebrates Songkran on later dates (April 18–19) than most of the rest of the country (April 13–15) - but in reality the fun just starts early and keeps on going that much longer. During this period many hotels and guest houses have high occupancy levels, and public transport services (especially buses to/from Bangkok) are very busy, with more frequent than normal departures but also with appreciable delays due to the general mayhem on the roads. Songkran in Pattaya follows the same overall pattern as seen elsewhere in Thailand, but is especially vigorous in areas such as Soi 7 and Soi 8. Expect to get very wet indeed and you're unlikely to be disappointed - regardless of where you go or what else you actually plan to do. Although things calm down considerably after dusk, it's still worth keeping anything that could easily be damaged (especially cameras, mobile telephones, passports etc) in plastic bags.  
  • Pattaya Festival . Mid-April. The Pattaya Festival has floral floats, a Miss Pattaya Beauty contest, a traditional aquatic sports competitions, castles, a fireworks display, fire crackers, arts and cultural performances, exhibitions and souvenirs for sale. Don't expect an "authentic" festival, this is basically a festival to promote Pattaya as a popular seaside destination for tourists.  

Golf [ edit ]

  • The Golf Club , 33/133 Soi L.K. Metro ( near Soi Diana and Soi Buakhao, about 100 m from Areca Lodge ), ☏ +66 85 4343377 . A popular sports bar & restaurant that runs regular golf competitions on M, Tu, Th, and F. They have contracts with the local courses and offer highly discounted green fees either through the Pattaya Sports Club or they can book your private tour of up to 120 golfers. They are the only bar golf society with a TAT Licence. Transportation, club rentals, free Wi-Fi and golf lockers are available. Have 4 rooms available to golfers and non-golfers alike, prices depend on room and season.  
  • The Mini Golf Pub , Thappraya Rd ( on the left just past the flyover when headed to Jomtien ). Daily, 10:00-23:00 . 18 holes, refreshments available; their cat sometimes acts as a self-propelled obstacle.  
  • Pattaya City Golf ( at the Nova Lodge Hotel on Beach Road, next to the junction with Pattaya Central Road ). Daily, 09:00-01:00 . 18 holes, plus chipping, driving and putting areas for the more serious golfer; refreshments served at the waterfront bar; caddy service available.  

Island day-tripping [ edit ]

  • Ko Khrok ( or Krok ). 2 km east of Ko Laan , is an isolated rocky islet with a single 100 metre stretch of sandy beach to the east, where visitors can see coral reefs.  
  • Ko Phai ( หมู่เกาะไผ่ or Bamboo Island ). Ko Phai, and other islands in the Ko Phai group, Ko Klung Badan (or Krung Badan), Ko Luam (or Leom), Ko Man Wichai and Ko Rin (or Lin) - are preferred destinations for scuba divers, and are also popular for general relaxation, fishing, swimming and snorkeling day trips. This area is controlled by the Royal Thai Navy, and overnight stays are not permitted. For a return speedboat charter from one of the mainland beaches or Bali Hai Pier (approx. 23 km/2 hours)  

Massage [ edit ]

  • Spa View ( at the Mark-Land Hotel, Soi 1 ), ☏ +66 38 411203 . One of the largest massage and spa complexes in Pattaya, offering aromatherapy oil massage, herbal steam sauna, skin whitening treatment, body treatment with aloe vera herbal, mineral water treatment, body treatment with milk and honey, milk bath treatment, physical massage, foot massage, and others. Facial treatments include nail care and treatment, hand and foot therapy by soaking with herbal water, foot massage, facial massage, scrub, ozone, fruit skin treatment, lotion and others.  

Muay Thai [ edit ]

  • Pattaya Muay Thai Academy ( พัทยา มวยไทย สถานศึกษา เมืองพัทยา ประเทศไทย ), Soi 7 North Rd ( about a third of the way down Soi 7 from North Rd, on the left side. ). A popular muay Thai camp that is open to everyone for fitness, self-defence and fighter training. The gym is fully matted, including a large open training area, a boxing ring, several punch and kick bags as well as fitness equipment. Accommodation is available in camp, the instructors are multilingual, free Wi-Fi for customers, and the option of fighting at muay Thai stadiums.  

Performances [ edit ]

  • Open Eyes Show ( เปิดหู เปิดตาโชว์ ), 2F, Pattaya Bazaar, 266/52-53 North Pattaya Rd ( opposite the Tiffany Show ), ☏ +66 38 362077(-79) . Daily, 15:00-23:00 . "The Great Experience Behind The Magical", a lot of technological magic and illusion shows. It is a magic performance in various styles such as Aladdin, the Mermaid, Invisible Woman, the Wonderland, etc.  
  • Tuxedo Illusion Hall ( ปราสาทเวทมนต์ ทักซิโด ), Pattayasaisong Rd, Muang Pattaya , ☏ +66 38 488 880 . Daily, 19:00, 20:30, 22:00 . It is a magic theatre in the form of a split-level restaurant. There are series of shows such as making an umbrella out of cards.  

Watersports [ edit ]

In June 2016, the Regional Environmental Office said, "The sea water along the busy central Pattaya beaches is of poor quality and could endanger human and marine life".

For those who choose to ignore the warning, speedboat-towed parachute rides are available along the main beaches, and in Pattaya Bay from several large floating platforms with speedboats ferrying customers out from the shore.

  • Pattaya Lake Land Cable Ski , 90/1 Sukhumvit Rd Na Kluea . 09:00 - 18:00 . Lake Land Cable Ski is a manmade, freshwater lake beside Sukhumvit Road, not far from Jomtien Beach. Water skiing and wakeboarding.  

Learn [ edit ]

Training in scuba diving and trips for a wide range of ability levels and interests, certified by a number of different organisations, including both NAUI and PADI, are available through numerous dive shops.

  • Language and Thai Cultural School , 571/1 Naklua Rd ( right on the crest of the hill ), ☏ +66 38 421919 . M-F 08:00-16:00, Sa 08:00-18:00 . Teaches languages (Thai, English, German - rates depend on group size), Thai cookery (10 hours), fruit carving (10 hours - Ministry of Education certification available after 30 hours), Thai massage (10 hours), and yoga/meditation (5 hours).  
  • SailQuest Sailing School Thailand , Ocean Marina Yacht Club, 167/5 Moo4 Sukhumvit Rd., Pattaya, Na Jomtien , ☏ +66 84 539 9689 . sailing courses.  

Buy [ edit ]

There are numerous malls, supermarkets, bazaar-style markets, and thousands of other shops. Sadly, you'll be seeing a lot of the same stuff over and over again — there's no endless variety in Pattaya. Also, Pattaya is not a good place to go shopping for hi-tech products, such as cameras and computers—expect to see prices around 50% higher than the best prices advertised in the West. Also beware of buying fake branded and designer goods, since these could be confiscated by customs officers at the airport.

Foreign currency can easily be exchanged for Thai baht at the many exchange booths which can be found in all areas popular with tourists — there are even mobile exchanges/ATMs in specially adapted minivans that are set up as and when and where the need arises. Note that the majority of exchange booths will buy foreign currency but will not sell it — if you need to obtain US dollars, for example if you're going to Cambodia, use one of the larger branches of a major bank, such as the Bangkok Bank branch on Second Rd (almost opposite Soi 6).

ATMs are widely available around the city, however, the vast majority of them now charge a steep 220 baht fee for using foreign cards, on top of what your home bank normally charges. The only exception was until 2014, Aeon bank but they now charge too. Their ATMs are located at the ground floor of Big C near KFC, Central Pattaya Rd (around 400m up from the Second Rd crossing), near Homework Furniture Mall entrance (just behind Big C on South Pattaya/Sukhumvit Rd intersection, accessible songthaews parked near Second Rd intersection), and in Lotus at South Pattaya. Also at Lotus on North Pattaya Rd on the ground floor.

Books [ edit ]

  • 12.92892 100.8856 1 Canterbury Tales Cafe, Guesthouse & Bookshop , 383, 111 Soi Chaiapoon , ☏ +66 86 575 4966 . Daily, 08:00-20:00 . Probably Pattaya's largest second hand bookshop. It's run by an Englishman called Dave. Also has a cafe restaurant and rooms. The cafe at the front is a popular meeting place with expats, mostly from UK, US and Australia.  
  • SE-ED . This store has several branches, at Big C, South Pattaya Rd; Carrefour, Central Pattaya Rd; Tesco-Lotus, North Pattaya Rd; Tesco-Lotus, Sukhumvit Rd.  

Malls [ edit ]

  • 12.93428 100.88406 2 Central Festival , ☏ +66 38 930 999 . Daily, 11:00-23:00 . One of the largest malls in Asia. It is the best shopping mall in the region and now attracts customers from all over, adding to the traffic chaos of Beach Rd. Fashion, electronics, health & beauty, kids activities and food are all here. With the obligatory cinema complex and bowling alley on the top floor, this mega-mall is styled on the big Bangkok destination shopping areas like Siam Paragon. The Food Loft has the best view of the bay and great variety at reasonable prices. The anchor store is Central Department Store itself, offering high-end designer labels from abroad and Thailand. A supermarket and budget food hall is in the basement. Enter from Soi 9, Pattaya Beach Rd or on Second Rd after the new View Talay complex. Easy to find, just look for the traffic jams.  
  • 12.93215 100.88048 3 Mike Shopping Mall ( on Beach Rd between Soi 11 and Soi 12 ), ☏ +66 38 412 000 . 11ː00-23ː00 daily . The ground floor has many small stalls selling clothing, tourist souvenirs and many other inexpensive items; above that there's a department store; on the 5th floor there's a food court; and up on the roof (10th floor) there's a public swimming pool.  
  • 12.9297 100.87787 4 Royal Garden Plaza ( adjacent to the Pattaya Marriott Hotel on Beach Rd between Soi Post Office (Soi 13/2) and Soi Pattayaland 1 (Soi 13/3) ).  
  • 12.9238 100.8787 5 Tukcom , 8 Moo 10 S Pattaya Rd . 10ː30-20ː00 daily . A predominantly IT mall. In the basement is a Tops supermarket, a food court, and various other (mostly clothes) shops as well as a spare parts department that sells a variety of electronics (e.g., transistors) and other parts (e.g., washing machine lint filters), and the ground floor hosts an assortment of regular shops. However the upper floors are almost exclusively mobile phones (1st floor), computer software (4th floor), and computers and handheld electronics (2nd/3rd/5th floors). Prices are significantly higher than in Bangkok though. ( updated Jul 2018 )
  • Tesco Lotus Pattaya Nuea , 12 Muang Pattaya North Pattaya road , ☏ +66 38-370910 . 08:00-23:00 . sells most things you need. ( updated Feb 2017 )

Markets [ edit ]

There are many bazaar-style markets in Pattaya where you can haggle 'till you drop, including:

  • Made In Thailand Night Bazaar , on Second Rd near Soi 10 . 08:00-23:00 . Despite the name, it is also open in mornings.  
  • The Market Pattaya ( on Second Rd near Soi 5 ). This market is a little lonely, but some evenings it has students giving music or dance performances on a small stage.  
  • 12.92461 100.87976 6 Soi Buakhao Market ( on the corner of South Pattaya Rd and Soi Buakhao, across from the Friendship Supermarket ). Daytime on Tuesdays and Fridays; plus an evening market further along the same road.  

Miscellaneous [ edit ]

  • Gems Gallery , 555 Moo 6, North Pattaya Rd , ☏ +66 38 371 222 . One of several "World's Biggest" jewelry stores, this one also has a theme park.  

Shops [ edit ]

  • Art galleries are also considered to be rising business in Pattaya, most of the places will offer variety works and services including custom orders and art reproductions. These galleries in Pattaya have reputations in affordable prices and fine quality artist skills.
  • Convenience stores are everywhere, especially 7-Eleven and FamilyMart shops (all open 24/7), plus countless independents. If you use the family run shops the prices aren't always marked but should be the same, or just a baht or two higher.
  • Gold shops abound, with concentrations around the market on South Pattaya Rd and around Central Pattaya Rd near Second Rd, plus numerous jewellery shops towards the south end of Beach Rd. Small jewellery shops can also be found as part of supermarkets.
  • Tailor shops Are everywhere, offering men's clothes, but quality is variable. Ideally, make sure you get two fittings before buying.

Eat [ edit ]

There are many restaurants, food carts, food courts, food markets, motorcycle-sidecar hotdog and meatball vendors, fruit sellers both mobile and stationary, even a roaming coffee peddling tuk-tuk. OK, so the germ theory of disease doesn't yet seem to be widely accepted but don't let that stop you from ordering the sushi. Many (although not all) non-Thai-cuisine restaurants also have at least a limited menu of Thai favourites as well.

Chonburi Province has a lot of fresh seafood and dried fruits. As there are a lot of people from the Isaan region living and working in Pattaya, there is an abundance of northeastern favourites such as spicy papaya salad ( som tam ) and spicy-sour chopped pork salad ( larb ).

Street Food [ edit ]

Near the beach around the pattaya walking street [ edit ].

  • 12.926262 100.873801 1 Several outdoor food stalls . along Soi 15 (just off Walking Street). Foreigner friendly and cheap prices (e.g., fried rice, 50 baht; chicken, rice and soup, 30 baht).  

Budget [ edit ]

Near the beach around the pattaya walking street [ edit ].

  • 12.92689 100.875334 2 Fra Pattaya , 597/9 S Pattaya Rd . Unassuming setting yet absolutely excellent food. Good place for Thai food. Completely local. It's like market area ambience. A real Sino Thai restaurant where you can enjoy a lacquered duck. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.925724 100.871809 3 King Kebab , Pattayasainueang, Chon Buri 20150, Thailand . Perfect for eating kebabs. It's good for a quick bite to eat on the go. Kebab really good served in this little place. The owner is very courteous, the prompt service. Good before clubbing and afterwards. ( updated Aug 2022 )

Near the beach around the Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall [ edit ]

  • 12.928554 100.876088 4 Baywatch Restaurant , 290/51 Beach Rd . Don't let its unassuming appearance fool you. This hole-in-the-wall has great food. The American breakfast is a great deal. Bacon, eggs, taters, toast, coffee, and fresh squeezed juice. Their cheeseburgers are beyond anything. On the other side, asking for anything special or substitutions like "can I have rice instead of potatoes?" will met with a curt "no!". Still delicious. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.930575 100.880105 5 Das-Berliner Bistro , 219 Beach Rd . Hidden German gem in the center of Pattaya. Great Food and Service. Delicious food and Helmut is a very nice owner. Feel the German ‘roots’. ( updated Aug 2022 )

Near the beach around the Central Festival Pattaya shopping mall [ edit ]

  • 12.935287 100.882206 6 Food Court of the Central Festival shopping mall . There are low-priced restaurants. ( updated Feb 2020 )
  • 12.936223 100.88334 7 Sailor Bar and Restaurant ( about 30 m up Soi 8 from Beach Rd ). 07:30-03:00 . Good restaurant and bar, notable for its 65 baht breakfasts. Nice environment. There is Thai food and European food here, lots to choose from. Free Wi-Fi. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.93508 100.881982 8 Mae sri ruen . This is a restaurant where you can enjoy a meal while watching the sunset. You can eat indoors and outdoors. The place is very nice and the staff very kind. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.934943 100.885591 9 Aroy Dee Pattaya , 329/4 Moo9, Pattaya Sai 2 Road . The menu is huge and offers a variety of food choices including Thai, American, Italian and European cuisines. Excellent service from very helpful friendly staff. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.935059 100.885721 10 YIAM Restaurant , Pattayasaisong Rd . Enjoy your meal with Thai and international cuisine. Friendly staff. Short waiting time. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.930999 100.882028 11 Kiss Food & Drinks 2 Second Road , 216 23 Pattayasaisong Rd . It serves cheap and cheerful Thai and Western favourites 24/7 at two semi-open-air locations - one on Second Rd opposite Mike Shopping Mall, the other in Naklua Road just past Boncafe - also in Jomtien and Soi Pornprapanimit (Soi Siam Country Club) ( updated May 2022 )

Some blocks away from the beach and the Pattaya Walking street [ edit ]

  • 12.923925 100.878625 12 Food court in the basement of the Tukcom shopping mall . It has stalls with a wide range of cheap Thai dishes. See the Buy | Malls section  

In or around the Big C Extra shopping mall [ edit ]

  • 12.935116 100.894653 13 Big C Extra Food Court , Pattaya Klang Rd ( near Third Rd ). Temporarily closed as of May 2022 . It has good food including cheap Isaan treats, such as som tam (papaya salad) and khao neow (sticky rice). The Big C Extra stand, usually near the parking garage entrance, has inexpensive sandwiches.  

North Pattaya [ edit ]

  • 12.95102 100.893579 14 Tesco Lotus North Pattaya Food Court , 221 N Pattaya Rd , ☏ +66 38 370 910 . 08:00-23:00 . A good low-price place to eat. ( updated Feb 2017 )

Mid-range [ edit ]

  • 12.953392 100.889071 15 Nachrichtentreff , 157/127 Soi 18/2 Moo 5, Naklua Subdistrict , ☏ +66 38 427 908 . 11:00-23:00 daily . Serves pretty good Austrian food. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.925421 100.870906 16 Nangnual Restaurant ( ร้านอาหารนางนวล ), 214 Moo 10 Walking St , ☏ +66 38 428 177 , [email protected] . In business since 1965, this is a super restaurant on the water in an unlikely Walking Street location. Seafood is a speciality, but the menu has sections devoted to Western food, Thai food, Italian food, Chinese food, and Japanese food. Extensive wine cellar. Attentive, friendly staff and reasonable prices. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.942463 100.885863 17 Slice Pizza , 437/111 Pattaya 6 , ☏ +66 61 298 7866 . Open very late . An American-style pizzeria. 2 slices for 140 baht .  
  • 12.9422 100.884942 18 Trattoria Pizzeria Toscana-Moom Talay Thai Restaurant , 98/4 Moo 9 Beach Road ( across from the beach between Sois 6 and 7 ), ☏ +66 81 861 3446 , [email protected] . An unusual combination: an Italian restaurant coupled with a Thai restaurant. The place is huge, with the two restaurants occupying different sections, but sharing menus. Large outside seating area. The restaurant bakes its own bread, makes its own pasta, and sells meat that it raises on its own farm. The ambience is great, with historical photos of Tuscany and hand-painted Italian crockery on the walls. The Italian proprietors are very much in evidence and gracious as well. Large selection of grappas, German beer on tap, and a full cocktail menu. Most Thai dishes about 180 baht; pizzas about 300 baht; half-litre of German beer, 200 baht (June 2017) . ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.94209 100.886964 19 The Queen Victoria Inn , Red light district, Pattaya Soi 6, Bang Lamung District . British pub. One of several spots for fish and chips or roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. ( updated Aug 2022 )

Splurge [ edit ]

  • 12.9294 100.87754 20 Benihana ( second floor of Royal Garden Plaza ). Japanese steakhouse restaurant chain. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.923686 100.858992 21 Breezeo , Royal Cliff Beach Hotel & Royal Cliff Beach Terrace , ☏ +66 38 250 421 . 11:00-23:00 . The restaurant serves excellent seafood and Thai dishes. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.939312 100.884245 22 Hard Rock Cafe ( in Hard Rock Hotel, Beach Rd ). 11:00-02:00 . American chain restaurant. The reason to go here is that some beautiful Thai ladies seem to think it's cool. ( updated Aug 2022 )

Vegetarian [ edit ]

  • 12.923694 100.882342 23 Five Star J. Restaurant ( "jay"="vegetarian" ), 313 37 S Pattaya Rd ( At the junction of South Pattaya Rd and Third Rd ), ☏ +66 97 235 4209 . 09:00-21:00 . A small middle-range indoor place that's 100% lacto-vegetarian and has a vegetarian owner/manager who speaks good English; also caters for vegans. ( updated Aug 2022 )
  • 12.936381 100.886967 24 Govindam 100% Pure Vegetarian & Jain Food , 330/1 Central Pattaya Rd , ☏ +66 94 648 8065 . Indian vegetarian restaurant. ( updated Aug 2022 )

Drink [ edit ]

Pattaya is internationally known for its nightlife—you might want to think twice before heading into the insanity that's called Pattaya. Obviously famous as a sex tourist destination, you don't necessarily have to partake in order to experience Pattaya's nightlife. More and more visitors come over just to see what the fuss is about. There are ample opportunities to dance, drink, and observe humanity even if paid sex is not of interest. Steer clear of the staid hotel bars and head into the warrens of central Pattaya, where nightclubs, transvestite cabarets, coffee shops, karaoke bars, open-air bars and restaurants with live music and entertainment compete for attention. Most of these establishments are located along Pattaya Beach Road, Pattaya 2 Road, and in South Pattaya, which is also the city's major shopping area.

Beer and go-go bars [ edit ]

pattaya tourism office

Pattaya is especially famous for its beer bars , staffed by "bar girls" who are "for hire" to the tourists and ex-pats who drink there. Popular beer bar pastimes include pool, connect-four and shut-the-box.

Open-air beer bars can be found all over Pattaya, with the biggest and best known concentrations being along and around Soi 7/Soi 8 and Walking Street, at numerous points on Second Road, Beach Road, Soi Buakhao, and in smaller numbers just about everywhere else, including along the southern end of Naklua Road. Although the staff of a typical beer bar will usually include many working girls, customers who have no wish to pay a "bar fine" and take a lady are welcomed and indeed make up the majority of the clientèle. Indoor beer bars can also be found all over Pattaya, the most notorious areas being Soi Yodsak (Soi 6) and parts of Soi Post Office (Soi 13/2). While some of these bars are much more "bar fine" oriented, in most cases customers who simply want to drink are welcome.

Go-go bars differ from beer bars as they have bikini-clad girls dancing around chrome poles on stages. The main concentrations are along Walking Street and Soi L.K. Metro (see below) , with more dotted around the most popular beer bar areas. Sightseeing tourists are welcome in go-go bars, however, cameras are not. Signs prohibiting photography are widespread, and a minority of venues require patrons to deposit their cameras with security staff as they enter. This rule is enforced : if caught snapping shots, you'll be lucky if you're only thrown out and not beaten up.

The official closing time in "entertainment zones" is 01:00, although in practice usually somewhere between 01:00 and 03:00, depending on location—however, "closing" is defined as switching off the music and non-essential lighting, and numerous beer bars remain open 24 hours. Bars outside of these zones close around midnight. So, you're passing through Pattaya and you've set aside a few hours to check out the bar scene—but where to go? The most popular (and generally the most densely concentrated) beer bar and go-go bar locations ( listed south to north ) are:

pattaya tourism office

  • 12.92633 100.87292 1 Walking Street . Should have been named "Walking, Shopping, Eating, Drinking, Dancing and Ogling Street" as there's plenty of almost everything here—including around 100 beer bars and at least 30 go-go bars, plus many more in the side-sois that lead east towards Pratamnak Road. Worth a look in the daytime, but best visited in the evening, and has loads of restaurants if you're bridging the gap between the two. Gets really packed in places when the nightclubs empty, so watch your pockets. As of March 2021, the majority of places are closed due to COVID-19. Places that are open include: Pin Up Agogo, Tantra Agogo, Palace Agogo, Fahrenheit Agogo, Lucifer Disco, Insomnia/IBar, Dollhouse Agogo, Beavers Agogo, Angel Agogo, Le Pub Bar, Windmill Agogo. ( updated Mar 2021 )
  • 12.928 100.8762 2 Pattayaland . Soi Pattayaland 2 (Soi 13/4) features on many Pattaya postcards—when lit up at night, the go-go bar signs are a memorable and photogenic sight, although there are only eight go-go bars here (two of which feature guys, not girls), plus a half-dozen bars and the Penthouse Hotel. Worth a look in the evening (it's almost a ghost town the rest of the time), but get there before 01:00 as that's when the lights go out.  
  • 12.92733 100.87629 3 Boyz Town ( Soi Pattayaland 3, no direct access from Beach Rd, runs from the middle of Soi 13/4 to Second Rd ). Features only male dancers and bars that cater for the gay crowd; Soi Pattayaland 1 (Soi 13/3) has even more all-male go-gos (eight), but does have a couple of girl-go-go bars as well. Pattayaland 1 is relatively dead in the daytime, but Pattayaland 3 has a handful of places to eat and drink that keep it ticking over in the afternoon. There is also a small lesbian scene in Pattaya, with local butch girls called "tom" girls and femme girls called "dee".  
  • 12.9301 100.8846 4 Soi L.K. Metro ( between Second Rd and Soi Buakhao ). Connecting Soi Diana with Soi Buakhao, Soi L.K., as it is called (not to be confused with Soi Leng Kee) is for the largest part a pedestrianised street. Cars are parked willy nilly, but that actually serves as a traffic calming system so it is safe to walk down. There are lots of outdoor bars and cafes spilling out onto the street, giving it a "bit" of a European feel. The LK Metropole Hotel and the Areca Lodge are here. List of places operating as of March 4, 2021, Shaggers Bar, Rockhouse Bar, Pandora's Agogo, Bachelor Agogo, Crystal Club Agogo, Dolls Agogo, Jibby's Bar, I-Rovers bar, Kilkenny Pub, Time Bar, Golf Club Bar, Phoenix Bar, Destiny Agogo, Paradise Agogo, The Cave Bar, Seven Sins Bar, Drunken Duck Bar, Billabong Bar, Queen Club Agogo, Lady Love Agogo, Scooters Bar, Thirsty Camel Bar. ( updated Mar 2021 )
  • 12.93633 100.88481 5 Soi 7 and Soi 8 . There's always something going on here—in the evening and early hours, there are about 120 well-staffed beer bars to choose from, plus a handful of go-go bars; in the morning there are several places that serve breakfast; in the afternoon it's a popular place for those who like to get started early; and at Songkran (Thai New Year) it's unmitigated mayhem. There are several large hotels (light sleepers beware), and Soi 8 also has a few travel agencies, convenience stores, etc.  
  • 12.94232 100.88637 6 Soi Yodsak ( Soi 6 ). Imagine a kerb-crawlers paradise—and then pedestrianise it. Arguably Pattaya's most colourful street (as well as the most notorious one), Soi 6 has about 50 bars (mostly "short time" bars, with names such as "Butterfly", "Love Club", "Route 69" and "The Eager Beaver") which all get going at 13:00 and close pretty much on the dot at 01:00. It's not really a pedestrian-only street (but it is one-way), however walking — preferably in broad daylight — is undoubtedly the best and most popular way to experience it. Go in the middle of the afternoon and just wander from one end to the other (if coming from the south, walk from the Second Road end down to the Beach Road end if you want to get there and back by songthaew). It's much, much more "sex-tourist" than "tourism" oriented, but anyone is welcome everywhere provided they're buying a drink or three. The curiously named "Hi Boss! 2002 Pub" is where the ladyboys hang out, there's one go-go, "Mandarin" (dancing from 17:00-01:00), plus a couple of "pub" food possibilities; and neighbouring Soi 6/1 has a handful of "ordinary" outdoor beer bars.  
  • 12.94575 100.88873 7 Second Road, Soi 2 & Soi 3 Junctions ( On the W side of Second Rd opposite the Central Marina Centre ). A collection of about 35 very popular beer bars, which start to fill up from about 16:00, and several of which remain open long after the lights go out around 01:00-02:00. "Atlantic Bar", at the far end of the five-bar strip to the south of Soi 2, always draws a substantial crowd. The only go-go ("Classroom 2", 19:30-02:00) is a lively one, and while there's not much in the way of food in amid the bars themselves, there are numerous eating options close nearby (including outlets for most of the major fast-food chains directly opposite on the other side of Second Road).  
  • 12.927688 100.883826 8 Soi Boomerang . 1500-0000 . Small street with several bars, as well as several go-go bars. Golden Time Agogo, Pink Baby Agogo, Screamers Agogo, Heaven Above Agogo, Baku Lounge, Club Baku, Naughty Club, 555 Bar. ( updated Mar 2021 )

Same-same but different [ edit ]

The following go-go and beer bars are a little different from the usual:

  • Casino Club ( at the Pratamnak Rd-end of Soi Diamond ). 21:00-00:00 . A beer bar. ( updated Mar 2021 )
  • Tim Bar Beer ( on Second Rd, opposite Soi 12 ). An otherwise relatively run-of-the-mill go-go that plays nothing but DVDs, with a very strong bias towards live performances of rock 'n roll classics. Requests welcome. If in doubt, ask for Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light . Stage and screen come to life at 18:00 and keep going until at least 02:00 (closing hours not so strictly enforced here as it's not among a bunch of other bars), but get there early as it's a popular place and their army of dancers thins out with prodigious speed.  

Bars and pubs [ edit ]

There are many roadside bars dotted around Pattaya. Live music (especially popular rock oldies) can be heard at several open-air venues along Walking Street, and at various bars elsewhere.

  • Hopf Brew House , Beach Rd ( corner of Soi 13/1 ), ☏ +66 38 710653 . Very good own craft beer. Food is good but the place gets packed and service slow with seats hard to find. Live music at least some evenings.  
  • Horizon ( Hilton Hotel ) ( Hilton Hotel at Central Festival, Beach Rd, Soi 9 ). 34th floor rooftop bar. Very high-end, for taking someone special. Great views, particularly at sunset and after dark. Happy hour, 2 for 1 drinks, 17:00 to 19:00, perfect timing for sunset viewing.  
  • Lovely Corner Bar ( Corner of Beach Rd and Soi 7 ). 08:00-open as long as there are customers . Clean, airy, well-run beer bar in a great location to view the passing scene before plunging into Soi 7. Very accommodating and gracious, relaxed (not pushy) bar girls. Best feature is strong, free Wi-Fi.  

Nightclubs [ edit ]

Pattaya has two types of nightclubs—those that are on or near Walking Street, and those that are further away. Those on Walking Street are more popular with Westerners accompanied by bar girls, and with bar girls looking for customers.

  • Club Insomnia ( Walking St ). House music, cheap drinks, late license, European DJ's.  
  • Lucifer . Popular with young Thai people, although this is not a typical Thai discothèque. Only R 'n B, sometimes with special guest DJs. A good place to go at about 02:00-03:00. Extremely crowded after midnight. Free entry, expensive drinks.  
  • Marine Disco ( Walking St ). Large dance floor and plays house music (it's the house music counterpart of Lucifer). Free entry, but drinks are expensive. Free .  
  • MIXX ( at the end of Walking St ). R 'n B and house rooms (two rooms in one disco). Drinks are expensive.  
  • Tony's Disco ( Walking St ). Has an attractive and stylish interior, great live music and service. Free entry, but incredibly expensive drinks - and fine if you're caught bringing your own in!.  

The ones further away from Walking Street are generally more typical Thai nightclubs: no special area for dancing, but lots of shows and great atmosphere.

  • Hollywood Disco ( North Pattaya ).  

There is also one club which is not the first type, nor the second type:

  • The Beach Club , Beach, 445/3 Moo 5 Wong Amart , ☏ +66 38 411 940 . Open air venue, it hosts afternoon parties with the best view of sunsets in town each Friday and each second Saturday - grand fiestas, each of them has a different theme: Brazilian, disco, house, etc.  

Coffee shops [ edit ]

Pattaya also has plenty of good coffee shops dotted around town including a few Starbucks such as in Central Festival, Royal Gardens Plaza and TukCom.

  • 12.924272 100.880418 9 Benjamit Coffee , Soi Buakhao ( adjacent to Soi Buakhao market ). Great own brewed coffee, popular with expats  
  • 12.929595 100.8873 10 Bake n Brew , Soi Excite . Good coffee, cakes and breads. Partially air-conditioned  

Sleep [ edit ]

Pattaya has an extensive selection of inexpensive mid-range accommodation, and a good variety of more upmarket options. Standard room (double bed, air-con, cable TV, refrigerator, hot shower) rates are invariably per room, not per person. Soi Buakhao has many relatively cheap guest houses and is popular with long-stay visitors, with other budget places along Soi LK Metro and Soi Honey Inn. Very few of these can be booked online, or appear on hotel booking sites. The cheaper places are often above bars or massage shops, and may therefore be noisy at night. There's generally no need to book in advance.

Like all resort areas in Thailand, hotel pricing is seasonal. High season dates vary from hotel to hotel, but typically prices go up considerably during the Christmas-New Year's period (which coincides neatly with the season of best weather), and are lower between February and October/November. In addition to higher rates during the holiday period, guests staying over Christmas and New Year's Eve will often be required to pay for compulsory "gala dinners" which can substantially increase the cost of the room. Some hotels insist that March is also covered by 'high season' prices — presumably because professional Western visitors are usually free to visit during a long Easter holiday break from work, and are happy to do so despite the worsening weather.

With the exception of large resorts or international chains such as the Hard Rock and Marriott, the lowest rates available from abroad are typically those available from the hotels directly. Except for the least expensive, many will handle reservations via email or a web form. Many will expect a deposit, especially during high season, usually by credit card or bank transfer.

While some hotels do not allow prostitutes to accompany guests to their rooms, the majority of hotels in Pattaya are used to (and even expect) it — though some "upmarket" hotels may charge a "joiner fee" for unregistered visitors as discouragement. In most hotels, security staff will keep hold of visitors' ID cards until they leave, to help protect the client from possible theft or assault, and to deter prostitutes under 20 years of age from entering the hotel. On leaving, staff will ask the girl if she had any complaints about the client. They may also call the room to check if the client is well.

For visitors who want to sleep soundly, a box of high-grade foam earplugs is a wise investment when staying at many Pattaya hotels. Also be aware that many hotels in Pattaya allow smoking in all rooms. This is nearly universal in the budget range. With the exception of those operated under the auspices of large international chains, those hotels that have dedicated non-smoking rooms will typically only have a few of them. If you are intolerant of tobacco smoke, make sure to inquire directly with the hotels about their policies and the availability of non-smoking rooms.

  • Cali-Cafe Pattaya Quality Rooms , 15/225-226 Moo 5, Soi Khoa Noi (Wat Boonsampan Rd) , ☏ +66 84 7834664 . Affordable suite-quality rooms. All suite rooms have 42" LCD TV, safes, refrigerators, kitchens, Wi-Fi, wired (30 Mb fibre) Internet, and laundry. Long- or short-stay. A few minutes motorbike ride from Walking St and Beach Rd. Thai/American-run hotel.  
  • Cheap Charlies , 383/64 Moo 9, Soi Chaiyaphum ( between Soi Buakhao Rd and Third Rd ), ☏ +66 38 720452 . Fan rooms with en suite bath, with or without balcony. From 200 baht .  
  • Hotel Dania , (South end of Soi Buakhao near the Soi Buakhao marketplace)316/150 Moo 10 Soi Buakhao . A smallish Danish owned hotel near Soi Buakhao marketplace. Full service restaurant with a pool table and a swimming pool downstairs. Rooms are tidy and clean. Besides the standard rooms there are poolside rooms, suites and the penthouse apartment available. Even there are bar complexes near, there is no noise problems in this hotel. From 600 baht .  
  • Ice Inn Hotel , Moo 10 Pattaya 2nd Rd , ☏ +66 38 720 671 . All rooms have air-con, cable TV, fridge/minibar, hot shower, and telephone. Very nice, clean rooms, and helpful staff. For breakfast, you can find 150 baht buffets at Apex Inn or Lek Inn nearby.  
  • Jasmine Hotel Pattaya , 547/34 Moo 10, Soi BJ Walking St , ☏ +66 38 424590 , +66 38 412102 , [email protected] . Tranquil, refurbished with more than 62 tiled rooms, air conditioning and fans. Room facilities include hot water, cooking facilities, fridge with beverages, and satellite TV (55 channels) and Wi-Fi. Substantial discount for long-term guests.  
  • Honey Inn Pattaya , หมู่ที่ 10 529/41 Pattayasaisong Rd , ☏ +66 38 413 111 , [email protected] . Multistory contemporary hotel with rooftop pool. From 634 baht .  
  • Malee House , 312/51//52 Moo 9 Soi Leng Kee 1 Pattaya Sai 3 Rd . Air-con double room. 400 baht . ( updated Sep 2016 )
  • Mangoes Guest House ( 15 km outside of Pattaya, on the road to Khao Chee Chan Buddha Image and close to the beaches and fishing villages of Ban Saray and Ban Amphur ). Quiet laid back gardens with a choice of bungalow or room accommodation. All rooms have TV, air conditioning, fan, hot shower and tea making facilities. Long- or short-term.  
  • Marin Place , 111/253 Moo 10 Soi Buakhao , ☏ +66 38 429960 , [email protected] . Small hotel at the south end of Soi Buakhao, close to the Tu/F market. Rooms have air-con, minibar, TV and Wi-Fi. There is a small swimming pool. Some rooms have older, noisy air-conditioning units, but others have new LG units. Ask to see first.  
  • Opey De Place , 312/86 Moo 9 Soi Lengkee1 ( near LK Metro, hotel complex ), ☏ +66 38 424732 . Many decent rooms, Wi-Fi, elevator and ground floor swimming pool. Small lockers provided next to reception, but no strong boxes in rooms.  
  • Queen Victoria Inn , Soi Yodsak (Soi 6) , ☏ +66 38 425418 . Although the rooms themselves are clean and the staff is reasonably friendly, its location, right in the heart of Soi 6, is downright noisy and the shouting in the street does not subside till early morning. Free Wi-Fi.  
  • Tiya's Place , Soi Sarita ( just left of Soi 12 ), ☏ +66 80 0916669 . Large air-con fully furnished studios with side sea view. Suitable for independent travellers wanting large budget-priced accommodation in a quiet area.  
  • 12.92761 100.88368 1 The Spot Bar and Gallery , 420/137 Moo 9, Soi Buakow ( on a corner almost opposite the Pattaya City Hospital ), ☏ +66 38 420528 . This place use to be an Asia Backpackers - seems to have spruced up a bit, as it now features kitchenettes, a/c, TV, and balconies in each room, plus a bar and terrace downstairs. 1209 baht .  
  • Areca Lodge , 198/23 Moo 9 Soi Diana Inn ( across from Soi LK Metro ), ☏ +66 38 410123 . Large ground-level pool. The Areca Lodge will reliably book non-smoking rooms.  
  • Dynasty Inn , ☏ +66 38 415941 . Two locations in Pattaya. This one and Dynasty Resort (Buddha Hill, Tel. +66 38 250721). Free minibus transfers between the Pattaya locations and Dynasty Inn Bangkok (Sukhumvit, Soi Nana) for guests. Dynasty Inn is in the central shopping area, close to the main night life areas; Dynasty Resort is further south, a short songthaew ride from the main tourist areas. The Dynasty properties will reliably book non-smoking rooms.  
  • Flipper House Hotel , 213/2 Soi 7, Pattaya Beach Rd , ☏ +66 83 61667 . In the heart of the best-known cluster of beer bars in Pattaya.  
  • Flipper Lodge Hotel , 520/1 Soi 8, Pattaya Beach Rd , ☏ +66 38 426401 . In the heart of the best known cluster of beer bars in Pattaya, a stones throw from its sister hotel. Room rate includes a super buffet breakfast. Great swimming pool. Wi-Fi costs 150 baht for 24 hr.  
  • Green Park Resort , 240/5 Moo 5 Soi Ping Pa , [email protected] . A friendly, clean, safe, good value. All rooms have air-con, cable TV, fridge/mini-bar, hot shower, security box, telephone, swimming pool. The hotel has 80 rooms and suites, some rooms have private balconies, set in lush gardens.  
  • Horseshoe Point , 100 Moo 9, Tambon Pong, Amphur Banglamung Chonburi ( 15 km from Pattaya. ), ☏ +66 38 735050 , +66 38 253500 . Rooms come in varied sizes but share the same features: air-conditioning, cable TV, mini-bar, refrigerator, hair dryer, and safe.  
  • J&P Court , 312/87 Soi Lengkee ( off Pattaya 3 Rd ), ☏ +66 38 414808 . Has a swimming pool. Standard and deluxe rooms available.  
  • New Nikom Court , 312/90 Moo 9, Soi Lengkee, Pattaya 3 Rd , ☏ +66 38 488600 , [email protected] . Big, clean rooms  
  • Pailin House , 312/91 Moo 9, Soi Lengkee, Pattaya 3 Rd , ☏ +66 38 488538 , [email protected] . Relatively clean and old rooms  
  • Penthouse Hotel , Soi Pattayaland 2 (Soi 13/4) , ☏ +66 95 441430 . Marketed as an "adult fantasy" hotel featuring "theme rooms". It's in the centre of the main go-go district and directly attached to a go-go bar. It's an older property that's somewhat the worse for wear.  
  • 12.9262 100.8623 2 RCG Suites Pattaya , 377 Kao Pra Tum Nak Road, Bang-Lamung, South Pattaya ( Central Pattaya on Khao Pra Tum Nak Road ), ☏ +66 38 250859 , [email protected] . Check-in: 14:00 , check-out: Noon . At Pratamnak Hill, all rooms are provided separate kitchenettes or kitchens, seating area, flat screen TV with satellite channels. Free Wi-Fi is offered to all rooms and free private parking is available. From 1,207 baht . ( updated Apr 2017 )
  • The Residence Garden . This is a popular out-of-the-way location, a short walk from the intersection of South Pattaya Rd and Pattaya Second Rd, and is a good choice for those looking for somewhere quieter. It has relatively new facilities, with 1 and 2 bedroom suites; discounted lower rates are sometimes available through other sources.  
  • Sandy Spring Hotel ( Soi 13. ). In the central shopping area, close to the main night life areas. Also has a sister hotel Summer Spring on Soi 1.  
  • Sawasdee Sabai ( Sawasdee Court ), 501/27 Soi 10, Pattaya 2nd Rd . Sawasdee Sabai (Sawasdee Court) is a colonial Thai-style hotel. 24 hour CCTV security camera and a security guard on duty. Internet cafe, Thai and international cuisine, and room service.  
  • Sunbeam Hotel ( Pattaya Beach Soi 8 ), ☏ +66 38 427120-9 . One of the cosiest centrally-located hotels close to the beach and shopping arcades.  
  • Sunshine , 217/1 Moo 10, Beach Rd Soi 8 , [email protected] . In the centre of Soi 8. All rooms have air-con, shower or bath tub with hot/cool water, cable TV, fridge with mini-bar.  
  • Amari Nova Suites Pattaya , 254 Moo 9, Soi Petchtrakool, Central Pattaya ( 2 km from Walking Street ), ☏ +66 38 489 488 . Roof-top pool and rooms with fully-equipped kitchens. Free Wi-Fi.  
  • Amari Pattaya , 240 Moo 5, Pattaya-Naklua Rd , ☏ +66 38 418 418 . The deluxe Ocean Tower at the north end of Pattaya Bay, 5 minutes from entertainment areas. One lap pool and one free form, large rooms with LCD TVs and open bathroom concept.  
  • AVANI Pattaya Resort and Spa , 218/2-4 Moo 10, Beach Rd ( adjacent to Royal Garden Plaza ), ☏ +66 38 412120 . Located between Walking Street and Pattayaland entertainment areas. Connected to Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall and. Swimming pool, garden, tennis court, spa. Rooms with sea and garden views. 3,500-9,000 baht .  
  • 12.9347 100.8833 3 Hilton Pattaya , 333/101 Moo 9, Beach Rd ( access from Beach Rd or through Central Festival Pattaya mall from Pattaya 2nd Rd ), ☏ +66 38 253000 . A 5-star high-rise hotel at the center of Pattaya Beach on the Beach Road above Central Festival Pattaya shopping mall. Rooftop bar offers fine views over Pattaya Bay. starts around 2656 baht . ( updated Feb 2017 )
  • 12.9272 100.8618 4 Royal Cliff Hotels Group , 353 Phratamnak Rd , ☏ +66 38 250421 . The 5-star property is on a 64-acre property on the beach behind Buddha Hill. The resort consists of four hotels each with its own ambience with Royal Wing being the most luxurious. 4,000-25,000 baht .  

Stay safe [ edit ]

Traffic [ edit ].

For most people, the most hazardous aspect of visiting Pattaya is the traffic. The top three accident black spots are:

  • Dolphin Roundabout (intersection of Beach Rd, Second Rd, North Pattaya Rd and Naklua Rd)
  • junction of Beach Rd and Central Pattaya Rd
  • junction of Beach Rd / Walking St and South Pattaya Rd

Most accidents in Pattaya involve motorbikes, and are especially common late at night and in the early hours of the morning, when drunk driving is a significant problem. Be careful on the roads, even if you're just crossing one on foot (and be equally careful both on and off pedestrian crossings, as Thai drivers generally ignore them, and many foreigners seem to approach them with the hope of scoring double points); be careful on the pavements too - obstacles apparently purpose-engineered to trip up as many people as possible are commonplace, and motorcyclists use footpaths as short cuts with impunity. When riding in the back of an otherwise empty songthaew, it's probably safest to sit directly behind the cab.

In the event of an accident, the injured are usually bundled into the back of the next available songthaew or pickup truck or even onto the back of a motorbike (now you know why Pattaya has so many songthaews, why Thailand is the world's biggest pickup truck market, and why so many Thais ride motorbikes).

A completely different genre of traffic-related accident was highlighted by a fatality in January 2006 when a surfacing diver was hit by a speedboat propeller near Ko Laan . The popularity of Pattaya's beaches combined with a relatively relaxed attitude to safety concerns in general means that swimmers and divers (and even sunbathers on the beach!) being struck by speedboats and jet skis is not such a rare occurrence. Stick to swimming in the 4 or 5 areas cordoned off with red and white booms and you should be safe as boats and jet skis are unable to enter.

Scams [ edit ]

Some of the scams to be wary of:

  • Jet-skiing rentals are available along all the popular beaches, with rates starting around 600 baht for 30 minutes. A common scam involves some operators attempting to collect surcharges for supposed damage - call the Tourist Police (1155) if necessary.
  • Be careful when paying for relatively small purchases with 1,000 baht notes, particularly in bars and nightlife venues. Verify the notes you hand out, use a flashlight if needed. 100 and 1,000 baht notes are easily confused in dimly lit conditions, and the waiter might take a chance to "mistake" the note you gave him.

Police [ edit ]

  • Main police station , Beach Rd ( at the corner of Soi 9 ), ☏ 191, +66 38 420802 (-5) .  
  • Bang Lamung Police Station , ☏ +66 38 221331 .  
  • Tourist Police , Pratamnak Rd ( located next door to the Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT) Information Office, exactly 1 km south of the junction of Second Rd and South Pattaya Rd — proceed along Pratamnak Rd, continue straight up the hill, and where the road bears sharp right part way up, turn sharp left into the small side soi. ), ☏ 1155 . Alternatively, their mobile minivan office which sets up every evening at the junction of Walking St, South Pattaya Rd, and Beach Rd is much easier to reach.  

The Pattaya Tourist Police advise that in theory foreigners should carry their passports with them at all times, however they also suggest that in practice a good photocopy (personal details page, visa and entry stamp pages, and TM card) is acceptable.

Crime [ edit ]

Like most of Thailand, Pattaya is generally safe for tourists and violent crime such as mugging or robbery is unusual, with the exception of jewellery and bag snatching (usually with the thieves on motorcycles, and often with the victims on motorcycles too) which is endemic.

Beware of lady boys approaching you with questions ("Where you from?") and later she and/or her friend try to kiss you just in order to snatch your jewellery. In fact leave all your gold and valuables at the room safe or even at home.

Watch out when doing water sports at the beach areas. There is a common tourist trap where tourists going for jet ski-ing are being forced to pay for equipment damages (which are not caused by the tourists) amounting up to 100K baht. Even after negotiations and intervention from the related embassies and agencies, a payment of around 10,000 baht is still required for the damages. Thus, you must exercise extreme caution when doing equipment loans or doing sports on vehicles provided by the shops.

Swindles and pick pocketing are more commonly encountered by tourists. It is inadvisable to tell anyone that it is your first visit to Thailand, since you will then be marked down as an 'easy touch'.

The nightlife/entertainment areas have a lot of activity and are generally very safe, however pickpockets are a problem, especially on Walking Street when it's crowded, despite the official Tourist Police patrolling the area at night. For this reason, a visitor should not carry a passport and/or credit card with them, especially at night. These should be left in the safe at your hotel along with the bulk of your cash, or if they must be carried then they should be securely concealed. If you have been pick pocketed and then you actually spot the likely pickpocket departing, do not follow. You could be mistaken, and you almost certainly will be accused of being mistaken. Just put it down to experience, and leave the immediate area.

Never ever 'pick a fight' in any circumstance, no matter how much you have had to drink. Never try to intervene, even verbally, in an argument between two or more Thai people.

No matter how much you are being pestered, just smile and walk on. In cash payments, disputes over the value of notes and the amount of change can be avoided by carrying smaller notes and trying to give near enough the exact amount.

The beach side of Beach Road used to be worth avoiding late at night, however the entire length of both the promenade and beach are now floodlit, and although it's still a popular haunt for "freelance" prostitutes, it's now much busier from dusk through until dawn and by no means a "no-go" area.

Visitors should not visit entertainment venues that do not display a long-standing fixed sign outside, or which appear to be very poorly lit inside. Also, one or two of the hundreds of seemingly bright and established venues may actually be operating as a 'clip joint', offering free admission and then refusing to allow visitors to leave until they have settled a fake bill for non-existent drinks. Again, it is wisest to simply pay up, leave and put it down to experience.

As always, travellers should take extra care in all poorly lit or more remote areas, and very late at night. This is especially the case if one has had too much to drink.

Most reputable hotels will require the presentation of ID cards by guests. Throughout Pattaya guests will not be admitted to hotel rooms if they are under the age of 20. This is a useful way for tourists to guarantee that their new-found friend is actually the age he/she says she is, and thus avoid possible police attention.

Drugs : as in all of Thailand, the penalties for possession and/or distribution of drugs are harsh.

Gambling : is illegal in Thailand, and the local press reports Pattaya Police as having a "zero tolerance" policy for gambling offences.

Drinking [ edit ]

The legal minimum age for customers in drinking establishments and discos is 20. In Pattaya this is rarely enforced for foreigners, but is frequently enforced for Thais, including those accompanying foreigners. Pattaya police conduct raids to check for underage employees (especially in "indoor" and go-go bars) and patrons (especially in discos) from time to time, and less frequently to enforce closing times. Foreign tourists are not the targets of these raids and are usually asked to produce ID (photocopy of photo/ID page of passport will normally suffice) and then allowed to leave, but are sometimes tested for drugs via an on-the-spot urine sample.

Health [ edit ]

Pattaya has several hospitals and dentists of a high standard. It's a good place to get medical treatment at reasonable cost.

  • 12.9502 100.89428 2 Fascino pharmacy , opposite Tesco Lotus on North Pattaya road . This is possibly the largest and best stocked pharmacy in Pattaya  

Connect [ edit ]

Internet [ edit ].

Internet access is widely available in Pattaya, and speed and reliability of the connection is generally good; however, as is the case throughout Thailand, quality varies. The majority of Internet shops tend to open late and close late, but many are open 24/7. Charging per minute is typical for predominantly tourist-oriented shops, many of which also offer lower rates for pre-paid blocks of time. It's not difficult to find well-equipped, quiet, air-conditioned Internet cafés if you shop around a little; likewise shops that can accommodate users who want to hook up their own laptops can easily be found.

Many Internet cafés and photo-processing shops have facilities for off-loading digital photos from memory cards and burning them to a CD. As always, carefully verify the integrity of the images on the CD before re-formatting the memory card, and consider having two copies burned to CD — one CD to send home by mail, the other CD to take home in your luggage as a backup.

Many hotels and bars have the free(but password protected) wi-fi available. Ask for it from the hotel reception or the bar staff. They usually share the password for the customers.

Telephone [ edit ]

The area code for Pattaya is 038 . You only need to dial the 0 if you're calling from within Thailand. Overseas calls can be made from many agencies and Internet shops, as well as guest houses and hotels. Using local SIM card may be a cheaper and more convenient alternative.

Pattaya Telecommunications Centre (183/44 Soi Post Office ( opposite the Post Office, about 6 shops east , M-Sa 10:00-18:00). Outside, in the 24/7 payphones booth, there's an International Operator Direct Connection (IODC/Home Country Direct) service phone which provides one button press connections (suitable for making reverse charge / collect calls) to operators in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines (Philcom and PLDT), Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and United States (AT&T, MCI and Sprint).

Post [ edit ]

Pattaya has several post offices, the most central of which can be found (believe it or not) halfway along Soi Post Office (Soi 13/2). As well as the usual postal services, it handles Western Union transactions and hosts a large number of post/security boxes. On weekdays (except public holidays) it's open 08:30-16:30, and on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays it's open 09:00-12:00; ☏ +66 38 429-340 (-1) . One-stop-shops that handle DHL, EMS, FedEx, TNT and UPS are relatively common. Try:

  • Pattaya Postal Service , 524/26 Moo 10, Soi Buakhao , ☏ +66 38 720-418 . M-Sa 10:30-18:00 .  
  • PAWS Post Service , Pattaya New Plaza, 329/10 Moo 9 ( off Second Road ), ☏ +66 38 720-957 . M-Sa 10:30-18:00 .  

Money transfer and ATM withdrawals [ edit ]

If you need money sent to you urgently then there are many Western Union agents located throughout Pattaya. If you regularly visit Thailand or for extended periods then it might be worth opening a local bank account to avoid the high ATM charges for international bank cards typically 180 baht, as well as fluctuating exchange rates. Standalone ATMs in the tourist areas generally give a maximum withdrawal limit of 10,000 baht. ATMs at banks typically give up to 20,000 baht, the TMB bank gives up to 30,000 baht. Its advisable to use ATMs in or outside bank branches during opening hours as they tend to be safer, and if you experience any problems, then you can report that directly to the bank without delay.

Cope [ edit ]

Airlines [ edit ].

Various online and print resources give Pattaya addresses for Kuwait Airways, Orient Thai/Orient Express/One-Two-Go and Thai Russian Air Service — however all these offices have been closed. The following airlines still have offices in place:

  • Bangkok Airways , 75/8 Moo 9, Second Rd , ☏ +66 38 412-382 . 08:00-12:00, 13:00-17:30 (ticketing closes at 17:00) .  
  • Thai Airways International , Dusit Resort Hotel, 240/2 Beach Rd ( near the Dolphin Roundabout ), ☏ +66 38 420-995(-97) . M-Sa 09:00-17:00 .  

Consulates [ edit ]

Immigration [ edit ].

  • Pattaya Immigration Office , Jomtien Beach Road ( near the inland end of Soi 5 ), ☏ +66 38 252-750 . Opening hours are 08:30-16:30 weekdays, 08:30-12:00 (extensions/notifications only) on Saturdays . casual but smart attire is OK, however entry in swimwear or without a shirt is not permitted. ( updated Oct 2022 )

Entry permit extensions are processed on a same day (if applied for before noon — collect after 15:00) or next working day (if applied for after noon). On Saturdays, previous applications can be collected, and new applications can be submitted (for collection next working day). For most nationalities, 30 day entry permit stamps and 60 day visas will usually be extended for an additional 30 days (further extensions beyond 90 days are sometimes possible). In all cases, the 30 day extension fee the same, and two passport photos must be supplied. Photocopies and photos are available from a shop inside the immigration office compound (these prices are about four times as much as can easily be found elsewhere). Note that entry permit extensions are discretionary, and must be applied for in person. Shorter extensions are likely to be issued to nationalities who do not qualify for "visa free" entry; longer extensions are issued in certain circumstances.

Laundry [ edit ]

Small laundry services abound, charging by the piece. If you have a lot, a few will charge larger loads by weight. All hotels and guesthouses worth their salt also cater for this, although prices tend to be higher—starting about double the above at inexpensive places, running up to international chains and similar large splurge properties.

In smaller and more informally managed accommodation, the maid who cleans your room will probably welcome the opportunity to boost her meager salary and do your laundry by hand, typically for a few baht more than an outside laundry service. Usually it's a next day service, but might take a little longer if it rains.

  • Kittana Laundry , Soi Yume 13 ( Between Foodland and Big C, off Central Road ), ☏ +66 81 300 6803 . Pick-up and delivery service in the Pattaya-area.  

Post office [ edit ]

  • Thailand Post , Soi 13/2 . Hours posted on door say "Su-M, 08:00-20:00". Presumbably that means "open daily" . The most central of Thailand Post Offices in Pattaya. ( updated Jun 2017 )

Publications [ edit ]

Pattaya has several foreign language newspapers; most come out weekly. The English newspapers include Pattaya Times , Pattaya Today , Pattaya Mail and Pattaya People Weekly . Additionally, there are French, Norwegian, German, Russian and Japanese publications. There are also several tourist magazines and nightlife, most of them coming out monthly.

  • Pattaya Blatt . A weekly newspaper in German.  
  • Pattaya Mail . A weekly newspaper in English.  
  • Pattaya People ( Pattaya Aktuell ). This weekly newspaper is mainly written in English with some German and a little Thai.  
  • Pattaya Today . This English-language newspaper is published semi-monthly.  

Go next [ edit ]

Nearby destinations suitable for day trips include:

  • Bang Saen - see what Thais do at the beach
  • Chonburi - one of the local festivals like the Buffalo Race may justify a day trip
  • Jomtien - officially a part of Pattaya, this beach front is more mellow and popular among families and expats
  • Ko Laan - small island close to Pattaya
  • Ko Sak - small island just north of Ko Laan
  • Ko Samet - quiet white beaches
  • Ko Si Chang - small nearby island, not focused on beach life
  • Laem Chabang
  • Rayong - some of the best beaches on the eastern coast
  • Sattahip - hosts many attractions that are marketed to tourists as being in Pattaya
  • Si Racha - open-air zoos, a large butterfly garden and many golf courses
  • Trat near Cambodia coastal border and gateway to Ko Chang , Thailand's second largest island.

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25 Best Things to Do in Pattaya (Thailand)

Whenever people think of Pattaya they immediately think of ladyboys, risqué shows and drunk tourists. This does not even begin to touch upon the many things that this city in Thailand has to offer. Pattaya is a place that has beautiful temples and beaches but it also has so many activities to get involved in that it is impossible to get bored.

There are a large number of expats living in Pattaya which has led to the city changing over the years, but this has only led to an increase in wealth being brought into the city, with the increased wealth business men have seen an opportunity to create attractions that appeal to holiday makers which is why Pattaya is one of the enjoyable places to stop at for a few days.

With so much to do let’s get started to the top things to do in Pattaya :

1. Party The Night Away In Walking Street

Walking Street, Pattaya

When it comes to the sights and the sounds that you experience in Walking Street you will be amazed, no other street in Thailand even comes close (despite what the tourist guides may tell you.) Walking Street is 500m long and as the name suggests there are no vehicles allowed in the street after 6pm. The street as well as many side streets are full of bars, nightclubs, go-go bars, restaurants and beer bars. During the day the road is almost deserted but when darkness falls the neon lights, loud music and an army of girls hit the streets.

2. Relax Yourself At Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

If you are interested in flowers, trees and landscaped gardens this is a great place to spend a peaceful afternoon. The garden covers a space of 2.4 Square kilometers and have some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. The gardens have won many awards for their designs and will continue to do so because of the excellent condition the garden is kept in. It is not just flowers and trees though, there are also over 670 species of orchid and even an elephant talent show.

3. Experience The Pattaya Floating Market

Pattaya Floating Market

There are various floating markets In Thailand but this one in Pattaya has something different about it. The actual name of the market is the ‘Four Regions Floating Market’ the reason for this is that the market is split into the four regions of Thailand, The north, northeast, south and central. Each section of the market sells products that represent that part of the country. Not all of the stalls are floating, some are in boats which move around the canals and some are stilted properties that stand at the sides on the banks. To experience the best of the market you should hire a small boat and discover all that is on offer.

4. Become Part Of The Art At Art In Paradise

Art In Paradise

This is no ordinary art gallery, instead this gallery takes the normal art gallery concept and turns it on its head. At Art in Paradise you become part of the artwork by a series of optical illusions and other clever tricks. The gallery is set up perfectly so you can take pictures in such a way that it looks like you are crossing an old bridge or flying over the dessert on a magic carpet. The building is split into ten sections and houses over one hundred pieces of art. It is great fun for children as well as adults and should be on any to-do list.

5. Amaze Yourself At Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, Pattaya

For those not in the know Ripley’s Believe It or Not is a chain of museums that show the visitor strange facts about the world we live In, most of these facts you would have no idea existed. This museum in Pattaya is home to over 300 items split over ten different subject areas. You will find a 1937 Jaguar that doubles as a motorboat as well as a replica of the Titanic made from a million matches. There is so much to do that it will take you an entire day, especially if you get lost for hours in the infinity maze. When you are finished with the museum and maze you still have the Tussauds Wax Works and the 4D Moving Theater to explore.

6. Climb The Hill At Wat Phra Khao Yai

Big Buddha, Pattaya

Wat Phra Khao Yai is also known as Big Buddha Hill, it is referred to as this because it is the biggest Buddha in the region, it stands at 18 meters tall and sits about 100 meters above sea level. When you get to the top of the hill and stand next to the Buddha you can see Pattaya beneath you and Jomtien Beach if you look outwards. As well as the Buddha there is a temple complex as well which has incense burning all day long as well many bells. The temple is still used to this day so expect to see monks and praying locals.

7. Go Ziplining At Flight Of The Gibbon

Flight Of The Gibbon

Not strictly in Pattaya but half way between there and Bangkok sits Flight of the Gibbon, a complete adventure for the whole family. An excellent opportunity to have a lot of fun whilst taking in some beautiful views of the jungle. The course is three kilometers long and consists of twenty two zip-lines as well as two abseiling stations. With an impeccable safety record this is the one place in Thailand where you should feel completely safe whilst doing something you would not do back at home.

Suggested tour : Zip Line Eco Adventure from Pattaya with Lunch

8. See The Buddha Engraving At Khao Chi Chan

Khao Chi Chan

Khao Chi Chan or Buddha Mountain as English speakers refer to it is the biggest engraving of Buddha in the world. The Limestone hill that has the Buddha engraved on it used to be an active site for the construction industry before it was closed down. In 1996 a laser was used to etch the carving into the rock as part of a celebration for His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 50th year on the throne.

9. Go Back In Time At Anek Kusala Sala

Anek Kusala Sala

Originally built to build friendships between the Chinese and the Thai’s Khao Chi Chan is a museum showing over 300 pieces of Chinese artwork, most of the pieces are brass and bronze statues of historical figures from various deities including Buddhist and Taoist. Split over the two floors the second floor has some much larger statues, the most noticeable being the Shaolin monks that have been created to depict various martial art poses. You can see statues of dress makers, fortune tellers and liquor sellers which tourists often place one baht coins on.

10. Have some lunch at Mum Aroi

Pattaya Seafood

In the fishing village of Naklua sits a rather delightful restaurant called Mum Aroi, the restaurant itself sits right beside the sea and serves up a fantastic variety of seafood. As you eat your dinner in this busy restaurant you can gaze out over the water and watch the old fishing boats bob up and down on the waves. Popular with expats and locals the restaurant is quite large and normally very full in the evenings. For a relaxing evening with a glass of wine and a gentle sea breeze few places can live up to Mum Aroi.

11. Take A Trip To Khao Phra Tamnak

Wat Phra Yai

Sitting at the top of a forested hill between South Pattaya and Jomtien is a giant Buddha statue known as Wat Phra Yai, The statue has its origins at a time when Pattaya was just a small fishing village, and a long way away from the world Pattaya finds itself in now. From the top of the hill you have panoramic views over Pattaya City and Bay.

12. Volunteer At Pattaya Orphanage

Pattaya Orphanage

Founded nearly fifty years ago Pattaya Orphanage has continued to do good works for the less fortunate. The orphanage was founded by a priest called Father Ray in the 1970’s when a local gave their child to Father Ray as they were unable to look after the child themselves. Word soon spread among the people and so the orphanage had its beginnings. Originally the children were ones born as a result of the US military being in the area during the Vietnam War, now the children are from misfortunate mothers who suffer from drug abuse, poverty or HIV/Aids. You can either sponsor meals at the orphanage or completely give up your time and volunteer for extended time periods.

13. Spend A Day At Koh Larn

Koh Larn Island

Sitting seven kilometers away from Pattaya is the island of Ko Larn, boats leave Pattaya several times a day for the island and are always full of tourists eager to explore somewhere new. The island is only small (4km long and 2km wide) but there are six different beaches to see, each beach having its own unique personality. If you wish to stay a few nights there are various resorts and hotels on the island but due to the islands size they fill up quickly.

14. Be Amazed At Tiffany’s Cabaret

Tiffany’s Cabaret

Taking place each evening, Tiffany’s Cabaret entertains over two thousand people and has been doing so for over thirty years. The performance usually lasts for an hour and the show is non-stop excitement from start to finish, the entertainers perform scenes that represent every part of the world, including Indian, Korean Thai and many more. The ladyboys are all dressed in exquisite costumers and perform with such finesse that it is hard to spot that they are not real ladies. The raunchiness of the show has been toned down for what you might expect to get in Pattaya ensuring that the show is also suitable for children.

Book online : Pattaya: Tiffany’s Show Admission Ticket

15. Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

Every major place in Thailand has tourist attractions including elephant. Some of these are really cruel, like those that offer you to ride on an elephant. So make sure you make an ethical choice like the Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary.

Recommended tour : Pattaya’s Ethical Choice: Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

16. Feast at Leng Kee

Leng Kee

Leng Kee is a Chinese restaurant in Pattaya, it opens twenty four hours a day and is the only restaurant that serves Seafood and Chinese, Established for many years it is a favorite among the expats and Chinese locals. The restaurant sits in the thriving Chinatown part of the city and all year long it serves its main menu, the exception being Chinese New Year when it turns vegetarian and serves up a speciality known as ‘Golden Good Luck Noodles’.

17. Swim at Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park

Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park

Have a swim at the world’s only Cartoon Network-themed water park, and enjoy daily shows featuring Cartoon Network characters from shows like Ben 10, The Powerpuff Girls, We Bare Bears, and Adventure Time.

Located in Bangsaray it will only take you about a 20 minute drive from Pattaya City to start a day full of thrilling rides and slides.

Website : https://www.cartoonnetworkamazone.com/

18. Sunbathe At Ban Amphur Beach

Ban Amphur Beach

Ban Amphur is a quiet fishing village that happens to have a beautiful beach with gorgeous sand and lots of palm trees. The beach is quiet and uncrowded with ample parking unlike many of the other beaches in Pattaya, because it is a fishing village the various seafood restaurants that are located in the fishing harbor sell the most delicious and fresh fish imaginable. Tourism has not yet caught up here as much as so many places so prices are still quite low and the area uncrowded.

19. Have Mango Sticky Rice At Mae Sai Thong

Mango Sticky Rice

You can get mango sticky rice all over Thailand and it is hugely popular with tourists and locals, not many places selling just that one item make it onto Lonely Planet though. Mai Sai Thong is the exception to this and is said to be the best place in Pattaya to eat mango sticky rice. Mango’s ripen in the hot-dry season but this little food stand next to the day market has managed to find suppliers of ripe mango all year round ensuring a steady to supply to their many happy customers.

20. Take Time To Reflect At The Sanctuary Of Truth

Sanctuary Of Truth, Pattaya

Rising 105 meters into the sky and made from teak wood which has been carved in the most intricate wat The Sanctuary of Truth is a beautiful sight to behold. This is not a Buddhist temple as you may expect, it was designed by a business owner as a place to go and reflect on oneself. Every part of the building both inside and out has incredibly detailed carvings that need to be seen to be believed, the building itself is still a work in progress which some say will never be finished. There are so many beautiful buildings across Thailand but this one has to come near the very top of the list.

21. Chill Out For A Weekend At The International Music Festival

Festival

Each year in March Pattaya holds an annual music festival, musicians from all over Asia fly in for the event which lasts three days and is set over several different stages. The festival is set up along the Pattaya Beach Road which is closed off to cars during the event. You will get a chance to witness a very wide range of music from hip-hop to rock, with both local and international artists getting involved. The event has been free to enter in the past and is expected to continue in the same vein.

22. Shop Till You Drop At Central Festival

Central Festival, Pattaya

The biggest and most important shopping destination in Pattaya is called Central Festival, you will not find any cheap stalls selling tat here, instead you have a range of designer shops to choose from, Armani, Calvin Klein and French Connection are just some of the famous brands tol have shops here. Split over many floors and housing hundreds of outlets you can spend many hours moving between the floors. There is a ten screen cinema as well as a bowling alley to play in if the shopping becomes too much. Hungry? There is a large number of restaurants with every cuisine possible to choose from, thus making sure there is something for every taste bud.

23. See Things In Miniature At Mini Siam And Mini Europe

Mini Siam And Mini Europe

Located just outside Pattaya City is Mini Siam and Mini Europe where you can wander endlessly around the gardens looking at statues from all over Thailand and Europe, however they now have the statue of liberty so perhaps a name change is on order soon. The statues have been crafted at a scale of 1:25 and if you go In the evening they are all lit up which makes for some great photographs.

24. Take A Cooking Class

Thai Cooking Class

Now that you have been to Thailand and eaten original and authentic Thai cooking maybe you will want to learn how to do it for yourself at home. With supermarkets everywhere selling ingredients from Thailand you just need to learn the basics and you are on your way. Pattaya plays host to many cooking schools each taking the time to show you how to make the Thai classics such as Green Curry and Pad Thai. Normally set over a half day slot the classes allow you to sit down for lunch or dinner afterwards and relax with a drink and the food you have just created.

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  • Party The Night Away In Walking Street
  • Relax Yourself At Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
  • Experience The Pattaya Floating Market
  • Become Part Of The Art At Art In Paradise
  • Amaze Yourself At Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!
  • Climb The Hill At Wat Phra Khao Yai
  • Go Ziplining At Flight Of The Gibbon
  • See The Buddha Engraving At Khao Chi Chan
  • Go Back In Time At Anek Kusala Sala
  • Have some lunch at Mum Aroi
  • Take A Trip To Khao Phra Tamnak
  • Volunteer At Pattaya Orphanage
  • Spend A Day At Koh Larn
  • Be Amazed At Tiffany’s Cabaret
  • Pattaya Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
  • Feast at Leng Kee
  • Swim at Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park
  • Sunbathe At Ban Amphur Beach
  • Have Mango Sticky Rice At Mae Sai Thong
  • Take Time To Reflect At The Sanctuary Of Truth
  • Chill Out For A Weekend At The International Music Festival
  • Shop Till You Drop At Central Festival
  • See Things In Miniature At Mini Siam And Mini Europe
  • Take A Cooking Class

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Sanctuary of truth.

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Walking Street

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Pattaya Beach

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Pattaya Floating Market

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Wat Yansangwararam

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Koh Larn (coral island)

Ramayana Water Park

Ramayana Water Park

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Sriracha Tiger Zoo

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Dolphinarium Pattaya

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Teddy Bear Museum

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Frost Magical Ice of Siam

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Pattaya Dolphin World

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 Columbia Pictures Aquaverse

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Harbor Land Pattaya

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Anek Kusala Sala (Viharn Sien)

Location: Bang lamung District, Chon Buri road, Pattaya, Thailand

Timing: 8 am to 5 :30 pm 

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Tuxedo illusion hall.

Tuxedo Illusion Hall

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Pattaya Soi 6

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Club Insomnia

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Thepprasit night market.

Thepprasit Night Market

Pratamnak Night Market

Pratamnak Night Market

Pattaya Night Bazaar

Pattaya Night Bazaar

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Central Pattaya Road

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Sukhawadee Mansion

Sukhawadee Mansion

Sukhawadee Mansion in Pattaya is one of many places in Thailand built by a Thai businessman who also owns the Saha chicken farm. The colour scheme of this mansion is unmistakable; the blue and pink colour scheme attracts many photographers and travel enthusiasts. The layout and architecture of this massive mansion display Thai artistry. It is located on Thailand's east coast and is more than just a mansion; it also has several conference rooms, cafes, and restaurants that serve authentic Thai cuisine. The most notable feature of this mansion is the presence of a Chinese figure on the roof of one of the buildings.

Location: Sukhumuvit road, Bang lamung district,  Chon Buri road, Pattaya,  Thailand

Timing: 8am to 10pm 

Dongtan Beach

Dongtan Beach

Chang Siam Park

Chang Siam Park

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Soi Buakhao

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Tong Lang Beach

Tong Lang Beach

Tong Larn beach is one of six beaches that make up the island of Koh Larn. The beach is a popular tourist destination for spending a relaxing and lazy weekend with family and friends. One of the most ideal Pattaya tourist places for a day out, it also has vibrant markets and street food options. There are also dining and lodging options at the establishment. The beach is densely forested, and the water is mostly clear. Throughout the season, the weather is pleasant and mostly tropical. It is an excellent choice for a weekend getaway or a day trip.

Location: A part of the Koh Larn island , east coast of Pattaya, Thailand.

Timing: Open 24 hours

Three Kingdoms Park

Three Kingdoms Park

Khao Chi Chan

Khao Chi Chan

Love Art Park

Love Art Park

One of the most unique  sightseeing places in Pattaya, Love Art Park is an art park with sculptures that have an erotic theme. The establishment represents love and eroticism. The park opened in 2015, and the sculptures were created over a two-year period under the supervision of expert artists. There is also an interior gallery with a variety of humorous and sexual depictions. The fountains at the location are also designed in the shape of a fairy-like woman. After sunset, all of the exhibits are illuminated, making the place even more beautiful. It has over 150 sculptures and is breathtakingly beautiful at night. The park also offers dining facilities and also has some street food stalls.  Location:  Bang lamung District, Chon Buri, Pattaya, Thailand. Timing: 10 AM to 10 PM Highlights: 150 different kinds of sculptures symbolizing love. Also Checkout:  Islands Near Koh Samet

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1. Soi Buakhao Market: The most popular and busiest market in Pattaya, Soi Buakhao Market is an open market, selling clothing, gadgets, gold jewellery, rice bags, fashion accessories, and paintings. This market also has vendors selling delicious local Thai food. 2. Pattaya Night Bazaar: The completely air-conditioned Pattaya Night Bazaar lets you shop for a number of amazing items including handbags, shoes, hats, jewelry, cosmetics, scented candles, clothing, and wood-carved statues at bargainable rates. 3. Jomtien Beach Night Market: Lying right down Jomtien road, Jomtien Beach Night Market is one of the best shopping places to visit in Pattaya. Here, you can shop for sunglasses, beachwear, trinkets, hats, and local handicrafts. 4. Naklua Fish Market: Naklua Fish Market is one of the most recommended Pattaya tourist places for foodies. Here, you can spend time sampling a variety of delicious seafood. You can also cook yourself in the barbecue area and relish prawns, crab, cockles, baby squids, oysters, and scallops. 5. Pattaya Floating Market: The colourful Pattaya Floating Market is one of the most-loved Pattaya tourist places. You can get onboard a boat and flat across a number of Thai shops, shopping your heart out for souvenirs. Check This Out:   Beach Resorts In Thailand

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The Sanctuary of Truth is a magnificent construction of wood which is situated at the Rachvate cape of Naklua Pattaya City. Holding the glory of arts and philosophy of goodness, this place is considered to be the world’s largest and most astonishing woodcarving structure. The architecture of this museum is a unique blend of both temple and palace which was built by King Rama IX. Consider including it in your Thailand tour packages to witness the grandeur of this extraordinary wooden marvel. This museum is the place which describes the best of the Thai craftsmanship. The intricately carved elephants, people, scenes creatures and the mythological deities are a stunning view to admire.These carvings are a tribute to the Ancient vision of Earth and also the Ancient Knowledge and Eastern Philosophy which is embraced at every corner of this monument. This building is also a strong vision of human existence as the older parts of the museums wooden carvings have degraded with the effects of weather and climate. Thus the construction of this museum is an ongoing and never-ending process which started in 1981. This 105m tall building is not just a place which reflects a beautiful blend of cultures and traditions, but also organizes tours in multiple languages for the visitors to understand better.Not just this, Thai dance performances are also a major highlight of this unique museum. To get a better insight of this one of a kind attractions in Pattaya, follow this handy guide and witness something which is just a marvel creation of mankind.

Underwater World

A breathtaking sojourn in the azure glow of the realm of the sea, Underwater World Pattaya is the city's first and only underwater experience theme aquarium. Adorned with 105 meters long acrylic tunnels that make you feel like you're walking through an icy ocean cave, the park sports numerous attractions for visitors of all ages. Explore this mesmerizing underwater world as part of your Thailand tour packages and immerse yourself in the wonders that lie beneath the surface of the ocean. Divided into several enticing zones such as the Coral Reef Zone, Giant of Siam Zone, Shark and Stingray zone, the aquarium is also famous for Jellyfish in Thailand.The aquarium is a visual treat for the adults and an educational experience for the kids. Every zone includes information about the species and their biosphere in the form of boards and placards. The aquarium is filled with breathtaking creatures of both docile and predatory nature. A few animals can also be fed and touched by beings for the ultimate underwater experience. With its surrounding plush with sandy shores, brimming beaches, racing rapids and rocky banks, the aquarium rests in the heart of the bustling city of Pattaya.Featuring over 2500 aquatic animals, the aquarium is home to over 200 different animal species including sea otters, sharks and rare genus of ray called the shovelnose ray. With attractions like the touch pool, the magic tank, and the feeding ponds, the Underwater World of Pattaya is the ultimate ocean experience presented as the ideal tourist's dream.Highlights: The Underwater World also plays a prominent role in marine conservation. Hence, to educate the common people about the same, frequent school visits and education programs are being developed by the Underwater World. Price: INR 590

Art In Paradise Museum

Art in Paradise is a perfect place to enjoy the 'Optical illusion art,' which enables the human eye with the ability to trick the human brain. It is a beautiful place that not only impresses, but is fun-filled, lively, and leaves you with memories to cherish forever. For those planning their Thailand tour packages, Art in Paradise offers a unique and immersive experience that adds an extra layer of excitement to your itinerary. It is Thailand's first 3-D art museum and has an astounding collection of interactive artwork and sculptures which make it one of its kind museums. It is located in Chon Buri Province, Pattaya and started its operation on May 2, 2012.The art gallery is spread in about 5,800 square meters, making it the largest in the world. Renowned South Korean artist, Mr. Shin Jae Yeoul, was the inspiration behind this museum, who is now the Managing Director of this wonderful art gallery. He along with eleven other talented Korean artists showcased their skills in an old building. They modified that building into an impressive display of over 140 marvelous paintings. These paintings were made in a way that they provide an interactive 3-D illusion. The aesthetic style used in making these paintings makes every picture clicked with them, realistic, stylish, and interactive.This gallery is divided into 10 different zones, all covering different aspects of art. The 10 zones include Mirage, Aqua, Zoo, Classic Art, Ayutthaya, Egyptian, Thai, Surrealism, Dinosaur, and Exhibition Room. Art in Paradise is the ideal destination to spend time with your family, friends, and even lovers. Here you can get involved with the artworks and get snapped with them. This place lets the inner kid in you to rise and enjoy the mind-blowing experiences like never before. It attracts a multitude of tourists from all over the world to enjoy the superb and almost real experiences and capture the moments.

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Pattaya, a popular city in Chonburi province, is located along the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, around 150km from Bangkok. Pattaya is famous for its beaches and islands, with tourists from all around the world flocking to Pattaya Beach. While  Pattaya’s nightlife is well known too, local authorities have, in recent years, improved the quality of the beaches and reinvented the resorts as a more family-friendly destination.

Today, hundreds of thousands of visitors are drawn each year to Pattaya to windsurf, water ski, swim, sunbathe, snorkel, sail, or take trips to nearby islands. Other activities include bungee jumping, cycling, skydiving, go-karting, Muay Thai (Thai boxing), and Paintball. Golfers, both novice and expert, are well catered to as well, with a wide selection of golf courses around Pattaya.

Another major draw for visitors to Pattaya is the wide selection of restaurants serving some of Thailand’s freshest Seafood. Due to the high number of expatriates in Pattaya and Jomtien, there is also an excellent selection of authentic foreign eateries serving French, Italian, Swiss, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, English, Indian, Arabic, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine.

Step 1: Flight to Bangkok

There are frequent non-stop flights from Singapore to Bangkok almost once every hour or more during the day. Airlines that serve this popular route includes  Singapore Airlines ,  Thai Airways ,  Cathay Pacific ,  Scoot ,  Jetstar Asia ,  Thai AirAsia , and  Thai Lion Air . Both Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang Airport are served by airlines departing from Singapore. The flight time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Express Bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya

There are direct express buses from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya. These depart around every 1 hour 30 minutes from 9.00am to 6.30pm daily. The bus fare is 130 Baht per person. You can book Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya buses directly online from Roong Reung Coach .

As Suvarnabhumi Airport is located east of Bangkok, and on the route from Bangkok city to Pattaya, you will not be caught in the traffic jam out of Bangkok on this route as you will not pass by or enter Bangkok.

Bangkok to Pattaya by Bus or Mini Van

As Pattaya is an eastern destination from Bangkok, most departures by bus or minivan are from the Eastern Bus Terminal located adjacent to Ekkamai BTS Station.

Air-conditioned buses leave approximately every 30 minutes between 5.00am to 11.00pm daily and costs around +/- 100 to 150 Baht depending on the type and class of bus and the bus company.

Minivans on the other hand depart only when full. This may be faster and more comfortable if travelling in groups. If you would like the minivan to depart faster, simply pay the driver the fare for the remaining empty seats.

The bus and minivan journey to Pattaya takes around 2 hours depending on the traffic.

Local travel agencies and hotels in Bangkok may also offer minivan services to Pattaya, usually at around 400 Baht per person. This usually operates as a hotel-to-hotel direct transport when discussed with the minivan operator, so you may also wish to consider such services if available for your convenience.

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Sanctuary of Truth

The Sanctuary of Truth is an unfinished Hindu-Buddhist temple and museum, designed in the Ayutthaya style. The Sanctuary of Truth is notably entirely out of wood, specifically Mai Deang, Mai Takien, Mai Panchaat, and Teak, and it contains only wood-carved idols and sculptures. Construction first began on the Sanctuary of Truth in 1981 and continues till today. You may enter the Sanctuary of Truth with hard hats.

Khao Chi Chan

Khao Chi Chan is a famous place as it features a giant sculptural image of Lord Buddha erected on the giant cliff. It was built 1995 as initiative from then Supreme Patriarch who felt it’s such a waste to let these marble mountains were destroyed so he ordered to create the giant Buddha image on the cliff that was cut half already. It was also built to honor His Majesty King Bhumibol on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee.

Legend Siam Pattaya

Legend Siam Pattaya is the first Thai cultural theme park in Thailand. You can experience beautiful legends of Siam at this theme park which illustrates Thailand’s glorious past in the Rattanakosin Era, as well as Thai ways of life in three different zones – Siam Vilize, Araya Thai, and Bhumi Pan Din.

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Mini Siam is a famous miniature park attraction in Pattaya, completed in 1986. You can explore 29 exhibits which mainly includes Siam and Europe. The Mini Siam Zone features popular Thai temples and attractions such as Wat Phra Kaeo, Wat Arun, and Ayutthaya, while the Mini Europe Zone features world-famous sites such as the Eiffel Tower, Tower Bridge, and Angkor Wat.

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden  is a popular tourist attraction in Pattaya. On top of  individually themed gardens inspired by other gardens from all over the world such as the 17th-century French garden, Stonehenge, or European Renaissance garden, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden  features cultural shows, restaurants and accommodation.

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TAT Pattaya Office 609 Mu 10, Pratamnak Road, Tambon Nong Prue, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150 Tel. +66 (0) 3842 7667; +66 (0) 3842 8750, +66 (0) 3842 3990 Fax. +66 (0) 3842 9113 E-mail Address: [email protected] Area of Responsibility: Chon Buri

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Pattaya is a popular east coast tourist city in the Gulf of Thailand. Since the 1980s, it has become a tourist Mecca, and the local industries and businesses reflect that – for example, it is estimated that there are more than 2000 beer bars in the city!

Pattaya is well known for its beaches, as well as its access to islands in the gulf. Add to that some theme parks, cultural tours, and thriving accommodation industry. It’s no wonder that 10m+ annual visitors are totally spoilt for choice.

It has traditionally been seen as a party town. However, in recent years, authorities have pushed efforts to develop Pattaya into a destination for families and these efforts are paying off, as this itinerary shows.

We’ve collected the best of what a vacation in Pattaya has to offer. In terms of cultural visits, scenic beauty, beach life, and even a bit of bar hopping. Out of this, we’ve designed two days of variety for you to enjoy on your Pattaya itinerary. And, hopefully, create a few lasting memories on the way.

Got more than two days to spare? No problem. We’ve added a few extra Pattaya attractions for you to consider and even thrown in a few day trips that are well worth the ticket. Here’s an awesome Pattaya guide you can follow when planning your trip.

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There are three main periods to consider when planning 3 days in Pattaya. Depending on your tolerance for heat, rain, or people, you‘ll want to consider visiting at different times of the year.

Many Thailand backpackers travel to Pattaya between November and February. This is indeed high tourist season when the weather is at its most moderate. The downside is that the beaches, bars, and accommodations are likely to be packed . You should expect to pay a little more to get better options.

The crowds thin out slightly between March and May, as the mercury rises. The heat does tend to become a little stifling at times but it is quieter. That said, many tourists seem to like this, so if you’re a fan of the sun, you’ll fit right in.

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The rains will be more frequent between June and October, which is when you’re likely to see Pattaya at its least crowded. The temperatures are not off-putting – it’s still fairly warm most of the time – but be prepared to spend several days in downpours over this period.

The upside is that accommodation becomes a lot cheaper. You should be able to move about a bit more on the beach, and the bars won’t be too chaotic – at least during the day. If you’re comfortable in the monsoon, this is the time for you. Just bring a good pair of rain shoes.

Here’s a breakdown of each month’s conditions to help you decide when you’d like to plan a visit in Pattaya. It should give some idea of how to further structure your Pattaya itinerary.

By far the busiest part of the city – especially for visitors – is Central Pattaya . Beach Road and its attractions draw beachgoers and holidaymakers from all over the world. The beach is a 24-hour party zone, and there are tons of water-based activities on offer. This area is the best place to stay in Pattaya to serve as a jumping-off point from which to explore nearby islands. It’s not hard to find accommodation to suit any budget here, and there’s plenty of shopping available, too.

North Pattaya is often described as slightly more “upmarket” than central Pattaya but it’s a matter of preference, really. The impression one gets is that the beaches and tourist-focused industries feel slicker, tidier and more developed. This is probably helped by the abundance of shopping centers and upmarket dealerships.

Na Klua District’s beaches are a little quieter than many of the other regions’ offerings. Palm Beach and Phra Chan are worth checking out if you prefer slightly quieter than the main Pattaya hotspots. Although these are still somewhat popular, make no mistake. That said, there are several budget options here when it comes to accommodation, perhaps because there’s less of a demand.

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Pratuamnak is generally considered an area for the social elite. An abundance of luxury hotels and beach facilities, a golf course and particular prestigious landmarks can be found in the area. There is also a significant Russian expat community here. Very few of Pattaya’s hostels are situated here.

The most famous attraction in South Pattaya is Walking Street, which some say might be the busiest tourist hotspot in all of Thailand. It could be the highlight of a Pattaya itinerary, with its more than half a mile of go-go bars, beer bars, clubs, restaurants, and whatever other nightlife you can think of!

Jomtien is another popular area for tourists, partly because of its beach. At nearly four miles, it’s one of the more popular longer beaches in Pattaya and known for its picturesque sunsets. Here are our picks of the best options for accommodation in Pattaya, whether you’re looking for the best place to stay in Pattaya at a hostel, economy hotel, or a top-class affair.

Best Hostel in Pattaya – Nonze Hostel

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The spacious Nonze Hostel is situated on the popular Beach Road in Pattaya and puts a lot of effort into guest privacy and security. Choose between a capsule suite, a twin capsule suite, or single capsule units. All contain a safe box, air-con, and even a personal mirror! Ask for a locker if needed. There’s a relaxation area on the second floor with a view of the beach, and a common area to socialize with other travelers!

Best Airbnb in Pattaya –  Simple but cute bungalow

Simple but cute bungalow, Pattaya

It might look simple, but this Airbnb has got everything you could wish for. The bungalow is made out of wood but very clean and comfortable, with a mosquito net and fan inside. Enjoy the evening after a long day at the beach in your private balcony hammock. The beach itself is only 100m away from your home, right after the host’s restaurant where you can enjoy a nice dinner.

Best Budget Hotel in Pattaya – The Forest Pattaya

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This Pattaya South hotel in the Jomtien district offers all the expected amenities including satellite channels in the rooms, a buffet or American breakfast, and a rooftop pool for those hot days! It’s very close to a night market, and just a few minutes from Pratumnak, Dongtan, Jomtien, and Cosy beaches.

Best Luxury Hotel in Pattaya –  Grande Centre Point Pattaya

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This 5-star luxury hotel is situated on North Pattaya Road in Pattaya Central.  The hotel itself offers two restaurants – the indoor Waves & Wind and incredible panoramic The Sky 32 on the rooftop. Adults can also enjoy the relaxing spa and outdoor jacuzzi. The hotel is within easy reach of several popular attractions like the Alcazar Cabaret, Beach Road, and the King Power Pattaya Complex!

This is a busy city, and it can seem challenging to get around. If you’re staying in a place that’s central to most of what you’re planning to do, walking is always the best option! Should you need to move a little further away, then consider these options:

When touring Pattaya, use a Baht Bus when possible. The Baht Bus is a popular form of local transport that involves little more than some seating in the back of a pickup van. The system proved immensely popular from when it was introduced, as it only cost 1 Baht ($0.03 USD) back then. It now costs 10 Baht ($0.33 USD) but is still incredibly cheap.

There are set routes for Baht Buses, but a driver may break that route to get you where you’re going. The downside is he’ll charge you a lot extra for it, so be careful when engaging! If you know you’re on the right route, just get on and off where you need to.

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If you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, you may want to try a more expensive motorcycle taxi or use a Grab Taxi app, which functions like Uber or Lyft.

For visits to Pattaya landmarks further afield, meter taxis can also be found, but many drivers would rather negotiate a rate than use their meters. Fortunately, many day trips to specific places will include transport to and from your accommodation, which makes a structured Pattaya itinerary quite convenient!

With this in mind, let’s dive into the tourist playground that is Pattaya.

Sanctuary of Truth | Mini Siam | Art in Paradise | Night Bazaar | Alcazar Cabaret Show

Our Pattaya trip itinerary begins with a respectful bow to the Buddhist and Hindu philosophies of the region. We’ll then walk around the world’s most famous landmarks and see the history of the Kingdom through its most famous historical structures. We’ll bend our minds around incredible 3D art and interactive displays and stop in for a bit of late afternoon shopping. Then we’ll take in a world-famous cabaret show in one of the country’s most impressive theatres. Let’s go!

Day 1 / Stop 1 – Sanctuary of Truth

  • Why it’s awesome: It’s the world’s largest wooden castle!
  • Cost: USD $17
  • Food nearby: The Na Klua Restaurant is close by, with a view of the sanctuary.

  Standing at nearly 350 feet, the spectacular building known as the Sanctuary of Truth in Pattaya is a religious building, intended to signify all religious philosophies that eventually lead to a single truth. It is made entirely of wood and houses contemporary art. Taoist and Confucianist philosophies are quite prevalent in the artwork.

The elaborately detailed carvings that make up the exterior face of the seaside building are a marvel to observe! Viewed from a particular angle, it looks as if the building is rising out of the sea.

The Sanctuary of Truth Pattaya

Inside, a guide will take you on a tour of the building. Visitors are then free to explore and take pictures.

There are daily shows and activities to participate in, including a sight-seeing boat ride around the Sanctuary on a traditional Thai boat!

Day 1 / Stop 2 – Mini Siam

  • Why it’s awesome: A miniature snapshot of Thai civilization and history.
  • Cost: UDS $10
  • Food nearby: A small cafeteria inside serves snacks and drinks

Miniature cities are always a treat to walk around! Mini Siam was built in 1986 and is actually part of a broader attraction that includes Mini Europe (though it technically represents the rest of the world).

There are several miniature world landmarks here, including the Eiffel Tower, Altar of Heaven, St Petersburg Cathedral and more! Cross a small water feature and you enter the zone dedicated entirely to Thailand.

Mini Siam

The buildings here offer a sort of historical snapshot of civilization in the kingdom.  All in all, more than 100 famous landmarks adorn the pretty garden at 1:25 scale.

Day 1 / Stop 3 – Art in Paradise

  • Why it’s awesome: One of the most unique museums you’re likely to visit.
  • Cost: USD $15
  • Food nearby: Try the Indian Garden restaurant close by for some spicy treats.

This amazing museum carries a whole host of interactive and 3D art that you can be a part of.

There are insane mind-bending 3D illusions to ponder. Various zones are thematically grouped, like the Safari area, where the artworks depict animals and nature. There’s also a section dedicated to classic artworks – are rather, versions of classic artworks. Let’s just say you’ll never look at these the same way again!

Art in Paradise

There’s a special section on Egypt, a colorful collection for Thailand, and an especially fascinating fantasy area that will stretch your senses! Our favorite is the dinosaur exhibit.

Insider Tip: Art in Paradise offers discounts for tickets booked online.

Day 1 / Stop 4 – Pattaya Night Bazaar

  • Why it’s awesome: You can find lots of everything here!
  • Cost: Free, but you’ll want to shop and haggle
  • Food nearby: Lots of food stalls available.

Time for a bit of shopping. It’s called a night bazaar, but in reality, it operates all day. Here, as with most markets, haggling is the name of the game. Aim to get 30-50% off the initial price. There are more than 250 stalls to browse. You’ll find shoes, clothing, jewelry, and cute homemade souvenirs.

Pattaya Night Bazaar

There are so plenty of night markets in Pattaya – this one’s a great option since it’s air-conditioned, well-lit and designed well enough to allow for easier movement. So, you can get out of the heat for a moment while you’re shopping.

Keep an eye out for little trinkets, but don’t be fooled into buying a brand item. There are food options available, but the main thing you’re looking for here is the Thai-centric items that you can take home for show and tell.

Day 1 / Stop 5 – Alcazar Cabaret Show

  • Why it’s awesome: Allegedly the finest cabaret shows in all of Thailand!
  • Cost: USD $20
  • Food nearby: Mensho Tokyo Ramen bar next door is outstanding – grab a bite before or after.

Some say it’s the best transvestite cabaret show in Thailand. There’s only one way to know for sure, and that’s to see it yourself.

It is an impressive theatrical spectacle, in a 1200-seat state of the art theatre. Big budget productions employ top-quality costumes, lighting and sound. A skilled crew of 400 brings you productions that have been compared to the Lido and the Moulin Rouge.

Alcazar Cabaret Show

There are several shows per day: 5 pm, 6:30 pm, 8 pm, and 9:30 pm, each running a little over an hour. This is a must-do on any Pattaya itinerary.

Insider Tip: If you can, book ahead and opt for the VIP ticket – it’s a better seat!

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Jomtien Beach | Ripley’s Believe It or Not  | Floating Market | Nong Nooch Botanical Garden | Walking Street

If you have more than one day in Pattaya, you’re in for a treat. Get to the beach early before the general crowds arrive. Today’s shopping fix comes courtesy of a market entirely built on water. Then get back to dry land for a walk through one of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world. Finally, we’ll get to Pattaya’s most famous street, and let our hair down for a while.

Day 2 / Stop 1 – Jomtien Beach

  • Why it’s awesome: It’s a far quieter option than Pattaya beach!
  • Cost: Free, but water activities will cost.
  • Food nearby: For awesome seafood and a great sea view, try Obaroi!

Why not start the day at the beach? You’re on holiday after all. Jomtien’s four-mile stretch of beach is slightly less crowded than Pattaya beach, and if you get there early enough, you’ll enjoy plenty of open space on the sand.

Jomtien Beach

The water itself is also clearer and if you are feeling peckish, you can grab a snack from one of the wandering vendors. The stretch is also the windsurfing and paragliding hub of Pattaya, so if you’re looking for some water-based adventure, this is the place for you!

Day 2 / Stop 2 – Pattaya Floating Market

  • Why it’s awesome: 300 000 square feet of the market on the water!
  • Cost: Free, besides what you spend on shopping.
  • Food nearby: The market is known for many traditional and regional That food options.

The Pattaya Floating Market is also known as the Four Regions Floating market and is divided into four sections. Each of the section – north, northeast, central and south – represent their respective regions of Thailand.

Pattaya Floating Market

Navigate the market with a hired boat and operator or walk through the various sections for a closer look. Sample as much of the food as you can; this market is known for its myriad food options. And of course, the regular market items can be found to bargain over as well.

But be aware that this is a big market (over 300 000 square feet) so do pace yourself. You can get away from the hustle and bustle of commerce for a few minutes at the wood carving museum or the sunflower field, which are part of the market experience.

Day 2 / Stop 3 – Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

  • Why it’s awesome: This garden was ranked the 4 th Most Beautiful Garden in the world!
  • Cost: From USD $10 for basic entry.
  • Food nearby: Plenty of on-site restaurants and a food court.

The market is fun but requires a bit of peace and quiet afterward. The international award-winning Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden is beautifully designed and has a number of divisions or areas. These include, French, European and Stonehenge gardens, an ant tower, and a flower valley.

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

Nong Nooch specializes in Cycads and has a dedicated science center and cycad gene bank at the facility. Kids will also love the Dinosaur Valley, where technicians continue to create molds of dinosaurs to “walk” among the gardens!

A number of other activities can be found in the garden, such as martial arts displays and religious ceremonies. And of course, there are horticulture-related exhibitions and talks happening throughout the year. We recommend you just start by taking in the extraordinary beauty of the gardens.

Day 2 / Stop 4 – Walking Street

  • Why it’s awesome: Thai tourist hotspots like this Defines the concept of ‘nightlife’!
  • Cost: Free, except what you decide to spend.
  • Food nearby: Dozens of shops, cafés, food stalls, restaurants dot the street.

We’ll finish our two-day Pattaya itinerary with the legendary nightlife of Walking Street. Almost every building along this famous long road is a club, a bar or a food vendor. The same can be said of the small streets and alleys branching off it, which makes this the social hub of the city!

There are several live music bars here, many of which are unexpectedly good. These are good places to have a beer or two and enjoy a few classics. There are LOADS of bars here to choose from and there’s a small amount of shopping options – gem shops and similar tourist-focused outlets dot the street.

Walking Street Pattaya

Fair warning, though, this street gets busy, and seldom slows down! It’s not a good idea to overindulge and it’s best to avoid any situations that feel uncomfortable. That said, there’s plenty of tourist police about, should you feel unsure of what to do or where to go at any given time. This should be a fun finale to a 2-day itinerary in Pattaya.

You can essentially do a Pattaya walking tour of this street alone every day for a week, and you’ll discover something new each time.

Insider Tip: Local brands of beer are generally cheaper than European or American brands. Singha and Chang are especially popular.

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The spacious Nonze Hostel is situated on the popular Beach Road in Pattaya and puts a lot of effort into guest privacy and security. Choose between a capsule suite, a twin capsule suite, or single capsule units.

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Pattaya Water Park | Silver Lake Vineyard | SKY Rocket Ball Ride | Teddy Bear Museum | Underwater World

Got more than 3 days in Pattaya? We highly recommend mixing up the fun and entertainment with a taste of Thailand’s cultural offerings. We’ve looked at a few additional activities to fill your 3-day itinerary in Pattaya

Pattaya Park Water Park

  • A fun day out to cool off
  • Kids area make it a good stop for families
  • Rides and amusement park extras are close by

The pools and waterslides will be a welcome relief from the heat. But there are a lot of reasons to consider spending a day at this seaside water park!

Your inner adrenaline junkie can try the amusement rides like the Tower shot. There’s also a spectacular tower Jump from the 56 th floor of the tower! This is a cable-suspended and harnessed zip line, offering awesome views of the surrounds, and your heart in your mouth.

Pattaya Park Water Park

Other standard amusement park rides like the demolition derby and the carousel also remain eternally popular! There’s a newer slalom roller coaster and a tower slingshot to try if you have the constitution. Note that while entrance to the park is usually around USD $5, the rides may cost extra.

Finally, at the top of the tower is a revolving restaurant if you’re feeling hungry after a long day at the poolside. The tower is reported to be the highest of its kind in Thailand and provides spectacular 360-degree views of the surrounding seaside area! We probably wouldn’t recommend doing the Tower Jump after your meal.

Silver Lake Vineyard

  • Get out into the beautiful countryside
  • Try some locally cultivated wine
  • Only 30 minutes from Pattaya central

Wine in Thailand ?! It may not be the first thing to mind when thinking of Thailand, but, yes, there is a wine scene in the Kingdom! Silver Lake’s plantation will appeal to wine lovers, offering food and events as well. It’s an unexpected entry on our list of the best places to visit in Pattaya .

In fact, the owners were inspired to create the venue when they discovered a mutual passion for music and wine. The Silver Lake activities lawn plays host to several concerts and festivals throughout the year!

Silver Lake Vineyard

Visiting Silver Lake is also a great excuse to get out into the countryside, which is serene and tranquil, compared to the hustle of Pattaya downtown.

On most days, a tour of the grounds is available as part of a wine tasting experience. The tour is taken by an electric tram. A restaurant on the premises serves a good Italian-style menu. The label offers a full range of wines to enjoy, taking special pride in a Shiraz and Chenin blanc. All the wines can be purchased at cellar door prices.

There are non-alcoholic grape juices available too, which are particularly delicious.

Teddy Bear Museum

  • Take a pic with more than 2000 teddy bears
  • It’s quirky and weird, but it’s a whole lot of fun to add your itinerary for Pattaya
  • It’s impossible to leave this place without a smile on your face

It’s not just for kids! Or rather, it’s for kids of all ages. The Teddy Bear Museum may have seemed like a silly idea, but it has proven to be immensely popular.

There are more than 2000 teddies on display in this truly one of a kind museum! Twelve zones explore different concepts, some of which may be more “imaginative” than others. There’s a Santa Town, an Eskimo Zone, Under the Sea, an Africa Zone, and even a Dinosaur Ze\one, where teddies can be seen interacting with prehistoric monsters.

Teddy Bear Museum

The biggest teddy in the museum is a Giant Panda standing three meters high. But the most intimidating bears are the ones to be found in the Space Zone, the Jedi teddies. (No, really!) You’re going to want to stop in at the gift shop before you leave, so you can take one home with you!

Asked at the opening of the museum why he chose such a strange theme, the owner and founder, Hyun Chul Kim, simply said: “I really like teddy bears.” Can’t argue with that!

Because of Pattaya’s high tourist and expat numbers, it has perhaps unfairly developed a reputation for being unsafe. In truth, Pattaya is no more dangerous than any tourist city, and in fact, is statistically far safer than other similar destinations around the world.

A lot of the Pattaya nightlife is adult-oriented nightlife, especially around Walking Street where sex workers operate semi-openly. It’s best to avoid overindulging until the wee hours as that may expose you to unwanted attention from criminal elements.

Violent forms of crime rarely affect tourists but it’s nonetheless advisable to avoid any situation that feels uncomfortable.

More relevant are the somewhat loose rules of the road in Thailand. Be aware of high volumes of traffic, and many drivers who don’t really worry too much about formalities!

It’s also worth taking note of some of Thailand’s social customs, so as not to offend the local people. For example, putting your feet on tables or touching someone’s head. There’s lots of handy info around about Thai customs than can save you a lot of trouble.

Beyond that, common sense should always prevail. Avoid deserted placed very late at night, and it’s best to have your wits about you, so pace your party as best you can!

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The options for day trips in and around Pattaya range from the scenic to the adventurous. Whether visiting temples, taking adventure-based drives, or even exploring the islands, there is something for every mood! Most of the local day trip offerings will even pick you up from where you’re staying, and deliver you back safely. Here are just a few additional things to do in Pattaya, Thailand.

Laser Buddha Mountain, Chinese Temple and Vineyard Tour

Laser Buddha Mountain Chinese Temple and Vineyard Tour

This relaxing tour’s centerpiece is a huge Buddha figure carved into a mountain! The figure was carved using a laser and is infused with gold leaf. At over 400 feet high, it’s one of the biggest depictions of Buddha in the World!

You’ll also get to see a real Chinese terracotta warrior museum and stop off at a local vineyard for a relaxing glass. The tour will pick you up and drop you off at your accommodation in Pattaya.

Big Buddha Hill, Gems Gallery and 3D Museum Tour

Big Buddha Hill Gems Gallery and 3D Museum Tour

This entire tour is the perfect photo op! An enormous statue of the Buddha sits atop Pratumnak Hill.  This is the first stop on this varied six-hour tour, which allows you to also explore the Wat Phra Yai Temple.

The next stop is Pattaya View Point, one of Pattaya’s most breathtaking locations from which to view the bay. Look in the other direction, and you’ll see the whole of Jomtien beach!

After a quick stop to view some gems and jewelry at a local gallery, it’s off to art in paradise, which is the largest 3D museum in the world.

Day Trip to Samet, Kham, Kudee and Talu Islands

Day Trip to Samet Kham Kudee and Talu Islands

If you’re a little weary of the crowded, muddy waters of Pattaya, a full-day day trip to the four islands is the remedy! A high-speed catamaran takes you out into the blue waters to snorkel and swim. You can also opt to just enjoy the silvery island beaches.

There’s plenty of time to do both, of course! Overall, you’ll have gained a taste of what each of the Kohs has to offer, and hopefully, get to see some of the rich and exotic marine life up close. The day trip includes an enjoyable and refreshing a Thai-style buffet lunch in the middle of the day, to keep your energy up.

ATV Off-Road Adventure Tour

ATV Off Road Adventure Tour

If you’re up for a bit of adventure, try an ATV ride through the country. The focus here is on having fun, so no previous driving experience is required. You’ll receive a briefing on arrival, and from there it’s ae exciting off-road blast through the trails and paths.

After gearing up, you have a choice of a quad bike or a buggy kart, so it’s completely safe! The 17-mile course takes you through palm, pineapple and eucalyptus plantations, a few mud puddles and maybe even over a hill or two!

Best of all, there’s a delicious snack waiting for you at the end of it all, including a burger (beef, chicken or veggie), soft drinks and a Thai-licious fruit platter for dessert.

Coral Island Snorkeling

Coral Island Snorkeling

Someone thought it would be a good idea to get you to spend an entire day away from Pattaya doing holiday stuff on Koh Larn. They were right! The day starts on the pier where you kick off with a paraglide!

After a comedown walk, you’ll arrive at Coral Island (Koh Larn) where you’ll visit a picturesque viewing point, pay respect to the Buddha there, and settle down to a delicious seafood lunch. You can opt to jet ski or take the banana boat after lunch or relax on the beach into the afternoon. Finish out the day trip with a snorkel along the reef, and you’ll be a new person by the time you get back to your lodgings!

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Find out what people want to know when planning their Pattaya itinerary.

What is Pattaya best known for?

It’s best known as a party town with great beaches close to Bangkok.

How can I spend 3 days in Pattaya?

Be sure to take in a mixture of culture at the local temples, sample the street food and nightlife as well as hitting the beach for some relaxation.

What can you do in Pattaya for free?

The Big Buddha is a classic place to visit in Pattaya for free and it offers some great views too.

What is the best time to visit Pattaya?

November to February are the best times when the weather is perfect but the crowds do pick up a little.

As you can see, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to what to do in Pattaya. Take care to stay cool and drink plenty of fluids during the hot humid days, and most of all, enjoy your time there. We hope this list of activities provides you with a wonderful multi-day itinerary for Pattaya! You can also check out our roundup of the best things to do in Pattaya  for some more inspiration!

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Thai and Chinese officials collaborate for tourist safety in Pattaya

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Discussions centred on enhancing water safety, especially for tourists engaging in water activities, as past incidents have predominantly occurred during such outings. Proposed measures included establishing a community network of boatmen to assist tourists and deploying lifeguards at Jet Ski and canoe rental sites from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to prevent drowning incidents. Lifeguards will also be stationed at all seven beaches on Koh Larn Island, with multilingual warning announcements broadcasted and buoys set up to ensure safety.

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Following the meeting, Pol. Maj. Gen. Santhikorn, accompanied by Madam Jin and other officials, conducted an on-site visit to Bali Hai Pier to affix safety message stickers aimed at preventing water-related accidents among tourists. The collaborative efforts between Thai authorities and the Chinese delegation reflect a shared commitment to enhancing tourist safety and promoting a positive tourism experience in Pattaya City and Chonburi Province.

The Chinese officials commended Thai authorities for their commitment to ensuring the safety of Chinese tourists and expressed their intent to promote the proposed safety measures to Chinese audiences to encourage more tourist visits to Thailand.

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PUBLISHED : 3 Jan 2024 at 06:04

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WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong and Supapong Chaolan

Tourists relax on Pattaya beach. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

The local tourism authority in Pattaya is aiming to draw 27 million visitors to the coastal city in 2024.

Urai Mukpradapthong, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Pattaya office, said the target of 27 million was not ambitious as the number of tourist arrivals in 2023, though the final figure is not yet available, is expected to have reached its target of 23 million.

Pattaya attracted a large number of domestic and international tourists in the last quarter of 2023. The visa exemption scheme played a small part in this upturn, Ms Urai said.

According to her, the seaside city has maintained its reputation as one of Thailand's most popular tourist destinations because of the diversity of attractions on offer, including comprehensive sports facilities and mega-sized convention centres.

With support from the Chon Buri provincial administrative organisation, Pattaya City regularly hosts events and activities to boost tourism. It also participates in road shows and trade exhibitions in several countries in Europe and the Middle East.

Boasting a capacity to accommodate a large number of visitors, Pattaya has more than 70,000 three-star to five-star hotel rooms.

According to Ms Urai, the top five countries providing international visitors to Pattaya in 2023 were Russia, India, China, South Korea and Vietnam.

Thanks to last year's success and well-planned campaigns to be rolled out this year, Pattaya expects to welcome as many as 27 million tourists in 2024, she added.

Meanwhile, on Koh Phangan, another popular holiday destination off Surat Thani province in southern Thailand, more than 20,000 tourists flocked to the island on New Year's Eve.

Most of the visitors were foreigners attending the full moon party countdown.

"The event was very popular among international tourists from all over the world. They came to celebrate the year end and watch the first sunlight of 2024 on the island," said Somchai Ruangchan, a senior provincial official.

The festival showcased an electrifying array of entertainment, including concerts and a fireworks display, as well as a plethora of F&B offerings from local restaurants and food vendors.

During the event, Mr Somchai said that the province had mobilised its resources with cooperation from the marine and tourist police to provide safety for all visitors.

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UNESCO celebrates Songkran with event on sustainable festival tourism in Pattaya

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UNESCO and partners’ ongoing project ‘Achieving Sustainable Tourism with Intangible Cultural Heritage and Creative City Network in Waterway Cities of ASEAN’—it has already convened three dynamic seminars benefitting thousands of tourism professionals since its launch in September 2023 — is pleased to announce its upcoming, fourth installment in its South-East Asia seminar series, ‘Pattaya & Sustainable Festival and Event Tourism: Exploring Strategies for Growth and Development’. The hybrid seminar, to be held 10 April 2024, will focus on Thailand’s coastal city of Pattaya as a special case study for the potential to be had in fostering dynamic networks of tourism businesses in the ASEAN sub-region. 

The project is supported by DASTA, ASEAN-Türkiye Cooperation, CRIHAP, K11, ONYX, The City Connext, and b.Consulting Cambodia. By promoting sustainable and inclusive tourism practices through this project, UNESCO and its partners together seek to contribute to the regional development of this growing industry, and its potentail to contribute to the well-being of local economies and comunities. The series also aims to provide exemplary models for application worldwide. 

Welcoming remarks for the upcoming seminar will be given by Mr Harold Olaya Leon, Senior Vice President and Head of Operations, ONYX Hospitality Group.

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The seminar’s keynote addresses will be delivered by: 

  • Ms Soohyun Kim, Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok

‘Environmental, social and economic significance of Songkran, a UNESCO-recognized water festival heritage in ASEAN’

  • Mr Poramase Ngampiches, Pattaya Mayor

‘Pattaya’s vision to become a cultural zone and its environmental management policies toward becoming a sustainable tourism destination’

  • Mr Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, President, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)

‘TCEB policies and initiatives to sustainable festival and event tourism’

  • Mr Suphot Prakitjanuruk, Area General Manager, Eastern Thailand – Amari Pattaya

Following keynote presentations, a panel discussion will explore the cultural significance of Songkran as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity; the role of hotels in driving sustainable festival and event tourism; and standards and efforts of various organisations in supporting sustainable events and festivals. 

Panellists include:

  • Dr Chumpol Musiganont, Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration-DASTA (Public Organization)
  • Mr Jongrak Rojpalasatean, Director of the Management System Certification Institute (MASCI)
  • Ms Urai Mukpradabthong, Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand Office in Pattaya
  • Ms Alisa Phanthusak Kunpalin, Managing Director of Tiffany’s Show Pattaya

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Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Time: 13.20–15.50, Bangkok time (GMT+7)

Location: Amari Pattaya Hotel

For on-site participation, please pre-register at:  https://bit.ly/SongkranICH  

For online participation, please pre-register at:  UNESCO’s Zoom

Further information about the preliminary agenda, please visit our  Project Portal , or scan the QR code below:

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‘Enhancing Sustainable Tourism in ASEAN Waterside Cities’ is a pioneering initiative by UNESCO and partners expressly designed to leverage local communities' unique cultural and natural heritage towards fostering sustainable development and regional cooperation.

We look forward to seeing you at our remaining three webinars and collaborating with you further on sustainable tourism development in our ASEAN waterside communities!

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  • 32 Things To Do In Pattaya In 2024 For A Dream-Come-True Vacation

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Best known for its glittering nightlife and never-seen-before parties, Pattaya is often considered to be a destination for bachelors. The reality, however, is different. Pattaya has a lot more to offer and quite a percentage of it is for families and couples as well. It has attractions that can delight people with varied interests. That’s not all, the place is full of life and excitement and there is something for everyone right from first-time travelers to repeat visitors. If you are planning a trip, get ready to indulge in some of the most exciting things to do in Pattaya .

Trust me, you’ll be spoiled for choice picking between Pattaya city tours and sightseeing, chilling out at the secluded islands and beaches, enjoying cultural programs, indulging in a range of adventurous watersports in Pattaya , and enjoying its crazy nightlife. For all those foodies out there, the city leaves no stone unturned to bring mouthwatering delicacies. Experimenting with food choices is often one of the favorite things to do in Pattaya for gastronomes. 

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November – April is the best time to visit Pattaya. These months are pleasant and do not receive very high rainfall. Now that you’re acquainted with what is the best time and best way to visit the Thai Sin City, get on with the list of the most fun things to do in Pattaya . From Pattaya sightseeing to shopping, take a look at the top things to do if you’re wondering what to do in Pattaya . The following list comprises the best activities and Pattaya things to do,  so read on and add them to your Pattaya tour package .

1. Chanthaburi Sapphire Mines 

Chanthaburi Sapphire Mines

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Taking the exclusive tour of the Chanthaburi Sapphire Mines is one of the most popular things to do in Pattaya. Private guided tours are organised for Chanthaburi – a destination that is famous for the wonderful Sapphire mines in Thailand. Here, tourists get a chance to see the cutting and polishing of these precious stones after their raw form has been extracted and identified.

Suggested for: Families and couples Opening hours:  8 am – 6 PM

Sapphire Mines : Full day tour, beginning at 8:30 am Entry charges: 4,575 Baht per person

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2. Cabaret Shows 

Cabaret Shows in Pattaya

The cabaret shows of Tiffany and Alcazar are extremely popular and major tourist attractions in Pattaya. While the Tiffany Cabaret Show is performed by super talented ladyboys, Alcazar is performed by cross-dressing performers. The shows present a combination of dance, music, and drama with popular Thai and English songs. These depict the Indian Raj, the glorious past of China, and the history & heritage of Siam. This is one of the best things to do in Pattaya with friends . 

Suggested for: Couples and bachelors Timings:

  • Tiffany Cabaret Show : Three shows; 6 pm, 7:30 pm, 9 pm
  • Alcazar Cabaret Show : Four shows; 5 pm, 6:30 pm, 8 pm, 9:30 pm

Entry charges:

  • Tiffany Cabaret Show : 1200 Baht per person
  • Alcazar Cabaret Show : 500 Baht per person (normal seats) | 600 Baht per person (VIP seats)

3. SKY Pattaya Rocket Ball Ride 

Rocket Ball Ride in Pattaya

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Here comes the thrilling side of Pattaya. The SKY Pattaya Rocket Ball Ride, one of the most fun-filled things to do in Pattaya at night, comprises a couple of steel towers with an exclusive string linked to each of the towers. Both the ends of the string are attached to a confined steel-made vehicle in which both the riders are accommodated.

Located on Walking Street, this ride tosses the people high up in the air. The riders spin and bounce repeatedly, with a thrilling velocity. This ride is, indeed, one of the best things to do in Pattaya for brave hearts. But beware! You need to be physically active and mentally strong to enjoy the real fun.

Timings: 5:00 pm – 4:00 am Entry charges: 500 Baht per person

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4. Flight Of The Gibbon 

Rope Diving in Pattaya

Do not miss this thrilling canopy tour, one of the top things to do in Pattaya for adventurous souls. The ‘Flight of the Gibbon’ zip line stretches for about 3 km through 26 platforms of Khao Kheow Open Zoo. It is a full-day affair if accompanied by a jungle safari. Children more than 1m in height are eligible to do this canopy tour independently and it is certainly one of the unique activities in Pattaya. 

Suggested for: Adventure enthusiasts Timings: 6 am onwards Entry charges: 3300 Baht per person Website

5. Koh Samet Island 

Koh Samet Island in Pattaya

Locally known as Paradise Island, Koh Samet is a white sand island near Pattaya mainland. The island can be reached by a ferry ride from the fishing village of Ban Phe. The stunning beauty of the island is amplified with its sparkling sand, crystal blue water, and pristine beach-front.

Soaking in the sun and enjoying the beachfront are among the favorite free things to do in Pattaya for couples. Colorful beach umbrellas, rows of relaxing beach chairs, and bustling shacks further enhance the charm. Sunbathing, swimming, strolling, or simply relaxing in Hat Sai Kaew (popularly known as Diamond Beach – longest beach of the picturesque island) are other things to do in Pattaya when on this island.

Suggested for: Couples and bachelors Timings: Ferry rides start at 8:30 am Entry charges: 20 – 200 Baht per person for everyone; depending on the pick-up point Tip: Do not miss the sumptuous Thai lunch at one of the beach restaurants.

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6. Koh Larn Coral Island 

Koh Larn Coral Island in Pattaya

With the glistening white sand and the transparent blue waters, Koh Larn or Coral island is one of the most popular island destinations in Pattaya. Coral spotting in glass-bottom boats, snorkeling, swimming, and surfing are the super fun things to do in Pattaya and the nearby islands. Koh Larn Island also offers exhilarating sports like windsurfing, parasailing, and jet-skiing. Bustling beach restaurants offer mouth-watering Thai food and refreshing beverages.

Suggested for: Couples, and bachelors Timings: Ferry services start 7 am onwards Entry charges: 30 Baht per person for ferry charges | Watersports at extra cost

7. Museums And Temple Tours 

Canvas Painting

Pattaya has lots of incredible museums and serene religious destinations that pull tourists all-round the year. Exploring these places is among the best things to do in Pattaya with family. In fact, no Pattaya holiday can be complete without exploring Art in Paradise – one of the super cool attractions in Pattaya. This is not a normal art gallery. Rather, one in which the tourists can see super cool 3D paintings. One can also add Ripley’s Believe It Or Not to the list and explore the ghost trains, red trains, aquariums, waxworks, and haunted adventures.

Pattaya also has some absolutely peaceful religious places to visit, such as Big Buddha Hill and Sanctuary of Truth. Wat Phra Khao Yai or Big Buddha Hill has a stunning statue of Lord Buddha overlooking the entire Pattaya city. Sanctuary of Truth, on the other hand, is a breathtaking temple reflecting the history and heritage of Pattaya.

Suggested for: Families, couples, and bachelors Opening hours:

  • Art in Paradise: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
  • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: 11 am – 11 pm
  • Wat Phra Khao: 6:30 am – 5:00 pm
  • Sanctuary of Truth: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Art in Paradise: 500 Baht per person (adults) | 300 Baht per person (children)
  • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: 1250 Baht per person
  • Wat Phra Khao: Free entry
  • Sanctuary of Truth: 500 Baht per person

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8. Seafood Exploration 

Seafood Exploration in Pattaya

Pattaya is famous and immensely popular for mouth-watering and superb, tasty seafood. Starting from lobsters and crabs to squids and octopuses, the city has it all. People visiting Pattaya find it thrilling and exciting to taste these yummilicious delicacies in various restaurants and eating joints. Some famous places to explore are Mantra, Sketchbook Art Café, Bang Sare, Leng Kee, and numerous local food stalls at the Thepprasit market. Some must explore places are:

  • Glass House: Beachfront dining, specializing in pizza, steak, and seafood
  • Mum Aroi: Located along the coast of the fishing village of Naklua, it serves one of the tastiest Thai cuisines in the city
  • Rimpa Lapin: Famous clifftop restaurant serving delectable Thai fusion food
  • Nang Nual: The highlight of walking street, catering mouth-watering seafood platter
  • La Baguette: Thai café that offers awesome salad, crepes, pastries, tea, and coffee

Opening hours: 11 am – 12 am (mostly)

9. Shopping

Multicolored neon signs in the heart of the Walking Street of Pattaya

Good news, shopaholics! Pattaya has some awesome and mind-boggling shopping options for all which also makes shopping one of the must things to do in Pattaya city. The numerous street shops and the plush shopping malls make shopping one of the most preferred things to do in Pattaya. The floating  market is one of the most popular tourist destinations, known for its outstanding souvenir collection. Explore the floating market to see how almost 114 vendor sails and sell in Thai boats and canoes.

The rest of the shops are located on both sides in a stilted village. The bustling Walking Street is frequented by tourists to pick toys, electronics, and cosmetics. Some renowned and classy malls of the city are Central Festival Mall, Royal Garden Plaza, Outlet Mall, Mike Shopping Mall, Mimosa, Central Centre, and One Tambon One Product Shop. However, the Pattaya Night Bazaar and the Thepprasit Night Market are also popular tourist attractions in Pattaya for shopping. It helps in relieving both physical and mental stress.

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10. Cartoon Network Amazone 

Many travelers have fun in Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park

For the kids in the group or for those who are really young at heart, Pattaya has the world’s first cartoon network-themed amusement and water park . One among the most popular tourist attractions in Pattaya, this theme park has loads of fun-filled and thrilling rides like Alien Attack, Banana Spin, Cartoonival, Goop Loop, Humunga Slide, Jake Jump, Mega Wave, etc. Also, there are live shows performed by various Cartoon Network characters, such as Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, and Gumball & Darwin.

Suggested for: Families with kids Opening hours: 10 am – 6 pm

  • Thai Residents: 1290 Baht per person (adult) | 990 Baht per person (children and senior citizens); Thai Residents can also buy an annual pass starting at 6000 Baht per person.
  • Non-Thai Residents: 1590 Baht per person (adult) | 1290 Baht per person (children and senior citizens)

The entrance of the Sriracha Tiger Zoo near Pattaya

Pattaya is not only meant for glorious nightlife, loud parties, fun rides, and delightful shopping. This happening paradise also offers some refreshing destinations for nature lovers and enthusiasts. Taking a tour of these biodiversity reserves is one of the best things to do in Pattaya for nature lovers.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo – The world’s largest zoological park – has almost 8000 animals and close to 300 species. The animals are kept in enclosures that look exactly like their natural habitat.

Located in Pattaya’s outskirts, Sriracha Tiger Zoo boasts 200 Bengal tigers and over 10,000 crocodiles. The Elephant Village is another major tourist attraction where one can see, play, and wash the elephants. Underwater World Marine Park is also an incredible destination. Diving with sharks and feeding the fish are some of the top things to do in Pattaya.

Opening hours:

  • Khao Kheow Open Zoo: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Sriracha Tiger Zoo: 8.00 am – 6.00 pm
  • Elephant Village: 8:30 am – 6 pm
  • Underwater World Marine Park: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Khao Kheow Open Zoo: 300 Baht per person
  • Sriracha Tiger Zoo: 850 Baht per person (adults) | 750 Baht per person (children)
  • Elephant Village: 1600 – 2600 Baht per person; depending on the package. For details click here .
  • Underwater World Marine Park: 500 Baht per person (adults) | 300 Baht per person (children)

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12. Yunomori Onsen And Spa 

Spa in Pattaya

You can’t return from a Pattaya trip without pampering yourself with a massage and spa. Enjoy the traditional Japanese onsen spa bathing with an authentic Thai massage at Yunomori. Detoxify your body by bathing in the hot spring directly sourced from the thermal springs of Wat Wangkanai. The favorable temperature and mineral content of this water prepare you for massage therapy. This experience will restore and refresh your energy before you return to that hectic city life. After a ravishing trip on the island, you will agree that experiencing Yunomori Onsen and Spa is one of the best things to do in Pattaya, Thailand .

Suggested for: Couples, and bachelors Timings: 9 am – 12 am / Last appointment: 10 pm Charges: 420 Baht per person (adults)

13. Walking Street 

Walking Street Pattaya

Image Source You haven’t lived and experienced the true spirit of Pattaya if you haven’t ventured into its party hubs and lit streets at night. Walking Street is one such area in Pattaya that is home to its jazzy clubs and bars. If you are traveling as a couple or a friend’s group, various nightlife venues are a perfect fit in your list of things to do in Pattaya for adults. It’s essentially a 500-meter long street where no vehicles are allowed after 6 PM. So, as the name suggests, you’ll have to explore the whole street on foot once the sun has set and the alley transforms! Full of plenty of bars, nightclubs, go-go bars, restaurants, and beer bars, this noisy and crowded street is sure to leave you amazed! Suggested for: Party lovers, couples Timings: 6 PM onwards

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14. Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden 

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden

Image Source If you’re more interested in spending time amidst pretty flowers, queer trees, and landscaped gardens instead of street markets and nightclubs, then you must visit the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden on your vacation in Pattaya. Bringing you closer to nature, this is a great place to relax and have a peaceful afternoon. Spread over an area of 2.4 sq. km, this alluring and well-manicured garden boasts of some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Other than the flowers and the trees, the garden also has more than 670 species of orchids as well as an attractive elephant talent show.

Suggested for: Nature lovers, botany enthusiasts, families with kids Timings: 8 AM – 6 PM Entry charges: INR 233 (adults) | INR 115 (kids)

15. Pattaya Floating Market 

Pattaya Floating Market

Image Source Shopping is all that the Pattaya Floating Market is famous for. Right? Wrong. There are a number of experiences that this market offers other than shopping alone. In fact, it’s quite different from the other floating markets in Thailand. Also called ‘Four Regions Floating Market’, this market area is split into four separate regions of Thailand – the north, northeast, south, and central, where each section of the market sells products from that particular part of the country. Not every stall is floating here, some are in boats that are constantly sailing around the canals while others are stilted properties that permanently stand at the sides of the banks. If you’re not really buying anything, you can just hire a boat and sail around, or click awesome pictures to grab you some followers for your Instagram feed!

Suggested for: Shopaholics, couples, photographers Timings: 9 AM – 8 PM

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16. Pattaya Orphanage 

Pattaya Orphanage

Image Source Want to do something unusual? You can spend a day amongst the adorable children of Pattaya Orphanage. Founded about fifty years ago, this orphanage continues to care for and contribute to the young and less fortunate individuals of society. Founded by a priest called Father Ray back in the 1970s, this orphanage is one of its kind in all of Pattaya. The children born here usually belong to misfortunate parents who suffer from drug abuse, poverty, diseases like HIV/Aids. In order to contribute, you can either sponsor meals for these kids at the orphanage or stay and wholeheartedly volunteer for extended periods of time spanning months. This may not sound like usual Pattaya attractions on your trip, however, serving a cause away from your country is indeed a great experience.  

Suggested for: Do-gooders, philanthropists Timings: 8 AM – 5 PM

17. Mini Siam and Mini Europe 

Mini Siam & Mini Europe

Image Source Everyone loves miniatures! This is why the city of Pattaya has its own miniature city located just on its outskirts where you’ll find miniature replicas of some of the most famous attractions in the world as well as in Thailand itself. Mini Siam and Mini Europe are two separate gardens where you can stroll around endlessly and look at detailed and beguiling statues from all over Thailand as well as Europe. They also have a miniature of the Statue of Liberty now that is soon turning into the star attraction of this entire place! The statues look even more beautiful after sunset when they are lit up in twinkling lights!

Suggested for: Art lovers, families with kids, photographers Timings: 7 AM – 9 PM Entry charges: INR 580 (adults) | INR 280 (kids)

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18. Street Food In Pattaya

Pork Sausage Thai Food Sausage Grilled Barbeque

Delectable Thai street food is one of the most popular Pattaya attractions for tourists. And trying each of them is one of the must-do things in Pattaya . Grab some real delicious dishes being sold out by vendors while you are walking on the streets of this vibrant city. Tantalize your taste buds with mouth-watering seafood and so much more.

Most Popular Street Food:  

  • Khao Gaeng : Stir-fried rice served with meat stacked or vegetables on the top
  • Moo Ping : Grilled pork served along with rice and sauce
  • Satay : Chicken, sausages, pork, and fish screwed in big toothpicks
  • Som Tum : Raw papaya salad prepared using dried seafood, beans, fish sauce, chili, etc.
  • Thai-style Fried Noodles : The simplest dish made with just chicken and sticky rice served with an assortment of some sauces.
  • Pla Pao : Popular fish being grilled on the streets with lemongrass flavor

19. Bungee Jumping In Pattaya 

Enjoying Bungee Jumping

While the city of Pattaya offers every bit of partying and fun-filled experiences, it is in no way behind in bringing some real adventures as well for its tourists. Apart from enjoying exciting activities in Pattaya,  you can also appreciate it for being one of the oldest bungee jumping spots in Thailand. That’s not all, get to experience the highest jumping spot on the globe while you are here. The favorite spot for bungee jump is Xbungy.

Cost of Bungee Jump : 2,500 Thai Bahts Location : 12 Thep Prasit Rd, Muang Pattaya, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150, Thailand Timings : 10 AM – 7 PM

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20. Pattaya Cruise Tour

Ship in the water

Water babies and luxury seekers need not worry about what to do in Pattaya. A cruise tour experience is an altogether unique experience to relish while you are in Pattaya. Ocean Marina Yacht Club provides a number of island cruises. Sail from Pattaya’s Bali Hai Pier to Koh Sak, Koh Phai, or Coral Island. Pay as per the duration of the cruise, either for a few hours or a full-day tour.

Other popular island cruises to take are for Koh Rin with beautiful coral reefs. Monkey Island is another famous destination for cruise tours. The name is derived because of a small rock that is home to over a hundred gibbons.  Don’t worry! The animals are all friends with the tourists around.

Average Cost : 1500-2000 Thai Baht per person including long trip, food, and drinks

21. Khao Chi Chan 

Khao Chi Chan

Also known as the Buddha Mountain, this place has a gigantic engraving of Buddha which is the biggest in the world. This limestone hill was used to be an active site for the construction industry before it was closed. By the year 1996, the laser-etched a carving into the rock which is celebrated as a part of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 50th year on the throne.

Location: Tambon Na Chom Thian, Amphoe Sattahip, Chang Wat Chon Buri 20250, Thailand Timings: 8 Am-5:30 pm

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22. Anek Kusala Sala 

Anek Kusala Sala in Pattaya

This place is a symbol of friendship between the Chinese and the Thai Khao Chi Chan. The museum boasts around 300 pieces of Chinese artwork which includes brass and bronze statues of historical figures of Buddhist and Taoist deities. Made over two floors, the second floor has large statues among which there are the figurines of Shaolin masks depicting the martial art poses.

Location: Pattaya City, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri 20150, Thailand Timings: 8 Am-5:30 pm

23. Khao Phra Tamnak

Wat Phra Yai

Resting at the peak of the forested hill which is located between South Pattaya and Jomtien, stands this gigantic Buddha statue which is called Wat Phra Yai. The statue originated at the time when Pattaya was a small fishing village. Standing there one can enjoy the panoramic view of Pattaya city and the Bay which is picturesque. Taking an off-road from the main city center, visiting this place is one of the ideal activities to do in Pattaya . 

Location: Bo Put, Ko Samui District, Surat Thani, Thailand Timings: Open 24 hours

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24. Mae Sai Thong 

Mango Sticky Rice

Mango sticky rice is one of the staple street foods which can be found in every street of Thailand. Despite such a commonly available food, Mai Sai Thong is famous for the mango rice for which it is featured in the Lonely Planet. People come from far and wide come to this place to get the taste of the mango sticky rice. Though the Mango’s ripe in the hot-dry season, one can find one stall selling mangoes throughout the year. If you’re thinking about what to do in Pattaya, visiting this street can be on your list.  

Location: Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Nong Prue, Amphoe Banglamung, Chonburi, 20150, Thailand Timings: 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM

25. Flyboard Pattaya 

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A popular water sport and adventure activity that involves a high amount of adrenaline rush. You should definitely try this water sport if you are not fainthearted. In Flyboarding you are strapped to a board that then floats over the water with the help of a jet of water splashing out of the board. Get set to experience this thrilling activity & add this to your list of must-try Pattaya things to do .

Cost:  INR 1200 onwards Location:  Pattaya Timings : 9 am to 6 pm, every day

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26. Ramayana Water Park 

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When touring Pattaya you have to stop by at one of the largest waterparks in Asia. Ramayana is actually the best one in the whole of Thailand. This humongous waterpark is stretched to a massive area of 184,000 square meters, bringing you the ultimate thrilling experience of water rides with extra safety. If you are a hardcore adrenaline junkie then o not miss this when check listing your Pattaya things to do .

Cost:  INR 2300 onwards Location : Pattaya Timings : 10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m.

27. Frost Magical Ice Of Siam

ICE BAR V2O Pattaya

Book your tickets for this one to experience a whole other side of Siam in negative 10-degree temperatures as you discover the first ice dome in Pattaya. Hit this place to witness beautiful sculptures, exhibitions, and various activities that reflect the rich culture of Thailand. When here you can also learn about urban legends and fairy tales from giant sculptures. Other than that, there is a zero degrees playroom too for you to muster a different experience.

Cost:  INR 560 onwards Address : Pattaya Timings : 9:00 AM-20:00 PM

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28. Underwater World Pattaya 

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Meet the fishes at the largest themes and ultimate modern aquarium in Thailand. It is spread over a huge area of 4.75 acres that makes it home to many fish species and marine animals. Visit this place on your Pattaya trip and be mesmerized by the amount of and variety of aquatic life that habitats here.

Cost:  INR 625 onwards Location : Pattaya Timings : Open Daily from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (last admission at 5:30 hrs) Feeding Times : 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m.,3:00 p.m.,3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

29. Kaan Show 

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Treat your eyes to the next fusion of live-action and world-class cinema stage performance with top-notch technology. The Kaam show Pattaya welcomes you to witness a beautiful take inspired by classic Thai literature, creatively adapted into never-ending wonders. The place helps you take a sneak peek into the magical world of Thai traditions and mythology, which invites you with open arms.

Cost:  INR 1700 onwards Location : Pattaya Timings : Two shows take place every day from Tuesday to Sunday (except Wednesday)  5:00 PM and 7:30 PM.

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30. Dolphin World

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Get to be on an exceptional journey at Pattaya Dolphin world and cherish the thrills like never before. Add this to your Pattaya things to do and grab the opportunity to swim with the cuddly dolphins. If you are touring the place with your family, then this will be one of the unforgettable afternoons for your young family members. Having said that, the place is ideal for nature lovers.

Cost : INR 5,182 (onwards) per adult Location : Pattaya Timings :  daily 8:00 AM-6:00 PM

31. Jomtien Beach

Jomtien Beach View

Stroll by the 6 kilometer stretch of golden sands at Jomtien Beach and admire the tranquil ambiance of the place at every step. If you want to have a perfect beach day where crowds don’t spoil your perfect picture then you must surely visit Jomtien Beach.

Location:  Jomtien, Chonburi, Thailand Timings:  No timing restrictions Price:  No entry fees

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32. Wat Yansangwararam

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Don’t miss out on visiting the temple complex of Wat Yansangwararam. Spread across 145 acres of land, the temple complex comprises various buildings, gardens, and a lake. Each of these buildings features unique architectures including intricate designs of Indian, Buddhism, Chinese, and others.

Location: 15 kilometers to the South direction of Pattaya Timing: 8 am to 5 pm

How To Reach Pattaya

You can take flight

By Air: The U-Tapao Airport, located 30 km from Pattaya, is the nearest airport. However, it offers limited connectivity. Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, located 121 km from Pattaya, is the nearest airport to Pattaya with excellent connectivity.

By Road: Buses and taxis ply between Bangkok and Pattaya.nThe distance from Bangkok to Pattaya is 148 km and it takes approximately 2 hours 15 minutes to travel by road.

By Rail: An economical non-AC train operates between the main train station in Pattaya and the Hualamphong Station of Bangkok.

In a nutshell, there are some super cool things to do in Pattaya for bachelors, friends, families, and honeymooners. You will run out of time but never run out of activities in Pattaya, Thailand. So, plan your Thailand trip and indulge in these fun-filled activities for a wonderful holiday. And if you need more info on what to do in Pattaya, you can get in touch with TravelTriangle’s expert agents and they’ll help you out.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Things to Do in Pattaya

What is Pattaya best known for?

Pattaya is famous for its cabaret show, the quiet beaches, the sacred temples and Thai cuisine as well. So, when in pattaya, make sure to indulge in water activities, attend a cultural show, and try out some local delicacies.

Is Pattaya open for travelers now?

No, Pattaya has not opened for travelers yet. While looking at the current worldwide situation of Covid, Pattaya Govt. has postponed its decision of opening the destination. Hence, it is recommended to stay updated with the local news as it may reopen for the travelers soon.

What should I avoid in Pattaya?

While visiting Pattaya, ensure that you stay in a reputed hotel and visit attractions where you can find a crowd. Avoid going to secluded areas or places which you are not much aware about. Your safety is in your hands, so travel wisely and enjoy the trip.

Which are the famous tourist places in Pattaya?

Some of the best places to visit in Pattaya are: 1. Big Buddha Hill 2. The Floating Market 3. Jomtien Beach 4. Nong Nooch Village

What are the best things to do in Pattaya at night?

After enjoying the beauty of Pattaya in the daytime, you can explore the nightlife of Pattaya. Some of the best things to do in Pattaya at night include visiting nightclubs, go-go bars, and more.

What can you do in Pattaya for free?

Some of the best things to do in Pattaya for free are visiting Big Buddha Temple, Pattaya City Sign, Royal Garden Plaza, and Jomtien Beach Night Market.

How can I spend two days in Pattaya?

You can spend your time in Pattaya by doing various activities including: 1. Watch the famous Alcazar Show 2. Sunbath on the Pattaya Beach 3. Go for a Thai massage 4. Wander around the Walking Street 5. Savour local thai cuisine at the best restaurants 6. Indulge in water activities 7. Buy souvenirs and gifts from Pattaya Night Bazaar

What are the best things to do in Pattaya with family?

If you are travelling to Pattaya with family, some of the best things to do are visiting Ice kingdom, trying DIY pizza buffet with kids and more.

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Pattaya – พัทยา

PATTAYA, se situe à 147 km au sud-est de Bangkok et fait face au Golfe de Thaïlande. Pattaya est la première station balnéaire d’Asie et accueille avec la même chaleur les familles, les couples et les visiteurs particuliers.L’atmosphère tropicale relaxante de Pattaya réunit tous les ingrédients de vacances mémorables.La variété des hébergements s’étend des luxueux hôtels en bord de mer disposant de somptueuses salles de réunion jusqu’aux simples pensions de famille.Les possibilités sportives abondent tant sur terre que sur l’eau et l’on compte parmi elles les meilleurs parcours de golf, les meilleurs coins de pêche et les meilleurs sites de plongée d’Asie.Les parcs à thème et de loisirs, les musées pittoresques et les luxuriants jardins botaniques proposent de nombreuses formes d’activités de loisirs et de divertissements culturels à toute la famille.Puis, la nuit tombée, Pattaya offre toute l’allure et la magie d’une vie nocturne réellement animée grâce à une multitude de restaurants, de night clubs, de bars, de discothèques, de bars à cocktails et de cabarets.Pattaya peut être clinquante, audacieuse, belle et bucolique, et propose tout ce qu’une station balnéaire internationale authentique peut offrir.

CULTURE LOCALE

En l’espace de vingt ans, Pattaya est passée d’une paisible communauté de pêcheurs à une station balnéaire internationale souvent dénommée la “Riviéra thaïe”. Pattaya est réellement l’endroit où l’Orient rencontre l’ Occident, tant dans ses couleurs que dans ses caractères, et constitue certainement le lieu le plus cosmopolite de Thaïlande après Bangkok.

PLAGES ET ILES PRINCIPALES

Plage de Pattaya

Longue de 4 kilomètres environ, cette plage fait face à la Baie de Pattaya, lieu principal de départ des bateaux qui visitent les îles au large de Pattaya.La plage s’étend du nord au sud et est longée par une promenade bordée d’arbres et par une route qui mène à elle et qui est bordée, au nord et au centre, par des hôtels et des restaurants.La partie nord de la plage est réellement tranquille tandis que les parties sud sont incroyablement animées du fait de la juxtaposition des boutiques, des grands magasins, des échoppes, des salons de beauté, des supermarchés, des bars, des discothèques, des restaurants et des night clubs.La partie centrale de la plage est une grande zone commerçante tandis que l’extrême sud est l’un des secteurs de Pattaya dont la vie nocturne est la plus animée.

Plage de Jomtien

Cette plage de 6 kilomètres de long, en ligne droite, située à 4 kilomètres au sud de Pattaya, est la plus remar-quable des différentes plages au sud de la station. Elle est le paradis des surfeurs et des amateurs de sports nau-tiques, en majeure partie par le fait que cet endroit bénéficie de vents vifs et frais venus du Golfe de Thaïlande et soufflant vers les terres, et du fait que les mers sont moins chargées de bateaux que dans la Baie de Pattaya.Jomtien est également une zone résidentielle importante comportant des hôtels en bord de mer, des complexes de bungalows, des pro-priétés et des restaurants.

Ko Lan (Ile de Lan)

A 15 minutes en vedette de la Baie de Pattaya, Ko Lan est la plus grande des îles au large de Pattaya et est un lieu populaire pour la pra-tique des sports nautiques tels que la planche à voile, le ski nautique, la plongée en apnée et avec bouteilles. On compte parmi les autres activités l’observation des récifs de corail dans des bateaux à fond de verre et le paravoile. Les plages de ces îles sont bordées d’ étalages de souvenirs où l’on vend des vêtements de plage colorés et des objets d’artisanat décoratifs, des marchands de nourriture ambulants et des restaurants.Les visiteurs recherchant la quiétude peuvent se rendre à Ko Pai (L’île aux Bam-bous), à environ 35 minutes en vedette de la Baie de Pattaya. Des plages paisibles, immaculées aux eaux trans-parentes idéales pour la pratique de la natation et de la plongée en apnée carac-térisent cette île déserte.

JARDINS BOTANIQUES, PARC, LOISIRS

Situé au kilomètre 143 de Sukhumvit Road, à 3 kilomètres environ de Central Pattaya Road, ce complexe abrite des reproductions miniatures des principaux sites culturels et archéologiques de Thaïlande, parmi lesquels des temples khmers et les anciennes capitales de Sukhothai et Ayutthaya, et comprend une section exposant les monuments internationaux majeurs tels que la Tour Eiffel, l’Opéra de Sydney, la Cathédrale St Basil et la Statue de la Liberté. Le complexe dispose également d’une piste de karting et d’un restaurant thaï.

Le Jardin de Pierres Millénaires

A vingt minutes du centre de Pattaya, cette enclave bucolique abrite un paysage composé de la flore originelle de Thaïlande, une impressionnante collection de bonsaïs et de massifs rochers anciens (d’où le nom peu commun de ce parc) importés de la province de Kanchanaburi. Ce parc, artis-tiquement aménagé de fleurs et d’arbres, comprend également une ferme aux crocodiles, une sélection d’ani-maux sauvages originaires de Thaïlande et en voie d’extinction, un bassin regorgeant de poissons chats géants originaires du Mékong et un restaurant. On assiste tous les jours à des spectacles de crocodiles et de magie.

Parc de Pattaya

Ce parc de loisirs aquatique en bord de plage se situe entre South Pattaya et la Plage de Jomtien. Ses toboggans à eau colorés, ses tourbillons et ses bassins peu profonds destinés aux enfants font de ce parc un endroit prisé des familles. Parmi les équipements, on trouve des restaurants, un fast-food, des vestiaires et des casiers, et il est facile d’accéder à la plage si les visiteurs souhaitent nager dans la mer. Le parc est surplombé par la Tour du Parc de Pattaya, haute de 240 mètres, et qui abrite un restaurant pivotant. La tour offre une vue impression-nante de Pattaya et deux nouvelles façons de toucher le sol, la Pattaya Park Sky Shuttle et le Pattaya Park Tower Jump.

Le Village d’éléphants de Pattaya

Situé sur la route du Parcours de Golf du Siam Country Club, ce village abrite des éléphants entraînés qui font la preuve de leurs talents de bûche-rons, s’amusent à jouer au football, reconstituent les chasses aux éléphants sauvages ainsi qu’une parade d’éléphants de guerre médiévale au cours d’un spectacle très populaire donné l’après-midi. On peut également assister à des courses d’éléphants à 9 heures.

Parc Phanarak

Egalement situé sur la route du Parcours de Golf du Siam Country Club, ce grand jardin tropical comprend un lac qui regorge de poissons pour les amateurs de pêche, un hébergement en bun-galows, des restaurants, un parcours de mini-golf, des pistes de jogging et de vélo ainsi que des possibilités de nautisme.

Situé près du Royal Garden Resort Hotel, dans le Royal Plaza Garden, ce musée, le second du genre en Asie, abrite un théâtre de haute technologie adapté d’après un simulateur de vol, projette en permanence des bizarreries telles que des animaux monstrueux et des exploits humains peu courants, et qui tire son nom d’un dessin animé populaire qui est publié dans les journaux du monde entier.

Le Pays Merveilleux des Orchidées de Nong Nooch

Ce jardin botanique et cette station de campagne artistiquement paysagers, situés au kilomètre 163 sur l’autoroute de Sukhumvit, abrite une magnifique collection de flore thaï-landaise originelle, parmi laquelle des centaines de variétés d’orchidées, de fougères, de plantes à fleurs et de fleurs exotiques. Cette enclave est le site de nom-breuses résidences de style thaï, d’un lac d’agrément, d’un grand auditorium où se déroulent chaque jour des spectacles culturels, parmi lesquels des danses folkloriques, des arts martiaux et des spectacles traditionnels, suivis du plus divertissant des spectacles d’éléphants que l’on puisse imaginer, une forme hilarante de spectacle burlesque de pachydermes.

L’Art de la Bouteille

Le Musée de l’Art de la Bouteille, unique au monde, situé au Km 145, 3 sur l’autoroute de Sukhumvit, expose plus de 300 bouteilles miniatures.

ACTIVITES SPORTIVES

De nombreuses possibilités sportives permettent d’être acteur ou spectateur de sports terrestres et nautiques. Les principaux sports terrestres sont le golf, le tennis, le karting, le squash, le badminton, le bowling, le jogging, le paintball et les courses de motos. Les sports nautiques les plus prisés sont la planche à voile, la voile, le ski nautique, la pêche, la plongée en apnée et avec bouteilles.Il est possible de pratiquer d’autres activités un peu moins faciles à définir, comme le paravoile.

Sports Terrestres

Les golfeurs peuvent jouer des parties mémorables sur les 9 parcours de 18 trous situés à proximité de la station, ainsi que sur un petit parcours situé dans l’Asia Hotel. Dans la plupart des cas, il est possible de louer les clubs, les chaussures et autres équipements et les frais de parcours et de caddies sont très raisonnables. Les jours de semaine, peu de parcours sont ouverts et il faut les réserver à l’avance.

Bangphra International Golf Course45 Mu 6 Tambon Bangphra, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 341-149, 341-150 Fax: 341-151Khao Khlao Country Club220 Mu 12 Tambon, Bang-phra, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon BuriTél.: (01) 921-4928Fax: 01-353-2511Laem Chabang International Country Club106 Mu 4 Tambon Bangphra, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 338-350-2Fax: 338-350Natural Park Resort Country Club502 Mu 10 Sukhumvit Highway, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 349-370-81Fax: 349-365

Phoenix Golf – Country ClubKilomètre 158 Sukhumvit Highway, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 239-391-8Fax: 239-402Phutaluang RoyalThai Navy Golf CourseTambon Phlu Ta Luang, Amphoe Sattahip, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 431-189Siam Country Club Golf Course50 Tambon Pong, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon BuriTél.:(038) 249-381-6Fax: 249-387

Si Racha International Golf Club284-285 Mu 6, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon BuriTél.: (038) 338-375-8Fax: 338-379Natural Park Hill Country Club159/1 Sansuk Bangphra Road, Chon BuriTél.:(038) 393-001-18Fax: (038) 393-019Noble Place Golf Resort – Country Club88/8 Mu 6 Ban Bung, Chon BuriTél.: (01) 484-9066, 484-9069 Fax: (01) 212-9327Pattaya Country Club31/1 Km 30, Highway no 331, bang Lamung, Chon BuriTél.: (01) 211-2491, 213-9457 Fax: (01) 212-0278

Il est possible de pratiquer le tennis dans 14 hôtels de Pattaya où les résidents de l’hôtel ont priorité. Certains hôtels proposent les services de professeurs de tennis.

Il est possible de pratiquer le karting sur les pistes de 400 et 700 mètres de long du Pattaya Kart Speedway, à Mini Siam, K.R. Gokart, et sur la piste de 1080 mètres réservée aux professionnels sur le Circuit International de Bira.

On le pratique au pub Cherry Tree sur la Siam Country Club Golf Course Road, au Dusit Resort Pattaya et à l’ Ambassador City, à Jomtien.

Ce jeu d’adresse, de stratégie et de courage se pratique tous les jours dans le Paintball Park qui se situe près du Pattaya Kart Speedway.

Le Pattaya Badminton Court sur Soi 17 est ouvert 24 heures sur 24.

Trois pistes attendent les bowlers, l’une au Pattaya Bowl sur Pattaya Road 2, une autre au Royal Jomtien Hotel et la troisième au OD Bowl de South Pattaya.

Une piste de jogging fait partie intégrante du Pattaya Fitness Park au très joli paysage situé près du sommet de la colline de Pattaya. Certains hôtels disposent de pistes de jogging. Il est également possible de le pratiquer le long des promenades faisant face à la Baie de Pattaya et le long de la Plage de Jomtien.

Courses de Motos

Le Circuit International de Bira, au Km 14 de la Route 36 vers Rayong organise périodiquement des courses de motos et d’autos internationales. Cette piste de 2,4 kilomètres est idéale pour les courses de Formule 3. Les amateurs de vitesse ont la possibilité, chaque jour, de conduire leurs propres deux ou quatre roues sur l’étonnante piste pour un prix abordable.

On le pratique au Pattaya Bowl, au AR Snooker, au Dice Cafe Hall et au Royal Place Hotel.

Une salle de tir au pistolet et à la carabine disposant de 19 galeries équipées et climatisées est ouverte tous les jours au Tiffany’s sur Pattaya 2 Road.

Il est possible de pratiquer l’équitation au Pattaya Riding Club, au Km 11 sur la Route 36 (près du Circuit International de Bira). Des excursions en montagne et dans la jungle sont organisées sur des purs sangs australiens.Des cours d’équitation sont proposés.

Sports Nautiques

Planche à Voile

La Plage de Jomtien est le principal centre de planche à voile. Les débutants peuvent prendre des cours. Le Pattaya Windsurf Club sur la Plage de Jomtien organise régulièrement des compé-titions. La période d’octobre à juin est la meilleure pour la pratique de la planche à voile grâce à des eaux et un vent idéaux.

Sont le plus fréquemment loués les Lasers, Prindles et Hobie Cats. La voile est un sport pratiqué toute l’année sur les eaux de Pattaya. Les visiteurs souhaitant obtenir de plus amples informations concernant les locations de bateaux à voile et les conditions saisonnières doivent s’adresser à leur agence de voyage ou au Royal Varuna Yacht Club au Tél.: 251-115.

Ski Nautique

Les sites les plus prisés sont les parties nord et sud de la Plage de Pattaya, de Jomtien et de l’île de Ko Lan. Le ski nautique en eau douce est praticable au Lakeland Cable Water Ski au Kilomètre 150,5 de Sukhumvit Highway.

Pêche au gros

Des expéditions sont organisées par de nombreux tour-opérateurs. Les eaux entourant les îles de Man-wichai, Rin et Kran sont prisées pour la poursuite du marlin, du maquereau royal, du barracuda et autres habitants marins du Golfe.Parmi les principaux organisateurs de pêches au gros, on trouve :Bangsaray Fishing LodgeKm 165 Sukhumvit Highway, Bangsare Village, Amphoe Sattahip Tél.: (038) 436-757Deutches HausSoi 4 Beach Road, North Pattaya Tél.: (038) 428-725Sumaesan Fishing Bridge40/7 Mu 4 Sumaesan Village, Amphoe SattahipTél.: 01-211-4659

Plongée Sous-Marine et plongée avec tuba

La plongée sous-marine avec bouteilles et en apnée sont très prisées autour des îles au large de Pattaya, en particulier vers celles les plus éloignées de la Baie de Pattaya, appelées Ko Pai, Ko Manwichai, Ko Luam et Ko Rim. Les néophytes pourront passer leur brevet en eaux claires grâce aux cours dispensés par plusieurs boutiques de plongée locales.Parmi les principales, on trouvera :

Dave’s Diver Den – 190/11 Mu 9, Central – Pattaya RoadTél.:(038) 420-411 – Fax: 360-095Divers World – 219/76 Soi Yamato, South Pattaya Tél.:426-517MerMaïd’s Dive School – MerMaïd Beach Resort, 75/102 Mu 12 Jomtien Beach Road Tél.: (038) 232-219-20, 231-907 – Fax extérieur: 232-221Paradise Divers – Siam Bayview Hotel, 310/2 Mu 10, Beach RoadTél.: (038) 423-871-8 – Fax extérieur: 423-879 – Tél.:ex: 85931 THPlak Diving Centre – 109/18 Jomtien Beach RoadTél.:231-008Scuba Tek Dive Centre – Weekender Hotel, Pattaya 2 RoadTél.:428-720 Fax: 429-461Seafari Sport Centre – 359/2 Mu 9 Soi 5, North PattayaTél.:(038) 429-060Sunshine Diver – 53 Soi 10, Beach RoadTél.: (038) 429-069, (01) 943-8288 – Fax: 429-069The Dolphin Diving Centre – 183/29 Mu 10 Soi Post OfficeTél.:427-185, (01) 944-0992 Fax: 427-158

Ce sport est omniprésent dans l’ensemble de la station. On le pratique dans certains hôtels qui disposent de leur propre plage privée et c’est sûrement à Ko Lan que l’on en profite le mieux grâce aux plates-formes de “décollage et d’atterrissage” permettant de voler exclu-sivement au-dessus de la mer.

Sports Nautiques en eau douce

On pratique ces sports au Bamroong Sailing Centre à 4 kilomètres de la sortie (Km 150) de l’autoroute Sukhum-vit. On y trouve tous les équipements nécessaires à la pratique, entre autres activités, de la planche à voile, de la voile, du canotage et de la pêche.

A LA NUIT TOMBEE

La plupart des grands hôtels comprennent des restaurants gastronomiques, des salons de cocktail, des discothèques, des night clubs, et des clubs et des restaurants avec bar qui proposent d’excellents plats, boissons, musiques et des spectacles internationaux. Ces établissements conviennent parfaitement à la détente que recherchent les familles.La vie nocturne en dehors des hôtels de Pattaya est plus libérée et excitante. Les discothèques, les cabarets de travestis, les night clubs, les coffee shops, les bars à karaoké, les bars et les restaurants en plein air où l’on joue de la musique et où l’on donne des spectacles rivalisent d’intérêt.La plupart de ces établisse-ments se situent le long de la Beach Road, Pattaya 2 Road, et à South Pattaya, qui est également la principale zone commerçante de la station.Des listes actualisées des spectacles et des divertissements sont disponibles dans les brochures touristiques en langue anglaise.

South Pattaya constitue la principale zone commer-çante où l’on trouve des articles de plage, des souvenirs, des films, des cassettes, des médicaments et des liqueurs. Les principales joailleries, bijouteries, boutiques d’articles en soie, en coton et les boutiquesd’artisanat, les tailleurs et autres boutiques se trouvent à proximité ou adjacents des principaux hôtels en bord de mer.La Pattaya 2 Road est également le lieu de pré-dilection des amateurs de shopping. On y trouve plusieurs boutiques d’artisanat et de soieries thaïes.Les grands magasins et autres bazars de Central Pattaya offrent une autre vision du shopping.

On trouve les meilleurs fruits de mer dans les hôtels et dans plusieurs restaurants spécialisés. Les steakhouses, les coffee shops et les fast foods offrent d’autres possibilités de restauration.Les gourmets comme les gourmands trouveront leur bonheur dans de nombreux restaurants proposant les cuisines thaïe, française, suisse, allemande, italienne, anglaise, scandinave, indienne, arabe, indoné-sienne, japonaise, chinoise et coréenne.

TRANSPORTS ET SERVICES

On accède à Pattaya en deux heures de voiture par l’autoroute Sukhumvit via Bang Na, Bang Pakong, Chon Buri et Si Racha.Des bus climatisés ou non quittent régulièrement le Terminal Est des Bus près de Soi 63 (Soi Ekamai) sur Sukhumvit, et le Terminal Nord des Bus sur Phahon Yothin Road toute la journée.Il est possible d’obtenir les horaires de départ et les tarifs en téléphonant au Terminal Est des Bus (392-9227 pour les bus climatisés et 391-2504 pour les bus non climatisés) et au Terminal Nord des Bus au 279-4484-7 pour les bus climatisés.

Les Chemins de Fer Nationaux de Thaïlande proposent des services de train quotidiens au départ de la Gare Hualampong de Bangkok à partir de 7 heures. Tél.: 223-7010 ou 223-7020 pour obtenir de plus amples informations.La Thai International propose un service de limousines climatisées entre l’Aéroport International Don Muang de Bangkok et Pattaya. Les réservations depuis Pattaya peuvent être faites par téléphone au 423-140-1.

Se déplacer dans la station

Il est plus pratique de se déplacer dans Pattaya en minibus. Ils font en per-manence la navette entre la Beach Road et Pattaya 2 Road dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montre. Le tarif est de 5 bahts par personne et par trajet. Il est possible de négocier les tarifs pour un trajet plus long.Pour ceux qui aiment l’indépendance et qui sou-haitent explorer la campagne et les plages aux alentours de Pattaya à leur conve-nance, il est possible de louer des motos, des jeeps ou des voitures. Il est conseillé au visiteur de faire jouer la concurrence et de se reporter aux publications locales car plusieurs com-pagnies proposent différents prix à différentes conditions.On peut louer des voitures et des motos le long de la plage ou auprès des organismes suivants :Voitures – JeepsAVISsitué dans le Dusit Resort Hotel (Tél.:429-901-3 Ext. Avis), et dans le Royal Cliff Beach Resort (Tél.: 250-421-30 Ext. Avis)Pattaya 2 Road Tél.: 429-631Via Car Rent215/15-18 Pattaya 2 RoadTél.: 426-424Motos Rainbow ServicesDiana Inn, Pattaya 2 Road Tél.: 429-675Sunshine Service217/1 Pattaya 2 RoadTél.: 429-247, 429-910

Ko Lan, l’île la plus proche de Pattaya, se trouve à 45 minutes en bateau tradition-nel (15 minutes en vedette) au départ de la Baie de Pattaya. Les agents de voyage locaux vendent le billet à 280 bahts par personne pour un aller-retour, déjeuner compris, par un service de ferry partant à 9 heures 30 et à 11 heures 30. Il faut compter 180 bahts par personne et sans déjeuner pour le transfert.Les bateaux charters coûtent de 800 à 1500 bahts par jour, en fonction de la saison, du nombre de tou-ristes et de la taille du bateau, dont la plupart sont des bateaux de pêche reconvertis.Des jonques font égale-ment la traversée vers l’île de Lan. Le voyage inclut le déjeuner et l’observation des coraux. Le départ est à 9 heures 30 avec retour à 16 heures 30. Le voyage coûte 300 bahts par personne.Les prix indiqués ci-dessus sont susceptibles d’être modifiés sans préavis et sont négociables dans certains cas. Les visiteurs peuvent prendre contact directement avec les opérateurs cités ci-dessous pour obtenir des informations complémentaires :Mitra Pattaya – Naklua Road Tél.:423-765-6Prayong – 16/12 Mu 8 Sukhumvit Highway Tél.:221-290Saengkaeo Express Boat – 147 Beach RoadTél.: 428-085Siam Local389/83 Mu 6 Sukhumvit Highway Tél.:425-349-50Golden Tex – Soi Yodsak, North Pattaya Tél.: 429-153, 429-168Thai Arts – Naklua Road Tél.: 429-110, 423-125

LE FESTIVAL ANNUEL DE PATTAYA

Tous les ans, généralement au mois d’avril, le Festival de Pattaya, qui dure une se-maine, est fêté par une grande variété de spectacles de divertissement, parmi lesquels des parades, des concours de beauté, des concerts, des festivals de cuisine, des feux d’artifice et une passionnante succession d’événements sportifs parmi lesquels un Grand Prix et des courses de karts et de voitures, des régates, des compétitions de planche à voile, des courses de bateaux rapides et des concours de pêche.Les expositions et les possibilités de shopping abondent car Pattaya fait la fête dans un style à la hauteur de sa stature en sa qualité de première station balnéaire d’Asie.

HEBERGEMENT

Pattaya propose des modes d’hébergement qui conviennent à toutes les bourses. La gamme varie de l’opulence des meilleurs hôtels d’Asie en bord de mer et climatisés à la simplicité élémentaire des chaleureuses pensions de famille. Les grands hôtels se tiennent sur des jardins paysagers spacieux et élégants où les piscines, les courts de tennis et les pistes de jogging sont des équipements courants. Pour l’essentiel, les visiteurs ont le choix entre les hôtels luxueux disposant de leur plage privée, les hôtels et bungalows de la baie et les hôtels de classe économique ‘dans les terres’, les motels et les chambres d’hôte. Une liste complète des héberge-ments possibles est dis-ponible auprès du bureau T.A.T de Pattaya au 246/1- Mu 9, Beach Road.

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