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| The Queen of Asia's Beach Resort |
Merely a forty-five minute drive from Bangkok, Pattaya in Chon Buri province is amongst Thailand’s most distinguished beaches and dynamic beach resorts in Asia. Clustered along the breathtaking eastem coastline of the Gulf ot Thailand, the city is endowed with the best of everything a tourist can acquire while on holidays, making it an ideal base for activities from dusk to dawn. Pattaya boasts a long stretch of white sandy beaches as well as beautiful rocky coves and coral reefs. Holidaymakers and vacationers from around the world can uncover a wide choice of possibilities to unwind during a beach vacation. These include zoological gardens, botanical gardens, water amusement parks and much more. Interesting places to explore include Pattaya Beach, Alangkam Theater, Alcazar and Tiffany’s Cabaret Shows, Horseshoe Point Club, Pattaya Elephant Village, Underwater World, Mini Siam, the Bottle Museum, the Million-Year Stone Park & Crocodile Farm and the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium. |
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 Pattaya Tourist Attractions |
Pattaya, the city lying in the east coast of Thailand is considered to be one of the mostly visited tourist spots in the world. Pattaya is famous for its long and exotic beaches and exuberant tourist attractions. Sightseeing in Pattaya along with its shopping facilities is a pivotal attraction for many tourists visiting Thailand. More than 5 million visitors go for sightseeing in Pattaya every year. Pattaya Travel can be a welcome change to all of their lives who love to enjoy the sanctity of nature. Pattaya beaches offer you the opportunity to enjoy all kinds of water sports and Pattaya Travel and Tourist Attractions gift you a flaunting holiday package complete with fun and excitement. |
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 How to get there: |
Pattaya is one of the popular tourist destinations in Thailand and attracts travelers from all across the globe. How to get there to Pattaya is not difficult to answer as there are several modes of transport making it all easy.
By Car
Pattaya is about a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bangkok, taking the Bang Na-Trat Highway or the new, faster Bangkok- Chon Buri Expressway.
By Bus
The two-and a-half-hour journey from Bangkok can be made on regular buses leaving from Bangkok’s Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai). Air-conditioned buses depart from Ekamai every 40 minutes from 5.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. Tel: 0 2391 2504. There are also air-conditioned buses leaving the Bangkok Bus Terminal on Kamphaeng Phet II Road every 30 minutes from 4.30 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Tel: 0 2936 2852-66.
By Train
Few visitors to Pattaya are aware that the city does have a railway station. The train leaves from Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) at 7.00 a.m. and takes about 5 hours to Pattaya.
Tel. 0 2220 4334, Hotline 1690
By Air
The vast majority of tourists going to Pattaya are unaware that the resort does have U-Tapo Airport at Sattahip. Currently, the only scheduled flights are operated by Bangkok Airways to and from Ko Samui. Tel. 0 2265 5555 |
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 Nightlife |
Major hotels operate gourmet restaurants, cocktail lounges, discotheques and nightclubs, and such establishments are well suited to family entertainment. Nightlife beyond Pattaya’s hotels is more liberated, with discotheques, transvestite cabarets, nightclubs, karaoke bars and open-air bars. Most of these attractions are located along Pattaya Beach Road, Pattaya II Road, and in South Pattaya. Pattaya is famous for its transvestite cabarets: Alcazar and Tiffany both on Pattaya Road.
- Alcazar Tel: 0 3841 0225, 0 3841 0224-7
- Tiffany Tel: 0 3842 9642 |
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 Essentials : Callbox |
Tourist Police Pattaya: 0-3842-9371
Marin Police: 0-3842-3666
Immigration: 0-3825-2750-1
Pattaya Memorial Hospital: 0-3842-9422-4
Bangklamung Hospital: 0-3842-9244-5
Bangkok Pattaya Hospital: 0-3842-7751-5
Bus stations Trat: 0-3842-9285
Railway Stations: 0-3842-9285
Limousine Service: 0-3875-7317 |
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Golf in Pattaya
Golf has probably become the most favourite "waste of time" for a large number of expats, tourists and Thais alike. To an even greater extent than
the wide range of watersports activities provided along Pattaya beach, Golf has emerged as a typical specialty of the Eastern seaboard with more than twenty of Thailand's finest golf courses in tropically evergreen landscapes - most within a 60-minutes driving distance from Pattaya's residential areas.
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 The most charming Tourist Attractions in Pattaya are as follows: |
Wat Yansangwararam
Located 15 km. south of Pattaya, off to the left of Sukhumvit Road at the 160-km. marker, Wat Yansangwararam was dedicated to the Supreme Patriarch in 1976 and was later graciously put under the patronage of His Majesty the King. It is a superb example of modern Thai religious architecture, while the park-like grounds also contain pavilions designed in different national styles.
Khao Phra Tamnak
This small hill also known as Khao Phra Bat, its peak accessed by an asphalt road, affords panoramic views of Pattaya City and Pattaya Bay. Khao Phra Tamnak has been developed and is currently the site of the So To Ro 5 radio station, where there is a monument to Kromluang Chumphon, known as the ‘Father of the Royal Thai Navy’. A Buddha image is enshrined on the hilltop.
Pattaya Beach
The main beach at Pattaya, Amphoe Bang Lamung, is a majestic 3-km. curve fronted by a road shaded with refreshing tropical greenery. The northern section of the beach is largely tranquil and is the favoured spot for tourists for swimming, relaxation, and various water sports. The central and southern parts of the beach are packed with hotels, restaurants, department stores, gift shops, nightclubs and various amusement centres.
Jomtien Beach
The 6-km. long, largely straight beach, located around the headland from Pattaya, is popular with windsurfers and water sports enthusiasts. It is also quieter and more relaxing than Pattaya Beach. Hotels and other accommodation facilities are available along the road that runs parallel to the shore.
Ko Lan
Lying about 8 km. off Pattaya, a 45-minute ferry ride or 15 minutes by speed boat, the island measures 2 km. by 5 km. and offers several white sandy beaches, notably Hat Ta Waen, Hat Laem Thian and Hat Thong Long, the latter facing coral reefs. Visitors can either choose snorkelling or view the coral from glass bottom boats. Ferries to the island takes 45 minutes leaving the South Pattaya Pier every two hours daily from 7.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and from Ko Lan back to Pattaya daily from 6.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Cruises by sailing junks, with lunch provided are also available.
Underwater World Pattaya
Located on Sukhumvit Road, Tambon Nong Prue, this aquarium offers an insight into the area’s rich marine life. Underwater World Pattaya is a modern aquarium with a 100-metre stateof- the-art acrylic tunnel where visitors can walk through an underwater environment filled with dozens of marine species including the rare shovel-nosed ray, a hybrid between a shark and a stingray, providing visitors with the unique experience of viewing the displays at close quarters through crystal-clear water. The aquarium plans to have a variety of dolphin shows in the near future.
Tel: 0 3875 6979.
The Sanctuary of Truth
Construction of this gigantic architectural structure, located on the shore at Laem Ratchawet on Na Klua Road, North Pattaya, was begun in 1981 by Mr. Lek Wiriyaphan, founder of the Ancient City in Samut Prakan, and today has assumed colossal proportions. Made entirely of wood and with exquisite architectural carvings, the building was conceived out of the vision that human civilisation has been achieved and nurtured by religious and philosophical truth. Open daily 8.30 a.m.- 5.00 p.m. Tel: 0 3836 7815, 0 3822 5407, 0 3836 7229-30.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum
The museum, at the Royal Garden Plaza, Pattaya Beach, houses a collection of more than 300 strange and amazing things from around the world. Open daily 11.00 a.m.- 11.00 p.m.
Tel: 0 3871 0294-6, 0 3841 2120-2
Mini Siam
This miniature city is on the left-hand side at the 143-km. marker on Sukhumvit Road before reaching Pattaya town. The models, made to a scale of 1 to 25, cover places of worship, ancient remains and famous sights in Thailand and abroad. Open daily 7.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m.
Tel. 0 3872 7333, 0 3872 7666.
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