Pattaya Other
Attractions
Other Attractions
 The
world famous Pattaya attractions include the beaches, hotels, nightclubs,
shopping malls, etc. The Pattaya attractions are many in number and
each attraction almost outshines the other! Tourists flock to Pattaya
in large numbers to be a part of the amazing life that almost fills
the entire city.
The beaches of Pattaya
form the majority of the attractions. However, equally popular are
the pubs and bars of Pattaya that contribute largely to the flourishing
nightlife of Pattaya. Fancy hotels, restaurants
and fast food joints are also other favorite hangouts of the tourists.
However, giving it all competition is the shopping
in Pattaya. Probably the best place for shopping in Thailand,
Pattaya has innumerable shopping malls, markets and small shops that
make the city a shoppers' paradise! Other Pattaya attractions include
theme parks, water parks and interesting museums.
Mini Siam
Situated at kilometre 143 on Sukhumvit Highway, some 3 kilometres
from Central Pattaya Road, this complex features miniature reproductions
of major cultural and archaeological sites within Thailand, including
Khmer shrines and the ancient capitals of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya,
and features a section of miniaturized major international landmarks
such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, St Basil's Cathedral
and the Statue of Liberty. The complex also has a go-kart track
and a Thai restaurant.
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Million Years Stone Park & Pattaya Crocodile Farm 
Some twenty minutes from central Pattaya, this bucolic enclave features
a landscape of native Thai flora, a fascinating collection of Bonsai
trees, and massive ancient rocks (thus the park's unusual name)
imported from Kanchanaburi province. Artfully landscaped with flowers
and trees, the park contains a crocodile farm, a select collection
of wild animals native to Thailand and nearing extinction, a pool
containing giant catfish native to the Mekong River, and a restaurant.
There are daily crocodile and magic shows.
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Pattaya Park
This beacheside water amusement park is located between South Pattaya
and Jomtien Beach. Colourful water slides, whirlpools and shallow
pools suitable for small children make the park popular with families.
Restaurant facilities, a fast food corner, changing rooms and lockers
number among facilities, and there is easy access to the beach should
visitors prefer to swim in the sea. The park is overlooked by the
240-metre high Pattaya Park Tower that contains a revolving restaurant.
The tower offers an exhilarating view of Pattaya and two novel ways,
the Pattaya Park Sky Shuttle and Pattaya Park Tower Jump, of reaching
the ground.
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Pattaya Elephant Village
Situated on the Siam Country Club Golf Course road, the village
features trained elephants demonstrating time-honoured forestry
skills, enjoying themselves playing football, re-enacting wild elephant
hunts and a medieval war elephant parade in a popular daily afternoon
show. Elephant rides are also available at 9.00 AM.
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Phanarak Park
Also on the Siam Country Club Golf Course road,
this tropical garden complex contains a well-stocked lake for fishing
enthusiasts, bungalow accommodation, restaurant facilities, a mini-golf
course, jogging and cycling tracks and boating facilities.
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum
Located next to the Royal Garden Resort Hotel inside Royal Plaza
Garden, this museum, only the second of its kind in Asia, features
a high technology theatre adapted from a pilot-training simulator,
permanent and special displays of oddities such as animal freaks
and unusual human feats, based on the popular cartoon feature of
the same name which is featured in newspapers throughout the world.
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Nong Nooch Orchid Wonderland
This artfully landscaped botanical garden and country resort, located
at kilometer 163 on Sukhumvit Highway, contains a splendid collection
of native Thai flora, including hundreds of varieties of orchids,
ferns, flowering plants and exotic blooms. The enclave contains
numerous Thai-style residences, an ornamental lake, a large auditorium
wherein daily cultural performances
are presented, featuring folk dances, martial arts and traditions,
followed by the most entertaining of all elephant shows imaginable,
an hilarious form of pachyderm burlesque.
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Bottle Art
The world's sole Bottle Art Museum at Km 145.3 on Sukhumvit Highway,
has more than 300 displays of miniature bottles.
information on Pattaya Attractions and other attractions of Thailand.
Diving
Pattaya is the nearest and most convenient diving
location from Bangkok. Although it may not be interesting enough to
most advanced divers, it is a very suitable place for beginners. There
are many scuba diving shops in Pattaya that offer PADI or NAUI certificate
courses with competitive prices. And the trips are centred around
Ko Lan, Ko Sak and Ko Khrok. One-day and half-day excursions to these
islands are also available at quite reasonable prices.
For accomplished divers, the outer islands of Ko Man Wichai and Ko
Rin which have better visibility are offered. Also worth visiting
are the several wrecks off Pattaya's shore, especially the Hardeep
and the Bremen. The Hardeep, a 420-metre long ship that sank in 1942,
is considered the most interesting dive site in this area.
Diving in Thailand centres on Pattaya, Koh Samui and Koh Tao in the
Gulf of Siam and on Phuket and Koh Phi Phi in the Andaman Sea. You
can dive on magical coral reefs; go down on wrecks in warm, clear
water and float with clouds of tropical fish. Thailand is great for
people who want to learn and also for experienced divers right through
to "tekkies" who want to push the limits.
Pattaya, being more northerly, is not subject to the monsoon seasons
that can affect locations in the south. We have a rainy season, but
we don't get the sudden, fierce, tropical storms that can strike without
warning in Phuket.
It is also a great place for families and solo travellers. Hotels in Pattaya offer the best value for money anywhere in the world and you can eat out in a different restaurant every night of the year and sample the cuisine of a score or more countries.
As well as being a fun place Pattaya also blends the best of the east and the west. You can eat sea-fresh prawns, lobster and crabs sitting under the stars on a balmy warm evening; party every night, stroll around Buddhist temples, visit a sapphire mine, go for an elephant trek, watch an amazing show where all the girls are boys, or another where the stars are crocodiles; bungee jump, sky-dive, sail, jet-ski, go game-fishing, learn to fly a micro-lite, look at orchids in a wonderful garden resort, go to a floating market....the list is endless.
And, if things go wrong there are three, first-class international hospitals, which not only offer excellent health care, but also attract many people who come for cosmetic surgery and dentistry at bargain prices.
If you are looking for a fun hotel to stay - right in the heart of Pattaya's sizzling nightlife - then click below.
Windsurfing
Extreme Sports Cafe now offers Windsurfing tuition and equipment rental alongside most of it's Kitesurfing locations in Thailand. Most noticeably our Jomtien location, just outside Pattaya in Thailand.
The great thing about our kitesurfing and windsurfing school is that it is away from the hustle and bustle of Pattaya, and that all your familly and your friends can relax in the beautiful surroundings of Jomtien beach. We also have world class hotels as well as more cost effective local accommodation right next to this combined kitesurfing and windsurfing school.
We have a full bar which offers soft drinks, alcoholic drinks and a great menu of food; both Western and Thai. So after a hard day of kitesurfing, or windsurfing you can come back and have a cool beer, and a sandwhich. You can also get s hower and wash your kit down in our Palm tree lined enclave dedicated to kitesurfing and windsurfing.
Our school also offers Hobie catamarans as well as kitesurfing / windsurfing. Hey and if you don't want to do anything you can just lie on the beach and watch everyone else. Or why not stretch out in one of our deck chairs on Jomtien beach.
Just outside Pattaya we offer Kite surfing, Wind surfing and equipment rental for both disciplines and for all skill levels. The winds in this area pick up in October, November and December and this is a great time to learn, or practice with stronger winds without the risk of gusting which can cause less experienced people problems sometimes.
We offer two different resort hotels right next door to the center in Jomtien. Right next door means you can roll out of your bed and down the beach to our center. Here have a beautiful palm tree lined area for storage and kit maintenance as well as a relaxing bar that you can chill out at at any time during the day. The beach is just a few yards away at all times. Extreme Sports Cafe can offer you discount rates at this hotel. So check out our hotel options and then book online with us at those discount rates.
Water skiing
The most popular spots are the northern and southern parts of Pattaya beach and Jomtien beach. Besides, water skiing on fresh water is also available.
Golfing
Pattaya and Chon Buri boast an abundance of Championship class golf courses, some of them are designed by renowned golfers. Golfing holidays in Pattaya have become more and more popular due to the low cost, good quality service and large choices of accommodation.
Horse riding
Located off the Siam Country Club Road at Km. 12, the Horseshoe Point Resort & Country Club offers several kinds of riding for all levels, including dressage, trail riding, jumping, polo and pony club riding for children.
Outdoor Riding Stables Pattaya is located at Km. 11 on Highway 36 in the mountainous area east of Pattaya. It provides excursions on horse back for experienced riders and beginners as well.
Bowling
There are two bowling alleys in Pattaya with international standard. Pattaya Bowl is located on Pattaya 2 Road and PS Bowl is on the third floor of the PS Plaza at the corner of the Central Pattaya Road and Pattaya 2 Road.
Spa, bowling and shopping are all rolled in one at P.S.Plaza, the three storey plaza is located conviniently in downtown Pattaya and welcomes more than 3,000 visitors a day. Aimed promoting this place to be a one-stop recreation center.
Starting with one of the most famous international supermarket, TOPS Supermarket on the first floor. Along with daily grocery shops, there are many retail stores on the 2nd floor offering gifts, souvenirs, boutiques, and sport equipment from well known brands such as Addidas and Sport Junctions. Special for shoppers, P.S.Plaza helps you to shop easily with international courier service at Plus Post Service by world leaders such as FEDex, TNT, DHL, and EMS.
Besides shopping items, P.S.Plaza also provides many facilities to fill your precious time with authentic Thai food at Coca Restaurant or hang out in easy style sport bar called Matchroom.
At where the shopping area are also shares th 2nd fllor space, P.S.plaza also offer for your wellness is a relaxing escape at P.S.Spa As indulging as it may seem a head-to-toetreatment is at our service under the theme "Secrets of Health and Relaxation" in a luxurious setting of the northern sytle of Thai Lanna.
P.S.Bowling (Pattaya), the largest bowling center in the Eastern Region in Thailand, is located on the 3rd floor of P.S.Plaza at Central Pattaya. A 32-lane-bowling center with international standard was the best selected venue for "37th AMF Bowling World Cup 2001." With a great success of organizing the world tenpin championship, P.S.Bowling (Pattaya) was honored again to hold "7th World Youth Tenpin Championship" in August 2002.
P.S.Bowling (Pattaya) offers many facilities which will provide more convinience during your visit including snack bar, coffee-shop, pro-shop, and game arcade. For snack bar and coffee shop, you can find variety of Thai and International dishes available for you. At the same time, bowlers can enjoy shopping bowling balls, bags, and other accessories.
Bowling is a great exercise for the whole family. For first-time bowlers, there is a team of bowling instructors on hand to insist you. Kids can also have a ball with an autonmatic wall bumper, while parents strike their pins. P.S.Bowling daily opens from 10.00 to 02.00 am. For more information of bowling center, please contact us at 0-3842-0965-6. Fax: 0-3842-0572. Or e-mail us at psbowlingpattaya@psbowling.com
Paintball
Paintball park
In the corporate sector, team building is an important element, and Pattaya here has something special to offer. Companies use Paintball Park for both corporate entertainment and staff training. More casual visitors discover what fun it is to shoot their friends. Paintball allows people of varying skill levels to work together as a team, demonstrating their ability to interact and communicate effectively. Paintball allows someone who may be shy in the office to shine through as a great leader and tactician. Those who want to kill their boss can do so, legally. Paintball is a game of skill, strategy and daring played outdoors in a woodland setting.
Players are dressed in camouflage gear, and use paintball-marking guns. Two equal teams compete against each other, the objective being to capture the opposition\'s flag and get it back to your home base. During the game, players are eliminated when a paintball hits them and bursts, marking them with a vivid coloured non-toxic dye that easily washes off. There is also a bungee jump at Paintball Park, which at 56 metres is the highest bungee jump in Thailand.
As an extra, stomach-curdling thrill, there is a catapult that hurls you back 56 metres into the air.
You can capture all this on video, for the playback delights of your grieving family.
PaintBall Park
South side of Thepprasit Road, near Soi 9, next to Pattaya Kart Speedway.
Tel: 038300608
Hours: 10-18 Daily
Laser Trek
This place is part of Ripley's in Royal Garden Plaza. Here players are dramatically engaged in a simulated star war. Firing laser guns at the rivals and set targets are the excitement of the game, of which the objective is to make the highest scores counted according to the number of targets hit.
Other sports
Other sports and activities which can be enjoyed in Pattaya include tennis, squash, badminton, bungee jump, shooting, archery, sailing, parasailing, gamefishing, etc.
Interested persons should contact the hotel information desk for details. Besides sports, fitness centres are available in many hotels and health clubs can be found easily in this city.
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