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Panarak Park

The Park offers a tropical garden setting . It equips with fishing gears for a well stocked fishing pond. The Park also has bungalow accommodation for overnight stay.

Golden Buddha on Pratamnak Hill (Free)

A must for everyone visiting Pattaya to see the big Golden Buddha

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
For a superb day out, Nong Nooch's 600 acres of beautiful gardens offer activities for all the family to enjoy. Here is one of Asia's largest private plant collections and research facilities, laid out for visitors to explore in a series of exquisitely landscaped themed gardens linked by pathways and skywalks. Highlights are enormous varieties of palms (1,400 species), bromeliads (over 300 species) and orchids (more than 670 native species), plus the stunning French Garden. There are also wonderful displays of ferns, cacti, bougainvillea, bon sai, and remarkable clay pots.

In addition to the plants, Nong Nooch has a butterfly house with over 1,500 attractive inhabitants; a mini zoo offering touch and photo opportunities with friendly birds and monkeys; a lake with paddle boats and canoes; a conference hall; a lakeside garden for theme parties; two restaurants; plus overnight accommodation in Thai-style houses. For some excitement, Nong Nooch puts on daily cultural shows of music and dance from Thailand's regions, Thai boxing, and a wedding ceremony, followed by fun elephant shows with the pachyderms showing off their skills at games, painting, and disco dancing.

Website: Nong Nooch Tropical Garden

Silver Lake
Owner Surachai Tangjaitrong is developing Chonburi province's first vineyard and winery in the beautiful valley adjacent to Khao Chee Chan Buddha image and bordering the glittering reservoir he calls Silverlake. To date 400 rai has been planted with a dozen varieties of table grapes, which are on sale at a tented reception area, together with fresh grape juice, jams and other items. In addition they are experimenting with shiraz and cabernet sauvignon grapes to make wines after the harvest in March 2006 with the help of experienced winemakers from the Napa Valley.

Silverlake is an exciting attraction for the future, with plans for a modern winery next to the lake with its own tasting room, horse and carriage tours of the vineyard and surrounding areas, a large event area with a natural amphitheatre for festivals and concerts – ‘Jazz in the Vineyard’ -- is on the drawing board, along with an attractive restaurant on the rise commanding views of the whole valley, a boutique resort in the style of a Tuscan village, and possibly a golf course. All except the resort and golf course will come on stream by mid-2006.

Web site: Silver Lake

Vantage Point

Fantastic view of the City and Pattaya Bay. (Free)

Official called "Vantage Point" but known by Locals as the Radio Station Hill. A must see view over Pattaya open until 10.00pm. Check this place at Daytime and one time at Nighttime, with two complete different atmospheres.  At night time a "love bird" place for locals. 

Three Kingdom Park

Built by his six children in memory of Kiarti Srifuengfung, a successful Chinese-Thai businessman, this beautiful and peaceful park highlights various aspects of Buddhism, Thai and Chinese culture and philosophy. It also contains 56 episodes of his favourite Chinese epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in a huge continuous mural of hand-painted tiles stretching around the park.

Stroll around the manicured gardens, admire the exquisitely painted epic tale and visit the three elegant Chinese pagodas containing works of art, sculptures, Buddha relics, statues of Guan Yin and Guan Yu, plus figures depicting the characters of the Three Kingdoms.

Website: Three Kingdoms Park

Elephant Village
Opened in 1973, the Pattaya Elephant Village is a private sanctuary where former working elephants can live out their lives in dignity, looked after by professional mahouts. The sanctuary generates funds to support the elephants by organizing popular tourist treks to highlight the rural way of life plus a daily show that demonstrates how elephants live and work, enabling visitors to ride and interact with them.

The Elephant Show every afternoon demonstrates bathing techniques, training methods, logging skills, ancient rites for elephant round-ups, and a performance of the War Drum ceremony (Glong Sabatchai), followed by a short elephant ride. There are also two trekking excursions: a one-hour Elephant Back Trek through fields and forest held four times daily and a Combination Trek twice daily that begins with the Elephant Back Trek and continues with a jungle walk, rafting, oxcart ride and a meal at the Village restaurant.

website: Pattaya Elephant Villag

Khao Kheaw Open Zoo

Animals include bears, elephants, buffaloes, monkeys, snakes. The key attraction is the huge aviary. This structure covers over 100 acres and houses more than 100 different kinds of birds.
Thailand's largest zoo is open plan, meaning the animals roam freely without fences, enabling visitors to get close and personal with them. Covering 2,000 acres with over 300 species located in twelve themed zones, including Africa, Cats Complex, Walk Through Aviary, Penguin Park and much more, there's plenty to occupy a day with nature discovery and picnics. Visitors can drive their own cars around, or catch one of the zoo's guided auto-trams that cover a seven-kilometre route through the various zones, allowing you to get off and on where you like.

Additional attractions include the daily Animal Show, where cute animals perform amazing stunts and tricks; Night Safari by auto-tram to discover the nocturnal habits of many animals; Zoo School (with accommodation) offers curricula for students to learn about animals and the environment. Visitors wanting to support the zoo's activities can join the Animal Adoption Programme to sponsor food and medicine for the animal of their choice.

Website: Khao Keow Open Zoo

Million Years Stone Park & Crocodile Farm

The Park has breeding pens with more than 1000 crocodiles, a zoo and a bonsai garden.

Website: Million Years Stone & Crocodile Farm

Sriracha Tiger Zoo

Very Attractive new zoo and crocodile farm with lots of crocodiles, and other animals. Based in Sri Racha around 30 km outside of Pattaya.

Opening times: Daily 09.30am - 06.00PM

Website:  Sri Racha Tiger Zoo

Phai Island (Ko Phai)

A bit further away, the island is currently under the care of the royal navy, nice beaches

Samet Island (Koh Samet)

Located off the coast of Ban Phe (about one hours drive from Pattaya), this island offers nice beaches with wite sand and natural beauty. You can rent a bungalow to stay overnight or take a daytime trip. Most travel agencies in Pattaya can inform you about cost.

Additional info can be found here: Koh Samet Hotels

Khrok Island & Sak Island

This is the area where most of the deep-sea fishing boats go

Larn Island (Thai speak "Ko Larn" the word "Ko" stands for Island)

Only 45 minutes by Ferry (20 baht per single trip) or 10 minutes by speedboat (around 500 baht). This Island is the largest in Pattaya's area. Most of the attractions are aimed for Chinese and Japanese tourist. The place is nice for snorkeling and viewing of the Coral reefs. The water is as clean as Phuket.

Hynix of the Sea Underwater submarine

A real Submarine

Monkey Training School and Cobra Show

Location: Sukhumvit Highway, south-west of Pattaya, On the corner of Soi Chaiyapruk and Sukhumvit Highway.

Mini Siam and Mini World

The world in Small. Displaying Thai Heritage on a miniature scale, more than 100 models of important historical sites from Thailand & International sites.

Underwater World Pattaya

Underwater World Pattaya is the largest and most modern ocean aquarium in Asia, with a 100-meter-long, 6.4-centimeter-thick Plexiglas pedestrian tunnel through an underwater environment filled with dozens of marine species.

The new theme park covers a total area of 12-rai and is housed in a structure similar to a large circus tent. This enables the place to have natural light that nurtures the algae. The aquarium houses more than 4,000 marine animals, comprising more than 200 different species from the region as well as some rare creatures from overseas. Also a rare shovelnose ray, a hybrid between a shark and a stingray. 

Location: Sukhumvit Highway, south-west of Pattaya, just 200 meters south of Tesco Lotus in South Pattaya.

Opening times:

Entrance fee: is a bit pricy 360 Baht for foreigners (Thai 130 Baht).

Website:

Other resources:

-pictures of underwater world pattaya (1)

-pictures of underwaterworld pattaya (2)

Note: In Bang Saen is also an aquarium, its located on the university campus.

Over 250 one of a kind fascinating exhibits including primitive torture devices; a mask made from human skin; African Voodoo doll and many more weird and wonderful objects. Take an adventure through ten individually themed galleries featuring hundreds of unbelievable exhibits, amazing stories incredible magic and illustrations.

Website: Ripleys Thailand

Ripley's Motion Master Panorama Theatre

A high tech amusement ride guaranteed to thrill both the mind and body. The theatre features a giant screen projection, dynamic motion seating and full digital surround sound that will thrust you into the action of specially produced movie

Ripley's Laser Trek

A high tech laser competition. Test your skill in virtual combat. Fully computerized laser gun, vests and an arena with targets that shoot back. You can come alone, with your friend or come as a group. Up to 26 players can simultaneously participate in Laser Trek.

The only Bottle museum in the world. Exhibit more than 300 miniatures in bottles. The Museum contains an extensive collection of more than 300 pieces of artwork contained in glass bottles in the form of well-known tourist attractions, churches, temples, palaces, ships both Thai and foreign.

Website: Bottle Museum

Swim with Dolphins

At the local cutural attraction the Sanctuary of Truth is also a basin with dolphins. Furthermore there is 'SeaWorld, (not in pattaya Itself) but more near Chonburi.

The Dolphin Experience:

Sanctuary of Truth

Pattaya Park

A big attraction park for the whole family with swimming pools, whirlpools and waterslides. The Hotel itself is not that expensive. check for prices our database.

Pattaya Park is on Thapphraya Road, Jomtien Beach. Pattaya Park offers an amusement park, a Jacuzzi and a gigantic slide. It is an ideal outlet for family relaxation. Pattaya Park Tower the first highest seaside tower and revolving restaurant. About 240 meters height that you can see Pattaya view.

Entrance fee is 100 baht a person. (also for Hotel Guests, i believe)

See also website of the: PattayaPark