Attractions in Pattaya - day and night

150 kilometers south of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, is Pattaya - the closest to the capital is a large seaside resort. At first glance at the map of the city and its chess-nest layout it seems that there is absolutely nothing to look at in this new settlement. However, it is not. A simple sightseeing tour around the city is enough to make sure: the attractions of Pattaya are quite numerous and varied. Excursion offices, working at almost every hotel, will offer tourists to visit the crocodile farm, the butterfly park, the coral islands, the Silver Lake and the Great Buddha Mountain.

If you are an inquisitive person and love new impressions, then, naturally, you will be interested in what you can see in Pattaya yourself. The Sanctuary of Truth is located on the seashore, on the northern outskirts of the city. Literally every square centimeter of a high (more than hundred meters) wooden temple is filled with carving of the highest skill. The sides of the sanctuary are oriented around the world and are decorated with bas-reliefs of four elements. Because it is a temple of wisdom, and not just a Thai shrine, here there are Chinese, Indian and other halls.

If you are a nature lover or traveling with children, you should definitely visit Pattaya attractions like Khao Koo Zoo, butterfly nursery and crocodile farm. The zoo encourages the feeding of animals. Boxes with feeds are sold at the entrance. Surely your baby will like Sri Racha - the tiger zoo, where he can feed small cubs from the nipples and take a picture with them. You yourself will get pleasure, contemplating the pig runs or entering the cave with thousands of scorpions.

But since the zoo, and farms for breeding elephants, tigers, etc. Are located outside the city, you can find children's entertainment in Pattaya, just visiting the shopping complex Royal Garden Plaza, on Walken Street. On the third floor of this shopping center is the Ripley Museum, which contains all sorts of oddities and wonders, a mirror labyrinth and a show of dinosaurs. In addition, Pattaya has two aquariums and a water park with slides. And for children and adults for sure will be interesting to visit the park "Mini Siam". There, in a small area, there are mock-ups at a scale of 1:25 of all the famous buildings of Thailand, as well as architectural monuments of other countries.

Approximately one hour away by boat there are Pattaya attractions like coral islands. It is worth to go to compare the purity of water and sand on the city beach and on the white island of Koh Lan. This should be chosen for the whole day, not with an excursion: on Ko Lana there are many opportunities to refresh yourself with lunch and have a good rest. Off the coast of the coral islands, wonderful diving and snorkeling. If, for some reason, you do not like diving, you can hire a boat with a glass bottom.

In Thailand they say: "Good guys go to heaven, and bad guys go to Pattaya." With the onset of dusk, very different Pattaya attractions come to the fore. Walking Street becomes a pedestrian zone, everywhere open "go-go-show", nightclubs and strip bars. The most popular sight is the "Alcazar Show". It's a cabaret in which transvestites perform. Theatrical performance includes parodic operettas and cartoons on world pop stars and movies.