AROUND   PATTAYA

       The Professionals and Mermaid's Dive Centre

     For beginners the centres offer complimentary pool sessions. This is an easy introduction to  scuba at your hotel swimming-pool. The instructore explains how to use the breathing apparatus and takes you for a short dive in the pool. The cost around 2000 Bt. includes boat transfers to and from Coral Island, all the seafood lunch you can eat , on soft drink, an hour and a half diving instruction in the pool by a qualified and two coral dives with instructor,all equipment, medical supplies, introductory diving course certificate and diving log book recognised worldwide.


     NONG NOOCH TROPICAL GARDEN & RESORT
     15 min from the centre of Pattaya, near Bang Saray is Nong Nooch for those who want to take in a cultural show. The morning show at Nong Nooch begins at 10.15 and the afternoon at 15.00 and 15.45 .Elephants go through the same acts you see at the Funny Elephant plus Thai classical dances. A private man-made lake for rowing and other highlight. There is aminiature  open zoo and aviary, where you can see monkeys pick coconuts at the command of trainers.

     ELEPHANT VILLAGE 
     Pattaya' Elephant Village is a popular attraction with visitors. To meet demand, visitors can watch daily training sessions for elephants. Visitors can also feed the elephants and enjoy a short ride around the showground. This is the great afternon tour where you can have fun with a video camera or capture the colour display on film.

     MINI SIAM
     Like a window to the world, Pattaya's Mini Siam park is home to miniature replicas of the world's man-made wonders. Walk through the park and you can have your picture taken alongside Paris'Eiffel Tower, New York's Statue of Liberty and the temples of Thailand.

   ALCAZAR CARBARET
         Experience of the new wave of entertainment. You can not leave Pattaya without seeing the Alcazar Show.
        Nobody should miss the most entertaining and most beautiful troupe of Transverse Performers in all Pattaya at the ALCAZAR. 
        

      SAMET  ISLAND
       Samet Island is famous for it's beachs, and unspolitnature. The most beautiful bay on the island is "Vongduern Beach" with fine white sand and romantic atmosphere. 

        Million years stone park & Crocodile farm
       An over 100 rai Park & Farm, 15 minutes' drive from centre of Pattaya,featuring curious and beautiful things of different types : crocodiles in their natural surroundings,a zoo of wild animals, award winning trained trees, a million-year-old petrified tree and hundreds of huge, grotesque rocks. Man-catching crocodile show and magic shows are performed daily

      The Sriracha Tiger Zoo
      45 Minutes drive from Pattaya, offers the chance to get close to the majestic tigers in their natural environments and at the same time see various other resident animals. Animal shows run throughout the day featuring tigers, crocodiles, bears, chimpanzees, elephants and pigs. The shows run for around 30 - 40 minutes.

 


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