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Pattaya: Excursions. What excursions to visit in Pattaya?

For many, Pattaya is not just a resort place, but a paradise on Earth, where all dreams come true. People who have visited this city change the world outlook, mentality, and life. Pattaya makes us rethink values, look at our existence differently. Someone decides to resign from work and do business here, someone generally throws everything and moves here for permanent residence. In this city everyone feels that he lives for real. Pattaya is the eternal summer and the incessant atmosphere of the holiday. It seems that you have to live exclusively for pleasure. The second such place on the planet is not exactly, so people who once visited Pattaya, again and again return to this vibrant, shocking and vibrant city on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, 165 kilometers from the capital of Thailand - Bangkok.

Pattaya is a city of sins and a city of smiles

Here all hidden fantasies and inclinations break out and are realized. In translation, Thailand is a "free country", and the freest city in this country is certainly Pattaya. Excursions to interesting places, dancing until the morning on the famous "street of debauchery" - Volkin Street, beach vacation under palm trees, shopping, unusual food - all this can be found in this paradise. About the sights that are definitely worth a visit, we will tell in the article.

Thailand. Pattaya. Excursions

You should think about the excursion program even before you arrive in the city. Pattaya tours offer a variety of, they can be ordered from your tour operator, or in any street agency. And tourist bureaus are found at every step, and the prices in them are much cheaper than those of hotel guides. "Coco Travel", "Sasha Tour", "Mango Travel", "Dolphin Tour", "Pattaya Tour" - excursions can safely be ordered at any of these agencies. A city tour is usually provided by tour operators for free. If you are in Thailand for the first time, be sure to take this opportunity. So, what excursions to visit in Pattaya?

Kwai River

Certainly, a trip to the River Kwai is the most popular excursion among tourists. Here they say: "If you were not on Kwai, then you were not in Thailand." And indeed it is. Visiting any other places will not allow you to see the country in all its unpredictable variety. The trip is designed for two days and often includes a historical component.

1. Ayutthaya

You visit the ancient capital of Siam, Ayutthaya, destroyed by the Burmese, which even in ruins is a spectacular sight. The ancient city is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites, it is a real open-air museum, where dense green forests surround Khmer-style temples made of unfired bricks. Here you will feel all the power of the city, which was once the most powerful in Southeast Asia. But Ayutthaya is only a small part of everything interesting that prepares you a trip to Kwai.

2. True Thailand

You will visit the stepped waterfall called "Erawan", rally in waistcoats along the river, spend the night in a comfortable hotel on the water, make purchases on the floating market in Damnoeng Saduak town, see how the great masters of the royal teakwood factory skillfully carve the most complicated patterns. This is Thailand in all its glory! Buying excursions in Pattaya (prices and programs in different agencies can vary), specify all the points of interest in advance: ask what to take with you, how much you will be taken from the hotel and when you bring back, whether you need to pay for something extra. So you will protect yourself from various surprises. The cost of the trip to the river Kwai is 2300-3500 baht.

Historic Bangkok

If the object of your holiday is Thailand (Pattaya), excursions to Bangkok simply unacceptable leave unattended. Programs are offered the most different. Lovers of history will have to like a trip to the holy places of the capital, the most important of which is the Royal Palace. Even the most hard-hearted man, the charm of Thai architecture will not leave you indifferent. You will take a boat trip to one of the temples along the canals of the Chao Phraya River, during which you will feed the fish. Thais believe that in the process of feeding animals the human karma is purified. And since the fish you will feed near the temple, the effect will double!

The next point in the route is Wat Po - the Monastery of the Rejoining Buddha. The statue of Buddha, measuring 46x15 meters, is located in one of the buildings of the complex. Here is also the highest school of Thai massage, which collected ancient frescoes with all sorts of educational materials relating to the acupuncture points of our body.

After visiting Wat Po you will take a course on the tallest building in Bangkok, called Baiok Sky. Here, at the height of eighty-four floors, you will have a stunning view of the capital of Thailand - one of the largest cities in South-East Asia.

Real Bangkok

Not all who come to rest on a resort such as Pattaya, excursions to historical places are interesting. Want to see the real Thailand? Yes, the Royal Palace is one of the symbols of Bangkok, but it is unlikely that this shrine reflects the true face of the city. Not many people manage to see the "real" capital. However, for every taste there are excursions in Pattaya. Reviews about the tourist program, aimed at demonstrating all the facets of the boiling and incredible Bangkok, just enthusiastic! You will visit only those places that ordinary tourists avoid: take a ride in tram-boats, try local food, take a walk in the Chinatown, pass over the roofs of the houses in the underground metro, look into the "little India" in the city center, will walk a lot and To consider the contradictory life of a megacity from within. Only in this way you will be able to experience truly the traditions and way of life of the Thai people, in a completely different way to look at Thailand and the City of Angels itself.

Nong-Nooch Park

After the Kwai River, this is perhaps the second most popular tour, which tourists buy in Pattaya. The tropical garden "Nong-Nuch", recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, is located seventeen kilometers from the resort. The park has a vast territory of 240 hectares, therefore, to get around it completely, you need to spend the whole day. More than two thousand people visit "Nong-Nuch" daily. Here you can admire the gardens of cacti, aquatic plants, stones and even pots. You can often hear how the park is called "Orchid Garden"; Here, indeed, there is a plantation of these marvelous flowers, but it is only a small part of the whole territory. The decoration of Nong-Nuch, of course, is a huge collection of palms, numbering more than a thousand species and continuing to replenish. This is the largest collection of plants in the world, collected in one place. Also here you will see a baobab - the most famous African tree, the largest coconut in the world and even the local Stonehenge. The cost of excursions in Pattaya to "Nong-Nooch" is the same for all agencies and is 500 baht.

The Transvestite Show

No doubt, the most popular excursion, which does not require leaving the city limits, is a visit to the transvestite show. In Pattaya, there are two of them - "Alcazar" and "Tiffany". It should immediately be clarified that transvestites in the conventional sense, that is, men dressed in women, you will not see. They performed here when such shows were still in their infancy. Presently, transsexuals participate in the performances - men who feel themselves to be women and partially or completely turned into them due to hormone intake and sex change operations. Many in vain believe that such representations are debauchery. Do not confuse them with sex shows, which are also represented in Pattaya a lot. In fact, the "Alcazar" and "Tiffany" is a musical theatrical cabaret with special effects and chic scenery, luxurious costumes, dances and music. And certainly among the real taek you will not see such beauties as here! You can go to the show even with children, they will not see anything vicious. The price varies from 500 to 900 baht, depending on the selected places.