Let's tell about the most interesting excursions of Pattaya and its surroundings: tour programs and prices for excursions.
While on vacation, you can spend all day sunbathing on the beach, swimming in the warm water, and occasionally visiting local, colorful establishments. Or you can make your weekend in Pattaya more active and educational by booking guided tours or exploring on your own.
Excursions in Pattaya with a guide
Predominantly excursions are negotiated in advance with the tour operator with whom you "cooperate". Or you can arrange your leisure time on your own. There are many companies in the resort that offer walking or driving tours of the city, nearby islands, and other communities. You have the opportunity to visit the western province of Kanchanaburi and the northern Golden Triangle.
Tourist offices with English-speaking guides in Pattaya are located near a hotel called Pattaya Park.
Cost of the tour
The price to pay for the tour is 500-600 THB per person. If you have a child on vacation with you, you will pay half the price. For a group of tourists, this service will cost 1500 THB per guide.
Best excursions in the city
The list of sought-after excursions in Pattaya includes:
Visiting the River Kwai;
City sightseeing tour: Big Buddha, Temple of Truth, observation deck;
Two-day trip to Koh Samet or Koh Chang;
Departure to Bangkok;
Visiting the Path to Avatar (capital city of Ayutthaya);
Khao Kheow Zoo walk;
Two-day visit to Cambodia;
Nong Nuch Garden visit.
Important! Traveling with your own transportation will cost much more than shared tours.
Excursions in Pattaya with tour operators
If the weekend includes a package tour, then during the transfer from Bangkok to Pattaya or after checking into the hotel, the tourist will have a meeting with a personal guide. Being here for the first time, be sure to attend it - you will be told all the nuances of vacation in Thailand itself and a particular city.
The purpose of the info meeting is to sell the tour. Tour guides may use the scaremongering that if you don't buy it, you won't get on the flight home. This is not true. You have the right to refuse the offer and buy your own excursion when you arrive in Pattaya.
The package price is usually included:
City familiarization tour
Visit Big Buddha, crocodile and snake farm, million-year-old stones park, observation deck.
Touring the shopping centers
with beauty products, jewelry, leather, latex, and souvenir stores.
Excursions in Pattaya
Karen Village and Wat Yang
The trip consists of a visit to Chinese temples and a village where women with amazingly long necks live (plus learn how they stretch them).
Walk to the site where the vessel containing Buddha's ashes is placed, and see his image on a rock, fashioned from gold plates.
Duration and price. You have to pay 800 THB for 1 day tour.
Chantaburi
Besides visiting the waterfall and swimming in it, vacationers can visit:
Monkey Temple;
grandiose dolphin circus show.
Duration and price. A day trip will cost 2000 THB.
Discovery
The tour program in Pattaya is very rich, you will see:
The Temple of Heaven and Hell (plus hear a lecture on Eastern cosmology);
pineapple plantation;
Chinese Oyster Temple;
elephant circus performance.
Duration and price. A day trip will cost THB 1,400.
Bangsen
The tour itinerary includes:
Walking through the city of wild monkeys;
seeing the oceanarium.
Duration and price. A day of sightseeing costs 800 THB.
Bangkok tour and local Disneyland
Bangkok will welcome you joyfully into its embrace. The program includes:
visit the temple complexes;
visiting the Royal Palace;
Floating the Chao Phraya River;
viewing the observation deck (Bayok Hotel);
tasty buffet.
Separately, you can have a full day of fun at "Dream Land", the Thai analog of Disneyland in America.
Duration and price. The cost of the trip to the capital is 2000 THB. A visit to Disneyland is 1500 THB for the whole day.
Mini Siam Park
This is a unique park that showcases reduced cultural monuments from all corners of the planet.
Duration and price. You have to pay 700 THB for a day tour.
Transvestite show: "Tiffany" and "Alcazar."
These extravaganza shows with elements of theatricality take place in the light of parodies of artists of today. Stunning, colorful costumes and unique sets await you. After the program, you can take a photo with its participants (for a fee).
Price of admission ticket from 600 THB.
Kwai River
This is the most popular excursion among vacationers. You can:
wander around the floating market;
take a river rafting trip;
visit a teak factory;
see springs and waterfalls;
hand-feed wild monkeys;
Ride on elephants;
and even spend the night in lodges on wooden stilts.
Duration and price. The price of the itinerary is 3000 THB for 2 days program. There are different programs, you can choose a better option for you.
Jeep or ATV riding
This is a real treat for lovers of high-speed, machine-powered rides. You're in for an exciting visit:
deaf neighborhoods of Pattaya;
pineapple plantations.
Duration and price. A day of traveling will cost 2500 THB.
Sea cruise by ship and sea safari
On a comfortable ship you will visit 2 islands with the opportunity to swim or fish. If you wish more extreme, you are at your service:
uninhabited island;
Monkey Island;
military island.
These places can be reached by boat.
Duration and price. The price of the boat itinerary is 2000 THB. For the boat safari, you have to pay an additional 2000 THB per day.
Flight of Gibbon
It will be appreciated by lovers of outdoor activities and extreme sports. You will fly over the rainforest on a special mount. The tour includes:
a show of trained elephants and tigers;
Walk around the grounds of the Khao Kheow Open Zoo.
Duration and price. The price of Extreme Pattaya is 3000 THB.
Koh Kood Island
The island is a 3-hour drive from Pattaya itself. You'll need to take a bus, plus a ferry. Romantics and couples in love will love it:
Thai kayak boats;
wildlife;
blue sea with clear water;
sun;
palms;
bungalows.
Length and price. A two-day trip will cost THB 5,000.
Tour to the ancient capital Ayutthaya
Visiting Thailand's old capital Ayutthaya, you will be introduced to:
Mirrored temple;
Lopburi is a city of monkeys;
Sailing on a traditional boat;
walking through caves with stalactites.
To top it all off, you can try fish ice cream.
Duration and price. A two-day trip and an overnight stay in a hotel located in the middle of the cliffs will cost 6000 THB.
Cambodia trip
The trip from Pattaya by bus will take up to 5 hours. Cambodia is a neighboring country with its amazing culture, Angkor Wat temple ensemble, and unusual food.
Duration and price. The price of the trip depends on the number of days spent in Cambodia. It starts from 4,500 THB.
As you can see, Pattaya has plenty of entertainment for every taste and wallet. The resort has something to offer, something to show and something to surprise. So the choice is always yours.
