Pattaya: An Island Of
Thailand With Good Diving Sites
Pattaya is an island in Thailand with
good sight seeing attractions that show
the miniatures of world famous monuments.
The adventure sport loving tourists can
visit Pattaya to enjoy diving at its popular
diving sites. It is a crowded beach situated
on the east coast of Thailand. One can go
to nearby islands on daytrips, which are
popular diversions from Pattaya. Pattaya
has more than 20 golf courses and various
amusements parks that attract a lot of tourists
towards the koh.
Pattaya sight seeing
Pattaya has various beautiful beaches,
Buddhist temples, Monkey Mountains, orchid
farms, aquariums and stonecutting villages.
There are some popular attraction sights
in pattaya like Underwater World, which
is a marine aquarium near Tesco, Thanon
Sukhumvit. There is a museum of Bottle Art
near bus station of Thanon Sukhumvit, which
shows miniature models of Dutch windmills
and Thai temples inside glass bottles.
One can also see some other replica theme
based artwork in Pattaya like Sanctuary
of Truth, which is the mirror image of the
great buildings of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
Another main replica tourist sight in Pattaya
is Mini Siam that has replicas of various
world-renowned monuments. There is also
an entertaining Ripley’s Believe it or Not
museum in Royal Garden Plaza on Beach Road
that has both traditional and bizarre exhibits.
One can view traditional culture in Pattaya
like traditional dancers, natural scenery
and elephants by traveling 18kms from Thanon
Sukhumvit to Nong Nooch Village. The nature
lover can enjoy the wonderful scenery of
flowers in orchid gardens.
Nightlife in Pattaya
Pattaya is a famous city with vivacious
nightlife, which attracts a lot of tourists
every year. Pattaya nightlife includes pub
restaurants, go-go bars, trendy discos and
also transsexual cabaret shows. The most
famous nightlife area in Pattaya is Walking
Street in South Pattaya.
Diving in Pattaya
Pattaya is a great place for year-round
diving, as the water temperature remains
28C throughout. With diverse options of
diving sites and excursions it is a popular
sport for both experts and beginners. So,
many beginners come here to learn diving
in five star diving centers at reasonable
rates and also the course can be completed
in one to four days depending on the type
of diving and proficiency of learner to
learn quickly. There is also an arrangement
of daylong introductory dive classes if
the learner is short of time.
There are good options for experienced
divers also to learn specialty dives including
wreck diving, night diving, underwater photography
and deep diving.
Pattaya dive sites
There are many options for diving sites
within quick reach of Pattaya by boat. In
Pattaya there are also some clear tropical
waters areas available for diving. One can
dive in the offshore islands of pattaya,
which are just few km away from the main
island. The main dive sites like Koh Sak
has diving sites in a sheltered bay so the
sites are comfortable for the beginners.
Another diving spot near Pattaya is Koh
Larn, which is the largest island near Pattaya.
Tourists prefer to go for a day trip here
and enjoy diving in various sites like Shark
Point where one can see young sharks, odd
turtle and cuttlefish. Another diving site
on the island is Golden Bay, which is a
multi-purpose dive site with coral down
to about 25 meters and a deep drop off to
around 50 meters.
