EASTERN PARADISE

PATTAYA is Thailand's capital of fun. Just ninety minutes by car from Bangkok, Pattaya allows you to shed your suit or the city stress and let your hair down. In fact it has been attracting visitors to its lovely sweeping bay for more than forty years, making it the most established and one of the most popular of Thailand's resort centres. Although Pattaya is most famous for its nightlife, there is someting for everyone here and families and good value travel packages both enjoy the fun and excitement of Jomtien beach, which is removed from the bright neon lights of Pattaya beach. The city offers some superb accomodation, including excellent hotels and exclusive condos and many foreigners now have second homes here, particularly clustered aroud the small exclusive beaches of the North.Offshore are several lovely islands and sailing excursions are popular along with all sorts of fun watersports. But if you prefer to stay on land there are several excellent golf courses in

The area as well as a whole host of cultural and family attractions. Welcome to the Pattaya in Thailand.
Pattaya also provides plenty of on land recreation, a number of excellent 18-hole golf clubs, while other sporting options include tennis, horse-back riding, go-kart racing, shooting, archery, bowling, snooker...the list goes on. There is even a motor racing track. True to its city status, Pattaya, unlike other beach resorts, shows no slackening of pace after sundown. South Pattaya, popularly referred to as "The Strip", is packed with all kinds of restaurants, bars, discos, and shops. If South Pattaya is a trifle overwhelming, those seeking quieter opportunities for shopping, dining and evening entertainment will not be disappointed. Such has been the development of the resort in recent years that full amenities are now to be found throughout Pattaya which extends well inland from the bay.

Shopping possibilities are as varied as Pattaya's other attractions. Souveniers, handicrafts, gems and jewellery, ready-to-wear and custom-tailored clothing, paintings and more are all to be found along "The Strip" and increasingly at smart shops and department stores throughout the resort.