The Grand Pattaya city boasts variety of clean, pristine and sandy beaches that grab the attention of thousands of visitors from all over the world who take cheap flights to Thailand and desire to spend the holiday-break by relaxing and sitting on a deckchair along the powdery beach front. The beach comprises many other fascinations; each one has its own appeal and flavour. It is a 4 kilometres ‘crescent shaped sandy bay’, which offers its beloved guests a lot more than what their hearts wish for. This vibrant palm-fringed stretch is bordered with the gleaming bars and discos, endless leisure and sports activities, a huge variety of restaurants, value-for-money market stalls and shopping malls and superb hotels. Some of its attractions are discussed below that should be included in your list of must-see areas.
Khao Pattaya View Point and Wat Khao Phra Bat is one of the most stunning areas of Pattaya Beach which is perched on a small hill and offers an amazing bird’s eye view of the surrounding bays and the complete Pattaya city. In its Wat Khao Phra it houses the famous and sacred image of Buddha and in its close vicinity, you will also find the Sor Tor Naval Radio Station. It was constructed during the time period of 1957 by the villagers and Phra Acarn Po. Right on the point where Buddha foot’s relic is situated, there are 5 more Buddha images where thousands of people gather to worship.
Apart from it the beach area also owns the popular museum of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, that was a complete television series. This magical and mysterious museum possesses a wide agglomeration of unique and unusual items that were found by Mr Ripley. These extraordinary and rare objects are categorized by 250 distinctive groups like the ancient torture devices, the peculiar lifestyles of unusual people and many optical illusions. The museum lies on the 3rd storey of Royal Garden Plaza and displays approximately 300 different items. It will undoubtedly blow your mind away with its beautiful, shocking and strange objects and you will surely leave the museum with a thought that it was not real.
If you want to relax and desire to refresh your mind and soul with lush green sites, just hit the Fitness Park that is dedicated to the King and is located on the foothill of Pattaya. It shelters a large collection of indigenous plants, a variety of fitness facilities and a jogging trail. It remains bustling and vibrant during the morning and evening time when hundreds of people head towards it for fitness and calorie burning purposes.
Another entertainment of Pattaya is its huge aquarium that is known as Underwater World Pattaya. It is regarded to be the most modern and largest aquarium of Asia that is further divided into 3 zones- the Giant Siam, Shark and Ray and Coral Reef. You will be mesmerized to spot more than 200 marine breeds like a stingray, a shark and the rare shovelnose ray. Besides, the area also houses many other attractive sites, so just get ready and plan up a trip for the beautiful Pattaya.
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