There is a Beautiful and exciting city in Thailand know as Pattaya located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok. It is situated in the province of Chonburi.
It is located in the heavily industrial Eastern Seaboard zone, along with Si Racha (Sri Racha), Laem Chabang, and Chon Buri (Chonburi). Pattaya is a self governing municipal area which covers the whole tambon Nong Prue (Nongprue) and Na Kluea (Naklua) and parts of Huai Yai and Nong Pla Lai
It is divided into a larger northern section which spans the areas to the east of Naklua Beach (the most northern beach) and Pattaya Beach (the main beach) plus the Buddha Hill headland (immediately south of Pattaya Beach), and a smaller southern section covering the area to the east of Jomtien Beach (which lies directly south of Buddha Hill).
It was once a fishing town first boomed as an R&R destination during the Vietnam War and developed into a family-orientated seaside destination. The Tourism Authority of Thailand claims 5,338,000 visitors and above during the year 2005.
The activities include playing golf (21 golf courses within 1 hour of Pattaya) go-kart racing, and visiting different theme parks and zoos such as the Elephant Village, where demonstrations of training methods and ancient ceremonial re-enactments are performed daily. The private Sri Racha Tiger Zoo features tigers, alligators, and other animals in daily shows. There is to the south of Pattaya a Tropical Botanical Garden about 15 kilometers which is a 500-acre.
There is “The Million Years Stone Park, Pattaya Crocodile Farm, Pattaya Park Beach Resort Water Park, Funny Land Amusement Park, Siriporn Orchid Farm, Underwater World Pattaya (world-class aquarium), the Thai Alangkarn Theater Pattaya (cultural show), Bottle Art Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, and Underwater World, an aquarium where there is a collection of marine species in the Gulf of Thailand including sharks and stingrays.
There is a Mini Siam is a miniature model village which celebrates the heritages of Thailand with replicas of the most famous monuments and historical sites including the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Democracy Monument, Bridge over the River Kwai, and Prasat Hin Phimai.
Usually the Pattaya Songkran festival that takes place each year on mid April differs from the rest of Thailand in several aspects. The event includes varieties of beauty pageants, musical performances, cultural shows, fireworks, and water sports competition.
