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Pattaya - Sporting Opportunities

Golf

There are several excellent golf courses in the Pattaya area, among the best known are:

  • Asia Pattaya Beach Hotel
  • Bangpra International Golf Club
  • Burapha Golf Club
  • Khao Kheow Golf Club
  • Laemchabang International Country Club
  • Natural Park Hill Golf Club
  • Natural Park Resort Golf Course
  • Noble Place Golf Course
  • Pattaya Country Club
  • Phoenix Golf and Country Club
  • Royal Lake Side Golf Course & Resort
  • Siam Country Club
  • Sriracha International Golf Course
  • Treasure Hill Golf and Country Club

Tennis

Tennis courts are available at many of Pattaya’s leading hotels. Courts are normally open to all, but guests are given preference.

Squash

Squash can be played at major hotels where facilities are also available for visitors’ convenience.

  • Dusit Resort Pattaya
  • Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel

Badminton

The Pattaya Badminton Court on Soi 17 is open 24 hours a day.

Bowling

Pattaya has three bowling alleys of international standard.

  • Pattaya Bowl on Pattaya II Road in North Pattaya. Open daily 10.00 a.m.- 2.00 a.m. Tel: 0 3842 9466
  • Wave Bowl on the first floor of Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel and Resort on Jomtien Beach Road Tel: 0 3823 1350-67
  • P.S. Bowl on the 3rd floor of P.S. Plaza in Central Pattaya. Open daily 11.00 a.m.-2.00 a.m. Tel: 0 3842 0965-6

Jogging

There is a jogging track at Suan Chaloem Phra Kiat. Jogging is also pleasant along the promenade facing Pattaya Bay.

Go-Karts

Go-Karts are available at the 400- and 700-metre tracks on Thepprasit Road.

  • Pattaya Kart Speedway Tel. 0 3842 2044
  • K.R. Go-Kart Grand Prix, open for both professional and amateur drivers daily from 9.30 a.m.- 6.30 p.m. Tel. 0 3830 0347
  • Siam Karting Circuit Tel. 0 3872 7410

Motor Racing

The Bira International Circuit on Highway No. 34 and Highway No. 36 (Pattaya-Rayong) 15 km. away from Pattaya town periodically holds international motor and motorcycle races, while there are daily opportunities for speed enthusiasts to drive their own two-or four-wheeled vehicles around the challenging track. Tel. 0 2971 6450, 0 2522 1731-8 or mobile phone 0 1782 1441

Shooting

An air-conditioned handgun and rifle range is located at Tiffany’s on Pattaya II Road. Open daily 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m. Tel. 0 3842 1700-5, 0 3842 9642

Horse Riding

Available at Jojo Horse Club at Marina Inn Hotel Tel: 0 3822 5149, open daily 7.00 a.m.-7.00 p.m., and Horseshoe Point Resort, located 10 km. from Pattaya, open daily 8.30 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. Tel. 0 3873 5050

Paintball Game

Paintball is a game of skill, strategy and challenge normally played outdoors in a woodland setting. Available at Paint Ball Park on Thepprasit Road. Open daily 9.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. Tel: 0 3830 0608 Website: www.paintballpark-pattaya.com

Bungee Jumping

The Pattaya Bungee Jump has been running for 9 years and during that time many hundreds of jumpers have experienced the adrenaline rush only bungee jumping can provide. Also available at Paint Ball Park on Thepprasit Road. Open daily 10.00 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. Tel. 0 3830 0608

Muai Thai

Muai Thai, translated into English as Thai Boxing, is the national sport of Thailand and is a martial art with origins in the ancient battlefield tactics of the Siamese (or Thai) army. Muai Thai is unique in having a splendid opening ritual, known as Wai Khru, a ceremony paying homage to the fighters teacher and guardian spirits before fighting. This shows gratitude for knowledge imparted and asks for victory in the fight ahead. Boxing venues are available on Thepprasit Road.

Water Sports

Windsurfing

Best at Hat Jomtien, where tuition is available for beginners. October through June are the best months, with ideal water and wind conditions for windsurfing.

Sailing

Sailing is a year-round sport in Pattaya’s waters, and the most popular craft to rent are Lasers, Prindles and Hobie Cats. For more information, visitors should contact their hotel travel desk or the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. Tel. 0 3825 0116, 0 3830 6290 Website: www.royal-varuna-club.com

Water Skiing

The most popular venues are the northern and southern parts of Pattaya Beach, Jomtien Beach and Ko Lan, while freshwater skiing is available at Lakeland Cable Ski at the 150.5 km. marker on Sukhumvit Road. Open daily 10.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m. Tel: 0 3823 2690-2

Game Fishing

Expeditions are organised by many operators, with the waters around Ko Manwichai, Ko Rin and Ko Khram popular for the pursuit of marlin, king mackerel and barracuda.

Parasailing

This sport is widely available throughout the resort.

Scuba Diving and Snorkelling

Both sports are popular around Pattaya’s offshore islands. The resort has several dive shops, and beginners can take PADI open water certification courses.

Nightlife

Major hotels operate gourmet restaurants, cocktail lounges, discotheques and nightclubs, and such establishments are well suited to family entertainment. Nightlife beyond Pattaya’s hotels is more liberated, with discotheques, transvestite cabarets, nightclubs, karaoke bars and open-air bars. Most of these attractions are located along Pattaya Beach Road, Pattaya II Road, and in South Pattaya. Pattaya is famous for its transvestite cabarets: Alcazar and Tiffany both on Pattaya Road.

  • Alcazar Tel: 0 3841 0225, 0 3841 0224-7
  • Tiffany Tel: 0 3842 9642