Ideal Bangkok Pattaya trip?

I am going to visit Bangkok and Pattaya with my wife in the month of may. With the help of various resources over the internet I have planned an itienary for myself which includes first 4 nights at Pattaya and the rest 2 at Bangkok.

Hi Jax:

Activities

Sports

Bungee Jump:

* Jungle Bungee Jump (จังเกิ้ล บันจี้ จั๊ม) has arrived in Pattaya and is found near the fishing pond of the Jomtien Fishing Park.

Flying for entertainment: at major places such as

* Pattaya Air Park (พัทยา แอร์ พาร์ค)
* Chon Buri Flying Club (ชลบุรี ฟลายอิ้ง คลับ)
* CMT Flying Club (ซีเอ็มที ฟลายอิ้ง คลับ)

Horse Riding:

* Jo Jo Horse Club (โจโจ้ ฮอร์ส คลับ) is a training place for horse riding.
* Horseshoe Point Club (ฮอร์สชู พอยท์ คลับ) is a place of horse riding training and accommodation. It covers an area of 300 rai. There are horse riding training fields for both indoor and outdoor, cross-country jumping and polo, which are up to an international standard. The Thai Polo Club offers polo lessons and opportunities to play polo.

Motor Sports: Car Racing Circuit

* Pattaya Cart Speedway (พัทยาคาร์ท สปีดเวย์) is a cart racing circuit where there are separate lanes for professionals and amateurs.
* Thailand International Motor Sport Complex (TIMC) (ศูนย์กีฬายานยนต์ TIMC)
* Pira International Circuit (สนามแข่งรถพีระอินเตอร์เนชั่นแนลเซอร์กิต)
* KR Go-cart Grand Prix (สนามแข่งรถเล็ก เค อาร์ โกคาร์ท กรังปรีซ์)

Fitness and sports:

* Fairtex Sport Club and Hotel (แฟร์เท๊กซ์ สปอร์ต คลับ แอนด์ โฮเต็ล) is a sports complex comprising artificial cliff climbing, boxing, yoga, squash, tennis court, etc.

Spa Pattaya has an abundance of massage shops. The most common types of massage include Thai massage, foot massage, oil massage and reflexology massage.

Proper spas however, of a very high world-standard can be found at the city’s top resorts and hotels.

Diving The most popular destination in Pattaya for diving buffs is the Hardeep Wreck which was sunk by the allies in the Second World War. The wreck lies on its starboard side at a maximum depth of 26 meters. Other popular dive destinations near Pattaya include:

* Ko Rin
* Ko Lan
* Ko Man Wichai
* Ko Hu Chang
* Ko Khrok
* The Wreck of HTMS Khram
* Ko Sak

Shopping

Royal Garden Plaza
In front of Royal Garden Plaza, Pattaya

In recent years, new shopping malls, outlet stores and jewelry stores have opened up. Among the shopping malls are:

* Central Center Pattaya (formerly Central Festival Pattaya), Pattaya Second Road – Indoor mall anchored by a Big C; also has a SF Cinema City branch.

Hypermarkets

* Carrefour – Pattaya Central Road
* Big C – Pattaya Second Road
* Tesco Lotus – Pattaya North Road

Local Products

Local products in Pattaya consist of:

* Chaeng Lon: This is a local delicacy where coconut is hand molded into small buns on a stick and charcoal-grilled.
* Hoi Cho: This Chinese delicacy is Chon Buri’s famous dish because a special kind of sea crabs is used as the main ingredient.
* Khao Lam: This specialty is made with sticky rice, sugar and coconut cream cooked in specially-prepared bamboo rods.

Shopping Malls

* The Village Shopping Centre, Sukhumvit Rd – Pattaya’s newest shopping centre due to open in October.
* Mike Department Store , Beach Road
* Royal Garden Plaza, Beach Road – Three-story indoor mall with a Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum and an SF Multiplex cinema. Also has a Sizzler restaurant, Au Bon Pain, KFC, McDonald’s, Auntie * Anne’s Pretzels, ZEN Japanese restaurant, Swensen’s, Haagen Daz, Pizza Company, Delice de France, and a large food court. The Marriott Hotel is adjacent.
* Central Festival Pattaya Beach (Opened on January 23, 2009)
* The Avenue, Second Road (near Royal Garden) is in the midst of a soft opening with the following either open or their spaces being fitted out: a 22 lane Bowling Alley, Au Bon Pain, McDonalds, Thanachart Bank, 8 Major Cineplex theatres, Boots, California Wow! a major gym/fitness spa (open for subscriptions), Shenanigans, Iberry, Pizza Pizza, 20 Nails Spa, Starbucks, Kasikorn Bank, Bank of Ayudhaya, and a 24/7 Villa Market, which carries imported goods difficult to find in other supermarkets.
* TukCom, Pattaya Tai (South) Road, boasts a large computer/IT complex offering reasonable prices.
* An outlet mall is next to the Tesco Lotus selling discount clothing from many European and American brands.

At least one other new large mall is under construction between sois 9 and 10..

Pattaya has many large home improvement stores including Home Mart, HomeWorks, Home Pro, Kanyong and True Value.

The closest department store to Pattaya is Robinson’s, located about 30 minutes away in Sri Racha.

There are several large nightly markets in different parts of town.

There are big Thai markets at soi bua kao each Tuesday and Friday.

Petronas Jet Sports Team at The Kings Cup 2005, Pattaya, Thailand.

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