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The Temple of Reclining Buddha


Wat Pho (The Temple of Reclining Buddha) is located behind the splendid Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Reclining Buddha is 46 meters long and 15 meters high, completely gold platted. The feet and eyes are engraved with pearls and feet show the 108 auspicious characteristics of true Buddha.



Wat Pho is the oldest and largest temple in Bangkok located in Phra Nakhon district. The temple is also known for its birthplace for Thai Massage. Even prior to the temples founding, the site was a center of education for traditional Thai medicine, and statues were created showing yoga positions.
 
 
Temple of the Reclining Buddha is the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is home to more Buddha images than any other Bangkok temple and it shelters the largest Buddha in Thailand. No doubt the reclining Buddha is the best and worth visiting.

How to Get There:

Wat Pho is very close to the Grand Palace and old city

Bangkoks Safari and Marine Park




Thailand’s greatest open zoo and leisure park that offers a great variety of entertainment for everyone. Whether it is an exciting safari drive through the picturesque African wilderness settings, an intimate encounter with our friendly dolphins or an exhilarating fast-paced action stunt spectacular, Safari World has it all.


Safari Park:

Safari Park is a drive through park which is around 8 km long and will take at least 45 minutes to complete one around. This drive will give you a wonderful opportunity to come closer to rare and endangered wildlife species.

 

 Marine Park:
Marine Park is the place where you will find marine animals and shows like Orang Utan Boxing Show, Sea Lion Show, Spy War Show, Cowboy Stunt Show and Dolphin Show with trained professional around.

 

You can touch, kiss, shake hands and click a photo with the sea lions or dolphins. Here you will also find them playing around with rings, tossing the balls, handling the umbrella and singing.

Coral Island of Pattaya



Coral Island (Koh Larn) is only 45 minutes away from Pattaya city. You can relax, sun bath, swim, snorkel, parasailing, Jet Ski and banana boat. Pattaya is about 2 hours away from Bangkok city.



 


Coral Island which covers an area of 4 kms is covered with corals and aquatic animals. Coral Island is very famous in Thai and with foreign visitors for its clear water, sandy beaches and extensive coral. Many Hollywood and Bollywood films have been shot here.
   
                            
                              
                            


Koh Larn is located in the Gulf of Thailand which is 8 kms away from Pattaya which makes it very easily accessible and popular among its visitors. Koh Larn is surrounded by mountains and forest which gives it scenic view and close to nature feel. 
                            

Walking Street in Pattaya



Walking Street in Pattaya Thailand is very famous among the foreigners and Thai residents because of its night life activities like live music, beer bars, sports bars, go-go bars, restaurants and night clubs. Night Walking Street starts at 6pm and closes at 2am where no cars or bikes are allowed.
  



Walking street is filled with huge crowd, lovely dressed girls and lady boys. The place gets lighted up with huge neon signs and loud music playing throughout the night. Walking street has become a very important and famous part of Pattaya. You will also few street stalls and souvenir shops where you can buy stuffs at a cheap rate.


This place is definitely for the adults and filled with a number of hookers and brothels. Also you need to carefully of your belongings as this place is very crowded and have all kinds of people around. 

Things to do in Pattaya





Pattaya City is located at distance of 2-3 hours from Bangkok. This city is blessed with white sandy beaches, crystal clear water and tropical climate. Sun bathing, water sports, scuba diving, water ski, snorkel, sail, sunbathe and swim all can be done in Pattaya. 

Pattaya is famous for their beach party which goes on from sunset till sunrise. Pattaya is a huge party zone from Soi 13 to Soi 16 in South Pattaya City. Also the walking street is famous for shopping and where go-go’s, disco, massage parlors and numerous beer bars are to be found.

City Attractions:

Pattaya Beach

Glamorous lady boy cabarets shows to nubile local women are just few of the night time things Pattaya has to offer.

Live music and pubs are a part of night life in Pattaya.

Night shopping markets at the beach location is also famous and you can get stuffs at a cheap rate if you know the technique of bargaining.

Pattaya floating market

This is an attraction and a place of shopping to its visitors. Traditional Thai food can be tasted while sitting on your boat. You will get traditional and cultural stuffs in this market at very low price.

Pattaya Park

This park is famous as it offers Sky Shuttle, Speed Shuttle and Tower jump. Tower jump is one of the most interesting activities because it gives you the panoramic view of the park.

Nong Nooch

This botanical garden covers an area of some 500 acres about 15 kilometers from South Pattaya. It is a Thai-village-style park. The entire area is beautifully landscaped, with orchid nursery and other botanical gardens. There are also cultural and traditional performances and an elephant show.


Million Years Stone Park & Crocodile Farm

9 kms from Pattaya Township, comprises breeding pens with more than 1,000 crocodiles, a zoo, and a bonsai garden decorated with rock formations.

Coral Islands

Ko Larn is the best known out of a group of small islands a few miles off the coast of Pattaya. It is popular with day visitors who want to spend a day on a wide sandy beach and do some snorkeling.

Sail across the sparkling aqua-blue water of the Gulf of Thailand to the Coral Island (Koh Lan). Here under the brilliant tropical sun, you can relax, swim, or snorkel or simply bronze yourself on the island's golden beaches.

Alcazar Show

It’s been said that if you want to see beautiful lady boys, go to Tiffany; but if you want to see a great show, head over to Alcazar. Pattaya has made good of its long-time love affair with lady boys. Extravagant costumes, convincingly stunning lady boys, spectacular stage sets are all part of a grander show that delights you with non-stop fantastic entertainment, from the Russian stage to K-Pop to Persian Harlem and even outer space. Whether you are in for the beautiful ‘ladies’ or the show, you’ll get your money worth at Alcazar.

The Bira International Circuit

Located at Km. 14 on Route 36 to Rayong, offers international motor and motorcycle racing occasionally. The 2.4 kilometers circuit is ideal for formula 3 races. For the one who loves speed and would like to experience real thing on the racing track.

Under Water World Pattaya

Underwater World Pattaya is a modern aquarium with a 100-metre state-of-the-art acrylic tunnel where visitors can walk through an underwater environment filled with dozens of marine species including the rare shovel-nosed ray, a hybrid between a shark and a stingray, providing visitors with the unique experience of viewing the displays at close quarters through crystal-clear water.

The aquarium plans to have a variety of dolphin shows in the near future.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum

Offers more than 300 strange and amazing things from and around the world.

 Things to do:

Party, party and party hard
Shopping and boozing
Beaching relaxing and water sport activities
Massage Parlors
Night Clubs
Restaurants – Thai Food Specially
Ladyboy shows
Night street shopping

Places nearby to visit:

Bangkok
Chon Buri
Ban Chang
Ban Lamung

Famous for:

Night Life
Shopping
Water sports
Romantic getaways

Suggestions:

You can travel within Pattaya by Tuk Tuk (Auto rickshaw) which is cheap and most convenient.
Night street shopping is fun, convenient and also you get good stuffs at a reasonable rate.
Carry lots of water and wet tissues along
Be careful with your belongings, you will never know when it is gone from your hands.

Things to do in Bangkok


City Description:  

Bangkok is the primary and capital of Thailand. Bangkok is the commercial hub of Thailand and most cosmopolitan city of Asia. City is famous and popular of is its versatility and multipoint of interest to its visitors.
 

Along with shopping and sightseeing, Bangkok is also famous for its chain of restaurants for its food lovers. The same range of choice applies to the accommodation options all over town from high end international chain hotels to family run guest houses demands of all travelers are met. Wellness and relaxation – Bangkok has recently seen a huge development of city Spas and Wellness centers, in addition to the long established Thai massage centers.

CITY Attractions:

Golden Buddha

The Golden Buddha Statue was made in India and later assembled on the site. It was completely plastered to prevent it from being stolen.

The statue is 3 meters tall and weighs 5.5 tones and made in Sukhothai Dynasty style, and is thought to have been made during the Sukhothai period in the 13th century.

Safari World & Marine Park

Thailand’s greatest open zoo and leisure park that offers a great variety of entertainment for everyone. Whether it is an exciting safari drive through the picturesque African wilderness settings, an intimate encounter with our friendly dolphins or an exhilarating fast-paced action stunt spectacular, Safari World has it all.



Gems Gallery

Thailand’s jewellery and gemstones are famous world over. Thailand is a leading producer of sapphires and the world's largest cutter of colored stones.

Gems Gallery offers more than you can imagine, you will find gold, silver, emerald, sapphire, ruby and other precious stones in various designs and patterns.

The Grand Palace

The grand Place is one the most visited and famous place of Bangkok. Golden rooftops and soaring chedis of the impressive palace and temple complex can be seen as visitors travel along the Chao Phraya River.

Vimanmek Mansion

19th century the Vimanmek Mansion is the largest structure in the entire world to have been built entirely of wood. Visitors are treated to a guided tour of Vimanmek Mansion and a presentation of traditional Thai dancing, which takes place in the grounds of the mansion.

Wat Pho ( Reclining Buddha Statue)

Wat Pho is perhaps one of the most interesting temples in the whole of Thailand. Wat Pho’s compound contains a beautifully designed garden complete with fountains, statues and tiny trees as well as a massage centre. People travel to the massage school at Wat Pho from all over Thailand to study the art of massage from the famous instructors here.

Bangkok Sea Shell Museum

Museum is located in a three-storey building exhibiting different kinds of sea shells; such as giant sea shells and sea shells of bivalve mollusks in beautiful colors from every corner of the world. In addition the museum hosts a display of unusual sea urchins and an exhibition of artwork about sea shells.

Ladyboy Shows

No trip to Thailand is complete without a visit to Ladyboy shows.

A fantastic evening at the Calypso involves a lot of dazzling performances by a wildly talented troupe of transvestite dancers, entertainers and lip-sync singers, not to mention bringing Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson back from the dead. Some say it’s touristy and strange, but we say it’s a star-studded evening with glistening stage design, extravagant costumes, thrilling soundtracks and simply superb entertainment.

Chinatown

Chinatown is a colorful, exotic and pleasingly chaotic area, packed with market stalls and probably the highest concentration of gold shops in the city. The Chinese communities, relocated here from southern China in the 1700s, still continue their own traditions and religious practices.

During major festivities like Chinese New Year and the Vegetarian Festival, the dynamism and spirit of celebration spreads across town like wildfire, and if you happen to be around, don’t miss an opportunity to witness Bangkok Chinatown at its best.

Tiger Temple

Only 2 hours from Bangkok you will discover the world first and only tiger zoo.
Natural Atmosphere and watch the tigers playing around with other animals
You can feed the tigers and elephants with your own hands and enjoy being with them too.

Things to DO:

Shopping
Visiting numerous temples in the city
Massage parlors
Ladyboy shows

Places nearby to visit:

Pattaya
Kanchanaburi
Hua Hin
Ayuthaya

Famous for:

Temples
Massage Parlors
Night Clubs
Restaurants – Thai Food Specially
Ladyboy shows
Night street shopping

Suggestions:
 
You can travel within Bangkok by local transport (Bus or Taxi) which is cheap and most convenient.
Night street shopping is fun, convenient and also you get good stuffs at a reasonable rate.
Carry lots of water and wet tissues along
Be careful with your belongings, you will never know when it is gone from your hands.