Pattaya Beach Attractions & Activities

Pattaya today offers visitors a lot more than seaside classics like sun, sand and sea, or noisy all-night hedonism. Proof of Pattaya Beach's new found maturity are its hosts of more wholesome day or nighttime activities that appeal to families especially, including pool, bowling, cinemas, Thai boxing, traditional Thai massage, museums, and more...

Play Pool in Pattaya

There are many pool tables to be found in Pattaya's beer bars and pubs. If you play the girls, wager wisely!

Bowling in Pattaya

P.S. Bowling, a popular 32-lane facility, is on the third floor of P.S. Plaza and open until 02:00 (369 Central Pattaya Road at intersection with Second Road). Further north on Central Pattaya Road, is Bowling Plus Pattaya, which also has many pool tables.

Thai Boxing in Pattaya (Muay Thai)

The king of martial arts 'it's difficult not to be drawn in by the skill and dexterity of these guys. Traditional music adds to the ambiance, while odd rituals and the roar of the crowd make it something worth seeing at least once. At the Sealand Bar Complex (Walking Street) you can watch a match while also fraternizing with bar girls.

Hard Rock Foam Party

Saturdays at the famous American pop culture hotel are party time. The always noisy poolside area morphs into a bubbling foam pool, with games, frolics and lots of fun. The milder toned-down version for kids is between 17:00 and 18:30, while adults coming for the Beach Foam X Party are usually up to their necks in it at not long after 21:30 (429 Beach Road).

Cinemas in Pattaya

Catch the latest flick while in Pattaya Bay at the SF Multiplex inside the Royal Garden Plaza shopping mall (218 Beach Road), or SF Cinema City at the Central Festival Centre (North Second Road).

Ripley's Believe it or not Museum

Based on the popular television series, this offbeat museum houses a collection of Mr Ripley's most unusual finds, some of them actual items, others replicas. These extraordinary objects are divided into 250 categories, such as optical illusions, the peculiar lifestyles of unusual people, and ancient torture devices. Eerie and spooky! In another section, Ripley's World of Entertainment offers a Motion Master Theatre, complete with flight simulator technology (3rd floor, Royal Garden Plaza, Pattaya Beach Road).

Traditional or Foot Massage, Spas

Perfect for tired muscles, aching backs, traditional Thai massages can be found across town and are a great way to round off the day. Make sure the place has a sign saying 'raksaa tong nuad'or 'Traditional Massage'for the real, rather than raunchy, deal. Traditional places provide loose clothing. Most upscale hotels have pretty spas offering a long list of lavish treatments in a serene, fragrant setting.

Non-traditional Massage

Identifiable by the numbers quaintly pinned on the girls' outfits, happy-ending massage parlours are scattered across Pattaya. The long list of titillating treatments usually includes a smooth, soapy mistress to ease your cares away. An enjoyable experience for some, a degenerate one too many…