Pattaya Entertainment Guide
Pattaya Sports & Entertainment
When it comes to recreational pursuits, Pattaya is unrivalled and the number of sporting options is staggering. In addition to a huge variety of water sports, on-land activities include badminton at the Pattaya Badminton Courts on Soi 17, go-karting at the Pattaya Kart Speedway, tennis, which is available at most main hotels, and rifle and pistol shooting at for example, Tiffany's on Pattaya 2nd Road. There are also occasional weekend motor-racing meets at Bira International Circuit at km 14 on Highway 36.
Nightlife attractions range from a metropolitan mix of restaurants to shopping for souvenirs, tailoring, gems and jewellery, go-go bars, cocktail lounges, discos and Pattaya's renowned transvestite cabarets - the latter at Tiffany's and Alcazar, both on Pattaya 2 Road.
Among excursion possibilities is Nong Nut Tropical Garden, a privately run country resort 15 minutes by car from Pattaya, with restaurants, mini zoo, landscaped gardens, orchid nursery, performing elephants and daily cultural shows. Alternatively, Mini Siam, near Pattaya Kiang, offers a collection of famous monuments reproduced to Ko Lan and other offshore islands are also available; travel agents organize day excursions to the most popular.
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