Pattaya Fun Activities & Sports M-Z
Minigolf
Pattaya Minigolf Club
Nova Lodge Hotel (Pattaya Beach Road/ junction with Pattaya Klang)
18-hole minigolf course. Open from 9.00-1.00h. 140 THB/ player.
The Minigolf Pub
Thappraya Road, South Pattaya (up the hill to Jomtien)
18-hole minigolf course set within a tropical garden with shady trees and ponds. Air-conditioned restaurant, refreshments available. Open from 10h till late/ 23h. 100 THB/ player.
Motor Racing
Bira International Circuit
Located about 15 kilometres east of Pattaya along the Pattaya-Rayong highway, this 2.4km-long internationally accredited motor racing track hosts two and four-wheels events on weekends (e.g. the Thai Touring car championship) and and is Thailand's premier circuit.
Highside Tours offer a variety of professional motorcycle racing packages - from the full three-day all-inclusive package to a 1/2-day taster. All full day packages include crash insurance. So even if you make a mistake and it all goes pear shaped you don't pay extra!
For more details, photos, videos and package prices, please visit www.highsidetours.com.
Muay Thai Boxing
Muay Thai Boxing show matches - arranged for the amusement of the tourist spectators, and to provide an extra income for the Thai performers - are organized in a number of bar complexes on Pattaya Beach Road (e.g. Siren Bar Complex) or on Walking Street.
Bar hoppers, who think they are big and beefy enough to defeat the seemingly wishy-washy, yet well-trained and muscular Thai fighters, are welcome and encouraged to participate in such show fights. Always funny to watch, as most of these big white supermen clearly miss their chance to impress the screaming bar girls crowd. What many of these - typically tattooed and intoxicated - wannabe-Rambo's don't realize in the beginning is that Muay Thai is less about big muscles than technique and physical fitness.
"Friday Fight Night" @ The Avenue Mall: Every Friday, 7pm
On May 1st, 2009, The Avenue shopping mall on Pattaya 2nd Road kicked off a series of exiting (and profesional) Muay Thai fight nights, called 'Friday Fight Night', and was for the first time ever transformed into a real boxing arena. Since then, visitors can enjoy free Muay Thai Boxing every Friday at 19h in The Avenue shopping Mall on Pattaya Second Road, opposite Soi Yamoto. The fights kick of at 7pm and go on until 11pm. The quality of the fights is guaranteed by Sitpholek - an institution in Pattaya's Muay Thai scene.
To watch more professional Muay Thai boxing, also visit the Fairtex Boxing Stadium (Thepprasit Road, Sukhumvit end).
If you want to learn more about the techniques of Thailand's national sport and study the martial art of Muay Thai professionally, then you should visit one of the Muay Thai schools listed below.
Fairtex Muay Thai Sportclub
Pattaya Nua Road/ North Pattaya.
Apart from other sports and spa facilities (see Fitness Centres/ Gyms section), Fairtex is mainly famous for its reputable Muay Thai boxing school that provides the 'world's best' training facilities and personal training for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
Accommodation and training packages available. Please visit their special Muay Thai website or the Fairtex website for more details.
Pattaya Kombat Village
This Muay Thai Training Camp is situated on Soi Khao Talo (Soi 8), off Sukhumvit Road. Training by Muay Thai boxing champions is provided for beginners and more experienced, or professional athletes alike. Pattaya Kombat Village also features a fitness and body-building gym, sauna and massage rooms, a swimming pool, restaurant & bar. Accomodation available, too.
For more detailed info visit their multi-lingual website.
Sitpholek Boxing Centre
217/10 Sukhumvit Road/ North Pattaya.
Open from 14-20h, closed on Sundays. 270 THB/day, 1100/week, 2000/two weeks, 3500/month.
For more English-language info, please call 089-934-5001 or email frank_sitpholek@hotmail.com
Tony's Gym & Muay Thai Academy
340/6 Pattaya Third Road (north of the junction with South Pattaya Road). Tel. 038-414 058/9
Except for its Muay Thai academy, "Tony's Gym" features a variety of fitness and sports facilities (see Fitness Centres/ Gyms section). Open daily from 14.30 -20.30 h.
280 THB/day, 1400 THB/week, 2400 THB/two weeks, 3900 THB/month. Discounts for members of the attached gym.
Outdoor Laser Tag
LivePlay Laser Tag
102/20-21 Moo 1 Sukumvit Road, Najomtien, Sattahip (south of Pattaya)
Ever wanted to be right in the action of movies and computer games? Then welcome to LivePlay, Asia's only outdoor Laser Tag arena and the newest and coolest place to be in Pattaya. Introducing "Outdoor Laser Tag" to Thailand, it's a completely new thing that mingles reality with the thrill of mission-oriented computer games and is your chance to step into a new reality where heroes are born, empires formed and hearts won in the romance of a new world - all live and real. Open daily from 12 to 22 h. More info on their website www.liveplay.in.th.
Paintball
Jomtien Paintball
Jomtien Beach Road (approx. 1 kilometre south of the Dongtan Police box)
Paintball Park
248/10 Thepprasit Road/ Jomtien, next to the Pattaya Kart Speedway. Open daily from 8-18h.
Tel. 038-300 608.
Parasailing
Speedboat-towed parachute rides offering exciting views over Pattaya's coastline and countryside are available both on Pattaya and Jomtien Beach.
Pattaya Sports Club
3/197 Moo 6, Pattaya Third Road (Sai Saam). Tel. 038-361167
The Pattaya Sports Club (PSC) was founded in 1979, when Pattaya was a quiet, out-of-the-way seaside fishing village. Since that time, Pattaya has grown considerably, and so has the Pattaya Sports Club. Members, although not all active, are now in excess of 20,000, and what started as an occasional golf outing of a few dozen expats and Thais, is now daily golf competitions, weekly darts, lawn bowls, bowling and softball events, and regularly scheduled fishing tournaments.
PSC also offers discounts at golf courses and many other places in Pattaya, and supports local charities. More info on their website www.pattayasports.org
Pattaya Water Park & Pattaya Park Tower
Pattaya Water Park, attached to the Pattaya Park hotel, with its giant water slides and whirlpool, a fitness centre, jogging tracks, sauna and more can be a great alternative to the beach. Pattaya Water Park offers a full range of water sports and a scuba diving centre nearby.
With a total height of 240 metres, Pattaya Park Tower is the city's most visible landmark. On the top 55th floor, you can enjoy an ultimate view over Pattaya's coastline, while on the floors 52-54, several revolving restaurants offering international buffet lunch or dinner, and where you can enjoy your meal along with breathtaking views over the ocean, are awaiting you.
Sky and Speed Shuttle to the top floors are available. And for those who are courageous enough, what about a thrilling "Tower Jump"?
More info on their website www.pattayapark.com.
Pool Billiards (8-Ball, 9-Ball)
Free-to-use and coin-operated pool tables of different styles and sizes, can be found in hundreds of bars all over Pattaya and Jomtien. Unless free or rented per hour, most places charge 20 Baht per game.
There is also a considerable number of amateur 8-ball and 9-ball pool leagues, organized by local bars and expats. You can find more details on Pattaya's two longest-running 8-ball pool leagues, including weekly updated league tables, fixture lists etc. - on the following two pages:
Pattaya 8-Ball Pool League
Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League
More dedicated or advanced players who fancy a game of pool or a competition on a full-sized 9-
ball table should check out one of the following places:
Megabreak Pool Lounge
Soi Diana Inn (between Pattaya Second Road and Soi Buakhao)
Stylish air-con pool lounge with eleven 9-foot pro-tournament tables and a meeting point for more ambitious players. 9-ball competitions on handicap basis every Sunday at 15h. www.megabreakpool.com
Shoot Pool - Pattaya Sports Pub
Pattaya Center Condo, off South Pattaya Road (Pattaya Tai)
Air-conditioned pool lounge and popular sports bar with four 9-ft pro-tournament pool tables, two English snooker-style tables and a big-screen TV for live sports events. Open from noon till late, this hassle-free bar with a family-friendly atmosphere, free WiFi internet, inexpensive pool tables and beers from only 45 Baht, is an ideal place to relax, shoot a game of pool, surf the net and to watch all major sporting events. "Your local for live sports and quality drinks."
www.shootpool-pattaya.com
12.00-20.00h All tables: 120 Baht/hour (20 Baht/game)
20.00h-late Small tables: 120 Baht/hour (20 Baht/game)
Large tables: 180 Baht/hour (30 Baht/game)
Tim's Bar Beer
Actually not a beer bar but an AGogo bar on Pattaya Second Road (opposite Soi 12) with a pool lounge, two 9-ft pool and several 8-ft snooker tables in the back.
More 9-ft pro-tournament pool tables can be found at the following venues: Butcher's Arms (Soi Buakhao), Cheers (Soi Lengkee Plaza), Hideaway Lagoon (Soi Boon Sam Pan), O'Learys Sports Bar (Soi Town-In-Town), Shenanigans Irish Pub (two locations: The Avenue Mall/ Pattaya Second Road, and Jomtien Complex), Stag's Head (Soi LK Metro).
Sailing
Ocean Marina Yacht Club
Asia's largest world-class Marina and Thailand's most exclusive yacht club with 100s of yachts at anchor, is located at the very southern end of Jomtien beach in Najomtien (Sattahip district, off Sukhumvit highway).
Blue Wave, YachtPro and Gulf Charters Thailand, all three based at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, offer yacht trips, sailing courses, Yachtmaster training, boat charters - including catamaran and keelboat sailing yachts - and other watersports (windsurfing, snorkelling etc.).
Royal Varuna Yacht Club
286 Moo 12, Pratamnak Road (near Royal Cliff Hotel) Tel. 038-250 116, 038-306 290
Set on a secluded beach in a natural bay between Pattaya and Jomtien beach, the Royal Varuna Yacht Club features world-class sailing facilities with sailing events scheduled for every weekend. Founded in 1957, the history of this esteemed club is virtually the history of yacht racing, sailing and cruising in Thailand. www.varuna.org
Scuba Diving
Judging merely from the rather poor water quality at Pattaya's main beaches, you can easily get a misleading impression of the hidden marine beauty that the Gulf of Siam has on offer for divers. Indeed, only a few miles offshore the tourism-spoilt coastline of Pattaya, the Eastern seaboard's coastal waters turn out to be a real "mekka" for scuba diving enthusiasts.
Pattaya's shallow waters are home to a variety of maritime life forms including colourful tropical fish, e.g. large rays or barracudas, sea turtles, spectacular coral reef and sharks of the gigantic yet harmless whale shark species, and provide numerous scenic diving sites in close proximity to Pattaya bay. Read more
For an extensive listing of Scuba Dive operators and training schools, all certified by international organizations including PADI and NAUI, please visit our extra Scuba Diving page.
All listed dive schools provide a variety of courses for beginners and ambitious diving enthusiasts. Training programs range from basic instruction courses, various advanced certification courses to programs that earn you Master Scuba Diver and Instructor qualifications.
Scuba Diving In Pattaya
Shooting Galleries
Pattaya Shooting Club & Fishing Park
1/6 Moo 4, Soi Wat Huay Yai (off Sukhumvit Road, south of Jomtien). Tel. 038-255 488
Tiffany's Shooting Range
Located on the ground floor of the "Tiffany Cabaret" show theatre on Pattaya 2nd Road (between Big C/ Central Festival Center and the "Dolphin roundabout"), Tiffany's has Pattaya's only indoor shooting range with 19 lanes. Open daily from 9-21h.
Koh Larn Outdoor Shooting Range
If sunbathing, beach and water activities are not thrilling enough for you when on Koh Larn, then there's an outdoor shooting range just north of the Naban Pier, open daily from 7.30- 17h.
Snooker
Snooker on full-sized 12-ft tables can be played in dozens of snooker halls around Pattaya which are predominantly frequented by Thais. Some are air-conditioned, others aren't, and the quality of the tables varies as much as the prices.
Recommended are the snooker halls at Bowling Plus (formerly called 'Pattaya Bowl') on Pattaya Second Road, and the small snooker club on the first floor of Mike's Department Store on South Pattaya Beach Road.
If you fancy a money game with the local Thai "champ", first please remember that gambling is illegal in Thailand. On top of that, in case you should win, do not expect the Thai underdog to be ready to pay for his "loss of face".
Thais are passionate snooker players but notoriously bad losers - and mostly short of money. In the worst case you might end up in an argument or a fight.
Squash
Ambassador City Hotel Jomtien
Located on Sukhumvit highway, Najomtien (a few kilometres south of Pattaya in Sattahip district)
Eight air-conditioned squash courts.
Royal Cliff Sports & Fitness Club
Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pratamnak Road (between South Pattaya and Jomtien). Squash courts for members only.
Tennis
Dusit Resort Sports Club
North Pattaya (at the 'Dolphin Roundabout', junction of Pattaya Second and North Pattaya Road)
Three floodlit outdoor tennis courts, open from 7-20h daily. For members only!
Royal Cliff Sports & Fitness Club
Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pratamnak Road
Six floodlit hard-surface courts and one centre court. Equipment rental and professional coaching for beginners and more experienced players. Open from 7-20 h. Members only!
Tony's Tennis Club & Fitness Centre
313/5 Pattaya 3rd Road (south of the junction with South Pattaya Road). Tel. 038-488 548/9
220 THB/daytime, 310 THB/nighttime (with discounts for members of the attached gym). Racket hire is available at 50 THB.
In addition to the public (!) Tennis club facilities, Tony's Fitness Centre features a modern air-con gym, aerobics, yoga, a swimming pool, spa/sauna/steam rooms and "Japanese style" massage.
Thai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage isn't only healthy but a perfect way of relaxing, too. It's as well a form of therapeutical health care as a form of passive meditation and physical recreation.
Traditional Massage parlours and spas which offer Thai, Foot and Oil massage as well as Aroma Therapy or Herbal Massage, can be found all over Pattaya and Jomtien and in virtually every Soi.
Prices per hour approximate 200 Baht for Thai or Foot Massage, and 300 Baht for Oil Massage. In order to fully benefit from a traditional massage a two-hours session is recommended.
Read more on Traditional Thai Massage.
Important note: Traditional Thai Massage is a therapeutic practice and not to be confused with a soapy "Body Massage".
Body Massage can be more precisely described as an erotic "body-to-body exercise" using a lot of soapy water. A full body massage session provides, so-to-say, "holistic" relaxation in a rather sexual way and usually includes a "happy ending".
Read more on Body Massage/ Body Massage Parlours.
Water Scooters
Water scooter rental is available anywhere along Pattaya beach and Jomtien Beach. Prices start at around 600 THB for a 30-minutes ride.
Beware the typical scams of operators attempting to overcharge you for alleged damages to the scooters. There is no insurance.
Water Sports (Freshwater Sports)
Air-Time Watersports Camp
Dok Krai Lakeside Resort, Dok Krai Reservoir (Rayong province)
This waterski and wakeboarding centre specializes in wakeboard camps. It is located directly on the lakeside of Thailand's biggest wakeboard lake, the 11-km-long Dok Krai Reservoir. For more info call 081-861-6736 or visit www.air-time.net.
Bamrung Sports Club
Situated on the banks of the Huai Sak Nok reservoir about 4 kilometres off Sukhumvit Road (Km 150, Soi Green Way), the Bamrung Sports Club offers a full range of watersports facilities, sailing and paramotor centre, windsurfing, paragliding, kayaking, catamaran-riding and canoeing as well as horseback riding. Instructions available, too.
Lakeland Water Cable Ski
Located about 5 kilometres east of Pattaya (Km 150.5 on highway no.3), Lakeland offers Cable Ski facilities in a large freshwater lake. Equipment rental available. Open daily from 10-21h. For details please call 038-232 690/2.
Windsurfing/ Kiteboarding
Club Loong Chat
Najomtien/ Sattahip district (next to Pinnacle Resort, south of Pattaya)
Club Loong Chat on "Golden Sand Beach" was established in the 1970's as the first professional windsurfing club and windsurfing school all across Thailand, and offers courses for beginners and experienced windsurfing and/or kitesurfing enthusiasts. Reasonably priced instruction courses by Thai or international instructors. Gear rental available.
www.clubloongchat.com
Cuttlebone Kiteboarding School
Najomtien Beach (Sattahip district, approx. 10 kilometres south of Pattaya city)
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Minigolf
Pattaya Minigolf Club
Nova Lodge Hotel (Pattaya Beach Road/ junction with Pattaya Klang)
18-hole minigolf course. Open from 9.00-1.00h. 140 THB/ player.
The Minigolf Pub
Thappraya Road, South Pattaya (up the hill to Jomtien)
18-hole minigolf course set within a tropical garden with shady trees and ponds. Air-conditioned restaurant, refreshments available. Open from 10h till late/ 23h. 100 THB/ player.
Motor Racing
Bira International Circuit
Located about 15 kilometres east of Pattaya along the Pattaya-Rayong highway, this 2.4km-long internationally accredited motor racing track hosts two and four-wheels events on weekends (e.g. the Thai Touring car championship) and and is Thailand's premier circuit.
Highside Tours offer a variety of professional motorcycle racing packages - from the full three-day all-inclusive package to a 1/2-day taster. All full day packages include crash insurance. So even if you make a mistake and it all goes pear shaped you don't pay extra!
For more details, photos, videos and package prices, please visit www.highsidetours.com.
Muay Thai Boxing
Muay Thai Boxing show matches - arranged for the amusement of the tourist spectators, and to provide an extra income for the Thai performers - are organized in a number of bar complexes on Pattaya Beach Road (e.g. Siren Bar Complex) or on Walking Street.
Bar hoppers, who think they are big and beefy enough to defeat the seemingly wishy-washy, yet well-trained and muscular Thai fighters, are welcome and encouraged to participate in such show fights. Always funny to watch, as most of these big white supermen clearly miss their chance to impress the screaming bar girls crowd. What many of these - typically tattooed and intoxicated - wannabe-Rambo's don't realize in the beginning is that Muay Thai is less about big muscles than technique and physical fitness.
"Friday Fight Night" @ The Avenue Mall: Every Friday, 7pm
On May 1st, 2009, The Avenue shopping mall on Pattaya 2nd Road kicked off a series of exiting (and profesional) Muay Thai fight nights, called 'Friday Fight Night', and was for the first time ever transformed into a real boxing arena. Since then, visitors can enjoy free Muay Thai Boxing every Friday at 19h in The Avenue shopping Mall on Pattaya Second Road, opposite Soi Yamoto. The fights kick of at 7pm and go on until 11pm. The quality of the fights is guaranteed by Sitpholek - an institution in Pattaya's Muay Thai scene.
To watch more professional Muay Thai boxing, also visit the Fairtex Boxing Stadium (Thepprasit Road, Sukhumvit end).
If you want to learn more about the techniques of Thailand's national sport and study the martial art of Muay Thai professionally, then you should visit one of the Muay Thai schools listed below.
Fairtex Muay Thai Sportclub
Pattaya Nua Road/ North Pattaya.
Apart from other sports and spa facilities (see Fitness Centres/ Gyms section), Fairtex is mainly famous for its reputable Muay Thai boxing school that provides the 'world's best' training facilities and personal training for both beginners and seasoned professionals.
Accommodation and training packages available. Please visit their special Muay Thai website or the Fairtex website for more details.
Pattaya Kombat Village
This Muay Thai Training Camp is situated on Soi Khao Talo (Soi 8), off Sukhumvit Road. Training by Muay Thai boxing champions is provided for beginners and more experienced, or professional athletes alike. Pattaya Kombat Village also features a fitness and body-building gym, sauna and massage rooms, a swimming pool, restaurant & bar. Accomodation available, too.
For more detailed info visit their multi-lingual website.
Sitpholek Boxing Centre
217/10 Sukhumvit Road/ North Pattaya.
Open from 14-20h, closed on Sundays. 270 THB/day, 1100/week, 2000/two weeks, 3500/month.
For more English-language info, please call 089-934-5001 or email frank_sitpholek@hotmail.com
Tony's Gym & Muay Thai Academy
340/6 Pattaya Third Road (north of the junction with South Pattaya Road). Tel. 038-414 058/9
Except for its Muay Thai academy, "Tony's Gym" features a variety of fitness and sports facilities (see Fitness Centres/ Gyms section). Open daily from 14.30 -20.30 h.
280 THB/day, 1400 THB/week, 2400 THB/two weeks, 3900 THB/month. Discounts for members of the attached gym.
Outdoor Laser Tag
LivePlay Laser Tag
102/20-21 Moo 1 Sukumvit Road, Najomtien, Sattahip (south of Pattaya)
Ever wanted to be right in the action of movies and computer games? Then welcome to LivePlay, Asia's only outdoor Laser Tag arena and the newest and coolest place to be in Pattaya. Introducing "Outdoor Laser Tag" to Thailand, it's a completely new thing that mingles reality with the thrill of mission-oriented computer games and is your chance to step into a new reality where heroes are born, empires formed and hearts won in the romance of a new world - all live and real. Open daily from 12 to 22 h. More info on their website www.liveplay.in.th.
Paintball
Jomtien Paintball
Jomtien Beach Road (approx. 1 kilometre south of the Dongtan Police box)
Paintball Park
248/10 Thepprasit Road/ Jomtien, next to the Pattaya Kart Speedway. Open daily from 8-18h.
Tel. 038-300 608.
Parasailing
Speedboat-towed parachute rides offering exciting views over Pattaya's coastline and countryside are available both on Pattaya and Jomtien Beach.
Pattaya Sports Club
3/197 Moo 6, Pattaya Third Road (Sai Saam). Tel. 038-361167
The Pattaya Sports Club (PSC) was founded in 1979, when Pattaya was a quiet, out-of-the-way seaside fishing village. Since that time, Pattaya has grown considerably, and so has the Pattaya Sports Club. Members, although not all active, are now in excess of 20,000, and what started as an occasional golf outing of a few dozen expats and Thais, is now daily golf competitions, weekly darts, lawn bowls, bowling and softball events, and regularly scheduled fishing tournaments.
PSC also offers discounts at golf courses and many other places in Pattaya, and supports local charities. More info on their website www.pattayasports.org
Pattaya Water Park & Pattaya Park Tower
Pattaya Water Park, attached to the Pattaya Park hotel, with its giant water slides and whirlpool, a fitness centre, jogging tracks, sauna and more can be a great alternative to the beach. Pattaya Water Park offers a full range of water sports and a scuba diving centre nearby.
With a total height of 240 metres, Pattaya Park Tower is the city's most visible landmark. On the top 55th floor, you can enjoy an ultimate view over Pattaya's coastline, while on the floors 52-54, several revolving restaurants offering international buffet lunch or dinner, and where you can enjoy your meal along with breathtaking views over the ocean, are awaiting you.
Sky and Speed Shuttle to the top floors are available. And for those who are courageous enough, what about a thrilling "Tower Jump"?
More info on their website www.pattayapark.com.
Pool Billiards (8-Ball, 9-Ball)
Free-to-use and coin-operated pool tables of different styles and sizes, can be found in hundreds of bars all over Pattaya and Jomtien. Unless free or rented per hour, most places charge 20 Baht per game.
There is also a considerable number of amateur 8-ball and 9-ball pool leagues, organized by local bars and expats. You can find more details on Pattaya's two longest-running 8-ball pool leagues, including weekly updated league tables, fixture lists etc. - on the following two pages:
Pattaya 8-Ball Pool League
Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League
More dedicated or advanced players who fancy a game of pool or a competition on a full-sized 9-
ball table should check out one of the following places:
Megabreak Pool Lounge
Soi Diana Inn (between Pattaya Second Road and Soi Buakhao)
Stylish air-con pool lounge with eleven 9-foot pro-tournament tables and a meeting point for more ambitious players. 9-ball competitions on handicap basis every Sunday at 15h. www.megabreakpool.com
Shoot Pool - Pattaya Sports Pub
Pattaya Center Condo, off South Pattaya Road (Pattaya Tai)
Air-conditioned pool lounge and popular sports bar with four 9-ft pro-tournament pool tables, two English snooker-style tables and a big-screen TV for live sports events. Open from noon till late, this hassle-free bar with a family-friendly atmosphere, free WiFi internet, inexpensive pool tables and beers from only 45 Baht, is an ideal place to relax, shoot a game of pool, surf the net and to watch all major sporting events. "Your local for live sports and quality drinks."
www.shootpool-pattaya.com
12.00-20.00h All tables: 120 Baht/hour (20 Baht/game)
20.00h-late Small tables: 120 Baht/hour (20 Baht/game)
Large tables: 180 Baht/hour (30 Baht/game)
Tim's Bar Beer
Actually not a beer bar but an AGogo bar on Pattaya Second Road (opposite Soi 12) with a pool lounge, two 9-ft pool and several 8-ft snooker tables in the back.
More 9-ft pro-tournament pool tables can be found at the following venues: Butcher's Arms (Soi Buakhao), Cheers (Soi Lengkee Plaza), Hideaway Lagoon (Soi Boon Sam Pan), O'Learys Sports Bar (Soi Town-In-Town), Shenanigans Irish Pub (two locations: The Avenue Mall/ Pattaya Second Road, and Jomtien Complex), Stag's Head (Soi LK Metro).
Sailing
Ocean Marina Yacht Club
Asia's largest world-class Marina and Thailand's most exclusive yacht club with 100s of yachts at anchor, is located at the very southern end of Jomtien beach in Najomtien (Sattahip district, off Sukhumvit highway).
Blue Wave, YachtPro and Gulf Charters Thailand, all three based at Ocean Marina Yacht Club, offer yacht trips, sailing courses, Yachtmaster training, boat charters - including catamaran and keelboat sailing yachts - and other watersports (windsurfing, snorkelling etc.).
Royal Varuna Yacht Club
286 Moo 12, Pratamnak Road (near Royal Cliff Hotel) Tel. 038-250 116, 038-306 290
Set on a secluded beach in a natural bay between Pattaya and Jomtien beach, the Royal Varuna Yacht Club features world-class sailing facilities with sailing events scheduled for every weekend. Founded in 1957, the history of this esteemed club is virtually the history of yacht racing, sailing and cruising in Thailand. www.varuna.org
Scuba Diving
Judging merely from the rather poor water quality at Pattaya's main beaches, you can easily get a misleading impression of the hidden marine beauty that the Gulf of Siam has on offer for divers. Indeed, only a few miles offshore the tourism-spoilt coastline of Pattaya, the Eastern seaboard's coastal waters turn out to be a real "mekka" for scuba diving enthusiasts.
Pattaya's shallow waters are home to a variety of maritime life forms including colourful tropical fish, e.g. large rays or barracudas, sea turtles, spectacular coral reef and sharks of the gigantic yet harmless whale shark species, and provide numerous scenic diving sites in close proximity to Pattaya bay. Read more
For an extensive listing of Scuba Dive operators and training schools, all certified by international organizations including PADI and NAUI, please visit our extra Scuba Diving page.
All listed dive schools provide a variety of courses for beginners and ambitious diving enthusiasts. Training programs range from basic instruction courses, various advanced certification courses to programs that earn you Master Scuba Diver and Instructor qualifications.
Scuba Diving In Pattaya
Shooting Galleries
Pattaya Shooting Club & Fishing Park
1/6 Moo 4, Soi Wat Huay Yai (off Sukhumvit Road, south of Jomtien). Tel. 038-255 488
Tiffany's Shooting Range
Located on the ground floor of the "Tiffany Cabaret" show theatre on Pattaya 2nd Road (between Big C/ Central Festival Center and the "Dolphin roundabout"), Tiffany's has Pattaya's only indoor shooting range with 19 lanes. Open daily from 9-21h.
Koh Larn Outdoor Shooting Range
If sunbathing, beach and water activities are not thrilling enough for you when on Koh Larn, then there's an outdoor shooting range just north of the Naban Pier, open daily from 7.30- 17h.
Snooker
Snooker on full-sized 12-ft tables can be played in dozens of snooker halls around Pattaya which are predominantly frequented by Thais. Some are air-conditioned, others aren't, and the quality of the tables varies as much as the prices.
Recommended are the snooker halls at Bowling Plus (formerly called 'Pattaya Bowl') on Pattaya Second Road, and the small snooker club on the first floor of Mike's Department Store on South Pattaya Beach Road.
If you fancy a money game with the local Thai "champ", first please remember that gambling is illegal in Thailand. On top of that, in case you should win, do not expect the Thai underdog to be ready to pay for his "loss of face".
Thais are passionate snooker players but notoriously bad losers - and mostly short of money. In the worst case you might end up in an argument or a fight.
Squash
Ambassador City Hotel Jomtien
Located on Sukhumvit highway, Najomtien (a few kilometres south of Pattaya in Sattahip district)
Eight air-conditioned squash courts.
Royal Cliff Sports & Fitness Club
Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pratamnak Road (between South Pattaya and Jomtien). Squash courts for members only.
Tennis
Dusit Resort Sports Club
North Pattaya (at the 'Dolphin Roundabout', junction of Pattaya Second and North Pattaya Road)
Three floodlit outdoor tennis courts, open from 7-20h daily. For members only!
Royal Cliff Sports & Fitness Club
Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pratamnak Road
Six floodlit hard-surface courts and one centre court. Equipment rental and professional coaching for beginners and more experienced players. Open from 7-20 h. Members only!
Tony's Tennis Club & Fitness Centre
313/5 Pattaya 3rd Road (south of the junction with South Pattaya Road). Tel. 038-488 548/9
220 THB/daytime, 310 THB/nighttime (with discounts for members of the attached gym). Racket hire is available at 50 THB.
In addition to the public (!) Tennis club facilities, Tony's Fitness Centre features a modern air-con gym, aerobics, yoga, a swimming pool, spa/sauna/steam rooms and "Japanese style" massage.
Thai Massage
Traditional Thai Massage isn't only healthy but a perfect way of relaxing, too. It's as well a form of therapeutical health care as a form of passive meditation and physical recreation.
Traditional Massage parlours and spas which offer Thai, Foot and Oil massage as well as Aroma Therapy or Herbal Massage, can be found all over Pattaya and Jomtien and in virtually every Soi.
Prices per hour approximate 200 Baht for Thai or Foot Massage, and 300 Baht for Oil Massage. In order to fully benefit from a traditional massage a two-hours session is recommended.
Read more on Traditional Thai Massage.
Important note: Traditional Thai Massage is a therapeutic practice and not to be confused with a soapy "Body Massage".
Body Massage can be more precisely described as an erotic "body-to-body exercise" using a lot of soapy water. A full body massage session provides, so-to-say, "holistic" relaxation in a rather sexual way and usually includes a "happy ending".
Read more on Body Massage/ Body Massage Parlours.
Water Scooters
Water scooter rental is available anywhere along Pattaya beach and Jomtien Beach. Prices start at around 600 THB for a 30-minutes ride.
Beware the typical scams of operators attempting to overcharge you for alleged damages to the scooters. There is no insurance.
Water Sports (Freshwater Sports)
Air-Time Watersports Camp
Dok Krai Lakeside Resort, Dok Krai Reservoir (Rayong province)
This waterski and wakeboarding centre specializes in wakeboard camps. It is located directly on the lakeside of Thailand's biggest wakeboard lake, the 11-km-long Dok Krai Reservoir. For more info call 081-861-6736 or visit www.air-time.net.
Bamrung Sports Club
Situated on the banks of the Huai Sak Nok reservoir about 4 kilometres off Sukhumvit Road (Km 150, Soi Green Way), the Bamrung Sports Club offers a full range of watersports facilities, sailing and paramotor centre, windsurfing, paragliding, kayaking, catamaran-riding and canoeing as well as horseback riding. Instructions available, too.
Lakeland Water Cable Ski
Located about 5 kilometres east of Pattaya (Km 150.5 on highway no.3), Lakeland offers Cable Ski facilities in a large freshwater lake. Equipment rental available. Open daily from 10-21h. For details please call 038-232 690/2.
Windsurfing/ Kiteboarding
Club Loong Chat
Najomtien/ Sattahip district (next to Pinnacle Resort, south of Pattaya)
Club Loong Chat on "Golden Sand Beach" was established in the 1970's as the first professional windsurfing club and windsurfing school all across Thailand, and offers courses for beginners and experienced windsurfing and/or kitesurfing enthusiasts. Reasonably priced instruction courses by Thai or international instructors. Gear rental available.
www.clubloongchat.com
Cuttlebone Kiteboarding School
Najomtien Beach (Sattahip district, approx. 10 kilometres south of Pattaya city)
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