What can you expect from the beach in the center of a big bustling Asian city, along which, moreover, passes a busy road? Not everyone dares to swim at the beach of the center of Pattaya. Rather, it will be wandering tourists and local children. The water at the shore is dirty, in it can see floating trash, empty packages.
In principle, they try to follow the purity of the beach – the pavement gently sweeping, rows of loungers set in orderly rows, palm trees turn green and rustle in the wind, the sea is pleasantly splashing waves – But as it is a lively city center on wide steps the waterfront is always someone sitting and eating something. Around by Thai tradition, they trade in all kinds of food and diverse item.
Often on the beach are a variety of folk festivals and holidays. All this makes the struggle for the purity of the beach quite difficult. by deed. Many people see rats on the beach at night and horrible things in the water. garbage. In addition, podugalyavshie tourists often do not behave the most the best way. Despite all this, however, during the day and at sunset the beach looks quite idyllic.
Especially for those who like to be in a crowd. Watching the sunset There are always a lot of Thais (and tourists) spread out mats and arrange traditional collective picnics on the beach. It’s also nice to sit in a lounge chair with a bottle anything that you consider delicious, penetrating the pulsation of life This little kind of Asian resort.
The content of the article
- 1 Description of the beach
- 2 Entry into the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach Photos
- 5 Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find a beach
- 8 beach map
Contents
Beach description
Central Beach Pattaya has the form of a neat symmetrical arc length of almost 4 km. The width of the beach varies depending on ebb phase, in addition, there are wider areas and less. AT the tide width is on average about 16 meters, at low tide the beach is much wider. The sand on the beach is fine, yellow, interspersed with small pebbles.
In the north, Pattaya Beach is bounded by a cape, beyond which begins Wongamat beach, on the southern end of the beach is the famous Volkin. Straight, behind her pier, from which ferries to Koh Lan. Behind the pier the beach ends in a cape with a lighthouse and a park where huge red letters PATTAYA, above them, on the hill – an observation deck with Great view of the city center and the beach.
Entry, depth and waves
At the time of high water, only a small beach remains. strip, especially where there are many rows of sun beds. The bottom is muddy, on Dirty north end of the beach. Near Volkin Street and beyond pier, urbanization reaches such proportions that the water pulls perhaps only hypothetically. Entry into the water in most places the beach is not very sharp.
At low tide the beach is wide, the water goes far, tens of meters, the coastal strip becomes a marsh with shallows. Very big waves rarely occur, mostly fairly quiet.
Sun beds and shade
Along the beach there is a wide sidewalk, high palm trees are planted and more on the edge of the sidewalk, from the beach, trees grow, but not solid stripe, with gaps. Sun loungers under umbrellas, too, not completely, islands, but on a lot of rows. On Wednesdays a day without sunbeds. Natural shade can be found in principle, but usually there are many on the beach not only holidaymakers, but also local and merchants. So places in the shadow may not be enough for everyone.
Beach photo
View of Pattaya Beach from Central Festival Shopping Center
Pattaya Beach at low tide
View from the beach to the Central Festival Shopping Center and the Hilton Hotel over it
The group of tall buildings on the left is Wongamat Beach in the area. Nakla
Infrastructure
Since this is the very center of a large tourist city, along the beach is generally everything that a rich imagination of a tourist can wish for. Shopping centers such as the Central Festival and Mike Shopping Mall, fronts directly on the road along the beach. On the second road, in North of the beach is the Big C Supercenter.
On the sidewalk along the beach come across trays of drinks and makashnitsy, in the evenings and especially during the holidays in the same trade from trays every Chinese small things. Across the road from the beach there many shops 7-Eleven and Family Mart, just Thai shops and trays, markets, cafes and restaurants. Of clubs, cafes and shopping consists and the famous Walking Street.
Sights around too missing. South Beach ends with Walking Street and, behind it, a cape with a hill. There there is a park with huge red letters PATTAYA, lookout playground and a large golden statue of Buddha. On the first beach street there are also the Ripley Museum, the Teddy Bear Museum, on the second Beach Street – 3D Museum Gallery Art in Paradise, shows Alcazar and many others.
Closer to the north, near the center, there are several large souvenir shops (Otop, Lukdod) and a factory of precious stones Gems Gallery.
Houses and hotels on the beach
All accommodations are located behind the Beach Road (Beach Road). Among There are a few high-rises with expensive hotels:
- Hilton
- Holiday Inn
- Amari residences
- Hard rock
- Siam bayshore
Budget housing is also there, but a little deep in the streets, with no view to sea. Condo can be found, but it will be the very center of the city with all cons of this location.
There are almost no houses for rent for a long time, but A small hotel with a green area can be found. For example, twin Palm Resort — с садом и простыми номерами.
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- Hilton
- Holiday Inn
- Amari residences
- Hard rock
- Siam bayshore
How to find the beach
The beach is right in the center of Pattaya, along it goes Busy road – Beach Road. On the southern edge of the beach goes to Volkin Straight, one of the symbols of Pattaya. Also in the center of the beach, through the road is a brown skyscraper, at the bottom of which is located a large shopping center Central Festival, and on the upper floors – Hilton hotel. Behind the first Beach Road parallel to her and the beach is the second Beach Road, even further along the coastline is a large the Sukhumvit road, on which intercity buses travel, is including from Suvarnabhumi Airport and Bangkok. Connect the beach Pattaya Beach and Sukhumvit are three large roads: North, Central and South. On these streets go regular tuk-tuki.
If you come to the North Station or the station on Tappraya Road, from there by public transport you can easily get to Beach Road or Second Beach Road in the center of Pattaya. Traffic on these two streets one way. According to the first – from north to south, on the second – from south to north. With Sukumvita, you can at one of three intersections (with North, Central or South streets) transfer to regular tuk-tuk to the city center. In the opposite direction, from the center to Sukhumvit, you can drive them too. In addition to public transport also You can take a taxi (in the form of a tuk-tuk or car or Moto-taxi) from almost anywhere in the city.
Beach map
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