Tropical Garden or Nong Nooch Tropical Park – this is probably The most famous landmark of Pattaya. If it is something inferior in popularity, except perhaps Volkin Street. To tell that Nong Nooch did not like – somehow even awkward. On the one hand, Nong Nooch is a very popular attraction, its fame among tourists has long been ahead of reality. On the other hand, the impression of Garden depends on your personal taste and novelty of sensations.
After all, Nong Nooch is not a purely landscaped park, but rather All in One: Fun Amusement Park for Kids, with Dinosaurs and swings, colorful animal shows, lush tropical nature, contact zoo and much more. It is better to see once and form your personal opinion about this place.
The content of the article
- 1 Park Nong Nooch in Pattaya
- 2 Ticket price and life hack
- 3 Information to visit
- 4 How to get there
- 5 On the map
Contents
Nong Nooch Park in Pattaya
Nong Nooch private park. His story began in 1954, when Mr. and Mrs. Tansach’s family bought a plot of about 250 hectare. Madame Nongnouch Tansucha planned to grow on this land fruit, but after a trip to Europe, where a large impressed by the beautiful gardens and parks she decided to create on Thai the earth is a kind of Versailles garden and open it to the public. The creators of the Nong Nooch Garden were not limited to one style and French Park also added a copy of Stonehenge, Italian garden and other themed areas. In 1980, the park was solemnly open to all comers.
Thais love abundance. Therefore, the perfect garden in their performance – not just thousands of species of tropical plants, ponds, arbors, pavilions, entertainment shows, aviaries with animals, birds and butterflies, cafes and covered aboveground walkways, but also thousands painted concrete sculptures and sculptures, from romantic maidens to giant dinosaurs. Nong Nooch is the personification of abundance and Thai nature and the generosity of the Thais on all bright and colorful. And honestly speaking, the park now resembles a vinaigrette from everything in the world.
What can be seen in this magical garden? From which however, you should not expect too much if you are experienced and the sophisticated traveler and have seen many gardens and parks around the world.
The main “chips” of the tropical park, which actively promote Tourists – a huge collection of palm trees, orchids and a variety of tropical plants, elephant shows and folk shows, car collection, french garden and newest park area – dinosaur alley. By Nong Nooch you can ride elephants, feed different animals from the same elephants to huge turtles and giant (up to 3 m in length!) freshwater arapaima fish in one of the ponds, and also be photographed with a tiger or a large multicolored the parrot.
The landscapes of Nong Nooch are constantly changing and changing, to existing are added all new. In recent years in the park becoming more entertainment, including those focused on children
Map Nong Nooch
You can feed the giant fish
You can ride on elephants in the territory
In terms of landscape gardening landscape design the most interesting in Nong Nuche is French and Italian gardens. The most popular view for a photo in Nong Nooch – French regular park in the background of the mountain, palm trees, thai traditional architecture and a hill with dozens white gold pagodas. This is one of the most spectacular corners of the park. is he is located at the end of the park farthest from the entrance. There, next to French Park are Dinosaur Alley and a copy Stonehenge.
From the architectural in the park is interesting Thai national house, pagodas and bells over the French park and as an exotic – ant tower in the middle of the park. Impressive structure decorated with colorful figures of giant ants.
Regular park in Nong Nooch
Tropical Park Nong Nooch
Dinosaur alley
Nong Nooch has a lot of shade, so you can walk here during the daytime, the most heat. But the most comfortable time to visit is morning and closer to sunset, from about 16 hours. Moreover, at sunset and immediately after it the most beautiful photos turn out. What nature for photos in Nong Nooch full.
Conveniently, throughout the park you can walk along “air bridges” – these are elevated multi-level walkways with a canopy, with which offers beautiful views of the park, it is convenient to look at tall tropical plants. Canopy protects from the sun, and at height cooler than the bottom and the breeze.
Since 2001, the tropical garden has been ruled by Madame Nongnouch’s son, thanks to him, a pavilion with cars appeared in the park – this is a personal one host collection. This pavilion is valuable also because watching cars, you can also take a break from the heat – a room with air conditioning.
Car collection in Nong Nooch
The garden is decorated with thousands of painted concrete figures of different of animals
Giant concrete insects
Lake where you can ride a catamaran
Tropical Garden Nong Nooch
Probably to fully appreciate the variety of palm trees, you need walk in the park with a guide who can tell about them in detail. But without a guide you can just read the signs under the trees, there written naming and there is a description. True, in English. Also worth a look at the garden of cacti and succulents, as well as the garden bonsaev.
Bromeliads are also growing in the orchid garden. Moreover, the latter there it seems even more. Orchids are not so simple: they are hung in pots in the garden and apparently, at different times they are different quantity. But the bonus to orchids and bromelias is fancy Thai design with bird figures, clay installations flower pots and ponds. In addition, if you wish, you can buy imagine orchid seedling. They are sold in special bottles to it was convenient to transport.
There are usually many people in the park, but only in the center, where parking, shows and main cafes. In the far corners are already quiet. In nong Nooch can come not once, but at least every year. And find all new angles and nice places. In addition, the view of the park depends on weather and time of day.
Ticket price and life hack
Ticket price: 500 baht per adult (1,036 rubles), 300 baht with child growth of 90-120 cm (622 rubles). Children up to 90 cm free. But this only on the territory, a ticket with a show / meal is more expensive.
Ticket to the garden + cultural show + elephant show: 800 baht adult / 600 baht for children. Ticket to the garden + buffet: 800 baht adult / 600 baht baby. Ticket to the garden + 2 shows + buffet: 1,200 baht adult / 800 baht for children.
Life hacking, how to buy tickets cheaper – 350 baht per adult (725 rubles) and 250 baht per child (518 rubles). For a family of 3 people it will save 350 baht (725 rubles), nice! And everything is done in 2 clicks. We go to the service Klook, register, pay by card and On the email comes a voucher, which then must be shown from the screen phone at the entrance to the park. The service is very cool, I recommend it myself I always take discount tickets there. There are ticket options with shows, and also cheaper, choose yourself.
Tickets for Nong Nooch at a discount →
Organized excursion to Nong Nooch will cost at travel agencies about 800-900 baht. Includes park tickets, transfers and shows. That is, if you do not have a rented bike or car, then an excursion can be cheaper than an independent visit (entrance fee + taxi).
Nong Nooch with a tour →
Information to visit
To leisurely walk around the whole park and look at all of it. zone, it will take a whole day. But you can quickly run around for 2-3 hours, depending on your speed and desire to watch all or only the most. On the territory there are so many entertainments that everything at once it will be difficult to see. I walked around without a show and in a quick step. territory in about 3 hours. But with children for example it will take more time.
In Nong Nooch 2 large-scale shows are held: elephants and the so-called folklore. Elephant show in Nong Nooch – the most spectacular in Pattaya. Elephants play soccer, foot massage volunteers from tourists and entertain them with different tricks for an hour. Cultural show this dynamic vivid spectacle with costumes and interesting numbers. Lasts it is also about an hour. Rooms for the show in Nong Nooch accommodate for 2000 person. Every day there are several sessions of each show. Start time: 10.30, 11.30, 13.30, 15.30, 16.30, 17.30
Opening hours: from 8:00 to 18:00, but in the evenings there is a special program, with dinner at the restaurant, transvestite show and launch sky lanterns.
In Nong Nooch there is an international buffet for 550 baht, located about lookout (he was offered at the entrance to the ticket). Still there is a buffet for 300 baht with thai food and indian buffet at the same price they are located in the heart of the park. There is also an ordinary Thai food court where you can buy simple Thai dishes typical of street cafes. For example, fried rice for 50 baht (system with payment similar to food courts in hypermarkets – by card, money for which you put on the box office food court).
And in the territory of Nong Nooch there is Nong Nooch Garden & Resort 
with accommodation in pretty villas surrounded by greens. The villas also include a communal swimming pool, spa, fitness room, coffee shops and restaurants. Living in a villa makes it possible to walk along territory at a time when the park is closed for tourists.
Cafe on site
Hotel in Nong Nooch
Hotel pool
How to get there
You can get to Nong Nooch by your own transport or by taxi from Pattaya. It is located at the 163rd kilometer of the Sukhumvit highway, south of Pattaya, about 17-20 km from the city center. By taxi to Nong Nooch you can drive for 250-300 baht one way. There are more budget Option: on the white tuk-tuk that walk around Sukhumvit.
We must go in the direction of Sattahiba and get off at the huge Nong signboard. Nooch to the left of the track. From this place to Nong Nooch there is a road, around 3 km. With a great desire, you can walk. Or go straight to park on a motorcycle in a trolley for 40 baht. Morning and afternoon they are on duty at the turn with Sukhumvit.
Since the territory of the park is very impressive, move along it is possible not only on foot, but also on long golfcars with free overview tour. Cars go from parking in front of Coffee Corner Café every 30 minutes. Worth 100 baht per person, tour lasts 35 minutes. Alternatively, you can ride on the back an elephant. For an additional fee, of course. Can also be rented a bicycle or a small open car.
You can rent an electric car to get around. territories
On the map
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