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Pattaya
is Thailand's busiest beach resort, with
a wide range of accommodation, restaurant
and shopping ctres lining Pattaya and
Jomtien beaches, as well as a very livery
nightlife. It is also one of the country's
biggest diving centers, with high quality
dive shops taking clients to offshore
wrecks and coral beds at the nearby islands.
There are close to 20 golf courses throughout
the province, and you can also go sailing,
windsurfing, go-karting, ride elephant
or try all manner of activity on land
and sea.
Popular attractions around Pattaya include
the offshore islands particularly Larn
Island with its clear water and coral
beds; Khao Kheo Open Zoo with a
wide range of wildlife wandering its 2000
acres; Sri Racha Tiger Farm combines the
sights of a tiger-breeding facility, crocodile
farm, scorpion farm and daily performance.
To the south is Nong Nooch Village,
botanical gardens famous for its orchids
and palms, which also put on daily cultural
and elephant shows. Wat Yansangawaram
is a royal sponsored temple with numerous
pavilions of different national designs.
Highly popular is the Chinese Pavilion
housing antiques and art objects.
Bang Saray, a fishing village
with numerous good seafood restaurants
around its pier, is the center of the
province's sport fishing activities.
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