Tours
Pattaya Tours & Day Trips
Island speedboat days, the Sanctuary of Truth, water parks, an ethical elephant sanctuary and full-day trips to Bangkok and Ayutthaya. Honest prices in Thai baht, hotel pickup on most tours.
Family & Parksfrom ฿500Nong Nooch Tropical Garden — Tickets & Tour
A 500-acre landscaped mega-garden south of Pattaya: French parterre, orchid houses, a dinosaur valley and daily cultural shows.
Family & Parksfrom ฿1,099Ramayana Water Park — Tickets & Visitor Guide
Thailand’s biggest water park, 20 minutes south of Pattaya: 21 slides, a 600-metre lazy river and a genuinely good kids’ area.
Family & Parksfrom ฿1,176Columbia Pictures Aquaverse — Tickets & Guide
The world’s first movie-studio water park: Ghostbusters, Jumanji and Men in Black themed rides, 25 minutes south of Pattaya.
Family & Parksfrom ฿2,500Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Pattaya — Ethical Half-Day Visit
Feed, walk with and mud-bathe rescued elephants at a no-riding, no-shows sanctuary an hour from Pattaya.
Family & Parksfrom ฿350Khao Kheow Open Zoo — Tickets & Moo Deng Guide
Thailand’s best zoo, 45 minutes from Pattaya: 2,000 acres of hillside enclosures — and home of Moo Deng, the world’s most famous pygmy hippo.
Family & Parksfrom ฿250Mini Siam — Tickets & Evening Visit Guide
Thailand and the world at 1:25 scale — a kitsch but likeable miniature park from 1986 that is at its best after sunset, when the models are lit.
Family & Parksfrom ฿240Art in Paradise — 3D Illusion Museum Tickets
Ten halls of floor-to-ceiling trick art where you climb into the paintings — pure interactive fun with kids, a group and a charged phone.
Family & Parksfrom ฿375Underwater World Pattaya — Aquarium Tickets & Guide
Thailand’s first modern aquarium: 5,000 marine animals and a 100-metre acrylic tunnel through the shark tank, on Sukhumvit Road south of the centre.
Family & Parksfrom ฿350Frost Magical Ice of Siam — Ice Dome Tickets
Minus ten degrees in the tropics: an ice-sculpture dome of Thai mythology, a snow zone and a drink served in a glass made of ice.
Family & Parksfrom ฿350Khao Kheow Night Safari — Weekend Evenings at the Zoo
Thailand’s best zoo after dark: a tram-and-torchlight programme on Friday–Sunday evenings, when the nocturnal half of Khao Kheow actually wakes up.
Family & Parksfrom ฿950Thai Thani Cultural Village — Crafts, Culture & the Elephant Question
A recreated traditional Thai village near Na Chom Thian: craft workshops, dance shows and old wooden houses — plus elephants, which we address honestly.
Family & Parksfrom ฿385Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Pattaya — An Honest Review & Ticket Guide
The seven-attraction oddity complex in Royal Garden Plaza — scoring just 2.9★ on GetYourGuide. We explain why, and who will still genuinely enjoy it.
Arriving by cruise ship?
Ships calling at Laem Chabang are about 45 minutes from Pattaya. See our shore excursions timed around your hours in port — Pattaya highlights, Koh Larn or a full Bangkok day.
Need an airport transfer for your tour?
Private transfer: Bangkok Airport → Pattaya
Fixed price from BKK or DMK, driver meets you at arrivals, no haggling at the taxi rank. About 2 hours door to door.
Compare transfer pricesMost tours include hotel pickup in Pattaya and Jomtien — but for your arrival, book a private door-to-door transfer from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Don Mueang (DMK) or U-Tapao (UTP). Fixed prices, no arrivals-hall haggling.