| Sporting
Opportunities
Numerous sporting opportunities include participant
and spectator sports on land and water. Major land sports
include golf, tennis, go-karts, squash, badminton, bowling,
jogging. paintball and motor-racing. Popular watersports include
windsurfing, sailing, waterskiing, gamefishing, snorkeling
and scuba-diving. Opportunities for less easily definable
activities, including
bungee jumping and parasailing, are also available.
Land Sports
Golf
Golfers can enjoy challenging rounds at 9 scenic 18-hole courses
near the resort, and a small course at the Asia Hotel. In
most cases, clubs, shoes and other equipment can be rented,
and green and caddy fees are eminently reasonable. During
weekdays, there are few courses that need to be booked in
advance.
Major courses in the Pattaya area are:
Bangphra Golf Course
45 Mu 6 Tambon Bangphra, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon Buri
Tel: (038) 341-149, 341-150 Fax: 341-151
Burapa Golf Club
Tambon Bung, Amphoe Si Racha (opposite Laem Chabang International
Golf Course)
Tel: (02) 248-15569
Khao Khiao Country Club
Tambon Bangphra, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon Buri
Tel: (02) 279-4817 Fax: 01-353-2511
Laem Chabang International Country
Club
106 Mu 4 Tambon Bung, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon Buri
Tel: (02) 255-3556, 01-485--0639
Panya Resort Country Club
502 Mu 10 Sukhumvit Highway, Amphoe Si Racha, Chon Buri
Tel: (038) 349-370-81 Fax: 349-365
Phoenix Golf & Country Club
Kilometre 158 Sukhumvit Highway, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon
Buri
Tel: 01-213-3859, (038) 239-391-8
Royal Thai Navy Golf Course
Tambon Phlu Ta Luang, Amphoe Sattahip, Chon Buri Tel: (038)
431-189
Siam Country Club Golf Course
50 Tambon Pong, Amphoe Bang Lamung, Chon Buri
Tel: (038) 249-381-7
Si Racha International Golf Club
284-285 Amphoe Si Racha, Chon Buri
Tel: 01-916-2416, 01-915-6282
Natural Park Hill Country Club
159/1 Sansuk Bangphra Road, Chon Buri
Tel: (038) 393-001-18 Fax: (038) 393-019
Noble Place Golf Resort & Country
Club
88/8 Mu 6 Ban Bung, Chon Buri
Tel: (01) 484-9066, 484-9069 Fax: (01)
212-9327
Pattaya Country Club
Highway No. 331, Bang Lamung , Chon Buri
Tel: (01) 211-2499, 213-9457 Fax: (01) 212- 0278
Tennis
Tennis can be enjoyed at 14 Pattaya hotels, where preference
is given to hotel guests. Certain hotels have tennis coaches.
Go-Karts
Go-karts are available at the 400 and 700-metre track Pattaya
Kart Speedway, at Mini Siam, K.R. Gokart, and the 1,080-metre
track for professional drivers at the Bira International Circuit.
Squash
Squash can be enjoyed at the Cherry Tree pub on the Siam Country
Club Golf Course road, the Dusit Resort Pattaya and Ambassador
City, Jomtien.
Paintball
This game of skill, strategy and daring can be enjoyed every
day at the Paintball Parkwhich is located near the Pattaya
Kart Speedway.
Badminton
The Pattaya Badminton Court on Soi 17 is open 24 hours daily.
Bowling
Three alleys cater for bowlers, the Pattaya Bowl on Pattaya
Road 2, an alley in the Royal Jomtien Hotel, and the OD Bowl
in South Pattaya.
Jogging
A jogging track is an integral part of the pleasantly landscaped
Pattaya Fitness Park located near the summit of Pattaya hill.
Certain hotels have jogging tracks. Jogging is also enjoyable
along the promenades facing Pattaya Bay, and along Jomtien
Beach.
Motor Racing
The Bira International Circuit at Km 14 on Route 36 to Rayong
periodically stages international motor and motorcycle racing.
The 2.4 kilometre track is ideal for Formula 3 racing. There
are daily opportunities for speed enthusiasts who enjoy driving
their own two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles around the
challenging track for nominal fees.
Snooker
Snooker can be enjoyed at the Pattaya Bowl, AR Snooker, Dice
Cafe Hall and the Royal Place Hotel.
Shooting
A handgun and rifle range with 19 fully equipped and airconditioned
galleries is open daily at Tiffany's on Pattaya 2 Road.
Horse Riding
Available at the Horse Sport Centre at Km. 11 on Route 36
(near the Bira International Circuit). Mountain and jungle
rides are made on Australian thoroughbreds. Riding lessons
are offered.
Water Skiing
The most popular venues are the northern and southern parts
of Pattaya Beach, Jomtien Beach and Ko Lan island. Freshwater
water-skiing is available at Lakeland Cable Water Ski at Kilometre
150.5 on Sukhumvit Highway.
Windsurfing
Jomtien Beach is the major centre for windsurfing. Tuition
is widely available for beginners. The Pattaya Windsurf Club
on Jomtien Beach regularly stages board competitions. October
through June are the best months for windsurfing, thanks to
ideal water and wind conditions.
Sailing
The most popular rentals are Lasers, Prindles and Hobie Cats.
Sailing is a yearround sport in Pattaya's waters. Visitors
wishing to avail themselves of knowledgeable information regarding
sailing rentals and seasonal conditions should contact their
hotel travel desk, or the Royal Varuna Yacht Club at Tel:
251-115.
Gamefishing
Expeditions are organized by many operators. Waters surrounding
Manwic-hai, Rin and Kram islands are popular for the pursuit
of marlin, king mackerel, barracuda and other Gulf denizens.
Major game fishing operators include:
Bangsaray Fishing Lodge
Km 165 Sukhumvit Highway, Bangsare Village, Amphoe Sattahip
Tel: (038) 436-757.
Deutches Haus
Soi 4 Beach Road, North Pattaya
Tel: (038) 428-725
Samaesan Fishing Bridge
40/7 Mu 4 Samaesan Village, Amphoe Sattahip
Tel: 01-211-4659
Scuba Diving
Scuba diving and snorkelling are popular around Pattaya's
offshore islands, particularly those furthest from Pattaya
Bay, namely Ko Pai, Ko Manwichai, Ko Luam and Ko Rim. Neophyte
divers can take open water certification courses organized
by several local dive shops.
Pattaya's major dive shops include:
Dave's Diver Den
190/11 Mu 9, Central Pattaya Road Road
Tel: (038) 420-411 Fax: 360-095
Divers World
219/76 Soi Yamato, South Pattaya
Tel: 426-517
Mermaid's Dive School
Mermaid Beach Resort, 75/102 Mu 12 Jomtien Beach Road
Tel: (038) 232-219-20, 231-907 Ext. Dive Shop Fax: 232-221
Paradise Divers
Siam Bayview Hotel, 310/2 Mu 10, Beach Road
Tel: (038) 423-871-8 Ext. Paradise Divers Shop Fax:423-879
Piak Diving centre
109/18 Jomtien Beach Road
Tel: 231-008
Scuba Tek Dive Centre
Weekender Hotel, Pattaya 2 Road
Tel: 428-720 Fax: 429-461
Seafari Sport Centre
359/2 Mu 9 Soi 5, North Pattaya
Tel: (038) 429-060
Sunshine Diver
53 Soi 10, Beach Road
Tel: (038) 429-069, (01) 943-8288 Fax: 429-069
The Dolphin Diving Centre
183/29 Mu 10 Soi Post Office
Tel: 427-185, (01) 944-0992 Fax: 427-158
Parasailing
This sport is ubiquitous throughout the resort, is featured
at several hotels with their own private beaches, and is perhaps
best enjoyed at Ko Lan where floating 'take-off and landing'
platforms mean flight occurs exclusively above the sea.
Freshwater Water Sports
These can be enjoyed at the Ban Bung Sailing & Paramotor
Centre some 4 kilometres off Sukhumvit Highway (from Km 150)
where there are facilities for, among other activities, windsurfing,
sailing, canoeing and fishing
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