PATTAYA FLOATING MARKET, TUCH AND FEEL THE ATTRTACTIVENES OF THE THAI WAY, THE THAI CULTURE, AND THE THAI WISDOM
Four Regions Floating Market in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri is the latest attraction for tourists visiting Pattaya.
Sitting by Sukhumvit Road that connects Bangkok and Sattahip, it is spread over 67 rai and built at a cost of 350 million baht. It had a soft launch last month and will formally open to tourists shortly.
Owned by local tycoon Warida Sae-eung, 34, it claims to be the biggest floating market in the eastern region featuring 111 shops selling food and specialties from all parts of the country.
Some 80 boats will be on standby to ferry tourists around the compound linked by a network of canals. The compound also features model farms, sunflower fields and a museum, due to open later, where on show will be rare pieces of crafted wooden products, and after dark there will be troupes performing dances native to the four regions of the country.
There is no entrance fee and the market opens daily from 10am to 11pm.
For direction and more information, visit http://www.pattayafloatingmarket.com or call 038-706-340.
Some 80 boats will be on standby to ferry tourists around the compound linked by a network of canals. The compound also features model farms, sunflower fields and a museum, due to open later, where on show will be rare pieces of crafted wooden products, and after dark there will be troupes performing dances native to the four regions of the country.
There is no entrance fee and the market opens daily from 10am to 11pm.
For direction and more information, visit http://www.pattayafloatingmarket.com or call 038-706-340.
By car
Pattaya can be reached in a 2.00-hour drive along Bangna-Trat Highway via Bang Pakong, Chon Buri and Si Racha. However, visitors can avoid Chon Buri by opting for Highway 36, the new route of Chon Buri - Pattaya - Rayong or motorway from Rama 9 Road.
By bus
Air-conditioned and non-aircon coaches regularly depart from the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai), Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit) on Kamphaengphet Road and Southern Bus Terminal on Borommarat Chonnani Road throughout the day.
Departure times and fares may be obtained from:
The Eastern Bus Terminal, 0 2391 2504, 0 2391 8097
For taxi : Eastern Bus Terminal
The Northern Bus Terminal, 0 2936 2852 to 66, 0 2936 3666For taxi : Northern Bus Terminal
The Southern Bus Terminal, 0 2894 6122
For taxi : Southern Bus Terminal
There are also air-con buses that go directly from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya. Buses run daily from 6.30 to 19.00 hrs. For information, contact the Public Transportation Centre at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, tel. 0 2134 4099, 0 2132 9171.
Besides, there are bus services to Pattaya available at most hotels in Bangkok. Contact the tour desk at your hotel for details.
By train
The State Railway of Thailand offers a train service departing Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Station at 06.50 hours. (Mon-Fri). The journey takes about 3.30 hours.
For details, call the State Railway of Thailand, 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701.
For taxi : Hualamphong Station
Pattaya can be reached in a 2.00-hour drive along Bangna-Trat Highway via Bang Pakong, Chon Buri and Si Racha. However, visitors can avoid Chon Buri by opting for Highway 36, the new route of Chon Buri - Pattaya - Rayong or motorway from Rama 9 Road.
By bus
Air-conditioned and non-aircon coaches regularly depart from the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai), Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit) on Kamphaengphet Road and Southern Bus Terminal on Borommarat Chonnani Road throughout the day.
Departure times and fares may be obtained from:
The Eastern Bus Terminal, 0 2391 2504, 0 2391 8097
For taxi : Eastern Bus Terminal
The Northern Bus Terminal, 0 2936 2852 to 66, 0 2936 3666For taxi : Northern Bus Terminal
The Southern Bus Terminal, 0 2894 6122
For taxi : Southern Bus Terminal
There are also air-con buses that go directly from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya. Buses run daily from 6.30 to 19.00 hrs. For information, contact the Public Transportation Centre at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, tel. 0 2134 4099, 0 2132 9171.
Besides, there are bus services to Pattaya available at most hotels in Bangkok. Contact the tour desk at your hotel for details.
By train
The State Railway of Thailand offers a train service departing Bangkok's Hua Lamphong Station at 06.50 hours. (Mon-Fri). The journey takes about 3.30 hours.
For details, call the State Railway of Thailand, 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701.
For taxi : Hualamphong Station
So spend a day wandering around the many Thai buildings, selling local and traditional Thai goods, handicraft, wood carvings, Thai herbs, silk & cloth weaving, take a boat and paddle around the market, see the scenery from the water, a remarkable experience. Visit the Wood carving museum, the beautiful sunflower field, and enjoy a delicious meal and drink from the many vendors cooking and selling fresh food from their boats. The Pattaya Floating Market will make your trip to Thailand a pleasure, and a memory you will treasure.
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