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CHON BURI
A large agricultural province, Chon Buri is rapidly industrializing thanks to the government’s Eastern Seaboard Development Project. However, the province is more famous for its coastal attractions, having the closest beaches to Bangkok.
Pattaya is Thailand’s busiest beach resort, with a wide range of accommodation, restaurants and shopping centers lining Pattaya and Jomtien beaches, as well as a very lively 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, play tennis, ride elephants
or try all manner of activities on land and sea.
Popular attractions around Pattaya include the offshore islands, particularly Larn island with its clear waters and coral beds; Khao Khieo Open Zoo with a wide range of wildlife wandering its 2,000 acres; Si Racha Tiger Farm combines the sights of a tiger-breeding facility, crocodile farm, scorpion farm and daily performances.
To the south is Nong Nooch Village, a botanical gardens famous for its orchids and palms, which also puts on daily cultural and elephant show. 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 centre of the province’s sports fishing activities.
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