A holiday in Pattaya

Come enjoy a great holiday in Pattaya at Villa Oranje!

Things changed when the US army, used Pattaya as a so called R&R destination (Rest and Recuperation). Military personal that was active in Vietnam at that time, used Pattaya as a destination where they could safely relax. With the dollars coming into Pattaya, so did people (and girls) from all over Thailand. Pattaya rapidly grew. Coming into the 1970’s the hippy generation also started to travel. Especially from Europe through the at that time famous hippie trail. A route over land from Western Europe, via Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, India all the way to Thailand. A good movie to experience this time and the hippie trails is “The Serpent“.

Why Pattaya is a great holiday destination

Fast forward to today. Pattaya receives over 4 million visitors each year and the Chonburi province where Pattaya is in, received over 19 million visitors in 2019. There is really something to do and see in this area!

In Pattaya there is something to do for everyone. Pattaya is known for it’s girly bar’s, neon signs and gogo bar’s. While these are still present and help lot’s of visitors enjoy, if you want to avoid them, that’s also easy to do. Just a few highlights on Pattaya, where I regularly go myself in this blog post.

If I want to relax, I can do this in our own little tropical garden at the hotel,but there is a much larger one as well. Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical garden. It is really amazing and very large. If you are interested in tropical plants, do visit this place!

The floating market can also be worth a visit. Located a little outside the city center, but easy to reach, gives you some nice pictures and you can buy local food from all over Thailand. It is a bit commercial, but worth a visit if you like food and a tour on a boat. It’s easy to combine with Pattaya’s largest outlet center as that is close to the floating market.

What also is an advantage of Pattaya, is that it is very international. Most people speak at least a little English, health care is at a very high level and you can buy here anything you want. This makes it a very complete destination. You don’t have to worry about accessibility to any important service as it is all available.

Pattaya’s tourism continues to evolve with lifestyle attractions and amenities such as waterpark, theme park, community mall and beach club. New additions will likely be the old town of Na Kluea and Koh Lan Island, which will be further upgraded and promoted. The aesthetics of Pattaya beach has
also been uplifted as part of tourism reinvention initiatives.

So Pattaya will continue to improve itself. It is very much worth a visit.

Experience a holiday in Pattaya in hotel Villa Oranje!