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Ramayana Water Park Review

Pattaya’s Latest Water Park is one of the best in Thailand and challenging the best parks from around the world. Ramayana Water Park is the biggest water park in Thailand which covers an area of over 184,000 square meters. It opened on the 5th May 2016 and has gained huge popularity with both locals and tourists. Ranked by TripAdvisor, Ramayana Water Park has been voted number 1 in Thailand, number 3 in Asia and made into the top 20 throughout the world.

More than just water slides, the park has fantastic activities and top-notch facilities to entertain and pamper any visitor! The park is effectively separated into several areas, some suiting the younger visitor, through to slides ideal for the teenage visitor, even an adult pool where parents can relax and maybe have a cool beer!

Tickets can be bought online, this saves queueing for entry on arrival at the park, you can also get some discount deals by booking online. Ramayana also offer package deals so you can reduced prices for entry tickets, lockers and food combined.

The water park is around 35 minutes from Pattaya and close to other attractions like Khao Chi Chan and Silver Lake, if you want to add on some extra sightseeing to your visit.

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Pattaya Fireworks Festival May 24 2019

Once again the annual Pattaya Fireworks festival lit up the Pattaya Skyline on the 24th May, this year’s theme was “The Grand Magnificent Spectacular Celebration”.

Pattaya Beach Road was closed to traffic to allow for the thousands of visitors for this ever popular attraction. Street vendors lined the streets selling delicious Thai food, refreshments and souvenir items.

Early indications are that that visitor numbers were again very high continuing last years very successful event.

The general consensus from people on the night was that they couldn’t wait for next year!!

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Pattaya – Terminal 21

Terminal 21 has now been open for a few months and reviews are very good, the shopping centre is inspired by 6 cities from around the world, Paris, London, Italy, Tokyo, San Francisco and Hollywood, with each city’s iconic landmarks dotted around the mall. The mall also features the longest free standing escalator in Thailand

Like its partner mall in Bangkok, Pattaya Terminal 21 is in a prime location featuring a World Market Street design that suits every lifestyle need. Here, you can shop, dine and take pictures to enjoy ultimate happiness following the concept “Happiness East”.

The new shopping destination, features iconic landmarks from six major cities from around the world –

  • Paris – Eiffel Tower – Level G – Home to the Fashion stores, H & M , Jaspal, Radley and Lacoste plus many many more
  • London – London Bus / Phone Box – Level M – Fashion stores and Sport shops – Adidas, Sport World, AIIZ F Lab plus many more.
  • Tokyo – Shinkansen Station / Sum wrestler statues – Level 2 – Food floor, possibly the most popular floor, restaurants include – Arno’s Butcher, Shabu, Amporn Seafood to name just a few
  • Italy (Pisa Venice Verona) – Level 1 – Health and Beauty – Panpuri, Harnn and LEts relax feature.
  • San Francisco – Golden Gate Bridge – Level 3 – Further restaurants frequent this floor, Savoey, So Asean, also features a typical Thai Food court featuring over 30 eateries.
  • Hollywood – Level 4 – Features the malls 7 screen SFX cinema, this floor also includes Active Z the most technologically advanced playground in Thailand

Terminal21 Pattaya is situated near the Dolphin Roundabout on North Pattaya Road, accessible from 3 routes: Pattaya Sai 2, North Pattaya and Petrakul roads.

A fantastic shopping and culinary extravaganza on every floor, Terminal21 Pattaya is open daily at 11am-11pm.

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Walking Street Pattaya

Walking Street is one of the main nightlife attractions within the city of Pattaya, enter the street in daytime and you’d be surprised at how quiet and drab the street can be, however, as soon as the sun goes down the street comes to life with its neon signs trying to attract customers into the many Seafood Restaurants, Go-go bars, discos, beer bars and sports bars. Although the Pattaya Red Light district is diminishing the sex scene is still very apparent, with a number of bars and go-go bars providing shows best suited for the adult eye.

The Street is closed to any form of transport, apart from walking between the hours of 21.00 pm and 3.00 am, most bars and clubs close at 3.00 am, however, there are a handful that remain open until the early hours of the morning

The Entrance to Walking Street has always been represented by a large Neon sign, however in recent times this has been replaced by a Video sign, mainly containing adverts for Condo sales, restaurants, bars etc.

The Gogo bar scene is still apparent on Walking Street, although it seems the names and décor of each bar changes almost on a monthly basis, there are a few that have been in business for a number of years, Dollhouse, Living Dolls and peppermint to name a few, although none as long as the famous Tahitian Queen on Beach Road, open since 1978.

A number of Beer Bar strips have appeared in the last 5 years, these are basically a strip of beer bars on each side with a corridor down the middle, patrons can walk down and choose the bar, usually based on the female clientele that frequent the bar, can be ok to sit and watch some sport, chat to some new friends, beer tends to be a lot cheaper here than the neighbouring Gog bars.

Walking street also houses a number of modern discos, Ibar and Insomnia being the biggest and best according to most, Lucifers is also a long standing favourite. A number of discos targeted at particular nationalities have alos appeared, Tony’s disco now more targeted to the Indian tourist and a number of Russian and Chinese Disco’s are also on offer.


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New to Pattaya – A simple guide

Below is a list of tips that should make your trip easier and more enjoyable. The list is aimed at Pattaya newbies but is also applicable to those who have been to Pattaya many times. Like anything please treat this for what it is and treat every situation on its own merits. The best attitude to go to Thailand with is to go with the flow, be agreeable and smile a lot.

General Tips

  • Never travel anywhere without travel insurance, insuring this includes full medical cover and repatriation.
  • Thailand is not like your home. You will find some of the ways the Thais do things different, often more practical and better than some western ways.
  • All vehicles on the road have right of way as far as pedestrians go. Do not assume pedestrian crossings across the roads are safe. Motor vehicles here have no obligation to stop for you if you are using these. When crossing the road always look both ways before setting off. This includes one-way streets
  • Never drink the tap water. Bottled water is cheap in Thailand.
  • Be respectful of Thai culture and traditions. Do not insult the king or Buddha. It is considered an insult to go in public without a shirt covering the shoulders.
  • Also stand for the national anthem when its played, this could be in the cinema theatre.
  • For Thais there is a bodily hierarchy. The head is far higher than the feet, with lower body parts being less important. For this reason do not touch a Thais head.
  • It is considered rude to show the bottoms of your feet.
  • If you are eating with Thais don’t blow your nose at the table.
  • When using a toothpick, put one hand in front of your mouth
  • Always smile and don’t act aggressively
  • Don’t talk to anyone with a clipboard in their hands. These people are usually promoting time-shares. They are not good investment opportunities! Likewise avoid shaking the hands of the tailors. They are very reluctant to let go
  • Carry small change for the Baht bus.
  • In bars check your check bin from time to time.
  • You are not obliged to buy lady drinks so be firm but polite.
  • Keep tips to small amounts unless you have received special treatment.
  • Don’t get involved with drugs. If you do the best you can hope for is contributing a very large sum of money to the police fund. If it is serious or you don’t have enough money you may spend some hard time in the ‘monkey house’ (jail).
  • Don’t carry around you foreign ATM card as it will be difficult to replace.
  • Only carry as much money as you need.
  • Don’t flash a lot of cash or wear expensive jewellery. This only attracts the attention of people who you may not want noticing you.
  • Always carry some form of ID. Legally you are required to carry your passport but this is not practical.
  • Thais are fairly conservative for that reason avoid showing affection in public. You will not have any problems in Pattaya but you may elsewhere.
  • Don’t bring too much with you from home. Anything you forget or need can be bought cheaply.
  • Don’t get yourself involved in arguments in Thailand. This includes trying to help in an argument involving a Thai girl. You will only lose
  • Never try to take a photo in a gogo bar. If you need to look at your camera inside a gogo bar make it evident that you are not taking a photo. It is best not to get your camera out at all.