From what was a small fishing village back in the early years, this city has emerged as probably the most famous and popular destination in South East Asia. Although you'll be surprised that Pattaya's coastline is just 15 km long but it's the surrounding area this city has packed in attraction after attraction, offering tourists for more action and adventure than any other thai resort. That's why you'll see a lot of first class hotels, superb dining, water sports, elephant riding and of course, their famous night life! But let me give you an introduction of Pattaya Beaches.
There are four beaches in Pattaya. The busiest beach offering everything from numerous water sports to shopping complexes, bars, restaurants and a haven for sunset exercisers is the Pattaya Beach. The northern and central area of the beach and the road are much quieter, whereas the southern end which culminates with Walking Street tends to have a lot more bars many of which are adult oriented. Accommodation options are endless and eating opportunities present themselves in every form.
The fast becoming one of the Pattaya's most popular beaches for its cleaner waters is the Jomtien Beach. This is popular with families as the night scene is not so raucous although there is plenty to do in Jomtien. It seems to have a slightly cosmopolitan vibe with a number of boutique hotels and trendy eateries popping up in and around Jomtien. A number of tourist activities like golf, karting, and bungy are conveniently located nearby. If you find Pattaya Beach so busy, Jomtien is less-crowded.
Now here's for the people like me. At the very north end of Jomtien is Dongtan Beach which is known as a popular hang out for gay men. It's a well kept section of Jomtien and hosts some high end resorts, condo's and restaurants. Well, worth a stroll for a change of scenery with access to a number of well healed resorts and culminating at Pattaya Park and amusement park. If Pattaya beach is the busiest and Jomtien beach is busy, Dongtan is more peaceful, relaxing, and has lesser people.
The last one which I haven't gone in to is the Wong Amat Beach. They said it's one of the cleaniest and least developed beaches in the area, just north of Pattaya Beach. They also said that it's not so easy to find access to but if you head for Wong Amat Resort, there is a path down the side of it. Alternatively, one can walk from North Pattaya following the path around the perimeter of the Dusit Thani and can marvel at a series of almost undiscovered splendid little bays along the way. Soon, I'll visit this beach!
For me, honestly, the beaches here are not the most attractive beach being able to see and experience Boracay, Puerto Princesa, Pagudpud, Bantayan Island and Panglao Island in the Philippines. Walang wala. Hehe. I guess if you want a beach escapade in Thailand, Phuket is still the place to go. If you just want an additional itinerary in your Bangkok trip, Pattaya is an option. Not just for the beach but the numerous attraction of the city. Sadly, they have not put any much effort to improve their beach as a major attraction in Pattaya.
Although I must say have enjoyed my visit in those 3 first beaches naman, not because of the water but for the gorgeous topless guys available for your eyes to see. LOL. And that's it! Masarap lang tumambay. Magpahangin. Manood nang mga tao and different scenes. Pero kung gusto mo talaga mag-beach sa Pattaya at mag-relax under the sun, I recommend Dongtan Beach. Not crowded and the water is cleaner. Wala din masyadong water sports activities. There you go! I hope that helps.
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