Jomtien Beach Pattaya

Jomtien Beach Pattaya

Jomtien Beach Pattaya Chonburi
Featuring a long straight coastline and long white sand beach, Jomtien Beach is located around 2 kilometers from its less salubrious neighbour – Pattaya Beach. Whereas Pattaya Beach is more geared for the party animal, Jomtien Beach has carved a niche as a more ‘family-friendly’ environment. Like its neighbour, Jomtien Beach is popular for water sports such as jet skiing, but with

water that is considerably less murky,it is also a much more attractive location for swimming. Given its natural wind conditions and calm sea, Jomtien Beach is also a destination of choice for wind surfers, and a number of instructors work from the area. Jomtien features every conceivable type of accommodation available to those who want to stay in the
area. Like Pattaya Beach, Jomtien hosts an expatriate community but doesn’t have the edge Pattaya Beach does.
It does though have just as many great restaurants offering cuisine from every corner of the globe. It also has as many hawkers, plying anything from peanuts and fruit to pictures of the king and massages. They can prove annoying when you are trying to relax, but again, on Jomtien even this is not as hardcore as Pattaya Beach.
How to get there: Just like everywhere else in Pattaya, Jomtien is easily accessible through the multitude of Songtaews that
continually move around the ring roads that encircle the coastal areas. A trip is 20 Baht wherever your start or finish

Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi province

Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi province

dipterocarp, dry evergreen and bamboo forest. Wildlife surveys of mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians have been carried out. If you are lucky you may catch a glimpse of elephants, gibbons, Siamese hare, flying squirrels, eagles, white-eyes, king cobras or pythons. Fish, crabs and insect are abundant in many steams.
Tourist attractions Erawan waterfall The 7 levels of this waterfall drops 1,500 meters down steep-sided cliffs. It is surrounded by beautiful forest with many types of trees and orchids. There is a trail as far as the 6th level and from there you have to scramble up the cliff to reach the 7th level. The climb is well worth the effort, for the sight of tumbling water, spraying off the boulders into the deep pool below. This fall resembles the head of the Erawan Elephant (the 3-headed elephant from
Hindu Mythology) which gives the whole waterfall its name. Wang Bahdan cave is a big limestone cave located 54 km from the headquarters. Its narrow entrance widens into a large hall festooned with strange limestone formations. Pratat cave is 12 km from the headquarters. Strange-shaped stalactites and stalagmites fascinate the eyes, and a huge rock garden with a stupa or eagle-shaped sandstone decorates the centre of the cave. Ta Duang cave Unfortunately boulders have collapsed in front of the mouth of this cave and it is no longer possible to enter. There are wonderful stone age paintings of people, trees and way of life on the walls of this cave. Mee cave This large 5 roomed cave has many strange shaped rocks and striking colored stalactites and stalagmites.
Rua cave Main feature of thes cave is ancient boat-shape waterbowl carved out of a log. The head of the waterbowl has a nose, 2 eyes, and 2 ears, which help support it from falling. Sadly, the condition of this ancient artifact is deteriorating due to the bat droppings.
Accommodations and facilities There are some bungalows and dormitories available. There is also a visitor centre, bathrooms, restaurants, a shop and public telephones. Contact address Erawan National Park P.O.Box 107 Amphur Srisawat, Kanchanaburi 71250 Tel: 034-516 530