A Relaxing Time on the Golf Courses of Pattaya

There are many famous and modern golf courses available around the world. Mostly people love to go to the countries that are famous for golf, such as the USA or the UK. However, If we look for golf courses in Asian countries like China, Malaysia or Thailand, we find that there are also quality golf courses available in these countries.br /
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If you are looking for a golf trip to Thailand, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce one of the finest cities in the eastern region of Thailand, namely Pattaya. Pattaya already has a good reputation due to its fine and beautiful beaches, and for its very entertaining nightlife. However, there is also the fact that Pattaya is one of the most popular places to play golf. There are about twenty to thirty golf courses in Pattaya city, some of which are used in international competitions, and the rest of which are up to international standard.br /
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Therefore, playing golf in this small city will be not be much different from playing on the most famous courses in the rest of the world. In addition to all this, you will find that golf course fees in Thailand are very reasonable compared to other places, due to the lower cost of living in Thailand.br /
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However, as I have mentioned above about professional golf courses in Pattaya, they are not only suitable for golf experts or senior players. If you have just started to practice or if you have children who want to take golf lessons at very reasonable prices, Thailand may be one of the best choices. You can go to many golf courses in Pattaya which provide lessons at very reasonable prices or you can learn by playing with friends who already know the game.br /
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Apart from playing golf in Pattaya, you may find many more interesting activities in this small city, particularly beach relaxation activities and superb delicious Thai seafood. A lot of other international sports are played in Pattaya. Even if you are a professional golfer you may want to try out a new leisure activity, and in Pattaya there are plenty of exciting sports waiting for you.br /
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According to the information I have given above, it can be concluded that Pattaya is the place where golf lovers can enjoy world class golf courses as well as all different types of enjoyable leisure activities. There are so many information resources that you can use to find out more about these, such as the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s website at www.tat.or.th, or you may find global internet resources such as Lonely Planet who cover all worldwide destinations.br /
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However, it is really essential for you to check all the details about the golf course, such as its location and price before you go. You particularly need to check the price as this can vary. It would be better to ask or buy a package through your local travel agent, who will usually be able to get you the cheaper deals and ensure that you have someone with specialist knowledge to take care of everything for you.br /

Scuba Diving Around Pattaya Far Islands

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As the far islands are uninhabited and a little further from Bangkok the visibility tends to be marginally better than at the Near Islands. All of the Far Islands have large amounts of Jacks, Trevellys, Barracuda, Rabbitfish, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Wrasse, Gobis and as with the near islands thousands of Damselfish, as well as some Giant Reef Rays, some up to 2 metres across. A variety of sharks can also be found in these sites.

Koh Rin:

Koh Rin has three main dive areas each of which can easily support more than one dive. Hin Ton Mai also known as South Rock is a very popular dive spot as the fish life is very varied with lots of Moray Eels and Barracuda. There are plenty of both hard and soft corals, coral whips as well as very good invertebrate life such as nudibranchs, brittle stars and feather stars. This site has very good coral life down to 16 metres. Hin Khao also known as North Rock has as much coral life as South Rock and has lots of rock outcroppings that are homes to many sharks and eels. This is an excellent site for searching around for the more unusual nudibranchs, pipefish, razorfish and others that like to hide away. The site has good diving down to around 14 metres. Koh Rin bay. This site is, unlike the two rocks previously mentioned, part of the main island of Koh Rin. Although this site only goes down to a maximum depth of 12 metres it is well protected from currents and is therefore a nice relaxing dive when compared to both South and North Rock.

Koh Man Wichai:

Koh Man Wichai has two excellent dive areas, the first of which The Wall cannot be completed in one dive. The Wall is a 7 metre high coral wall that runs down from 9 to 23 metres and is a dive in itself. The area around the wall itself is an excellent dive site, you can start your dive from the bay and go out along the soft coral line at 18 metres, finish half of your allotted time and come back to the boat along the hard coral line at 12 metres, two environments in one dive !! As each environment is different with the larger fish among the soft corals this is for me the best dive to be had around Pattaya islands. The other dive site at Koh Man Wichai is called The Fingers, the fingers are a set a rocks stretching from land out to sea to a depth of 12 metres, the hard coral and fish life is very good and as there are five fingers ( but no thumb !!) it is like diving across a large hand.

Koh Hu Chang:

Koh Hu Chang is a very small island that although quite shallow at around 10 metres has some very good corals and abundant small fish life. Koh Hu Chang probably has more sea anemones than either Koh Rin or Koh Man Wichai and as it is well protected from the wind is a good relaxing dive spot.

Koh Klung Bedan:

Koh Klung Bedan is another small dive site that is also quite shallow, maximum coral depth being 12 metres. This dive site has many Staghorn and Table corals as well as Boulder corals that have many Christmas Tree worms.

Koh Phai:

Koh Phai or Bamboo Island is controlled by the Royal Thai Navy, who restricts the use of the beaches, but the small sheltered bay at the south of the island is ideal for beginners.

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