It is the region of holidays and relaxation par excellence, Pattaya, situated in 147 km from Bangkok, formerly small fishing port and modest vacation village became since the beginning of the war of Vietnam in 1965, an international place of holiday resort, particularly looked for by the lovers of the sun and the night birds.

The toll freeway which connects Bangkok with Pattaya is very practical provided that the traffic is not too intense, prefer the highway which has just been ended.

Pattaya offers to the tourists all about which they can dream. Prices are similar to it in those of Bangkok. Hotels and restaurants are as cosmopolitan as their clientele: French and Mexican restaurants are placed next to German breweries outdoors, simple huts alternate with the luxurious American hotel chains.

In 6 km of the city, one can assist all days the training of the elephants.

In the South of Pattaya is the headquarters of the Thai navy. Farther in the East, in about 150 km, Chantaburi is famous for her diamond dealers, its mines of sapphire and the plantations of heveas.

A group of five islands forms an archipelago in Pattaya's wide. It is necessary to count about one hour to reach it. One finds there a crystalline water and a certain quiet! One can there practise the campsite and the submarine dive.