Get Sporty
Gyms
Fitness equipment; light weights, and warm up bicycles are available
for hotel guests at Amari Orchid Resort. However, for a larger
selection of equipment try Universe Gym, on the Pattaya Beach Road, South
Pattaya.
Golf
There are a good selection of golf courses in the Eastern Seaboard
area. These include:
Siam Country Club
This club is located at Km.145 on Sukhumvit Highway, where you turn
left and drive for about 11 Kms. It takes 20 minutes from
Pattaya town and is one of country's most challenging courses with
lots of wooded hills. Telephone 215-3124, 280-2532 (Bangkok),
or (038) 249381-3 (Pattaya)
Laem Chabang International Country Club Located in Sriracha area,
approximately 30-40 minutes away from Pattaya. This course has
a mixed terrain of majestic mountains, beautiful lakes and lush valleys
which are lovely as well as functional. Telephone 038-372 273
or visit www.laemchabanggolf.com
Diving
Numerous dive schools in Pattaya are offer PADI and other authorized
training course in diving and have their own boats to take students to
dive areas and supervise their diving. Courses can be taught in
various languages such as English, German, Japanese, Thai, Chinese, etc.,
depending on the particular dive shop.
Optimal diving is found from November to March and the main scuba
diving areas around Pattaya are located in the Far Islands, a second ring
of islands about 20-30 kilometers from Pattaya. The islands are
controlled by the Navy, with no permanent structures and minimal boat
traffic. These islands include Koh Kin, Koh Man Wichai, Koh Hu Chang
and Koh Phai.
Altogether there are 20 different dive sites with visibility ranging
from 5-15 meters. Contact Larry's Dive Center, Tel: 038-710 999,
website: www.larrysdive.com or
Mermaid's Scuba Diving, Tel: 038-232 219, www.mermaiddive.com for more
information.
Tennis Courts
Hotel guests can use the concrete surface court which is open from
07.00 to 21.00, free of charge. The Swissflex, courts are open
the same hours and have a chage of Bht.250 per hour.
Boat Trips
Day, weekend and longer sailing charters are available through various
agencies. Rates average at around Baht 1,500 per person per
day. Day trips consist of visits to nearby islands such as Koh
Rin, Koh Phai, Koh Sichang and Koh Larn. Longer charters to
Koh Samet and across the gulf to Hua Hin, Koh Samui and the Similian
Islands are also popular.
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