NOONG NOOCH TROPICAL GARDENS

Noong Nooch Tropical Garden is a major tourist attraction in Pattaya. Here visitors can find different kinds of trees (tropical, topiary, bonsai, ferns, cactuses, palms, etc) and flowers (orchids, roses, tulips, etc) and enjoy being surrounded by nature as its manicured best.

Apart from the beautiful gardens, visitors can enjoy a traditional Thai cultural show, elephant show, car museum, miniature zoo, aviary, large fishing pond and restaurants/cafes.

There are also a variety of shows presented in Nong Nooch, such as Thai traditional dance, fighting, Thai boxing and puppet theatre. However, this highlight for most is the elephant show, with the amazing animals routinely amazing spectators with their grace and agility.

Additionally, visitors can find a number of animals in the garden, such as deer, goats, monkeys and tigers. By some feed and meet the critters up close and personal. There is also an aviary housing beautiful tropical birds and butterflies.

If you plan to go to Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, it will be best to visit in the morning when it is not as hot, although there is a shuttle service to get you around the vast grounds, there is still not a lot of cover and it can be quite tiring to fully appreciate the full 500 acres of the garden!

The garden opens from 08:00 to 18:00 daily, and there are two prices for the entrance fee: adult Baht 100, children Baht 50 for only visiting the garden, or Baht adult 300 and children Baht 150 for visiting both garden and the shows (4 times a day: 09:45, 10:30, 15:00, 15:45).

The garden is located approximate 20km south out of town, the best way to get there is by private taxi or using the garden’s twice daily, 8:30 and 14:30, pick-up service (from the hotel), including entry and shows. Bookings need to be made at least 24hrs in advance.