Tourists in Bangkok have the Rose Garden while Pattaya tourists have Nong Nooch, a short distance to the south of the city. The tropical gardens are set in 652 acres and have literally thousands of different species of plants. With the orchids alone there are 670 different species. There is a lot to see and take in during just one visit. So I wasn’t surprised to see that they also have a resort where you can stay the night and get free admission included.
The botanical gardens, first started by Mrs Nong Nuch in 1980, are believed to be the biggest of it’s kind in Southeast Asia. Preservation and research is certainly very important to them and they have dedicated classrooms for visiting schools. However, the gardens are not just about flowers as there ar two shows that you can also watch. These are a Thai Cultural Show and an Elephant Show.
You could easily spend a day here as you can also do elephant riding or get around on a bicycle or even paddle boats. You can join tram tours of the garden or take a stroll on the skywalk. Entrance to the gardens cost 400 baht. For Thai people it is 100 baht for the gardens or 200 baht if they want to see the show as well. I did enjoy the show, but it is much the same as what I have seen several time at the Rose Garden. They do have a zoo as well though we didn’t have time on this trip. But, from memory, it was a bit depressing to see how the animals are caged. Nong Nuch is good if you are interested in flowers, but don’t go for the animals alone.
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Randy
25/03/2011 at 1:06 am
very beautiful, I love flowers
if you go to thailand necessarily’ll pick in the Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden