Jomtien Beach

Jomtien Beach is one of the largest and most popular beaches in the city of Pattaya, which is located in the southern part of the Thai resort. The beach is named after a neighborhood in the city. It is bordered by South Pattaya to the north and the Na Jomtien area to the south.

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Video: Jomtien Beach

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Highlights

‘ View from the Pattaya Park Hotel tower
‘ Empty Beach

On weekends, and especially on Sunday, Pattaya residents with their families like to come to Jomtien for a vacation. They park their motorcycles and cars along the street and spend several hours by the sea. These days the beach can be quite crowded and parking is not easy to find.

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‘ Selling food on the beach

Thais love to picnic on Jomtien, seated on mats right on the sidewalks, or under umbrellas on beach chairs. Traditional Thai vacation is different from the noisy pastime we are used to. Residents of the kingdom, even if they drink, as a rule, never make noise, do not turn on loud music and try not to disturb those who are vacationing nearby.

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In 2016, the Jomtien promenade was thoroughly reconstructed – the sidewalks were slightly widened and laid out with neat tiles, as well as places for flowerbeds. Special ramps have been installed for children’s strollers and wheelchair users so that they can conveniently go down to the beach. The renewed Jomtien Beach looks even more attractive, and vacationers in Pattaya love to sunbathe, swim, spend beautiful sunset hours and do water sports here.

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Features of beach vacation and resort infrastructure

Almost all along, Jomtien Beach is divided into zones equipped for beach recreation. Each of these zones is usually serviced by a Thai family renting that part of the beach. Staying in any place you like, you can rent beach beds and umbrellas and sunbathe for as long as you want. Sunbeds cost 30-100 THB.

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Behind the street that limits the beach from the urban development of Jomtien district, from morning to evening there are several cafes, bars and restaurants where tourists can taste European and Thai cuisine for quite democratic prices. In the same restaurants and cafes, if necessary, you can use the toilets. Separate toilets (10 THB) and showers (20 THB) are located in several places along Jomtiensainueng Beach Street, and they are clearly visible by signs.

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‘ Fishermen on the beach
‘ Jomtien Beach after sunset

When is the best time to swim

Areas designated for swimming are fenced off with colored buoys. No boats or scooters can swim beyond these boundaries.

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‘ Jomtien in February

During the high tourist season, from mid-November through March, storms at sea are a rarity. Waves, as a rule, rise only in the monsoon period and during thunderstorms. And it happens in summer and the first half of fall. But in the area of Pattaya waves are rarely of such size that it was impossible to swim.

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Bathing near Jomtien beach is safe. Here there are never sharks, and at the bottom do not meet spiny sea urchins. And only in the middle of summer can be 1-2 weeks, when the shore accumulates a lot of jellyfish, from contact with which you can get burns. By the way, if this happens, it is best to ask for first aid from Thais working on the beach. They, as a rule, look after the things of tourists while they are swimming.

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Beach activities

Jomtien Beach has many activities. Here you can ride a “banana”, as well as water skiing or “parachute” following a boat. If you want to travel, the beach can hire a boat for a boat trip to the island of Ko Lan, which is 9 km from the beach or to other small islands in the Gulf of Thailand, located near the shore.

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‘ Beach Volleyball
‘ Water activities

On the beach, you can rent jet skis, play volleyball, and get surfing lessons. A popular surf spot operates on Jomtien Beach opposite Soi 6: www.choke-d.com. In addition, the basics of gliding on a board under sail are taught near the lifeguard station – on the beach near the hotel “Pattaya Park”, as well as on Na Jomtien: www.kiteboardingasia.com/locations/pattaya/. A good kiting school is near the Ambassador Hotel: www.bluelagoonpattaya.com/rus.html. The best time for water sports in Pattaya is from November to May.

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Jomtien Beach is an annual center for beach soccer tournaments, with teams of tourists and expats from around the world. Every year, it hosts the international King’s Cup competition for the Jet Ski World Championship, as well as the prestigious Asian Surfer’s Championships.

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Jomtien Beach hotel specials

How to get there

From the center of Pattaya, Jomtien Beach can be reached by public transportation, the Songteo. Dark blue pickup trucks with a body equipped to carry passengers take 15-20 minutes to reach the beach. The fare costs 10 THB. You can also take a cab. From the city center, a ride to the beach will cost 200-250 THB. To get to Jomtien Beach by car or motorcycle on your own, from the center of Pattaya resort you need to follow Tappraya Street.

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