Nong Nooch Tropical Garden

สวนนงนุชพัทยา

A giant themed garden with a dinosaur valley and elephant show

Hours

Daily 8am–6pm

Tickets

Adults from 600 baht (bundles with shows/Ferris wheel 700–1,000 baht); online agencies are usually a bit cheaper

Address

34/1 Moo 7, Na Chom Thian, Sattahip, Chonburi 20250 (inland from Sukhumvit Rd)

Past the gate come manicured French-style gardens, a Stonehenge replica and towers of potted plants that seem to go on forever. Further in, the Dinosaur Valley has life-size dinosaurs poking out of the trees, to the delight of shrieking kids. A Thai cultural show and an elephant show run several times a day, and the Ferris wheel gives you the whole garden from above. It's too big to cover on foot, so people mix in the shuttle bus or a cart. It's a fixture on package tours.