The next day in Pattaya we had booked a tour to the Coral Island. While coming back from the Tiffany show we had booked this tour for 450 Baht per person. The taxi came to pick us up from the hotel at 10:30am.
We were taken to the beach and from there we went in a small boat and later on jumped into a larger boat on our way to the Coral Island. Enroute there was a stop for parasailing 500Baht per person and Ocean floor walking 2500 Baht per person and CD separately. We negotiated for the rate and got it for 6000 Baht for Ocean floor walking for the four of us with the CD included.
Para Sailing
The ocean floor walking was a new experience. In this they put a helmet on our head which had compressed air flowing into it through a tube which remains connected to the boat. Its a long tube and the helmet is very heavy and helps to keep us at the ocean floor. They guide us to the place on the ocean floor where we can see the coral and fish. One by one we reached the ocean floor and spent an appreciable amount of time on the ocean floor. It was something new and novel and kept the adrenaline rushing. Once on the ocean floor which was hardly at any depth after about five minutes the confidence returned and I became comfortable. Looked around there was some coral. They gave us bread to feed the fishes.
The ocean floor walking was a new experience. In this they put a helmet on our head which had compressed air flowing into it through a tube which remains connected to the boat. Its a long tube and the helmet is very heavy and helps to keep us at the ocean floor. They guide us to the place on the ocean floor where we can see the coral and fish. One by one we reached the ocean floor and spent an appreciable amount of time on the ocean floor. It was something new and novel and kept the adrenaline rushing. Once on the ocean floor which was hardly at any depth after about five minutes the confidence returned and I became comfortable. Looked around there was some coral. They gave us bread to feed the fishes.
Ocean floor walking
We did some jet skiing as well. That was 1000Baht for 1 hour. It was fun. The sun was relentless and it was quite warm. We had lunch there, it was average stuff. Just relaxed on the beach and had a foot massage. Whilst on the return journey the boats which we used were glass bottomed though it was not possible to see anything very clearly through it. The water was crystal clear at the Coral Island and we had a fun day there.
returning back to Pattaya from the Coral Island. See the beach along the beach road, with all hotels lined up on the other side beyond the beach.
We did some jet skiing as well. That was 1000Baht for 1 hour. It was fun. The sun was relentless and it was quite warm. We had lunch there, it was average stuff. Just relaxed on the beach and had a foot massage. Whilst on the return journey the boats which we used were glass bottomed though it was not possible to see anything very clearly through it. The water was crystal clear at the Coral Island and we had a fun day there.
returning back to Pattaya from the Coral Island. See the beach along the beach road, with all hotels lined up on the other side beyond the beach.
15 Comments:
Sounds exciting, particularly the ocean floor walking.
I read the earliest post on Pattaya along with this one. Beautiful pictures and great on details. The anti Government agitation is going on for such a long time with both sides not budging an inch...feel sorry for Thailand, they are just unable to get out of this mess and it has had an effect on their economy. Such nice people that too, hope this all gets resolved soon. Feels good to be back blogging but so much is still happening that time management seems to be the key if I am to come back and blog a lot like I used to..thanks for visiting as always!
Yes Mridula Ocean floor walking was something like snorkeling maybe a little more kiddy version. It was fun.
@Capt Anup thank you for taking out the time for this comment. When I went to Thailand I was quite prejudiced about the Thai people. Now I realise that they are quite friendly and a stickler for hygiene.
Wow bhabhiji, good work. keep it up!
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Thank you Mohit. Your comments are most encouraging.
I agree, ocean floor walking is lots of fun. Especially when you see big fishes coming on to you. Myyyy, I had shrieked when it happened to me !! :)
Its good to see the nice photographs of Ocean walk and Coral Island.....It reminds me of Sea Urchin bite(Injury) which I had last year at Coral Island..Anyway Its great to Swim in that clear blue water..
Don't forget to go to Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum in Pattaya.By the Way how's the Political situation in Thailand...
Just Wish you all a Great Holiday..
I'm at Present in Gulmarg and will very soon post some photographs..
@Nisha where did you do ocean floor walking? We did not have any surprises during the whole exercise. It was a good experience. Nisha I was able to get your blog in my links. There is something wrong with the feed linked with the homepage.
@Manish good thing I did not talk to you before going to Pattaya otherwise I would definitely not have entered the water.
Nice discription and nice photos. :)
Under water adventure is a thrilling one! :)
thanks Chandrika
that was a wonderful holiday you had! thank you for sharing your thai experiences!
Wow love the images and the ocean walks sounds so exciting...
hope i can do it some day.
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thanks magiceye and vijay
Hey, Nice details.
Will be really helpful for me next year when I am planning for Thai tour.
Is there more links for photographs and details about other places in Thailand?
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