Wong Amat Beach is located in the north of Pattaya, and is the longest beach in the Naklua area. Some call it that - Naklua Beach. This area is much cleaner, quieter and greener than the center of Pattaya, but is not far from it. If desired, you can easily reach all the shops and attractions of the center.
The disadvantage of Wongamat beach is that there is not enough natural shade and sun loungers for rent. A pedestrian path runs along the beach, overlooking the territory of expensive high-rise hotels. Hotels put good comfortable sunbeds on the beach for their guests. At low tide, the beach is very wide, but shallow in the water. At high tide, this is a narrow strip of sand and immediately deep, waist-deep, the sea, which is often restless..
Near the Centara Hotel, the arc of the beach ends with a headland with stone deposits and large boulders in the water. There, along the beach, there are trees that give natural shade, and you can rent sun loungers and sun loungers under umbrellas. This part of the beach is more intimate and disposes to relaxed contemplation..
The water on the entire beach is not entirely clear and transparent. Garbage comes across in the form of packages and the sea is unclear. But still, this is one of the cleanest beaches in Pattaya.
The content of the article
- one Beach description
- 2 Entering the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach photo
- five Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find the beach
- eight Beach Map
Beach description
The length of the beach is about one and a half kilometers, if you count with the headland adjacent to the south, which separates Wongamat from beach in the center of Pattaya. North Wongamat, roughly from the R-Con Wong Amat Suite, unkempt and deserted.
Rather, it is just a strip of littered sand between the sea and hotel fences, interspersed with stone deposits in the water. The central part of Wongamat Beach is the cleanest and with some infrastructure. Near the Centara Hotel, where the arc of the beach turns into a promontory with sand spits and large boulders in the water, there are several beach cafes and bars. Boats dangle in the water next to them. There is a small, incurable area with stones, shells and mud in the water.
Further, towards the center of Pattaya, there is a cape with littered desert areas, stones and small strips of sand between them, where you can swim. In the middle of the cape is the Cape Dara Hotel. The part of the beach adjacent to its territory is thoroughly cleaned, but there are many sharp stones and shells in the water and around. The cape ends with the Dusit Thani Pattaya hotel, the territory of which separates the Naklua district from the central embankment.
The beach is on average about 20 m wide, it can be more or less, depending on the phase of high and low tide. Approximately in the center of the beach, under the trees, along the footpath there is a small market with fruit, tourist goods and offers of massage, braids, etc. Merchants walk along the beach, especially during the season. Then the beach becomes crowded, at times almost crowded..
There are a lot of Russian tourists, so much so that the nearby streets of the Naklua district are full of inscriptions in Russian. There is also an Orthodox Church nearby - the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Entering the water, depth and waves
The best place to swim is in the middle and southern part of the beach. In the center, the shore descends to the water at a strong slope; at high tide, the entry into the water is sharp, almost immediately to the waist. At low tide, it is shallow for a long time, lower than knee-deep. Accordingly, at high tide the beach remains only a few meters wide between the water and the path, and at low tide it is a wide strip, there is where to sit and walk.
The water is cloudy, a little muddy bottom, it is noticeable rather at low tide. The sand is yellow and fine. Lighter sand on the spit, between large boulders. Waves are frequent, especially at the headland. There are also sharp stones in the water, you should enter and swim with caution.
Sun beds and shade
In the center of the beach, sun loungers are mostly from hotels, you still need to look for them to rent. The vegetation is also not at all dense and not continuous. There are trees, but there is little shade from them during the day. Morning and evening, at sunset are the best times to visit. There is nothing on the northern part of the beach, no shade, no sun beds, no infrastructure.
From the southern edge, to the promontory, where there are stones, there is also vegetation and sun loungers with umbrellas for rent. A good place to hide from the scorching southern sun.
Beach photo
North part of Wongamat beach
An inconspicuous street leading to the beach
View from the northern part of the beach
The northern end of the beach is almost deserted
Sand on the beach
Central part of Wongamat beach
Wongamat at low tide
High-rise hotel buildings in the central part of the beach
Central Wongamat in season
Central part of Wongamat beach
Central Wongamat in season
Central Wongamat in season
Shopping arcade on Wongamat beach
The most infrastructurally developed part of the beach
Beach cafe
Cape at the southern end of Wongamat Beach
View of Wongamat from the cape in the southern part of the beach
View from the southern part of the beach
On a promontory in the southern part of the beach
On a promontory in the southern part of the beach
Small cape separating Wongamat from Central Pattaya, low tide
Wild part of Wongamat beach
Infrastructure
In this area, right on the shore, there is Temple of Truth, about a kilometer in a straight line from the north end of Wongamat Beach. This is a great attraction in Pattaya. There are many shops in the Naklua area on the alleys and on the main road of Naklua Road.
Alleys (alley) with numbers are streets between the beach and the main road, Naklua Road, which runs parallel to the coastline. In this area, between the main road and the territories of large hotel complexes along the beach, there is Tesco Express, several Family Mart, many cafes, laundries, pharmacies, fruit stands, etc..
The Naklua area, between the 16th and 22nd alleys, is quite well-groomed, there is little debris and dust, if a vacant lot, then rather behind a neat fence and neatly overgrown. On the «second line», those. on the road beyond the territories of large hotels and condos, there are Family Mart, on the main road there are 7-Elevens and others. There are many cafes and shops closer to the south. Frequent signs in Russian: pharmacies, travel agencies, souvenirs.
On the beach itself, cafes and bars are concentrated to the left of the 18th alley exit to the beach. This is where the Rim Talay Seafood restaurant is located. Right there, on the sand, there is a beach volleyball court. In principle, this area is not far from the center and Severnaya Street, so all the sights of the center can also be attributed to Naklua..
Houses and hotels on the beach
Mostly expensive high-rise hotels and condos are located along the beach. There is also a small bungalow-style hotel next to the Rim Talay restaurant. There are many houses for rent, both for long and short term, in that part of the Naklua district, which is closer to the fish market and behind the main road, i.e. quite far from the sea.
Big hotels on the beach:
in the north
- R-Con Wong Amat Suite
in the center
- Pullman Pattaya Hotel G
- Garden Beach Resort
- Northpoint
on South
- Centara
on the cape
- Cape dara
- Dusit Thani Pattaya
Hotels in Pattaya>
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- R-Con Wong Amat Suite
- Pullman Pattaya Hotel G
- Garden Beach Resort
- Northpoint
- Centara
- Cape dara
- Dusit Thani Pattaya
How to find the beach
Along beach in the center of Pattaya there is a road (Beach Road), which behind the Amari hotel (if you go north, it will be on the right) turns from the sea and leads to a roundabout, in the center of which there is a fountain with figures of dolphins. Several roads converge here.
To the right of Beach Road will be the Second Beach Road, then, counterclockwise, there is a road called North, it leads to Sukhumvit. And directly, to the north, there is the Naklua road, it runs parallel to the sea and leads to the fish market, after which the area becomes completely undeveloped by tourists. Alleys with numbers go from Naklua Road to the sea. They are confusing and often end up dead ends. But several places lead to the beach.
The first (from the center) descent to the beach, in the form of a staircase with several flights, is at the end of 22 alleys. Alley 18 leads to the Rim Talai Fish Restaurant and the Centara Hotel at the southern end of Wongamat. Along the 16th alley, you can go to a narrow passage between two fences, which leads directly to the beach, this is the northern exit. There, at all these exits, you can park your vehicle, there is not a lot of space, but you can find it, especially for bikes..
Beach Map
Wongamat Beach Map
Wongamat Beach Map:
