potica69 Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 How safe is it to swim in the Gulf of Thailand by the beaches in Pattaya? Is the water clean or fairly polluted? The last time I was there I took a long 1-2 mile walk from South Pattaya up toward the north and then back again. Honestly, I cannot recall seeing many (if any) tourists in the water. There certainly were plenty of them lounging around on the beach. Every now and then I would see a few Thai kids playing in the water, but that's about it. Was my observation an indication that it isn't too safe to go into the water? Please advise. Thanks potica69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafun Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Tests were done on the water in the immediate Pattaya area and [color:orange]elevated[/color] levels of sewage/feces to include E coli bacteria were present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Pattaya beach has never been popular, most from BKK and Pattaya go to Jomtien beach especially on saturdays and sundays. Naklua beach is also much better than Pattaya beach but less popular than Jomtien beach. One part of Jomtien beach is dominated by the gay/lesbian/katoey community - I've been there many times and enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 There's a beach in Pattaya????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Never heard of Pattaya 1st Rd? Or the popular name Beach Rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickfarang Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 If you have ever seen the beach at low tide, you wold not want to walk out there in your bare feet. Try Jomtien, only a few minutes away. Much nice beaches, cleaner water (I think), and more fun, as beaches go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sukhumvit Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I've seen loads of people in the water at Pattaya. Where do these surveys come from? One of the worst bits was the little beach down the end of Soi Wongamart. Stank. Must be either a sewage outfall there or perhaps that's where prevailing tides wash things. Another place was in Jomtien. Come into Jomtien on the main road to the beach. Walk right by where the motorbikes are parked up and there's a huge outfall there. Now unless they're pumping beer into the gulf I'm pretty certain it's poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocThai Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 The water at Jomtien is not much different that Pattaya.. it just appears a bit cleaner. I have a friend who works for a State Parks and Rec engineer in the USA and when he saw the water results from both Pattaya and Jomtien he said that in Oregon they would close the State Beach as a health hazard... Then again Soi 6 in Pattaya is a health hazard but many people take a dip there as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 how about bang saen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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