Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden
4.5
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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- Christoffer H28 contributionsVisually the most amazing park I ever visited.600 acres of visual enjoyment, from tropical plants from the ground up to over your head, magnificent art made by stone pellets on walls. All types of animals real live looking and the amazing dinosaurs raging high into the sky the biggest ones. For me as a visual video storyteller I spent 7 hours emerging in to all the details the amazing staff of the park has and still are creating. There are shows, but I feel sorry for the elephants so I do not participate in those activities, riding ect. There is possibilities to buy food and drinks amongst the many bridge walks and there are eating spots to sit down and buy thai and other food/snacks. An incredible park and I highly reccomend do the walking then you really see the details. And bring sunscreen.. I did not ughhh!Visited February 2024Travelled soloWritten 20 February 2024
- MargoMoscow, Russia53 contributionsA must visitI really liked the park. We were part of a tour and liked that everything was thought out. You don’t spend long in the heat, you take a break in air-conditioned rooms. We rode an elephant, took pictures at the show, a lot of emotions, but we spent a lot of money on souvenirs, it’s impossible to stop when they show you your photos in a frame)) the memories will remain 💯Visited February 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 20 February 2024
- Balasubramanian RChennai (Madras), India807 contributionsNong Nooch village, ThailandNong Nooch Tropical garden is one of the tourist attraction of Thailand. The garden is situated in a vast area and we enjoyed the entire garden through the van. Cultural shows are enjoyable and we enjoyed the elephant show. Booked already for our lunch and it was nice. The area is look like a theme park and one can enjoy all the places in the gardenVisited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 19 March 2024
- Дарина У16 contributionsVery impressed!Gorgeous place!!! Despite the fact that I am not a particular fan of flowers and trees!!! I recommend everyone to visit at least once!!! We took a self-guided tour) caught a taxi from Jomtien and the taxi driver offered us to buy tickets at a discount (I don’t remember the price, about 100-200 Baht for three people off!) it’s hot, although there are a lot of paths in the shade) we were delighted by the orchids! I’m unlikely to go there a second time, but it’s worth going there!!! Huge cacti, elephants, orchids...)Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 4 April 2024
- Gabriel SLos Angeles, California213 contributionsOutstandng garden offering a lot of atraction !Locate close to Pattaia this garden offers to all age visitors many sites of high quality to enjoy. A large cactus garden that I recommand to visit during the cactus flowering season. The Freanch garden presents a combination of Versailles landscape with Thai golden towers and shrins. Prety statues of a large variety of animals are displayed for kids to enjoy and the Dinosaurus replicas are amazing. Any photografer will be delited in this garden and the Elefant show is well appreciated. We had our launch in the International restaurant, rich of good dishes from all over the globus.Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 13 May 2024
- Hungry-sailor86San Fernando La Union, Philippines753 contributionsFantastic venue with too much to see in a half dayThis is a huge venue and is packed with plenty to see and do even if gardens are not your thing. Live shows are great and the themed gardens contain plenty to keep the kids interested and include plenty of shaded areas. The buffet meal means you dont need to leave the gardens to find food and has variety for everyone. We spent a half day and only scratched the surface so schedule a full day!Visited June 2024Travelled with familyWritten 16 June 2024
- Happiness179 contributionsDinosaur 🦖🦕 Park mostlyLots of Dinosaurs, wild animals all over the place. Car museum worth seeing. A open food court with very reasonable price. Elephant ride. Battery operated Car to take you around.Visited May 2024Travelled with familyWritten 30 June 2024
- ИгорьKomsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia32,323 contributionsThe most enthusiastic impressions.One of my most enthusiastic experiences of Pattaya and the best, I think, Attraction in the whole province! Two and a half square kilometres of greenery, botanical gardens, sculptures and historic structures. This is no ordinary botanical garden in our sense, it is a huge multicolored complex of visual pleasures in nature. It's an interesting story. Back in 1954, Mr. Pisit and Mrs. Nong Nuch Tansacha purchased the land for fruit and vegetable plantations, but later decided to orient the park towards tourists, set up restaurants, Bungalows, swimming pools, etc. In 1980, the park was opened to all. They named the park after the owners. In 1997, the lake located in the park was drained and a regular park in the French landscape design style was built on the site. The French park covers an area of just over a hectare. Now part of the exhibition of the park is a large exhibition of cars, a passion of the current owner of the park. Several hundred life-size dinosaur figures accompany you, standing around everywhere during your walk. And they're all different dinosaurs. Each signed with its own first and last name, a modern name. A life-size replica of the Stonehenge complex, too. It looks even more attractive than the original. There are several lakes, a garden of stones, many replicas of places of worship and so on and so on. Everything looks new. The complex is well looked after. You can bypass the park via bridges under canopies. They're very comfortable. At any time, the hottest time, you can explore all the corners of the park. Several buildings in the park with cafés and shops are equipped with powerful air conditioning and allow for periodic breaks from the debilitating heat even at noon. Approximately 600 m by 600 m are mandatory to visit the park. They are designed for tourists and it is along them that paths are laid. Even with a surface detour, you need at least two hours. So give the park about half a day. What you can definitely not take is an internal bus. We never needed one.Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 21 July 2024
- MarcoNijmegen, The Netherlands74 contributionsApart from the elephants Who wereld chained it was goodBig parc wirh lots, lots of trees,palms. Relaxing sphere. Good for a relaxing walking Day. Downloaden was the elephant ride and the elephant show. The cabaret show was greatVisited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 26 July 2024
- Christian D1 contributionBest Botanical Garden Ever!Where do I start? First of all this place is absolutely massive like at my first visit I would say me and my family travelled around 40-60% of the Garden, I'm just saying this before my second visit since this Garden is worth exploring to it's max. I heavily recommend this Garden for families as it is a blast for kids who are dinosaur fans like I didn't expect there to be dinosaur statues at the Garden in the first place but this Garden just exceeds my expectations tenfold, and the cherry on top is the sheer magnitude of their size like I had to turn my head 90 degrees up just so I could see the sauropods (long neck dinos) I'm just absolutely mind blown after my visit and so would your family. The garden also houses so many attractions such as elephant rides, tour busses around the complex and animal feeding. Before I tie the bow on this review I'll have to mention one more thing which was the amount of photos you will get from this trip like I think I filled up around 5 gigabytes of storage just from photo and one tiny thing is how funny that multiple of the raptors have birds nests on them which was some nice fun. In terms of Botanical Garden's I would say this park has zero competition in my opinion like I have never seen a garden have so much things and be so large at the same time. It truly is the Disney Land of Thailand.Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 26 August 2024
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Banksideman
Stow-on-the-Wold, UK693 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
This experience was a little unexpected as I had really read much about it. You arrive via a long drive from the main highway passing many surprising interesting and elaborate sculptures along the route. On arrival you appreciate that the estate is simply huge and has been planned on a Disney styled theme park experience. Entry by ticket costs BHT800 for the gardens and a show which is what we paid. We decided to hop on a sightseeing bus (BHT200 ea) that took us around the areas too far to walk to in the heat. The gardens are amazing and the show was spectacular being in two halves in two stages best described in the pics attached. Recommended you get there at opening time 08.00 as it gets busy by 11.30
Written 6 February 2023
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PSP Jeff
Palm Springs, CA235 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
I had not heard of it until a friend brought it up and off we went. I was not ready for the scale: 500 acres! It is beautiful with a combination of formal gardens and arrangements of interesting plants. I do wish it had more signs to tell you what the plants are. There are thousands of animal statues, many of dinosaurs, and they do tell you what type all of those are. Definitely a lot of dinosaurs I had never heard of or seen in books/movies. There are elephant rides, and elephant show and a Thai Culture show. There is a "sightseeing bus" that goes to areas you can't walk to as well as saves you a long walk to the Orchid area.
As for the title, living in Thailand, I do not take taxis as a rule. They are nothing but problematic. However, the taxi "mafia" seems to be still strong in the Pattaya area and they will not allow pickups at Nong Nooch. There are several locations around Pattaya that Grab will not allow drivers to pick up passengers for the drivers own safety as there have been attacks by taxi drivers. There is a 7-Eleven to the right hand side of the gate as you leave, a short walk away, and they can pick up there. I choose not to support the taxis and their thuggish ways.
As for the title, living in Thailand, I do not take taxis as a rule. They are nothing but problematic. However, the taxi "mafia" seems to be still strong in the Pattaya area and they will not allow pickups at Nong Nooch. There are several locations around Pattaya that Grab will not allow drivers to pick up passengers for the drivers own safety as there have been attacks by taxi drivers. There is a 7-Eleven to the right hand side of the gate as you leave, a short walk away, and they can pick up there. I choose not to support the taxis and their thuggish ways.
Written 25 January 2024
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anth0nyfrazer
Chiang Mai, Thailand655 contributions
Apr 2022
Huge place with an enormous array of plants, especially cacti. Foreign residents treated the same as Thais with regards to costs. The park is absolutely full of dinosaurs and the settings and planting often gives you the feel of being in the Jurassic period. I recommend paying to use the bus as it takes the strain in very hot conditions and you can hop on and off around the park. It also goes where visitors on foot are not allowed to go, particularly through their extensive nurseries. I have never seen so many plants before. The kids would love this place and i think it gives good value for money. The various outlets for refreshments are reasonably priced. Had an enjoyable afternoon.
Written 4 May 2022
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mrtcha
Bangkok, Thailand17 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
This is not a garden, but a concrete ghetto filled with plastic dionaseurs. Even worse, the areas where plants are grown in nurseries is off limits to those on foot. One has to take a bus which wizzies through, not allowing one to stop and study the plants.
They promote sustainability, yet millions of plants are kept in plastic or concrete pots. One area which looked from the outside as a proper garden area was fenced off and the gates locked with a sign reading " conservation area ".
The best description is that of a theme park for kids. Elephants can be hired for rides or bananas can be bought to feed these poor animals. Sports cars and giant wheeled vehicles are featured in a display area. How are these distractions related to a garden or a garden?
Everywhere are signs boasting that Nong Nuch Gardens is one of the top ten best gardens in the world. By whom I wonder ?
My advice to any garden lover is to steer well clear .
They promote sustainability, yet millions of plants are kept in plastic or concrete pots. One area which looked from the outside as a proper garden area was fenced off and the gates locked with a sign reading " conservation area ".
The best description is that of a theme park for kids. Elephants can be hired for rides or bananas can be bought to feed these poor animals. Sports cars and giant wheeled vehicles are featured in a display area. How are these distractions related to a garden or a garden?
Everywhere are signs boasting that Nong Nuch Gardens is one of the top ten best gardens in the world. By whom I wonder ?
My advice to any garden lover is to steer well clear .
Written 21 March 2024
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Gidron M
Tel Aviv, Israel2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
A complete sham.
We visited the gardens and paid 450 baht online per person ,and after waiting in a long line to manually receive our tickets we entered the park only to discover that we had to pay an extra 200 baht bus ride ti see the sights,the park is very big and not possible to walk through.
The driver’s had an attitude problem and gave a guided tour in Thai ,no English speaking drivers.
The park itself was puzzling,understatement,there were many dinosaurs statues next to panda bear statues followed by shark statues,I didn’t understand the concept or connection to plants.
On the whole a terrible exhibit.
Waste of time and money.
We visited the gardens and paid 450 baht online per person ,and after waiting in a long line to manually receive our tickets we entered the park only to discover that we had to pay an extra 200 baht bus ride ti see the sights,the park is very big and not possible to walk through.
The driver’s had an attitude problem and gave a guided tour in Thai ,no English speaking drivers.
The park itself was puzzling,understatement,there were many dinosaurs statues next to panda bear statues followed by shark statues,I didn’t understand the concept or connection to plants.
On the whole a terrible exhibit.
Waste of time and money.
Written 4 August 2023
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LunaRossaII
8 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
Not at all what we expected… the “botanical” in botanical garden should be replaced with “dinosaur”. There are a lot of animal statues (not very high quality) and the only plants are palm trees and cacti 😅 very underwhelming and for 500 THB not worth it. We expected a bigger variety of plants with descriptions and a beautiful garden, but instead we got giant plastic dinosaurs 🦖
Written 16 February 2023
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Emil L
Kiruna, Sweden158 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
We were 3 adults and 2 children and it was a very appreciated visit by everyone. We paid for admission only but there were lots of packages to choose from. Nice and clean. There are toilets and cafes in many places. Definitely worth a visit for dinosaur lovers. To take a taxi return from pattaya c costs about 1000 baht.
2200 baht 3 adults and 2 children in entry
2200 baht 3 adults and 2 children in entry
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Written 22 December 2024
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François G.
Sierre, Switzerland2,189 contributions
Jan 2024 • Friends
Very beautiful botanical garden on 242 hectares with magnificent themes and activities for all ages with diverse and varied exhibitions. The prehistoric animals are well presented and there are beautiful flower beds and cacti. We travel by minibus where elephant rides are offered. A magnificent collection of orchids is to be seen and everything is very well explained. The entrance price is 700 bath for a tourist with travel by mini-bus and 400 bath for Thais. The price is worth it and you won't regret it. It takes around 3 hours at least for the walk.

Written 25 January 2024
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Trebor-scotland
Balloch, UK152 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
It a great day out for kids and adults. Exploring dinosaurs and just wandering around the gardens. The cost is 400 baht per person. If you want show cost more. You can share bus that will drive you around cost 200 baht. Or you can get private shuttle car and driver for 1500 baht for as many people you want. They is dancing and music show that great, then their is elephant show doing sports. Up to you if you like that.
Written 25 October 2024
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Andrew S
46 contributions
Dec 2024 • Friends
Sickening Elephant treatment ruined our day. Having recently visited a lovely sanctuary we could easily spot how unhappy these poor creatures were with one particular tormented one being forced to repeat a trick repeatedly and stand on the same spot all the time we were there. How can we believe that Thai people revere these wonderful creatures if they go and abuse them for Money. This park does not need live animals to prosper. Shame on you
Written 30 November 2024
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Dose anyone know how much it was roughly it was to enter and the hop on / off bus was please thank you
Written 22 July 2023
pretty sure the bus is included in entrance fee 500b. if you want to see shows thars extra. Around 800b all up
Written 30 July 2023
No. As others have said, walking or use hop on and off bus
Written 30 July 2023
Is it possible to pay the fee with credit card at the entrance?
Or is it cash only?
Written 10 January 2020
Yes you can pay by credit card at the entrance. However, keep some cash for buying things inside.
Written 19 January 2020
Алексей
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Здравствуйте! Я приобрёл билеты в сад Нонг Нуч через сайт Klook. Наши планы изменились и мы решили отменить поездку в Паттайю. Билеты оказались невозвратными. Поддержка Klook порекомендовала мне продать или подарить эти билеты кому-нибудь
Есть 2 билета на 26.12.2019.
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Written 5 December 2019
The tigers are drugged which is the only reason you can take photos with them. Appalling animal abuse. Elephants are brutally tortured from babies to train them to behave in ways they would not in the wild. This is not just for this attraction but is the case everywhere they have these types of animal shows or photo opportunities. Please consider these things before supporting them. You can buy bananas to feed the elephants for 50b, which is good fun and harmless to the animal.
The gardens are beautiful in their own right, so maybe just enjoy those and don't support the abuse of animals.
Written 11 October 2019
Are there shopping options in this place? Any souvenir shops etc?
Written 29 June 2019
The shop is big and has souvenirs, clothing and lots more. They have lots of stuffed animals. They have lots of things for children and for adults as well. I think the prices might be higher than on a marked, but they had some nice stuff, my wife and her daughter spend quite some time in that shop
Written 1 July 2019
Добрый день. Подскажите цену. пожалуйста. И как добраться самостоятельно из Патайи?
Written 14 June 2019
Здравствуйте. Вход на территорию парка для взрослого 500 бат. Это только входной билет, без шоу программ, проводимых каждый день. Парк находится к Югу от Паттайи на 163 км трассы на Сунхумвит. Общественный транспорт сюда не ходит. Такси обойдётся в среднем в 300 бат в одну сторону. Давно подсчитано многими туристами, что организованная экскурсия (обычно 800 бат с человека) выходит и дешевле и проще. Решать Вам. Удачи!
Written 15 June 2019
Cruiser13320453368
Nagpur District, India
Hi,
Read your review on Nong Nooch garden. I am visiting there in first week of June with my 2 kids (9 and 3 yrs old). Can you please tell me the care I should take and about the food availability inside park.
Written 28 May 2019
Restaurants are inside too but little costly.
Written 2 June 2019
Hi, when I checked online tickets for nong nooch botanical garden, it is showing no available tickets for entire March month. Is there any limitations to visit the garden or I can go directly and get tickets??
Written 13 March 2019
Pay on site.definatly a day trip . Amazing
Written 2 June 2019
SHAHID PATEL
Pune, India
Is It Necessary to book coral island trip before going to pattaya.are seats limited.?
My wife is not sure of scuba and snorkelling so why should I pay now.
Can we go to hotel and book .as per time. and can bargain is possible in this trip (coral island).
Written 16 February 2019
Definitely wait until you arrive in Pattaya tocheck weather and tide conditions.
Go to a tour booth,travel agent to get an approximate price.
Then let the hotel meet thst price but know that everything will go smoother and safer.
Written 17 February 2019
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