City: Chonburi Province
Top Things to do in Chonburi Province
Top Restaurants in Chonburi Province
Top 6 Islands in Chonburi Province, Thailand
Chonburi (Thai: ชลบุรี, RTGS: Chon Buri, [tɕ͡ʰōn bū.rīː] ( listen)) is an eastern province (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. Chonburi is home to Thailand's largest tourist oriented city, Pattaya (also spelled Phatthaya), it is the only province outside the Bangkok Metropolitan Area to connect by an eight-lane motorway to Bangkok, 80 km distant. It is home to Thailand's largest and primary seaport, it has a thriving migrant and expatriate population. Due to these factors, the province's population is growing rapidly, with currently some 1.7 million residents (albeit with a large floating or unregistered population). The registered population as of 31 December 2012 was 1.36 million.
Restaurants in Chonburi Province
1. Koh Kham Undersea
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By vasitaj2015
boat roundtrip 250 per ppl for Thai people. 10 bath for local bus to pier. 20 bath for parking fee. Take boat around 15-20 mins to Island. You will see the beautiful sea in Thailand. Comfortable driving from Bangkok take around 2 and half hours.
2. Monkey Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By micko604 - Jomtien Beach, Thailand
Monkey island is a great place to experience the fascinating crab eating macaques of Thailand. However, tourists tend to get intimidated and bitten by Macaques quite often here due to lack of understanding about wild macaque behavior. Fortunately its possible to safely experience the monkey island if you follow some simple safety advice. FYI, I learnt about safe interactions with wild macaques while filming them extensively in Thailand for Discovery Channel, National Geographic and BBC documentaries accompanied by leading primatologists. 1) Macaques Don't Smile. When a macaque looks like it is smiling at you with a wide grin showing its teeth, it is actually challenging you. If a person looks them back in the eye and smiles, they are in affect 'ramping up the challenge'. If a macaque looks you in the eye and 'smiles' at you, simply look somewhere else and it will immediately lose interest. 2) Food Etiquette Is Important! Macaques are highly competitive around food and will readily display aggressive behavior in order to gain control of food. If you bring food to monkey island, be prepared to be 'mobbed' by lots of macaques with occasionally aggressive behavior and unpredictable outcomes. In other words, don't do it unless you want trouble. If your guide has brought some food, let him / her do the risky part of controlling the food while you take photos and enjoy observing the monkeys. 3) Don't give macaques 'the eye' If you look in a macaques eye and it stares back at you with raised eyebrows, it is basically asking you if you would like to challenge it. The simple and safe response is to ignore that particular macaque and observe the others. Problem solved! 4) Macaques are big fans of the timeless game 'catch me if you can' They get things rolling by running off with peoples possessions like cameras or bags. The problem is, people can never catch them until they grow bored with the game and choose to drop the object, this can take hours. Don't bring anything to monkey island accept maybe a camera which remains firmly clasped in your hand at all times. 5) Be careful where you step: Monkeys will probably climb on you and all around you on monkey island. If you accidentally stand on a macaques foot while looking down a camera lens for example, it is likely to bite you in response, so tread cautiously. If you avoid engaging in stare downs, grinning with teeth, stomping on monkey feet and food distribution, your chances of having a bad experience with macaques will be very low indeed. Nonetheless, if at any stage you feel threatened or uncomfortable you can walk into the water to get some space between you and macaques while still being close enough to observe their behavior. Enjoy your visit to Monkey Island!
3. Ko Samae San
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 139 reviews
Reviewed By Vanni-748 - Melbourne, Australia
A beautifully maintained island with pristine and clear water which is cared by the Royal Thai Navy. In order to travel to this island you must be accompanied by a Thai resident. The Navy personnel are very courteous. The snorkeling activity is highly recommended.
4. Ko Si Chang Island
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 333 reviews
Reviewed By RobertR892 - Phetchabun Province, Thailand
good day out, ferry ride, then onto a super sized tuk-tuk, the driver took us to the places to see, all for a very cheap price
5. Koh Larn
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4,344 reviews
Reviewed By ShantiD64
If you are going to Koh Larn (Coral Island), please consider going in a ferry, which takes 30THB only. Do not get lured by the vendors who offer speed boats, single boats etc at high prices, saying Ferry will not go to the island and drop you somewhere else. The Ferry will drop you exactly at Coral Island only. It starts from 6am from near Pattaya Beach. You will see a sign board written Pattaya City from the beach, Ferry starts from there and you can easily take a tuk tuk till there. The last Ferry from Coral Island to Pattaya beach is at 5.30 pm Lot of activities are there to do if you love water sports- para sailing, snorkling, scuba diving, banana boat ride etc, or if you just want to grab a beer or drinks and chill at sea side, take sun bath, this is an excellent place for same. If you are lucky, you can get to see sea animals being cooked in open as well :) . You can keep your luggage at the locker available at 100 THB at beach. Its near the last restaurant in the lane. But be prepared to meet to unfriendly and rude thai people who are only bothered to grab your money and not guide you properly. Thai people are very rude and unfriendly, and do not even know how to behave with tourists. You will find language barrier as thais can not speak english, so be prepared with google translator in your phone to translate from english to thai.
6. Roy Island
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By nortravel2013 - Medicine Hat, Canada
Visited early evening on a Saturday. Cars and buses parked alongside short road from mainland. Very fortunate to find parking space close to temple. Very impressed with handicap ramp accessing elevated viewing area. Handicap friendly public attractions appear to be a low priority in Thailand. Watching the sunset from the seaside viewing area was a beautiful and peaceful experience. Check internet for less busy times to visit.
