4 Pattaya Tours for a New Year Trip of Three or Four Nights

December 31 suits morning sessions that finish between noon and 14:00. The Million Years Stone Park and Crocodile Farm picks up at 08:15 and is back around 12:00, Khao Kheow Open Zoo picks up at 08:15 and ends at 13:00, and the morning Nemo Island snorkeling session reaches town at 14:00. Keep the afternoon and evening free to rest before the Beach Road countdown.

New Year's Day allows a slow start with afternoon sessions. The Koh Larn afternoon trip leaves your hotel at 12:00 and ends at 17:00, the Khao Kheow afternoon session leaves at 13:30 and ends at 18:00, and the private three-market tour leaves at 13:00 and returns around 19:30. The Koh Larn afternoon trip includes a watermelon shake and a beach parasol.

With children, the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is the alternative: a mud spa and an elephant bath, with the morning session running 06:30 to about 11:00 and the afternoon session 12:30 to 16:30. It is led in English and you need a change of clothes. Khao Kheow runs three penguin parades a day on holidays.

Keep the evening before the countdown flexible. Check opening hours and transport options before booking a late activity.

To spend a whole day on the sea, there is the Koh Larn full-day tour. It leaves at 08:00, includes lunch and ends around 17:00. Parasailing (600 baht), sea walking (600 baht) and the playground (300 baht) are paid on site, and if storm warnings stop the boats you get a full refund or a date change.

Join tours have minimum departure numbers (two to four guests) and pickups apply to hotels in central Pattaya. Outlying hotels may carry a surcharge, so confirm on the current listing before booking.