Elephant Plaza Pattaya

It's fun and very good.

The park is generally beautiful, however, the prices for foreigners are significantly higher. Thais pay 250 baht, while foreigners have to pay 600 baht. Additionally, many activities in the park charge extra, such as elephant rides, holding a monkey, or photos where an elephant hugs visitors. On a positive note, the staff are very friendly.

A 20 baht tip is required for elephant riding; bring exact change as they will not exchange currency without it. A 100 baht tip is required for photos.

Free entry for Thais. There's a statue of Ganesha to worship and other Indian deities, a cafe to relax in, and ATVs to drive.

The park is very small; I wouldn't recommend visiting it specifically. But if you're going, buy tickets online; it's cheaper. Tickets include a drink and a show. [The theme park is missing] And if you want to go, you can also get an elephant ride; we didn't. We expected the show to feature elephants, but in reality, it featured half-dead animals and transvestites. The animals are kept in terrible conditions. Only the elephants are in decent conditions; they roam the grounds, swim, and you can feed them for a fee, and touch them—that's the biggest plus. I feel really sorry for the others; the cages are small, the conditions are so-so, and they're all used under some kind of sedation during the show.

I like it here.