Thailand Guide
The east coast
Underwater World
Opening time: Daily 9am–6pm
Price: B450, kids B250 or free if under 90cm tall
Address: On Thanon Sukhumvit, just south of the Thep Prasit junction, near Tesco Lotus
Website: www.underwaterworldpattaya.com
If you've been disappointed with local reef life, the small and expensive but rather beautiful aquarium at Underwater World might make up for it with its trio of long fibreglass tunnels that transport you through shallow rocks pools to the ocean floor; there are touch pools and masses of reef fish and you can also arrange to dive with the resident sharks and rays.