Thailand represents excellent value for entertainment. Sport and boxing stadiums, race and golf courses, tennis and squash courts, billiards halls, nightclubs, gourmet restaurants, discotheques, concert halls, cocktail lounges, coffee shops, amusement parks, pubs, go-go and beer bars, karaoke lounges, museums, theatres, art galleries and cinemas lure pleasure seekers throughout the year.
Popular among tourists are the cultural shows staged by various Thai restaurants throughout Thailand. It’s the perfect introduction to Thailand's highly styled classical dance, accompanied by music played on traditional instruments. Dressed in gorgeous costumes, dancers perform the slow graceful movements that make up the intricate language of classical Thai dance drama. | 
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Thailand has one of the most openly gay societies in the world, transsexuals are included in Thai culture via television and cabaret shows. The concerts feature great music, graceful dance and elaborately dressed performers who take pride in the fact that they cannot be told apart from women. Both Tiffany and Alcazar cabaret shows seat over a thousand people and use state of the art light and sound technology.
All English language newspapers throughout Thailand carry daily listings on concerts, exhibitions, displays and cinemas. Complimentary weekly tourist publications contain additional information with emphasis on dining and nightlife attractions.
Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya are abundant with discos. Some small and intimate, while others enormous and crowded all spin the latest in dance music using ultra modern sound systems, laser lights, videos, and other hi-tech equipment, that makes the disco of today, less of a place and more of an experience.
The majority of cinemas are located in shopping malls and festival centers throughout Thailand. The cinemas are world class with crystal clear viewing, digital sound and very comfortable seating.
They also represent excellent value, a ticket for a current Hollywood blockbuster movie at leading Bangkok cinemas costs around 150 Baht, current movies available in Thailand's cinemas.
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Muay Thai - Thai Kick Boxing |
Muay Thai (Thai Kick Boxing), the martial art of Muay Thai, was an element made compulsory for military training by King Naresuan. The fights are commonly fierce and furious though the best boxers display remarkable skills, as well as great fitness and a good contest is decided by application of technique rather than brute force.
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Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand and popular with all Thais, the results of all fights are published in Thai national newspapers and live fights are televised five nights a week. Ratchadamnoen and Lumphini boxing stadiums in Bangkok are the most famous in Thailand. Between them, they offer professional bouts virtually every night of the week.
No other city in Asia rivals Bangkok for a thrilling and vibrant nightlife. Evening entertainment is also both plentiful and inexpensive. The city boasts of many sophisticated bars, pubs, restaurants and cocktail lounges, some of the best being located in the top hotels. One can relax in pleasant surroundings and enjoy live musical entertainment by the best local and regional entertainers.
Entertainment in Bangkok is in a league of its own. Whatever your age, taste and gender, you can rest assured that Thailand's vibrant capital can deliver. What's more, having a good time here won't burn a hole in your pocket. The restaurants, nightclubs, pubs go-go bars, discos and other entertainment venues are all reasonably priced, especially when compared to other capital cities around the world.
Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok is unquestionably the most cosmopolitan area of the city. With the skyTrain serving more than half its length, easing access to the various pleasures located on the main road and its adjoining streets. Sukhumvit can be broken down into four distinctive entertainment areas, Nana, Asoke, Emporium and Thong Lor. Each area has its own charms and attractions, and appeals to different groups of people.
Radchadaphisek road is one of Bangkok's fastest growing entertainment districts; there are a large number of Thai and seafood restaurants located here. At the Asoke end of the road is the newly opened Brew Pavilion, an enormous beer hall featuring live music and Spark Entertainment, a huge disco at the Emerald Hotel.
Theatrical events in Bangkok include Thai dance and puppet performances, English and Thai language dramas, concerts by visiting international artists, musical performance and infrequently imported mimes and plays. The Thailand Cultural Centre and Thailand's National Theatre are the main venues. Leading hotels throughout Thailand quite often host visiting artists and smaller theater groups.
The Patravadi Theatre owns one of the most charming settings in Bangkok. It is located next to the Chao Phraya River bank, across from the Royal Grand Palace, adjacent to the royal temple Wat Rakang. The Theatre includes a medium sized garden theatre. Two studio sized theatres, gallery and open air restaurant.
The KAD Performing Arts Centre in Chiang Mai is geared towards staging imported full scale theatrical and musical productions from abroad, performed in the original language, and original Thai dramatic and musical productions. The lavishly equipped KAD Theatre has a seating capacity of 1,550, the smaller KAD Playhouse a seating capacity of 500.
World class theme parks in Thailand offer all kinds of excitement and entertainment for the whole family. Many of the larger amusement parks are within easy reach of Bangkok, while others are located in popular tourist destinations like Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket.
The bigger parks, such as the Ancient City, Dream World, Siam Park City and the Rose Garden, like their counterparts in the west are entire cities by themselves. Some of the parks combined water parks, amusement parks, and cultural attractions over a sprawling area of several hundred thousand square meters.
Thailand - Stunning Attractions - Unique Culture |
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