Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is among the top ten most beautiful gardens in the world

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is located near Pattaya, a tourist destination in Thailand, and covers a vast area. The garden features man-made lakes with shimmering water, and meandering rivers that flow between pavilions and towers, surrounded by lush trees, birdsong, and fragrant flowers, creating a picturesque scene. The garden includes a cultural village, which serves as a hub for showcasing Thai national culture. The garden's programs are divided into three main parts: Thai folk performances; elephant shows; and the botanical garden. The folk dances are very authentic and rustic, performed by villagers; the elephant shows are particularly spectacular. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is a private arboretum founded by Mr. Kampon Tansacha, a Thai-Chinese who is one of Thailand's top ten richest people. Initially, Mr. Tansacha only started a botanical garden. By chance, the Queen of Thailand saw the beautiful flowers planted by Mr. Tansacha and invited him to plant flowers in the palace. When offered payment, Mr. Tansacha chose a barren hill from the royal family to plant various tropical plants and flowers. After more than a decade of hard work, he established Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, which boasts first-class landscaping that can compete with any state-run botanical garden in the country. There are three main activities to enjoy at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden: watching folk performances, watching elephant shows, and visiting the tropical botanical garden. First, we enter a theater that can accommodate more than a thousand people to watch the Thai folk performance. The program, mostly dances that reflect Thai folk customs, also includes Muay Thai performances, reenactments of the Thai-Burmese war, and performances of minority ethnic customs, lasting about half an hour.