Parasailing in Pattaya is normally sold on the sand, by the flight, with no name on the receipt. Manta Marina sells it as a booked product instead: a fixed departure time, a price per person and a Beach Road company behind it, better known locally for its speedboat and catamaran island trips.
Do you take off from the beach?#
No. The day starts at the operator's office at 31 Beach Road, and the flight happens offshore: the price includes the boat out from Pattaya beach to the parasailing platform in the bay, and that is where the canopy is laid out and the harness fitted. From up there the whole city strip and the boats between the shore and Koh Larn sit in one frame.
Is thirty minutes the time under the canopy?#
Thirty minutes is the slot, not the flight. The operator publishes no separate time in the air, so the crew on the platform is who to ask. Both departures cost the same and run at fixed hours, 09:00 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon, which makes this an activity you plan a half day around rather than drop into.
Who is allowed to fly, and how many of you does it take?#
Children fly from four years old, in a Youth category of their own for ages 4 to 12, and infants may not sit on a lap. The published ฿800 is the adult rate for 13 to 60. The operator asks pregnant travellers and people with heart conditions not to fly, and rates the activity itself as easy. Bookings run from two people to ten.
What is worth checking before you book?#
- The deadline: booking closes two hours before the departure time.
- Cancelling. One day or less before the flight is charged in full; earlier than that costs nothing.
- Pictures. Photography is explicitly outside this product, so bring your own camera if you want any.
- Getting there. This is a meet-on-location product — no hotel pickup, and no transfer in the price.
- Language. Guests are looked after in English, Thai and Korean.
Important
฿800 is the rate per person, and the booking system takes a minimum of two — a couple pays twice, and a lone flyer needs someone to book with. The child rate is a separate category with no published price, so ask for it before you count the family in.