Pattani Skywalk
Walk Above the Sea and the Mangroves

🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026

The Pattani Skywalk has become a popular check-in spot lately. It sits inside Princess Galyani Vadhana Park (locals call it the "Mother-and-Daughter Park") in Rusamilae subdistrict, Mueang Pattani — out toward the bay mouth, not far from town and easy to reach by car. The draw is the raised steel-frame walkway, around 12 meters up, with an open steel-mesh floor that runs roughly 400 meters over the mangrove forest. As you walk along, the view shifts from the mangrove canopy to the open water of Pattani Bay. It's made for anyone who wants high-angle views and a sea breeze without a long hike to earn them.

Where is the Pattani Skywalk?

The skywalk is inside Princess Galyani Vadhana Park in Rusamilae, Mueang Pattani — a public park along the mouth of Pattani Bay. The park sits right next to the area's mangrove nature study center. The skywalk itself is a white-painted steel-frame bridge with two stair entrances and several rest pavilions spaced along the way. The walk is comfortable and not steep, fine for both kids and adults. Below the skywalk there's also a mangrove nature trail of about 1 kilometer, so if you want to go down for a closer look at the mangrove roots and ecosystem, you can do both in one place.

• Location — Princess Galyani Vadhana Park, Rusamilae subdistrict, Mueang Pattani
• Structure — Steel-frame bridge around 12m high, open steel-mesh floor, roughly 400m long
• Facilities — Two stair entrances, several rest pavilions, parking within the park
• Connects to — Mangrove nature trail below, about 1 kilometer

What do you see from up there?

The view is the main reason people come up here. Once you walk past the mangrove canopy and look west, the open sea at the mouth of Pattani Bay spreads out in front of you, with the sandbar of Laem Tachi (Laem Pho) reaching out into the Gulf of Thailand in the distance. To the east, the ridge of Khao Sai Khao (Khao Rang Kiap) makes a backdrop. Below is a continuous stretch of green mangrove, and in places you'll spot mudflats and the colorful kolae fishing boats of the local sea folk moored along the shore — real glimpses of Pattani's fishing way of life. Late afternoon is the favorite time, for the soft light and the sunset over the bay, but a clear morning gives sharp views with cooler air.

Opening hours and entry fee

The skywalk is inside a public park and there's no official entry fee (it's a public attraction run by the province). It's usually open for walking from daytime into the evening, though different sources list slightly different hours — sometimes open late, sometimes closing earlier — since it depends on staffing and the situation on the ground. The safe move is to call ahead and check with Princess Galyani Vadhana Park or the Pattani provincial tourism office before you go, in case it's closed for maintenance or the hours have changed, so you don't make the trip for nothing.

• Entry fee — No official entry fee; it's a public attraction
• Hours — Open for walking from daytime into the evening (exact times can change, check before you go)
• Best time — Late afternoon before sunset, or a clear morning before it gets hot
• Time needed — About 30–45 min on the skywalk, plus a little more for the mangrove trail

What else can you pair it with in this area?

Since the skywalk is a short stop, it pairs well with other spots in the same day. Not far away in Pattani town is the Pattani Central Mosque on Yarang Road — a modern mosque some people call the "Taj Mahal of Thailand," with a reflecting pool that photographs beautifully. For a cultural angle, there's the Anoru Old Town and Leng Chu Kiang Shrine to wander. If you want to add some coast, Talo Kapo Beach and Laem Tachi are east of town — local beaches with kolae boats and seafood by the shore, and a good place to close the day with a sunset too.

Ao Manao vs Pattani Bay mouth — don't mix them up

A lot of people search for the "Ao Manao Skywalk" and end up here, so to be straight with you: the skywalk described above is along the mouth of Pattani Bay in Princess Galyani Vadhana Park. The actual famous beach called "Ao Manao" is in Ao Manao–Khao Tanyong National Park in Mueang Narathiwat — a different province. That one is a curved white-sand bay running about 4 kilometers, shaded by rows of pine trees, next to the Thaksin Ratchaniwet Palace. If you're traveling in Pattani and really want to add the Ao Manao beach, you can just drive on down into Narathiwat in the same trip — they're neighboring provinces that connect easily.

Planning a skywalk + Pattani town trip

Because the skywalk doesn't take long, the move that works is to tie it together with in-town sights during the day, then finish at the skywalk or a beach in the evening for the breeze and the sunset. Here are a couple of flexible day plans depending on how much time you have.