Try flow boarding at the Flow House on Sukhumvit Road right in the heart of Bangkok. This is where anyone with an adventurous spirit and looking for something different yet entertaining to do hangs out. Flow boarding offered only at this place is a combination of surfing, body boarding, snowboarding and skate boarding and offers nonstop adrenaline fuelled action.
The simulated wave riding experience at this attraction in Bangkok offers 160 to 240 rides per hour in 37 sq meters of ride space. The Flow Rider generates a thin stream of water over a hill like structure that creates the perfect wave that surfers look for. Although suited to anyone willing to take on the thrills and spills of the sport, it is generally targeted at teenagers and the twenty somethings. Once boarding enthusiasts grasp the rudiments, the action on the fast moving water promises to be thrilling all the way. Flow House offers the first surfing experience for many. Anyone who wants to ride a wave can now attempt everything from body boarding to stand up rides. Many riders are addicted to the sport once they can move with assurance on the Flow Rider and attempt kick flips and rodeo flips to dazzle. As there are no fins on the flow riding board, the experience is similar to that of skateboarding.
The area comprises of the Flow Rider where flow boarders learn to stand, balance and move on a thin sheet of water on a surface made of a composite membrane that provides a ride surface able to absorb energy of impacts and minimise injury. Although flow boarders will have many a spill, they will certainly not be out for the count.
The destination is a popular hangout for young people as in addition to the sport, it offers great music and food and access to a great beach inspired lifestyle without the sea. An onsite shop has everything that any flow boarder would want and more. The place offers a sporting venue with a sport that is thrilling to experience as it is to watch, flow boarding lessons and a modern space to hold competitions, parties and events.
When in Bangkok stay at Anantara Bangkok Sathorn, in the heart of the city with easy access to business and leisure destinations being one of its advantages. As a Bangkok hotel that has always held the comfort of guests uppermost in their minds, the hotel’s guest rooms and suites are furnished and equipped according to the latest norms in modern luxury complemented by a range of top quality services and facilities. Additional touches of luxury are provided in the Kesara rooms and suites that are on the uppermost floors of the 37 storey tower. As one of superb hotels Bangkok has to offer, guests can enjoy trendy restaurants, heavenly spa treatments among other leisure options and personalised service, the hallmark of the brand.
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