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Phuket
Approximately 862 Km. from Bangkok 10-12 hours by car and 1 hours by plane. Phuket is the largest Island in Thailand which is dubbed as the pearl of the Andamun. The name Phuket is come from the Malay word “bukit”, meaning crystal mountain, and it is only one Island in Thailand that have province status. During the 19 century, when Chinese merchants used the island for sea tread. Today Phuket is the province that have the most popular tourist resorts in the Thailand. Phuket is large destination for tourism with luxury hotels, restaurants, and shops lining in many of the beautiful islands. A lot of water sports are available, including facilities.
Scuba diving is a good thing to experience. In the south, Phuket has the most diving operators which offer instructor, equipment rental, and trips to offshore islands such as Khao phi phi. You should not touch the delicate coral, when you explore. It can causes permanent damage to the reef.
Phuket has long sandy beaches ,warm water, excellent snorkeling and scuba diving at the Similan Islands, mountains, fine resorts, fresh fruits and the best seafood in all of Thailand. Many of Phuket’s resorts are elegant and designed to give you the private and quiet place among busy areas. It is almost impossible to find a totally secluded beach, but there are a number of very attractive and comfortable facilities with a very good of services.
Famous Attractions:
Haad Karon and Haad Kata:
They are famous beaches which are pretty close to Phuket down town. Popular with backpackers and package tourist alike, the adjacent beached of haad Karon and Haad Kata is an adjacent and have a balance of nightlife,many dining options, beautiful beach and luxury hotels. Though new resorts seem to spring up every day, Haad karon and Kaad Kata remain pleasant getaways, at least for now. Haad karon and Haad Kata are actually three separate beaches. To the north, luxury resorts dot the 3 km. of haad Karon. To the south , a hilly rocky cape separate Haa Karon and Haad Kata.
Haad Patong:
This is Phuket's central tourist and night time entertainment district. beach is know as a centre of entertainment with many nationality restaurants. Live music can be found in most pubs and bars. Girlie bars, strip shows, Thai boxing can also be found here. Crowded, sex, any entertainment, overpriced Patong is worth visiting to see the spectacle. Then, for better price and some more relaxing place, change destination to beach to the north and south. If you are looking for peace and relaxation, do not come to patong beach!!!
Koh Hey:
Located at south of phuket. Taking boat about 30 minutes from Rawai and Chalong. The island is well known for its coral reef that it is often referred to simply as Coral Island. The island offer seafood restaurant ,snorkeling and diving facilities.
Haad Nai Yang:
Haad Nai Yang, 30km north of Phuket town, is well known as a site where sea turtles come to lay their eggs during the period from November to February. Nai Yang has become developed, but in a relatively low-key way, with around thirty open-air restaurant-shacks and beach bars set up along the beachfront road and the track that runs off it. A tiny tourist village of transport rental outlets, convenience stores, an Internet cafe and the inevitable tailor’s will be found here. The beach is fairly clean and fine for swimming.
Ao Bang Tao:
One of the Phuket’s longest beaches, the eight-km-long Ao Bang Tao is dominated by the upmarket Laguna Resort, an “integrated resort” comprising 5 luxury hotels set in extensive landscaped grounds around a series of lagoons. Swimming is an excellence activity in dry season, and at the bay's north end is a smaller bay, almost completely enclosed, at the mouth of which is some fine coral There’s free transport between the hotels, and for a small fee all Laguna guests can use facilities at any one of the 5 hotels.
Haad Nai Thon:
Located between Bang Thao Bay and Nai Yang Beach is the small but perfectly formed Haad Nai Thon, currently one of the least commercialized beaches on the island. This quiet bay nestled at the foot of high hills has a fine strip of the sand. The 500-meter-long gold-sand bay is shaded by casuarinas and surrounded by fields and plantations of coconut, banana, pineapple and rubber trees, all set against a dazzling backdrop of lush green hills. Nai Thon Beach can be reached by taking Thep Krasatri Rd. There’s good snorkeling at reefs that are easily reached by long tail.
See Other Attractions in South: [
Krabi ¦
Surat Thani ¦
Phangnga ]
Other Regions: Central,
Northeast,
East,
North