Karon Beach, located on the south west coast of Phuket, is one of the island’s most popular beach resorts and also home to one of the most outstanding white sand beaches. In many cases, this kind of popularity can often spoil the natural ambience of a beach such as this, but having spent a great deal of [...]
What comes to your mind when you think about sea, sun and sand in Asia? Especially when you are thinking about the island which offers luxury accommodation, leisure activities and all the modern facilities. Most likely it will be the tropical island of Phuket, one of the most visited touristic destination and southern island of [...]
Cape Panwa Cape Panwa is located on the tip of the southern headland jutting out into the Andaman sea and is approx 15 mins drive south of Phuket Town. It is probably most well known for it’s internationally renowned Marine Biological Research Centre and Aquarium, although the drive through stunning mountain scenery is worth a [...]
Chalong Bay situated a short distance to the south of Phuket Town (approx 7km) is the nerve centre for island hopping, diving, snorkelling and sea fishing tours from Phuket. This bustling hive of activity is the gateway to the islands, dive sites and natural movie sets of the Andaman coast and everyday hundreds of boats [...]
We begin our guide of the South and South East Coast beaches with Rawai Beach, situated just 17km from Phuket Town and the first beach you come to when curving round from the south west headland. While it is not quite as busy a hub of sea faring activities as nearby Chalong to the north [...]
Before we move on to our guide of Phuket’s south and south east coast beaches, there are a few lesser known beaches along the South West Coast that are well worth exploring should you be looking for something a little less of the beaten track. Nakalay Bay Guests staying at the Thavorn Beach Village Resort have [...]
From Mai Khao, the most north-westerly beach on the island, we now move down to a very special beach nestled on the southwest tip of the island. Nai Harn is home to the delightful beach front Samnak Song Nai Harn monastery, which dominates most of this quiet, tranquil beach and allows it to maintain an [...]
If it is complete solitude you are seeking then head for the beaches to the North West of Phuket, which thanks to the protection they have received since 1981 under National Park status, remain vast stretches of deserted white sand bordered by crystal clear waters. The Sirinath National Park encompasses a coastal mangrove forest housing [...]
Bang Tao is home to one of Phuket’s longest stretches of beach (approx 6km) and is approx 24km from Phuket Town. Some parts of the beach, especially towards the northern and southern tips and away from the vast Laguna Phuket Resort Complex have a deserted feel and are the perfect place to get away from [...]
Heading 2km further north up the western coast from Kamala and approx 22km from Phuket Town lies the quiet coastal village of Surin. This picturesque and beautiful long white sand beach has calm, gently lapping waters and is fringed with Casuarina trees. Despite being a popular destination for tourists, locals and the mega-rich international jet [...]
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