Phuket Travel Guide, Thailand

Land based activities

Elephant Trekking       

Elephant trekking can be a memorable experience not to be missed during your stay in Phuket, especially for children. Places such as the Chalong Highlands to the south of the island as well as Khao Lak and Khao Sok offer Elephant trekking and you can ride on an elephant along a trail through jungle and rubber plantations. For most of the time, elephant treks will also involve a ride on bamboo rafts or buffalo cart as well. There is also usually an elephant show in which trained elephants perform various tasks such performing in the circus.

Bungy Jump  

If you are a thrill seeking, extreme sport enthusiast or just looking for something to take you out of your comfort zone, then this is the perfect activity for you. Here you can jump from 50 metres over the green-blue water of the Jungle Lagoon at the Jungle Bungy Jump in Kathu. It  is located on the main road leading out of Patong to Phuket Town near the major intersection at Kathu. Set over a picturesque pond, formerly an old tin mining site, it has now been transformed into a safe location for experiencing big-time thrills. The jump site is the only licensed one in Thailand and the only insured site in Asia.

 Go Karts    

Located on the main road in Kathu between Patong Beach and Phuket City. The Patong Go-kart Speedway is open every day from 10 am to 7 pm. Pit your driving skills on a challenging racing track. Single and double karts plus helmets are available and there’s floodlighting for evening races. The track has a car park, restaurant and seating area for spectators.

Rock Climbing and Abseiling   

Only a few hours away from Phuket are some of the most challenging and beautiful climbing sites in the world, attracting both novice and hard core climbers. Most of the action is on the towering limestone rocks in the headland between Tham Phra Nang (Phra Nang Cave Beach) and Railay East beach in Krabi. Get there by bus (about 2.5 hours from Phuket to Krabi Town, then a long-tail boat ride from either the pier at Krabi Town or from Ao Nang Beach). Phuket has also climbing wall, located at Quest Laguna Phuket, which offers instruction in climbing and abseiling techniques for people of all ages and experience.

Phuket Aquarium  

Phuket Aquarium is located at the tip of Cape Panwa and it was created with the purpose of increase the understanding about Thailand’s marine and coastal environment. At the aquarium, it offers a nice and quiet air-conditioned venue to spend an afternoon. When you enter the bar & souvenirs shop area, look for the stairs located on the left of the terrace, they will lead you to a path near the sea which will bring you to the sea turtle’s ponds. Babies and adult turtles are being taken care of there.

Phuket Shooting Range   

This is the first shooting range in Phuket. Offering variety of courses such as indoor accuracy training, outdoor combat courses. The Phuket Shooting Range is fully equipped with a variety of firearms and bullet sizes to suit all your Hollywood desires with a wide selection of guns such as pistols or revolvers, rifles or shotguns. This is a sport where one can physically measure progress towards that ultimate aim, a field in which perfection of equipment and self are essential to reach the top.

Fitness   

If relaxing by the beach all day is not energetic enough for you, then you may be in need of some physical training. Fortunately, there are a number of fitness centres and gyms on the Island to meet your needs, and it’s an ideal way to make sure you keep in shape while spending your holiday on Phuket’s beautiful shores. The facilities are modern and have well maintained equipment, as well as all the ancillary services (juice bars, saunas, locker rooms) that take the pain out of the gain.

Fitness centre in Patong beach

Tailife Health and Fitness

Open daily from 8:00 – 23:00
Soi Sunset, Patong Beach

Get your training on some of the most hi-tech total fitness machines you can find in Thailand, bask by the pool, take a dip, grab a snack or coffee and even get a massage, sauna or steam room. Do as much or as little as you want before showering up and getting ready for dinner and a night on the town in the liveliest resort in Phuket.

Phuket Gym Patong

Open Daily from 8:00 to 22:00
103 Sainamyen Road, Patong Beach (near Patong City Hotel)
Tel: (66 76) 341 804

Aerobic classes every Afternoon. English speaking trainers.
A large selection of fitness equipment including Treadmills, bikes and steppers, all in excellent condition plus Lockers and Sauna

Blue Dolphin

135/12 Rat-U-Thit Rod
Tel: +66 (0)7 634 1611

 Coralia Health Club

Novotel Coralia Phuket Hotel
Tel: +66 (0)7 634 2777; Fax: +66 (0)7 634 2168

Fit Club Phuket

191/1 Rat-U-Thit Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 629 4109
Email: fitclubphuket@yahoo.com

Royal Paradise Fitness Club

135/23 Rat-U-Thit Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 634 0666; Fax: +66 (0)7 634 0565
Email: ryphotel@phuket.ksc.co.th

Fitness centre in Chalong

Ban Wanphum Natural Health Centre

91/13 Soi Yod-Sane Chao Fa West Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 635 2066
Email: info@phukethealthcottage.com

Fitness centre in Kamala

Kamala Gym

73/28 Moo 3 Kamala
Tel. +66 (0)7 638 5621

Kamala View Fitness Centre

68/31 Moo 3 Kamala
Tel: +66 (0)7 638 5621; Fax: +66 (0)7 638 5621
Email: kamalagym@hotmail.com

Fitness centre in Kata Beach

Don’s Gym

57 Ket Kwan Rd
Tel: +66 (0)9 652 2331
Email: donsgym@hotmail.com

Fitness centre in Karon Beach

BodyWize Fitness and Racket Club

Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, 29 Soi Karon Nui
Tel: +66 (0) 7 637 0136; Fax: +66 (0) 7 634 0479

Karon View Residence

Soi 18 Patak Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 628 6454, +66 (0)1 263 3965; Fax: +66 (0)7 628 6453
Email: omegageejib@phuketinternet.co.th

Fitness centre in Nai Yang

The Fitness Centre

Crown Nai Yang Suite Hotel
Tel: +66 (0)7 632 7420; Fax: +66 (0)7 632 7323
Email: info@phuket.com/crown-naiyang

Fitness centre in Phuket Town

Club Asia Fitness

3rd Floor, Royal Phuket City Hotel, 154 Phang-Nga Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 635 4027, +66 (0)7 623 3333 Ext 3811; Fax: +66 (0)7 623 3335
Email: hotel@royalphuketcity.com

 Fitness R Us Professional Training

14/1 Moo 2 Thepkasattri Rd
Tel: +66 (0)9 866 3736; Fax: +66 (0)7 623 8306
Email: jlewis@loxinfo.co.th

Ladies ‘Fit Club’ America

9/4-5 Vichit Songkhram Rd
Tel: +66 (0)7 620 9424; Fax: +66 (0)7 620 9424
Email: Info@FitClubAmerica.com

The Royal Spa and Health Club

367/63 – 64 Yaowarat Rd
Tel: +66(0)7 623 6663, +66 (0)9 874 8365; Fax: +66 (0)7 623 6056
Email: info@theroyalspa.com

Fitness centre in Rawai/Nai Harn

Vita Personal Training

135/37 Moo 4, Patak Villa
Tel: +66 (0)7 628 1382, +66 (0)1 088 0422; Fax: +66 (0)7 628 1382
Email info@vitagroup.net

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