What to Do?

What to Do in Phuket? What not to miss, and what are the must-see? There are so many answers. Phuket is blessed with many activities and attractions. Some are on the island, and the most impressive are near enough to visit one or more in a single day. After 25 years here, it is quite easy to answer, and we listed all the places we love most in this ‘Phuket Attractions’ section… have fun!

Yona Beach Club

Yona is a floating beach club open since August 8th that is taking the Phuket Beach Club scene to move to a new level!

Bamboo Island (Koh Mai Phai) 🏝️

Bamboo Island, situated near Phi Phi Island, is a picturesque tropical getaway with stunning beaches, clear waters, and lush vegetation covering most of the island.

Phuket Directory

This Phuket Directory of all the places we wrote about will help you plan your next trip. You can sort every hotel, restaurant, shop, attraction, and nightlife venue by type, location, and popularity

The legend of John Gray

John Gray discovered Phang Nga Bay’s hidden caves in the late 1980s, founding Thailand’s original sea kayak tour company and earning the local name Ling Yai, or “Giant Monkey.”

Popular Tours and Day Trips in and around Phuket

Popular Tours in and around Phuket

Explore the many wonders of Phuket on a stress-free tour. Discover the grandeur of the Big Buddha and Wat Chalong nearby, and explore the vibrant history and cultural heritage in Old Phuket Town’s charming streets.

Kitesurfing in Phuket

Kitesurfing, an exhilarating water sport that combines elements of surfing, wakeboarding, and kite flying, has gained popularity on the beautiful island of Phuket.

Aungku Phuket Cafe

Aungku Phuket is a cafe that literally popped up in a couple of months at the intersection of two famous streets of the Old Phuket Town: Thalang Road Soi Romanee.

FUGA Beach Club

FUGA Beach Club, located at the northern end of Patong Beach just below Novotel Patong, is a recently opened seaside restaurant and beach club offering a fun experience.

What to Do in Phuket

What to Do in Phuket? Phuket is known for its beautiful beaches, crystal-clear waters, and vibrant nightlife. Some of the most popular attractions on the island include the Big Buddha, Wat Chalong Temple, the old streets of Phuket Town

Flamingo Beach Front Cafe – Ao Yon Beach

Flamingo Beach Front Cafe is a superb beachside restaurant and bar located on the hidden Ao Yon Beach, southwest of Phuket. Its unique location right on the beach offers stunning views of the turquoise waters and soft sand.

Starbucks Sinae Phuket on Koh Sirey Island

Hilltop Cafe by Sinae Phuket

Hilltop Cafe by Sinae Phuket is an unusual and unexpected version of the famous Seattle-based coffee shop, perched at the top of Sinae Hotel on Koh Siray, an island located east of Phuket Town and connected to Phuket by a bridge so short that it never felt like an island.

Meg Khram The Sunshine Restaurant

Meg Khram The Sunshine Restaurant is an upmarket Thai restaurant located at the north end of Patong Beach, where the original Baan Rim Pa restaurant used to be, just at the feet of Novotel Phuket Resort.

Kata Night Market

Kata Night Market is not a very well-known market as it is rather hidden between a maze of buildings and small hotels in the middle of Kata Beach, roughly behind Club Med hotel.

Best Things to Do in Bang Tao Beach and Around

Guests staying at any of the Laguna Complex resorts or in hotels in the Cherngtalay area can enjoy a wide range of things to do in Bang Tao Beach and around.

Phuket Big Buddha is the most important landmark of Phuket in Thailand

Hiking to Phuket Big Buddha from Karon Beach

Hiking to Phuket Big Buddha from Karon Beach is a great experience for the adventurous: there’s a slower and sweatier way to the top of Big Buddha hill, starting from the west side of the hill near Kata and Karon beaches.

Wat Chalong Fair

Wat Chalong Fair is a festival with rollicking stage shows, firecrackers, chaotic markets and spinning carnival rides. Not something you’d expect to find at a Buddhist temple, but for about 10 days each year Phuket’s largest temple is host to just such an event.