Marine Biological Center at Hyatt Regency Phuket
The Hyatt Regency Phuket now features a Marine Biological Center where marine biologist Marat Khaidarov leads hands-on activities to help guests learn about sea life and ocean changes.
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SiamDivers Phuket
SiamDivers.com has been offering liveaboard and resort dive holidays for over 30 years. Our experience in Thailand and Similan Island, including Richelieu Rock and Myanmar’s (Burma) Mergui Archipelago, is second to no one
12 Best Water Sports and Water Activities in Phuket
There are a lot of water activities and water sports in Phuket to add some action to your holiday. The range goes from easy stuff like parasailing to real action sports like surfing and wakeboarding.
Best Dive Centers in Phuket 🤿
Post Views: 26,978 Phuket Best Scuba Diving Clubs What are the Best Scuba Diving Shops in Phuket? Based on many readers’ recommendations and the years… Read More »Best Dive Centers in Phuket 🤿
Maiton Island (Koh Mai Thon) 🏝️
Maiton Island is an understated paradise with a long and exciting history. It’s a fantastic day out, only 15 minutes from Phuket by speedboat. The island is small but with a large and quiet beach and a green hill as a backdrop. Maiton is a private island with a small hotel and just a few bungalows that used to be the ultimate luxury in Phuket.
Ya Nui Beach ⛱️
The charming Ya Nui Beach is a tiny bay tucked in a cove between the Windmill Viewpoint and the famous Promthep Cape in the very south of Phuket Island. It is easy to recognise for its little rocky hill in the middle. It looks like a secret beach, but it is very well known and can be busy sometimes.
Merlin Beach ⛱️
Merlin Beach is a small hidden cove located just a few kilometres south of Patong Beach, and while it is not a private beach, it is so unknown that only the guests of the Phuket Marriott Resort Merlin Beach have the pleasure of enjoying it.
Paradise Beach ⛱️
Paradise Beach Phuket is just 4 kilometres from Patong Beach and consists of two small sandy bays with blue water, soft sand and coconut trees. You will find plenty of beach chairs, bars, restaurants, shops and massive parties on some nights.
Bon Island Phuket 🏝️ Lunch at Koh Bon Restaurant
Bon Island (or Koh Bon) is located just south of Rawai Beach in Phuket and is just a short longtail boat ride away. A few sandy beaches pepper the coast of this tiny island, and despite being so close to Phuket, it is not too busy with tourists.
Ao Sane Beach ⛱️
Ao Sane Beach proves that Phuket still has some little beaches hidden from view where you can pretend nothing has changed in the past twenty years. Of course, there is no such thing as a ‘secret beach’ anymore, but you must make a little effort to get there.
Freedom Beach Phuket ⛱️
Freedom Beach Phuket is one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. The 300-metre stretch of soft white sand and turquoise water is just 10 minutes by longtail boat from Patong Beach, but it feels like a different world.
Racha Island near Phuket 🏝️ Koh Racha Yai
Koh Racha Island or Koh Racha Yai (also called Raya Island) is a small idyllic island just 12 kilometres south of Phuket, popular for day trips, snorkelling and scuba diving. The island is so small it can only accommodate a few resorts
Laem Ka Beach ⛱️
Laem Ka Beach, in the very south of Phuket near Rawai, is a little gem hidden from view and mostly locals know about it. It was closed to the public a couple of years ago to allow the construction of a new hotel.
Coral Island (Koh Hey) 🏝️
Coral Island, or Koh Hey, is one of the few beautiful islands you can reach within 15 minutes by speedboat from Rawai Beach in south Phuket. You can spend half a day or a full day playing on the beach, snorkelling or even scuba diving, even during low season.
Banana Beach Phuket ⛱️ 2026 update
Banana Beach in Phuket used to be one of those places you had to work for. The tricky parking, the steep path down the hill, the hunt for the unmarked entrance.
10 Best Beaches for Snorkeling in Phuket
What are the best snorkelling beaches in Phuket? Not all the beaches here are suitable for admiring sea life, and as we were often asked which is best, we listed beaches with nice rocky areas here. None will be as beautiful as Coral Island or Similan…