Viewpoints

IRON BOT Cafe & Bar Phuket

Iron Bot Cafe is hard to miss. Two massive robot statues guard the entrance on the coastal road between Patong Beach and Kamala Beach. We stopped here on a late afternoon drive and ended up staying for sunset.

Baanrai I Talay Cafe Phuket

Baanrai I Talay Cafe in Kamala has panoramic views over Kamala Bay. Thai food, coffee, cakes. Best for sunset. How to get there, what to order, prices.

Greek Kitchen

Greek Kitchen is about halfway up the hill to the Big Buddha of Phuket, right on Soi Yot Sane 1 in Wichit. It’s one of those places where the view does half the work.

Phu Anda Cafe

Phu Anda Cafe sits quietly above Wat Charoen Samanakij on Toh Sae Hill (better known as Monkey Hill), offering one of Phuket Town’s hidden dining secrets, popular with locals

Rak Khun Bar

Rak Khun Bar is quite a new panoramic bar set above Kata Noi Beach, a bit simpler and relaxed than its fancy neighbours like Fira, The Sundeck, and the long-established After Beach Bar, which often draw bigger crowds and louder music.

Samet Nangshe Video Phuket

This video of Samet Nangshe Viewpoint takes you to one of the most breathtaking panoramic spots in Phang Nga. Located about an hour from Phuket, this viewpoint offers a stunning view of the limestone cliffs and islands of Phang Nga Bay.

Phuket Big Buddha Video

This Phuket Big Buddha Video takes you to one of the island’s most famous landmarks. Sitting on Nakkerd Hill between Chalong and Kata, the 45-metre-tall statue can be seen from many parts of southern Phuket.

Secret Bay Phuket

Secret Bay Phuket is a hidden bar built on a hillside overlooking the Andaman Sea, located between Patong Beach and Kamala Beach. A long wooden path leads visitors to several lower decks below, some with chairs and tables and some others with colourful bean bags.

The Commune Resto Bar

The Commune Resto Bar is a popular seaside terrace bar perched above the rocks between Karon and Kata Beach. Despite being tucked away at the end of a narrow street, this hidden spot has gained significant traction with travellers, especially selfie enthusiasts.

Thai Gallery and Coffee Bar

Thai Gallery and Coffee Bar is a small open-air café and restaurant set on the hillside near the Big Buddha in Chalong. Its entry has an artistic touch, with beautiful carved wooden panels lining the front roof and columns and several paintings hanging in the small gallery just off to the side.

Tree Bay Clubhouse and Restaurant in Phuket

Tree Bay Clubhouse Phuket

Tree Bay Clubhouse, built on a hillside below the renowned Karon Viewpoint, is a two-storey restaurant offering breathtaking views of the 3 famous bays, so iconic in the south of Phuket: Kata Noi Beach, Kata Beach, and Karon Beach.

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.

Cafe Phuket Viewpoint

Cafe Phuket Viewpoint is a really hard-to-spot Instagram gem hidden on the curvy roadside that connects Patong Beach to Kamala Beach. The place has been around for a long time but never was popular until someone realized that Instagram was a magnet for the young generation

Patong Sunset View Restaurant

Patong Sunset View Restaurant is a great spot to end the day with a nice dinner or even just a drink while enjoying one of Phuket’s famous sunsets. The restaurant is relatively small, but the terrace can welcome quite a few guests, and everything is very affordable.

Nakkerd Seaview Cafe, just before reaching the Big Buddha Phuket

Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe near Phuket Big Buddha

Nak-Kerd Seaview Cafe is a small restaurant with a superb panoramic view of Karon Beach. The place is simple, partly made of thatched roofs and bamboo tables, which adds a lot of charm to a simple lunch or dinner after you visit the Big Buddha of Phuket. Nak-Kerd is the name of the immense hill where the Buddha is built.

The Sundeck Phuket

The Sundeck Phuket is a superb rooftop bar and restaurant in a fantastic location, high above the beautiful Kata Noi Beach. The location by the roadside between Kata Beach and Nai Harn Beach is such that almost everyone drives in front of this stunning viewpoint at least once.

Phi Phi Viewpoint

Phi Phi Island viewpoint is probably one of the main things you will visit during your stay on Phi Phi island. You can easily reach the Phi Phi viewpoint on foot, and this is where visitors take the iconic ‘2 bays view’ photo of Phi Phi.

Rang Hill Viewpoint in Phuket Town

Khao Rang Hill has always been a viewpoint at the top of a famous hill in Phuket town. It’s not strikingly beautiful and not very high either, but it’s a pleasant stop. A lot of youngsters go there for a selfie and a romantic moment.

Wat Doi Thepnimit Phuket near Patong Beach

Wat Doi Thepnimit is a monastic residence with a fantastic panoramic view over Patong beach. You can see its iconic white pagoda from the beach, if you know in which direction to look, of course, it’s pretty tiny.

Sabai Corner Restaurant Phuket

Sabai Corner is a beautiful Thai restaurant hidden in Phuket, not far from Kata Noi Beach. Only a few dedicated travellers will find it or try to find it. The food is good without being exceptional, but you will discover the magnificent panoramic view of the nearby sea.

Black Rock Viewpoint in South Phuket

The Black Rock viewpoint, in the south of Phuket, has been known for a while, but it’s among the most challenging ones to reach if you are not familiar with the area. It also requires a car or, even better, a motorbike to get there. You will need to be in a decent physical condition as it involves some steep walking.

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Samet Nangshe Viewpoint in Phang Nga

Samet Nangshe is a superb panoramic viewpoint in Phang Nga Bay. It’s a little far outside Phuket island, but if you have a car or a big bike, it is worth the drive. From up there, you can admire the fantastic limestone formations of Phang Nga Bay,

Tunk Ka Cafe in Phuket Town

Tunk Ka Cafe is one of our favourite restaurants in Phuket Town, a long-established hillside place beautifully built on top of Khao Rang Hill, with striking panoramic views of Phuket city. Tunk Ka Cafe is a romantic place, with three separate terraces framed with large trees, and a nice breeze flowing through always keeps the place cool.

Monkey Hill Phuket Town

Phuket Monkey Hill is the best-known monkey playground on the island, a hill covered with immense red and white antennas in the back of Phuket Town. That hill may be easy to see but not as easy to reach: the road climbing to it is opposite the provincial hall

Khao Khad Viewpoint – Panwa Viewpoint

Khao Khad Viewpoint (Panwa Viewpoint) is a solitary standing viewpoint on top of one of the highest and most remote hills of Phuket and a bit of a mystery. With parking designed to accommodate a large number of buses and cars, a shop and a massive staircase leading to a large tower, you would expect to find a crowd up there

Phuket Windmill Viewpoint

Phuket windmill viewpoint, also occasionally called wind turbine, is a panoramic hill in the very south of Phuket Island. From up there, you can enjoy a birdview of the very popular Ya Nui Beach on one side and the bay of Nai Harn on the other.

Rang Hill in Phuket Town (Khao Rang)

Rang Hill (Khao Rang), located in the middle of Phuket, is famous for its scenic restaurants, temple, monkeys, and a new viewpoint bridge.

Karon Viewpoint

The Karon Viewpoint Thai name is Kho Sam Haad, which means ‘The Hill of the Three Beaches’, and once we reached the place, just as promised, we saw three beaches. So if this is your first trip to Phuket, you probably will stop for a few minutes at this popular panoramic landmark.