Phuket as more than 40 which is more than you can imagine. Strangely most people tend to stay on a few popular ones: Patong, Kata, Karon, Kamala, Nai Harn, Bangtao beach and Mai Khao beach. Some are a little more hidden but still quite busy: Laem Singh (at the time it was open to the public), Paradise and Freedom beaches, Nai Yang and Nai Thon and the small Ya Nui Beach. Then you have the really remote places: Ao Yon, Ao Sane and Banana Beaches.
Update 2019: Laem Singh is accessible by boat, and now by land! [toc] Laem Singh beach is accessible again? Yes, it is now! Laem Singh Beach is one of Phuket most beautiful beaches, but it was closed in April 2017. It looks excellent in any weather, like being in the
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Surin Beach Update [toc] Surin Beach now has beach chairs. Long gone are the beach clubs and the restaurants, but it looks a lot more lively now. Surin Beach used to be very popular for its wide choice of dining venues and trendy beach clubs. It still is blessed with
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What to Do in Phuket with a Car in 1 Day? [toc] Phuket is a relatively small island, and you can drive around it within one day without rushing it. Of course, two days would allow a lot more, but this overview should enable you to stop at the main
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How to Get to the Secret Banana Beach [toc] Banana Beach in Phuket is a little hidden treasure. Phuket is a world famous holiday destination, and every corner of this tiny tropical island has been explored, invaded, sold, developed and exploited. Yet, the small Banana Beach is hiding from the
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What To Do in Kata Beach? [toc] Kata Beach is the most popular beach in Phuket after Patong and just before Karon Beach. Kata enjoys a superb sandy beach with an incredible blue sea and a beautiful island standing in the middle of the bay that makes excellent sunset photos.
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What to Do in Karon Beach? [toc] Karon is one of the longest beach in Phuket and the 3rd in beach popularity. It enjoys a vast stretch of white sand with a decent choice of dining and nightlife but never seems to draw crowds of tourists (which might be a
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Secret Beaches of Phuket [toc] Most quiet and hidden beaches of Phuket - Despite the permanent complaints, more than ten beaches around Phuket range from 'Quiet' to 'Deserted' and surprisingly half of these beaches are in plain sight and easy to access... Most don't have fancy beach chairs or vendors,
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Where to Stay in Phuket? [toc] Where should I stay in Phuket? Where should I book my hotel? What beach is best? How is that neighbourhood? So many questions! Deciding which beach is best to book your hotel can and will have a significant impact on your holiday. There are
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What Are the Most Beautiful Beaches of Phuket? [toc] What is Phuket most beautiful beach is a question we get all the time, and difficult to answer since each person likes a beach for so many different reasons. We sorted them out by vote popularity. So have a look at
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Kamala Beach [toc] Kamala Beach is a popular destination for families and Scandinavian travellers. It used to be a very safe beach with only Phuket Fantasea as a highlight, but its popularity exploded with the opening of the new Cafe Del Mar beach club. Kamala is a beautiful long beach with
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Sai Kaew Beach (Haad Sai Kaew) [toc] Sai Kaew Beach (Haad Sai Kaew in Thai) is a beautiful endless beach located at the very north of Phuket Island, just passed Mai Khao Beach and before Sarasin bridge. People easily complain about crowded beaches, but nothing is easier to find than
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What to Do in Mai Khao [toc] Mai Khao is the longest in beach Phuket and it still looks in some parts as deserted as it was when we first visited it in 1990. A lot has been built but the beach hasn't been covered with umbrellas surrounded by food
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Restaurants really on the beach in Phuket [toc] What can be better than eating right on the beach when on holiday on such a beautiful island as Phuket, but such restaurants have become hard to find. Actually there used to be quite a lot of places where it was possible
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How to Get to Laem Ka Beach? UPDATE: Access to Laem Ka Beach is now closed. Looks like they are building something. So you like small hidden beaches too? Who doesn't! Laem Ka Beach, in the very south of Phuket near Rawai is a little gem hidden from view, only
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Phuket Secret Beaches [toc] Private beaches don’t exist in Phuket or Thailand in general, and that’s by law. However, people often call some of Phuket most amazing beaches 'private beaches' because you can't enter. So if none of those beaches is private, how is that possible? Simple: if you own
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What to Do in Naithon Beach? [toc] Naithon Beach is one of these little-known beaches on the west coast of Phuket, far from the crowded areas such as Patong Beach or Kata Beach. People chose to stay here to find a peaceful village with just enough restaurants and hotels not
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Best Restaurants on the Beach in Phuket [toc] Eating on the beach at one Phuket beach restaurants is a great way to make the best of your tropical holiday. Thai food is excellent and cheap; the weather is warm all year round, the sea offers a fantastic backdrop, and the
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What is Nui Beach [toc] Nui Beach is an unusual beach in Phuket. It’s not even a great beach, but people seem to really love secret beaches, hidden beaches and hard to find beaches. The hardest it is to get there, the more they want to go, and Nui beach
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A Day on Railay Beach in Krabi [toc] Railay Beach is by far the most popular destination in Krabi. Despite the fact that you need to ride a longtail boat to get to the Railay, the place is busier than any other beach in the province. You also need to now
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The Small but Charming Ya Nui Beach [toc] Ya Nui beach is a charming tiny bay, tucked in a cove between the Windmill Viewpoint and famous Promthep Cape in the very south of Phuket Island. It looks like a secret beach, but it is very well known and can be
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