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.
What to Do in Kamala Beach? [toc] Kamala Beach is a popular destination for families. It used to be a very quiet beach with only Phuket Fantasea as a highlight, but its popularity expanded with the opening of the new Cafe Del Mar beach club. Kamala is still a beautiful long beach with clear waters during high season, featuring a nice amount of beach restaurants and shopping options, several great
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The beauty of Nai Harn [toc] Nai Harn is a superb beach with smooth white sand, tucked between green hills and tiny islands in the south of Phuket. More laid back than west coast tourist spots, Nai Harn has enough restaurants, hotels and shops for a great day and has remained relatively untouched. The protected bay offers great anchorage for sailing boats and luxury yachts and has always been popular
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What to Do in Bang Tao Beach? [toc] Bang Tao Beach (or Bangtao) is one of the longest beaches of Phuket, halfway between Phuket airport and Patong Beach on the west coast of the island. With such a beautiful stretch of sand, Bangtao has long been home of the famous Laguna Phuket. This immense complex hosts some of the most luxurious and largest resorts on the island such as Banyan
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What to Do on Mai Khao Beach? [toc] Mai Khao is the longest beach in 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 umbrellas and food vendors have not yet covered the beach. It might just a question of time, but you can still walk 11 kilometres or more and only meet
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What To Do in Kata Beach? [toc] Kata Beach, on the west coast of Phuket island, is one of the most visited beaches after Patong Beach. Kata enjoys a superb sandy bay with an incredibly blue sea and an iconic island standing in the middle of the sea, making excellent sunset photos. The town stretches for 2 kilometres along the back road, but keep in mind that because Club Med
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What to do in Naiyang Beach? [toc] Naiyang Beach is one of those out-of-the-beaten-tracks beaches little known from first-timers, but very popular with returning travellers. Beautiful, shaded, and full of tiny fun bars and restaurants, Nai Yang remains relatively peaceful, like most of the northern beaches of Phuket, because they are not along the main roads. With a vast beach, a shallow sea, and a lot of trees to provide
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What is Rawai Beach? [toc] Rawai Beach, at the south end of Phuket island, is not a swimming beach but offers beautiful views on the many nearby islands and has a peaceful local atmosphere. It's a great place to enjoy some excellent seafood be the seaside, and a good starting point to do some island hopping. As you drive south of Chalong bay, you will reach Rawai Pier. To the
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A private beach [toc] Karon Noi Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Phuket. It has a perfect soft white sand, shallow clear blue waters and lots of coconut trees to create the picture-perfect holiday background. It is quiet and unspoilt, and of course, there is a good reason for this little paradise to remain so exclusive: Karon Noi is a private beach. Karon Noi is occasionally called
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A list of all the beaches of Phuket [toc] There are no less than 43 beaches now on our Phuket list! A few are sometimes crowded, many are quiet, some are hidden, and some are still secret. There are so many beautiful beaches where you can walk alone for kilometres, even during high season. Here is our updated list of Beaches by alphabetical order. Some are easy to find; some
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One of Phuket's most beautiful beaches [toc] Kata Noi Beach is a beautiful sanwdy bay and a perfect spot if you want to be near the famous Kata Beach while staying away from the tourist crowds. This strand of white sand has incredibly clear blue waters during the high season and its location 'out of the way' kept it relatively quiet. Unless you know about it, you probably will miss
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A Romantic Dinner on the Beach in Phuket [toc] Looking for the most romantic place in Phuket to propose or share an unforgettable dinner with your loved one? A romantic dinner on the beach at the Old Siam Thai Royalty Restaurant in Thavorn Beach Village is hard to beat. The setting, atmosphere and soft breeze over the sea create a pleasant atmosphere almost impossible to describe with words or even
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A quiet and beautiful beach [toc] Layan Beach is a beautiful but little-known bay on the west coast of Phuket on the northern end of Bangtao Beach. Layan is home to many luxurious resorts such as Banyan Tree Resort, Angsana Laguna Phuket and Dusit Thani Resort. The beach ends with a river harbouring small fishing boats, and its best-known feature is the big island standing where the river reaches the
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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 they can't enter. So if none of those beaches is private, how is that possible? Simple: if you own the land that surrounds that beach, you can indeed deny its access. It's a little twisted, and some might find
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A 5-Star Resort on a Private Beach [toc] Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort has the rare privilege to be the only hotel to have access to Karon Noi Beach, one of the most desirable beaches of Phuket, just next to Patong Beach. It happens to have the most beautiful sand and most amazing blue sea on the island, but since only the hotel guests have access, it's not well known from most
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What to Do in Ao Yon Beach? [toc] Ao Yon Beach, as surprising as it may seem, is a quiet and remote beach where you can have a quiet walk and only meet locals and few longtime residents. Of course, these little beaches are far and often hidden and you need to make a bit of effort to find them, and that is the main reason why such beaches remain
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Which Beach of Phuket is best to stay? [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 where to stay in Phuket and which beach is best to book your hotel can and will have a significant impact on your holiday. There are 40 beaches in Phuket and we divided them into two categories:
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What to Do on Paradise Beach? [toc] UPDATE: There is now a 200 Baht entrance fee to enter 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. Yes, Paradise Beach is small, remote and not easy
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What to Do in Patong Beach? [toc] Patong Beach is the true heart of Phuket, and what makes it so attractive to many, is often what other people hate most about it. Patong is big, bold, crowded, bright and loud. And yet millions of people flock here every year like flies on honey. If Bangkok is the Big Mango, then Patong is the Big Durian: you'll love Patong, or you'll
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What to Do in Karon Beach? [toc] Karon is one of the longest beaches in Phuket, ranking 4th on our beach popularity page. It enjoys a vast stretch of white sand with a good choice of dining and nightlife and never seems to draw crowds of tourists, which is always a good thing. The sand of this beach is also known to make a fun squishy sound when walking on
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What is Nui Beach? [toc] Nui Beach is an unusual beach in Phuket. It’s not the most magnificent beach as sand is quite coarse, but people seem to love secret and hidden beaches. The hardest they are to find, the more travellers want to go them, and Nui Beach is one of the last. Nui Beach was closed for about a year and was almost forgotten. It recently reopened in
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