Grill Bill Kamala [toc] Grill Bill Kamala has been serving excellent barbecue meat in Phuket for several years now and if you are a meat lover, you already know that a good steak is not that easy to find. We also know by experience that even expensive and renowned restaurants around the world manage to get it wrong. There is no doubt that the catchy name helped visitors memorising the
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What is Phuket FantaSea Show? [toc] Phuket FantaSea Show is a hugely popular show involving dancers and a dozen adult elephants. This massive show is on the ground of a large theme park located in Kamala Beach. After almost 20 years, the show is still going strong, welcoming million visitors each year. Tourists from around the world enjoy a dazzling performance narrating the legend of Kamala, which in this story
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A weekend at Novotel Kamala Novotel Phuket Kamala Beach manages to combine many of the features for a great holiday if you are searching for a reasonable mid-range accommodation in Phuket. The hotel is right on the beach, a unique and much sought after feature on the island. There are 9 room types to choose from, including affordable pool rooms and even a cool rooftop bar! We had to go
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Phuket Best Beach Club [toc] Cafe Del Mar is not the latest beach club in Phuket because they pop up faster than rooftops in Bangkok, but having our own Cafe Del Mar here in Kamala Beach is a statement: Phuket is a party island. This well-known Ibiza brand found out that Phuket was the right place for a beach party beach club with good music, great drinks and most of
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What to Do in 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 clear waters during high season, featuring a nice amount of beach restaurants and shopping options, several
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Rayee Beach in Kamala Rayee beach is one of those beaches people drive by without ever knowing their name. When I ask someone if they have been to Rayee Beach in Phuket, I always get that puzzled looks or negative answer. Now if I describe where this beach is, in front of the Hyatt Regency Phuket in Kamala Beach, I always get a "Aaaah! 'That' beach!' Probably the only beach in Phuket
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Silk Restaurant Phuket in Kamala Beach [toc] Silk Restaurant at Andara Resort Phuket is an upscale and much talked about Thai restaurant set in a beautiful and elegant design, overlooking Kamala Beach. With polished wood, high ceilings, warm tones and an elegant design, Silk Restaurant is instantly pleasing to the eyes. Just walking through the hotel to reach the large wooden doors of the restaurant is a lot more impressive
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Photos of Kamala Beach A collection of photos of Kamala Beach to give you an idea of what Kamala looks like. Kamala is a good busy beach during high season, usually popular with families and repeaters but it might be a little too quiet in low season. Best known in Kamala Beach are Phuket Fantasea Show and Cafe Del Mar Beach Club. [gallery type="rectangular" link="file" size="large" ids="11140,11139,11138,11137,11136,11135,11134,11133,10083,9088,9030,8524,8367,8363,5763,8540,8369,7831,11146,11148,11155" orderby="rand"]
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Cape Sienna Phuket [toc] Cape Sienna is a beautiful resort with panoramic views of Kamala Bay, designed to take full advantage of the hillside setting. All 146 rooms offer sea view with large private terrace; most have a Jacuzzi or even a private pool. It is a hotel for a romantic holiday, and while the hotel doesn't have beach access, a free shuttle can take you to one of the
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HQ Beach Club Phuket in Kamala Beach [toc] HQ Beach Club and Lounge, located in the northern part of Kamala Beach near the famous Cafe Del Mar and Novotel Kamala, is one of the few beach clubs still standing in Phuket Island. There was a time when Beach Clubs where flourishing near almost every strip of sand and the now deserted Surin Beach was where it all started. Apparently many
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Hua Beach near Kamala Hua Beach - After spending 23 years in Phuket, I would probably smile if someone would tell me there is a beach I never heard of and never walked on. Phuket is not that big and 35 was already a pretty impressive amount of beaches on our list. But there was! While I was scanning google earth as I often do when searching for tracks, hills
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Hyatt Regency Phuket in Kamala Beach Hyatt Regency Phuket is a superb 5 star resort built on a hillside of Kamala, overlooking Rayee Beach which is located just a little south of the main Kamala beach, far from any crowd. This exclusive 190 rooms resort offers splendid sea views from almost every balcony and obviously the higher the room, the better the view! The first thing that strikes is a
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