Phuket Travel Guide and Blog
Travelling with kids in Phuket is much easier and safer than most people imagine. Hotels in Thailand have high standards, higher than in most western countries, even the budget ones, and Thai people love kids and will always smile at them. Many restaurants have menus for children; finding what you need, food, medications, clothes, even for the youngest kids, is easy.
Keeping the kids happy is easy and fun, even for the parents! Waterparks, activities, fun places, and the immense white beaches are free! Safety is good if you follow your common sense, don’t swim when the flags are red, keep an eye on them in the pool, drive safe, etc.
The first aquarium in Phuket [toc] The Phuket Aquarium in Cape Panwa is not immense, as the tunnel is only a few metres long, but it is still a great place to entertain you and your kids on a rainy day and might even be your chance to see baby turtles. Several rooms display aquariums of various sizes, starting from small tanks with seahorses, some fun and colourful clownfish, the
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A truly ethical elephant sanctuary in Phuket [toc] Note: Tree Tops Elephant Reserve is temporarily closed Tree Tops Elephant Reserve Phuket is a truly ethical elephant sanctuary. It might come to you as a surprise, but not all 'sanctuaries' are actually ethical. The growing number of travellers who love and respect elephants are wondering what is going on with all the sanctuaries in Phuket? Yes, the large majority agrees that
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Flying Hanuman Jungle Zipline Adventure [toc] Flying Hanuman Phuket is an immense zipline adventure in the jungle above Kathu village, between Phuket town and Patong. If you need a break from your lazy day on the beach and if you travel with friends, this is an unforgettable adventure. It's a perfect way to spend a cloudy day with a good laugh and some fantastic stories and photos to take home.
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A fun and colourful kids club in Phuket Town (Advertorial) [toc] Happy Kids Club is a great children playground conveniently located inside Central Floresta, on the outskirts of Phuket Town. The kids club is a perfect location if you decide to go for some shopping, need a bit of time to pamper yourself at the spa, or have dinner alone as a couple. It's a convenient place to safely leave
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Ice Skating in Phuket [toc] Ice Arena Phuket is one of the most surprising attractions on the island, and it came a bit as a surprise. An ice rink on a hot tropical island is somewhat unexpected. Great for kids and family time, ice skating is a fun activity to escape the rain or even the heat! It's not cheap, but it's fun. Ice Arena Phuket is in Boat Lagoon,
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Where to ride go-karts in Phuket? [toc] Go Kart Phuket is fast, loud, exciting and fun to compete with friends. There are two Go-Kart tracks on the island and strangely, they are facing each other near Patong, just passed the hill and close to Kathu, opposite the Phuket Tiger Kingdom. Patong Go Kart Speedway is really obvious and you can't miss it when driving by this road. The other, Phuket
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A kids club with pools in south Phuket [toc] Rawai Park Kids Club is a colourful playground on Rawai beach in the very south of Phuket Island. The main attraction of this large kids club is the large shallow pool equipped with water slides, fountains and waterfalls where very young kids and their parents can have fun. Next to the pool is an outdoor playground with and a stage where
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Phuket 3D Museum [toc] Notice: Phuket 3D Museum is temporarily closed (or Phuket Trickeye Museum) is a great place to take your kids or your friends for a couple of hours of silly fun, especially on a rainy day. If you are not familiar with the concept of Trickeye Museum, also called the 3D museum, it's a place where you interact with giant paintings for some fun photo sessions. A
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What is Baan Teelanka? [toc] Baan Teelanka (Thai for Upside Down House) is one of the most surprising attractions in Phuket. Once you see it with your own eyes, there will be no need for any explanation as this pink house is standing upside down on its roof in a garden, as if some giant kid had casually dropped it after playing with it. It is great entertainment for kids
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Mai Khao Beach Water Park [toc] Splash Jungle Water Park is a popular theme park on Mai Khao Beach, just next to Phuket International Airport. It's not huge and a bit pricey, but it's a great way to spend the day with the kids and the family having fun, eating or even drinking in the water of the pool bar. Splash Jungle includes five main attractions. First, drift gently in
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Take a Mud Bath with Elephants in Phuket [toc] The Phuket Elephant Retirement Park is one of the most sought after sanctuaries in Phuket, a place where anyone can interact with these friendly animals. There might be a little too many people and too much noise around the elephants and you might wonder if this is what elephants really like. Keep in mind that bathing with elephants is not truly
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Jungle Xtrem Adventure Park Phuket Jungle Xtrem Adventure Park Phuket is a fun activity for a day out in Phuket, but also a challenging one. Fortunately almost everyone can do it! The Jungle Xtrem Adventure Park is set near Wat Chalong just behind the Phukana Golf course and claims to be the highest tree climbing in Asia. So we had to try... easy to reach and well organized, you will
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