How to Get Around Phuket? [toc] How to get around Phuket is a question most first-time travellers will ask on our Phuket 101 Community or by direct messages. It can indeed be a worry as Phuket is not known to have an excellent public transport system like other worldwide destinations
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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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Things Not To Do in Phuket [toc] Just like in any country, there are few customs everyone should respect and a few things you should not do in Phuket. Some are petty and casual, some are serious and could lead to real trouble. If you are familiar with Thailand you
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Stuff to Buy in Phuket You Will Never Use Again [toc] Holiday is always a lot of fun and shopping is totally part of it. People often become someone else when traveling overseas, and while they maybe be very savvy when shopping at home, they seem to forget everything and
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What to Buy in Phuket for Fun? [toc] Phuket is full of shops selling tourist stuff and chances are you bought yourself a Muay Thai short, a wooden frog and a pointy hat from Chiang Mai (In Phuket!). Good for you... those are fun but they are tourist stuff and
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How to ride the local bus in Phuket? [toc] The Phuket Smart Bus is new and still trying to find its mark on the island. There are several ways to use Phuket local bus services. All are cheap, and all are slow, but if you are visiting Phuket with a
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What to Do in Kathu? [toc] Kathu is a small village as well as a small district, halfway between Phuket town and Patong Beach. The name of Kathu is not unknown but very few people add it to their list of Things to Do in Phuket. The village of Kathu itself
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KC Kathu Water Park [toc] KC Kathu Connection (officially KC Kathu Connection Sport Club Bar & Restaurant) is a new small water park roughly halfway between Phuket Town and Patong. The main attraction is the 'Slip N Fly' double slider. This is not your usual water slide, the one where
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Taokhun Seafood Restaurant [toc] Taokhun Seafood is a hidden restaurant on the east coast of Phuket located somewhere near Phuket International Airport. This seaside restaurant is a great place for a relaxed lunch with views on the Thailand mainland coast across the sea. Taokhun serve a good mix of Thai
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Where can I play with elephants in Phuket? [toc] The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary Phuket allows visitors to get close to elephants in an ethical and fun way. Here, no one rides the animals; the old controversial elephant trekking time is over. In an Elephant Sanctuary you feed, play and bathe
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One of Phuket Best Thai Restaurants Black Ginger received a 'Michelin Plate' rating from the new Michelin Guide for Phuket. 'Michelin Plate is the sign of excellent food.’ [toc] Black Ginger is a fabulous Thai restaurant in a lovely setting inside the Slate hotel in Nai Yang Beach. Black Ginger
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What to Do at the Sarasin Bridge [toc] The Sarasin bridge connects Phuket island to Phang Nga province on the mainland of Thailand. The original 600 meters bridge was built in 1967 and was known to be the scene of some sad love story, the way bridges often do. At
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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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