Phuket Travel Guide and Blog
Where to shop and what to buy in Phuket? [toc] Phuket in Thailand offers a vibrant shopping scene with options like night markets, shopping malls, and the famous Jungceylon Shopping Center. The Phuket Weekend Night Market is a must-visit, where visitors can explore a variety of stalls selling clothing, handicrafts, and souvenirs, and even enjoy local street food. The city is also home to modern shopping malls like Central Festival
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A shopping and dining plaza on Karon Beach Road [toc] Karon Plaza, also known as Karon Bazaar, is a popular bazaar located on Beach Road in Karon Beach. It is a bustling shopping centre that offers a wide range of goods and foods to tourists. The plaza is situated in a prime location, just a few minutes walk from the beach, not far from the Karon Circle, and is easily
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What to do at Kata Night Market? [toc] Kata Night Market is not a very well-known market as it is rather hidden between a maze of buildings and small hotels in the middle of Kata Beach, roughly behind Club Med hotel. The market is surprisingly vast and already popular for serving all kinds of cheap food and dishes in a long line of tiny stalls. Kata Market works in a
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What to buy in Phuket for your friends? [toc] What souvenirs should you buy in Phuket for your friends? Something that doesn't cost a fortune doesn't take much space in a suitcase, and, most of all: is something typical of Thailand. Phuket is genuinely heaven for shopping. From street shopping and night markets to international shopping malls and department stores, the range of souvenirs you can buy in Phuket will,
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Where to go shopping in Phuket? [toc] Phuket shopping plays a good part in a great holiday. It’s often more about entertainment and fun than real necessity, and you usually don't even buy anything. Phuket has a lot to offer everyone, and shopping in Phuket is often associated with food. You will mostly notice this in any night markets and shopping malls. It’s also a great way to escape the
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Where are Phuket fresh markets and what to expect? [toc] Fresh markets in Phuket are always a great way to get close to real, local life with minimal effort. Markets are everywhere around the island, every community and every village has one, small or large, permanent or occasional. Some are daily markets, often open until the end of the afternoon, some are available only certain days of the week. Only
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Shop and try local food at Karon Temple Market [toc] The Karon Temple Market has grown steadily in popularity in the past years. Because it only occurs twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays), people start to plan their evenings around that event. Night markets have always been popular in Phuket and all over Thailand, but a Temple market sounds more exotic. Also, Karon Beach lacks a few attractions, so the
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What to do at the Chillva Night Market? [toc] Chillva Market Phuket is one of the best weekday night markets on the island. Everyone seems to love them, Thai teenagers, more than everyone else. Every town in Thailand has a surprising amount of shopping and eating playgrounds, and they are always packed, so it's no surprise that there are now more than 9 Night Markets in Phuket. Chillva Market Phuket
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A small night market in Phuket Town [toc] Kor Jaan (Lahd Kor Jaan in Thai) is a new night market set along a canal on Kra Road, in a lesser-known part of east Phuket Town. With such a hidden location, Kor Jaan market seems to address more to locals than tourists, but as always, everyone is welcome to visit. This is actually your chance to experience some real local food,
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What is Rawai Seafood Market? [toc] Rawai Seafood Market started as a modest local fisherman village where you would buy some local catch to take home. Rawai beach, in the very south of Phuket, is also known as the Sea Gypsy Village and has always been a bit of an exotic attraction. The small market grew in popularity year after year, and a few seafood restaurants started to cook the
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What to buy and eat at Banzaan Market? [toc] Banzaan Market in Patong Beach is an excellent experience during your holiday. It's easier to access than most local markets since it is just behind the gigantic Jungceylon Shopping Mall. So get your first glimpse of fun-looking Thai fruits, amazing fishes, strange veggies and colourful sweets! Banzaan Market (‘Banzaan’ is the Hokkien for 'fresh market') is very clean and bright. It
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The cheapest market in Phuket! [toc] Super Cheap is quite amazing: you could organize a giant treasure hunt in it. We were writing a 'Phuket Price Check' story, trying to find 10 simple items we had written down on my list, but gave up halfway when we suddenly realized there was no way we could spot half of them, even after an hour of intense exploration! Sure, those items were
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What is Fun Friday Avenue Market? [toc] Fun Friday Avenue Market is a small weekend market popping up every Friday evening at Boat Avenue on the way to Phuket Laguna. It’s modest in size but fun to visit if you stay in the Bangtao Beach area. Night markets are part of Thailand's life, and wherever there is a market, there is a crowd and lots of food! Boat Avenue is
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Phuket Floating Market [toc] Update: Thalang Maneekram is permanently closed Thalang Maneekram is a new floating Market in Phuket, but it’s not the first one, so it's going to be interesting to see if this one succeeds where the defunct Kathu floating market failed. The Thalang Maneekram floating market is not well-known and despite being 76,000 square meters, is a little hard to find. It also has a misleading name since
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Explore a Local Bazaar in Phuket Town [toc] Expo Phuket is a very little known covered bazaar found in Phuket Town, next to the newly renovated Novotel Phokeethra hotel. Expo Phuket is surprisingly vast and modern as it was also renovated recently. It might not be worth travelling all the way to this bazaar but it is entirely air-conditioned, which makes it a nice break from the heat if you
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Shopping for Phuket Specialties [toc] Had enough tourist food and want to try real Phuket specialities? When visiting Phuket Town, if you have a bit of time and are curious about Phuket real local food, you have to stop by Lor Rong Market. This little food place might just look like any others, but is, in fact, a very well known and popular venue for Phuket people and very few
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What is the Phuket Amulet Market? [toc] Phuket Amulet Market might not be the most exciting attraction in Phuket, but if you happen to be exploring the town, it might be just worth a look. Also, it's a nice little shortcut between Rassada Road and Phang Nga Road to reach the now-famous Shrine of Serene Light. You would expect to find only elders seating around the many long tables, scrutinising
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