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Nai Yang Beach Photo Gallery

3,067 viewsBy Willy Thuan · Living in Phuket since 1994

Nai Yang Beach is a quiet, tree-lined beach on Phuket’s northwest coast, just a few minutes south of the airport. The beach curves gently for about a kilometre, backed by a thick row of casuarina trees that provide shade along most of its length. It is part of Sirinath National Park, which keeps the area relatively undeveloped.

There are no big resorts directly on the sand. A few small hotels and guesthouses sit back from the beach, and local restaurants along the tree line serve Thai food at local prices. The atmosphere is far more relaxed than the beaches further south. Swimming is easy during the high season, with calm, shallow water close to shore.

Nai Yang is also one of the few beaches in Phuket where you can watch planes coming in to land close overhead, which has made it a popular spot for plane-spotting photos.

I have been photographing Nai Yang Beach since the early 2000s, and the photos in this gallery show the beach across different seasons and times of day. All photos are my own, taken over many years of visits. For the full travel guide, see Nai Yang Beach. For accommodation options, see Best Hotels in Nai Yang Beach.