Best Places in Phuket for Instagrammers
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Phuket offers travellers many striking spots for Instagram and TikTok. Iconic sites like the Big Buddha, Wat Chalong, and James Bond Island create classic but memorable backdrops. Old Phuket Town’s colourful Sino-Portuguese shophouses, Soi Romanee, and the Chartered Bank Intersection are vibrant and charming for colourful photography.
Beaches like Maya Bay, Nai Thon, and Mai Khao feature scenic settings, while Karon Viewpoint and Samet Nangshe deliver stunning panoramas. We try to organize the many spots around the island to help you plan your shooting day around Phuket.
Big Buddha Phuket
Chalong
The Big Buddha in Phuket is a 45-metre-tall marble statue with panoramic views. Currently closed due to a landslide. Here's what to know before visiting ... Read More
Maya Bay – Phi Phi Islands
Phi Phi Islands
The famous Maya Bay has reopened after a long and much-needed break from the increasing herds of tourists who were travelling all the way to see with their own eyes what this bay of Phi Phi Islands seen in the old Movie ‘The Beach looked like ... Read More
Yona Floating Beach Club
Patong Beach Bay
Yona is a floating beach club open since August 8th that is taking the Phuket Beach Club scene to move to a new level! ... Read More
James Bond Island
Phang Nga Bay
James Bond Island, locally known as Khao Ping Kan, is located about 25 kilometres northeast of Phuket Island, in the bay of Phang Nga. This unusual limestone rock formation is one of the many places in Phang Nga people have on their Phuket must-see list ... Read More
Phuket Plane Spotting
Mai Khao Beach
Plane spotting in Phuket just moved to our growing list of Best Things to Do in Phuket. Watching planes landing in Phuket has become a top-rated attraction in recent years ... Read More
Malika Sky Bar Rooftop
between Patong and Kamala
Malika Sky Bar is an unexpected gem at the popular Kalima Resort located between Patong Beach and Kamala Beach. The rooftop is surprisingly large and well-designed to accommodate visitors according to their sitting preferences ... Read More
Akoya Star Lounge at V Villas Phuket
Ao Yon Beach
Akoya Star Lounge is an upmarket rooftop bar and tapas at V Villas Phuket by MGallery in Ao Yon Beach, a secluded cove in the southeast of Phuket. The place is new and packed every evening with Instagram and selfie lovers, so you need to book before going ... Read More
Samet Nangshe Viewpoint
Phang Nga Bay
Samet Nangshe is a superb panoramic viewpoint in Phang Nga Bay. It's a little far outside Phuket island, but if you have a car or a big bike, it is worth the drive. From up there, you can admire the fantastic limestone formations of Phang Nga Bay, ... Read More
Phang Nga Road in Old Phuket Town – A Walking Guide
Phuket Town
Phang Nga Road is another historical street that runs parallel to the famous Thalang Road, in Old Phuket Town. Phang Nga Road maybe is less known, but it has a lot of charms, a few local restaurants, and several important historical landmarks and museum ... Read More
Thalang Road in Old Phuket Town – A Walking Guide
Phuket Town
Thalang Road is the most famous street in the historic part of Old Phuket Town. The municipality and owners managed to revive most of the old Sino-Portuguese shophouses and bury the ugly cables Thailand is so famous for ... Read More
Soi Romanee in Phuket Town
Phuket Town
Soi Romanee, in the historical centre of old Phuket town, is a short street with a long and colourful history. Today it is home to souvenir shops, fancy ice cream parlours and small but posh guesthouses ... Read More
Naithon Beach Staircase
Naithon Beach
The partly hidden wooden staircases of Naithon Beach are a popular Instagram spot in Phuket. They have been around for a long time, but as usual, people would drive by too fast to even notice them ... Read More
Baba Nest
Cape Panwa
Baba Nest at Sri Panwa Hotel is the ultimate rooftop bar in Phuket. It is built high above Phuket Aquarium on the remote Cape Panwa, southeast of Phuket Island. It’s far, hard to find, and hard to book, as you can expect a two-week waiting list to get a reservation, but it’s worth it ... Read More
The Commune Resto Bar
Kata Beach
The Commune Resto Bar is a popular seaside terrace bar perched above the rocks between Karon and Kata Beach. Despite being tucked away at the end of a narrow street, this hidden spot has gained significant traction with travellers, especially selfie enthusiasts ... Read More
Aungku Phuket Cafe
Phuket Town
Aungku Phuket is a cafe that literally popped up in a couple of months at the intersection of two famous streets of the Old Phuket Town: Thalang Road Soi Romanee ... Read More
Cafe Phuket Viewpoint
between Patong and Kamala
Cafe Phuket Viewpoint is a really hard-to-spot Instagram gem hidden on the curvy roadside that connects Patong Beach to Kamala Beach. The place has been around for a long time but never was popular until someone realized that Instagram was a magnet for the young generation ... Read More
Black Rock Viewpoint in South Phuket
Nai Harn Beach
The Black Rock viewpoint, in the south of Phuket, has been known for a while, but it’s among the most challenging ones to reach if you are not familiar with the area. It also requires a car or, even better, a motorbike to get there. You will need to be in a decent physical condition as it involves some steep walking ... Read More
Nui Beach ⛱️
Nui Beach
Nui Beach is an unusual beach in Phuket. It’s not the most magnificent beach as the sand is quite coarse, but people seem to love secret and hidden beaches ... Read More
The Upside Down House Museum and Fun Attractions
near Phuket Town
The Upside Down House Museum 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 ... Read More
A Blanket & A Pillow
Kata Beach
A Blanket & A Pillow is another little gem hidden in the trees above the rocky shores of Kata Beach. A Blanket & A Pillow consists of several bamboo terraces connected by uneven staircases. Customers sit in colourful bean bags or the Thai way: around a small round table on a small woven carpet ... Read More
Ma Doo Bua
Bang Tao
Ma Doo Bua is a cafe and restaurant whose sole purpose is to provide an irresistible background to the new generation of selfie lovers. The main catch is an artificial lake covered with those unusual giant circular floating leaves called Victoria Amazonica ... Read More
Three Monkeys Restaurant
Chalong
Three Monkeys restaurant is set in the Jungle somewhere between Phuket Town and Chalong, part of the popular Hanuman World Zipline attraction ... Read More
Secret Bay Phuket Video
between Patong and Kamala
Secret Bay Phuket is a hidden bar built on a hillside overlooking the Andaman Sea, located between Patong Beach and Kamala Beach. A long wooden path leads visitors to several lower decks below, some with chairs and tables and some others with colourful bean bags ... Read More
Cafe Phuket Viewpoint Video 🎬
between Patong and Kamala
Cafe Phuket Viewpoint is a hard-to-spot Instagram gem hidden on the curvy roadside that connects Patong Beach to Kamala Beach. The place has been around for a long time, carried different names, and never really was popular until someone realized that Instagram was an irresistible magnet for the young generation ... Read More
Secret Bay Phuket
Between Patong and Kamala
Secret Bay Phuket is a hidden bar built on a hillside overlooking the Andaman Sea, located between Patong Beach and Kamala Beach. A long wooden path leads visitors to several lower decks below, some with chairs and tables and some others with colourful bean bags ... Read More
The Chartered Bank Intersection in Phuket Town
Phuket Town
The Old Chartered Bank intersection in Phuket Town is definitely the hottest selfie spot on the island now. A small crowd of young people are engulfed in their selfie fashion show at each corner of the intersection of Phuket Road and Dibuk Road ... Read More
The Cozy Cafe
Tri Trang Beach
The Cozy Cafe is one of the few restaurants built on the hillside overlooking the south of Tri Trang Beach. The restaurant is built on the roadside and has several terraces for guests to enjoy food or drinks ... Read More
Laem Sai Cup Cafe in Kata Beach
Kata Beach
Laem Sai Cup is another little cafe hidden on the hills of Kata Beach, overlooking the Andaman Sea. The cafe consists of several terraces made of bamboo connected by narrow staircases leading all the way to boulders in the sea ... Read More
The Selfie Experience Phuket
Phuket Town
The Selfie Experience is a new photo playground in Phuket, covering 3,000 m2 indoors with more than 40 backgrounds to play with, a fun way for families, friends and selfie lovers to spend a fun day away from the heat or an occasional rainy day ... Read More
Splash Beach Club
Near Patong Beach
Splash Beach Club is a new spot hidden in a tiny creek not far from Patong Beach, between the beautiful Tri Trang and Paradise beach ... Read More
