Phuket Travel Guide and True Local Blog
What is the best beach club in Phuket? Phuket beach clubs are the perfect addition to your tropical holiday: beach and exploration during the day, sunset on a comfortable lounger with cocktails and cool music in the evening, party with international DJs at night. [toc] Phuket beach clubs used to pop out around the island faster than we could visit them, mostly on Surin Beach. But a few years back,
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What is there to do at night in Phuket? [toc] The array of things to do in Phuket at night is endless and comes in many ways, not only on Patong beach but all around this island. There is a vast choice of places to hang for couples, singles, groups of friends and families after dinner. Phuket nightlife is legendary, originally known to be bright and bold, colourful and loud,
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What to Do in Patong Beach at Night? [toc] Patong Nightlife in Phuket is famous the world around for being colourful and carefree. It has evolved a lot to reach every type of travellers and is not as rowdy as in Pattaya or even Bangkok. During high season (November to May), Nightlife is vibrant in most beach towns. Patong is lively and colourful until 2 am (officially) but most of
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What to Do on Bangla Road? [toc] Bangla Road is now mostly known as Bangla Walking Street or even Thanon Bangla, and for many decades has been the notorious heart of all Phuket Nightlife. The battle for night supremacy is raging every single night between beer bars, live music bars, rooftop bars, night clubs and, of course, those famous go-go bars! Phuket never ceases to surprise. Over the years, the
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Phuket Full Moon Party 2020 [toc] There is a Full Moon Party in Phuket? Maybe you didn’t even know about it, but yes, there is indeed a Phuket Full Moon Party on Paradise Beach near Patong Beach, and it has been around for a while. It’s smaller than the notorious Koh Phangan Party, but with the easy access and the great music, it is gaining in popularity. The entrance starts
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Who is Celebrity Ink™️? (Advertorial) [toc] Celebrity Ink™️ began as a small tattoo studio in Phuket in May 2013 with just two artists and is now one of the most famous and best-known Tattoo Studios in the world. They have grown to become a global brand name with a team of over 300 highly skilled employees, with more than 20 studios across 8 countries. Boasting world-renowned tattoo artists, their team
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What is Phuket Simon Cabaret? [toc] Phuket Simon Cabaret has been successful for more than two decades. There should be no need to tell you what makes it so famous: it's not the stage design or the feathers or glittering costumes, it's not the performance, which by the way is pretty good. No, it is all about the ladyboys phenomenon, and Phuket Simon Cabaret certainly can afford the prettiest ones.
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Where to enjoy great live bands in Phuket? [toc] Live music bars have always been a big draw in Patong Beach and around the island of Phuket. As far as I can remember, which is more than 25 years now, bands were playing old hits more or less accurately. For decades, ‘Hotel California’ could be heard several times a night anywhere in Patong. It was considered Phuket Nightlife anthem. At
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Phuket Best Beach Club [toc] Café Del Mar Phuket is one of the best beach clubs on the island, and having our own Café Del Mar here in Kamala Beach is a statement: Phuket is a party island. This well-known Ibiza brand found out this island was the right place for a beach party beach club with good music, great drinks and most of all, notorious parties. Located at the
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A beach club on the beach of Patong [toc] Kudo Beach Club is a popular venue in Phuket, with a unique location on the beach of Patong, it has all the ingredients to be a popular party place on the island. Phuket was once famous for its beach clubs, but most of them disappeared overnight. The trend is back with this attractive new addition. The main success factor is probably
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A Beach Club in Kamala Beach [toc] HQ Beach Club and Lounge, in the northern part of Kamala Beach near the new Intercontinental Hotel and Novotel Kamala, is an excellent venue to enjoy sunset and dinner with cool music. HQ Beach Club is proudly standing under giant Casuarina trees, just facing the beach. HQ Beach Club Lounge appears first as a massive rectangular building hosting a vast sitting area and
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Is Siam Niramit Phuket worth watching? [toc] Siam Niramit Phuket is a surprising show narrating 700 years of Thailand history. The stage is immense, the choreography involving more than a hundred people is spotless. The narration is simple and clear enough for everyone to understand each scene. The superb sound system immerses you in a fantastic world based on centuries of Thai myths and legends. It is seriously impressive. It
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What is Baba Nest? [toc] 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, on the south-east of Phuket Island. It’s far, hard to find, hard to book as you can expect a two weeks waiting list to get a reservation, but it’s worth it. Once you managed to get a table, you will finally
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What is the Phuket FantaSea Show? [toc] Phuket FantaSea is a show narrating the legend of Kamala, which in this story is a jungle with a mythical palace, quite different from the Kamala you know! This massive stage performance plays on the ground of a large theme park located in Kamala Beach. After more 20 years in Phuket, the show is still going strong, welcoming million visitors each year and
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What are Phuket Best Go Go Bars? [toc] The Go Go bars of Phuket might not be to be for everyone, but there is no doubt a lot of visitors to Phuket are curious about them and want to visit at least once. All of them are in Patong Beach, and there are quite a few. Some of them are very visible; some are less. Go-Go bars range from colourful
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How to Spot a Ladyboy in Phuket? [toc] Ladyboys in Phuket are often so pretty you would not be able to tell. Is that lady you are chatting with on Bangla Walking Street, not a bit 'too good to be true'? Tall, slim, pretty and very sexy: indeed, she's a ladyboy! [the_ad id="30528"] 10 Tips to Spot a Ladyboy: Even for people living in Phuket for a long time, it
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Phuket's Best Beach Club [toc] Catch Beach Club, by the famous Twinpalms Resort, is reborn and is as popular as ever. This beach venue is more than just another beach club in Phuket: it was the first to open on the island and the one that triggered the fashion. In just a couple of years, there were beach clubs everywhere. Most of them were quite busy, but none ever come
Read More KEE Sky Lounge Phuket [toc] The KEE Sky Lounge rooftop bar at the Kee Resort in Patong Beach has been popular for years, but it got a significant facelift, and it sure looks right now! The new rooftop bar invites you to the sun deck of a luxury cruiser, one of the best places in Patong to enjoy a sunset with a cocktail and great music. The rooftop is in
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Suzy Wong's A Go Go [toc] Suzy Wong's is already an icon of Soi Bangla nightlife, and you can't go to Patong without visiting them. A great deal of effort was given to the new bar facade with its bright red Chinese decoration and massive door. Despite being the last bar in the Soi Seadragon, you won't walk by without being intrigued. But Go-Go bars are not only about beautiful
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What are the Best Clubs in Phuket? [toc] What are the best Night Clubs in Patong? If you are ready to party until late, here are the best clubs and discos in Patong Beach to dance way beyond the official 2 am closing time. You'll have to choose between the seven nightclubs and discos worth mentioning, but you also can find smaller places here and there. Good thing: several of
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