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Phuket Tourist Information
Phuket is an Island on the west coast of Thailand (55km long & 22 km wide)
Phuket is connected to mainland Thailand via a 1 km bridge and is accessible by car.
Its a 12 hours bus ride from Bangkok to Phuket or 1 hour to fly.
Phuket International Airport is located in the north of Phuket Island.
There are many small towns on Phuket Island such as Patong, Kata beach, Karon beach, Rawai beach, Nai Harn beach, Chalong
bay, Phuket Town and Kamala beach.
Phuket Town is the main business center.
Patong is the main tourist destination & PARTY capital of Phuket.
Kata & Karon beaches are nice family beach areas with lots of tourist activities& shops.
Rawai beach is a small village located @ the bottom of Phuket Island with local Thai families, small farms & crop plantations rather than high rise hotels and tourists shops.
Nai Harn beach is also located in the south of the Island & has beautiful beaches with secluded areas for top less &
nude bathing , Nai Harh beach & Kata beach has good surfing during the wet season (May - October).
Phuket airport is located @ the North of Phuket.
It is 35 km from Phuket airport to the bottom of the Island (Rawai Beach).
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Rawai Beach is a beautiful part of Phuket Island that is not overcrowded with resorts and tourists.
Located @ the Southern end of Phuket Island, Rawai is only 6 km from the main tourist attractions @ Kata beach & 12 km from Patong beach & Phuket Town.
The coastal road between Rawai & Kata beach is a popular route for cyclists, joggers & photographers, The road weaves
through the hills that separate Rawai from Kata & offers breathtaking ocean views & glimpses of beautiful secluded
beaches, almost days you will see elephants & monkeys as you travel along this stretch of road.
Rawai is a quiet area with many small Thai villages & banana plantations scattered throughout the tropical rain forests.
The streets of Rawai are lined with coconut trees & the roads usually only have local traffic.
Their is a small Gypsy village that resides @ Rawai Beach. The gypsies, also known locally as "Chao Ley", are the local fisherman @ Rawai & have BBQ restaurants set up along the beach that cook
the day's catch for you fresh off the boat. Rawai has many secluded beaches & some of the island's best snorkeling. Prom Thep Cape in Rawai is a great place to watch the sun set.
 Nai Harn Beach
The white sandy beach & crystal clear water @ Nai Harn beach make it one of the nicest beaches in Phuket.
Nai Harn beach is located at the south of Phuket Island between to Rawai & Kata beach.
Nai Harn offers secluded areas topless & nude bathing, the snorkeling @ Nai Harn is exceptional, Their is a Thai style cafe on the
beach that makes quality Thai food and fruit shakes for you while you relax under the beach umbrella's.
Nai Harn beach is 1km long and is a popular place for locals & tourists for jogging.
 Kata Beach & Karon Beach:
Kata & Karon offers beautiful white sandy beaches with safe swimming areas & lots of tourist activities such
as snorkeling, jet ski hire, para sailing & massages on the beach .Their are plenty of tourist shops, markets, restaurants,
good night life & bars @ Kata & Karon beach.
Patong Beach
Patong is known as the party capital of Phuket, Their are lots of bars, massage parlors, strip clubs, night clubs, restaurants,
night markets & tourist shops @ Patong beach
Patong has a fast-pace, lots of tourists and really comes alive between 11pm & 2am.
If you want to PARTY then Patong is the place to go.
 Motor Bike Hire & Getting Around Phuket
Phuket has an abundance of taxis & Tuk Tuk's to take you where ever you want to go.
If you are looking for your own transportation then 125 cc mopeds are the cheapest option.
Warning: Phuket is full of crazy drivers, There to be an invisible lane running down the center of the road
for overtaking and passing, The roads can be very slippery when wet so... " don't ride any faster than the locals".
By law the rider of a motor bike must wear a helmet but many locals & tourists don't, You will get a 300 Baht fine if
you are stopped by police for not wearing a helmet.
You can hire a bike with out a current drivers license but by law you should have an International drivers license.
The fine for riding a bike while unlicensed is 500 Thai Baht.
Average Hire Prices Per Day...
125 cc Mo-ped ................ 150 Thai Baht per day
1000 cc Road bike .......... 900 Baht per day
600 cc Harley look alike .... 800 Baht per day
Harley Davidson .......... 2,000 Baht per day
Soft Top 4 wheel drive.......... 1,000 Baht per day
Air Conditioned Car ........... 1,500 Baht per day
Thai Language
Most of the locals @ Phuket understand basic to good English language.
If you want to learn some Thai language, I have listed some Basic Thai Words
& Useful Thai Phrases.
Local news @ Phuket Thailand
The Phuket Gazette is the local new paper @ Phuket fro English speaking people.
Mobile Phone usage in Thailand
If you require a mobile phone while you are @ Phuket, the easiest way is to bring your mobile phone with you and buy a pre paid
SIM card when you arrive. The SIM card gives you a local phone number.
You can then buy pre paid top up cards which cost around 300 Thai Baht (approve $7 USD), They can be purchased from most
supermarkets, book stores, Seven Eleven stores & mobile phone outlets around Phuket.
The best Pre paid SIMS Card to use is "One-Two-Call", They have the strongest service @ Phuket so making & receiving
calls should never be a problem
Visa Run
If you want to stay in Thailand for longer than your visa permits, the solution is to do a visa run.
A visa run is a tour group that takes you across the Thailand border and brings you back to Thailand the same day. The two easiest options for a visa run ... Ranong / Burma or Singapore
A Visa Run to Ranong from Phuket is cheap & easy, It takes around 10 hours (round trip) and costs 1,000 Baht.
A minibus takes you to the Thai border @ Ranong - , You get your passport stamped when you leave Thailand.
A boat then takes you to Burma, the boat trip takes around 20 minutes each way.
You get your passport stamped at Burma and you then come back to Thailand to receive another 30 day Tourist entry visa @ the
Thailand border. The visa run is easy to do and everything is organized for you including pick up & drop off @ your hotel & lunch.
There will be other people on the mini bus doing the same visa run so it's a great time to make new friends and share travel
stories, There are many companies that offer visa runs throughout Thailand, some of them are less reputable than others so don't
go for the cheapest option as it is not always the best option.
Visa Run to Singapore - If money is not an issue than a visa run to Singapore is a pleasant experience.
The flight takes only 1.5 hours & costs aprox 6000 Thai Baht ($120 USD).
You get to do some duty free shopping @ Singapore, You can stay over night or return to Phuket within an hour. Flight's to Singapore
depart every day from Phuket airport.
If you stay past your visa date in Thailand, you will have to pay a fine of 500 Thai Baht for every day you over stayed in
Thailand & you will have the hassle of a lot of paper work to do @ the Thailand Customs office before you can depart Thailand.
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