Phuket Island Travel
Phuket Overview
Phuket Island, the largest island of Thailand is suspended on the southern tip of Phang Nga Province, west-facing Andaman Sea. The island has a hot and humid climate all throughout the year but the best time to be a tourist and visit Phuket is during the months of March to early may.
Phuket Main Attractions
Phuket is famous for its rich and colorful history. The island is known for a variety of temples and museums. These temples reflect the history of the island, the people that inhabitted the island from the past and the religion that gives the locals great and happy living. The temples you must visit are the Chalong Temple, Phra Thong Temple and Phra Nang Sang Temple. The museum you must visit is the Thalang Musuem. This museum holds an interesting collection of Phuket relics.
Other attractions on the island are the islets that surround Phuket. One of them is the Coral island. Surrounding the islets is the unspoiled natural beauty of the underwater world and even a pearl farm. The islets also hold untouched glamour good for nature tripping and soul-searching.
Phuket Activities
Activities in Phuket can definitely be considered a treat for any tourist. Apart from jogging, tennis and golf, Phuket offers major sporting opportunities. Sports include windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, deep sea fishing, swimming and many more. However, the best sporting experience is scuba diving or snorkeling for endless coastal attraction and marine life of the island.
Phuket Accommodation & Dining
Accommodations in Phuket are superb. Almost all of the hotels and villas in Phuket offers you an impeccable service, a hill overlooking location that may give you a view to Andaman Sea and a stunning all pool site. Phuket restaurants offer a variety of cuisine and dining experiences. You can eat breakfast at your hotel, lunch at a local noodle stall by the roadside, and have dinner with fine wines in a sophisticated air-conditioned restaurant.
Phuket Shopping & Nightlife
Phuket’s nightlife is loud, raunchy and utterly unforgettable. On offer is a bewildering mix of restaurant-lounges, beer bars, Go-Go bars, pubs, disco, live music clubs, transvestite cabarets and a lot more. Experiencing Phuket’s nightlife is basically a one-time-jackpot for party people. Shopping in Phuket is substantial for a tourist. Anything you may need and want is available in Phuket’s night market and shopping market, ranging from essentials to souvenirs.
Getting To & Around Phuket
You can reach the island of Phuket using plane. It doesn’t matter if it’s an international flight from Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and Vietnam, a charter flight from most of regions in Europe and Asia or domestic flights from the island – there’s plenty of ways for you to get there. You can also get on a plane from Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways or Destination Air Shuttle if you will arrive from the mainland of Thailand. You can also use a boat ride to arrive at the island.
