Patong Beach Phuket

This Beach is the most developed, most vibrant, most visited beach of Phuket that never fails to impress visitors. Located approximately 15 kilometers from the city, the beach has a wide range of accommodations and shopping arcades, and provides magnificent leisure activities and energetic night-time entertainment. It is a picture perfect postcard view of a 3-kilometer long white sandy beach that is perfect for swimming, lazing, and enjoying challenging water sports such as jet skiing, windsurfing snorkeling, sailing, and parasailing.

 The following places offer enjoyable activities:

    * Phuket Water Ski Cableways: Tel: 0 7620 2525-7
    *Simon Cabaret: Tel: 0 7634 2011-5
    *Tarzans Jungle Bungy Jump: Tel:0 7632 1351   
    *Tazans Catapult Bungy: Tel: 0 1464 1581   
    * Patong Go-kart Speedway: Tel: 0 7632 1949
    * Phuket Joyland: Tel: 0 7620 3005    
    * Horror House: Tel: 0 7629 3123

In addition, Patong offers gastronomical delights for seafood lovers. There are plenty of good restaurants located along the beach.

Full Moon Party in Pha Ngan

When the full moon party is over and the sun has set on Had Rin you'll be surprised to find how much more Koh Phangan has on offer. As a natural paradise island in the Southern Gulf of Thailand, Koh Phangan serves as the perfect getaway retreat; relaxing on quiet deserted beaches, snorkelling and learning to dive at the distinctive island of Koh Ma - a protected National Marine Park; trekking in the footsteps of Thai Royalty at Than Sadet National Park steeped in history and culture; seeking adventure in the nearby Ang Thong archipelago composed of over 40 islands endowed with pristine beaches, natural caves and the tranquil Tha Laem Nai - the salt water blue lagoon lake featured in The Beach by Alex Garland. It seems that whatever it is you are looking for, theres something here for everyone.

 

What is it about this party that attract such crowd? The magic of the moon, perhaps Some time ago, a group of tourists found that the most beautiful moon was in Koh Phangan. They arranged a party along the crescent-shaped beach of Haad Rin to celebrate the Full Moonnight. From then on, people from all over the world come to join the celebration...

And now there are 10,000-30,000 people at the party each month. The party begins at dusk, When the round yellow moon makes its appearance over the white sand beach. In twilight,small tables are lined up on the beach and thousands of lamps are lit...

As the evening progresses the beach explodes into a dancing frenzy as different m.c.'s take their furn on the decks. There is something for everyone here, trance, techno, drum and bass, commercial dance and reggae, no-one is disappointed. Jugglers and fire-eaters entertain the crowds as the night goes on and with the brilliant impromptu fireworks display, the party atmosphere is complete. After a few hours it could be time to chill-out for a while, maybe grab a drink or a bite to eat from one of the many beach traders and wade out or sit down in the warm surf of the Gulf of Thailand, pure, pure heaven.Revived and relaxed it's time to return to the main beach and get blown into another dancing dimension, While all around people are doing the same, there are no barriers here, no inhibitions,just people enjoying themselves with one unified intention, to rejoice in the magic that is the paradise Of FULL MOON PARTY!

 

Khao Lak

Khao Lak Beach, 32 kilometers from Takua Pa, is now an interesting destination for domestic and overseas tourists.
• Beautiful, long beach of Andaman Sea and green mountain of Khao Lak-Lamru National Park parallel to the coast
• Unique and charming seaside town of Khao Lak –Takua Pa with the hospitality of local people

How to get there

By bus: Take daily bus services from Bangkok to Phang-nga, with 12- hour travelling time
• By train: Take a train from Bangkok and Surat Thani and then ride a bus for another 2 hours (no direct train service to Phang-Nga)
• By air: Take Bangkok-Phuk