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Three views, chosen under Which map. Phuket itself, from the airport at Mai Khao in the north to Promthep Cape in the south, with the beaches down the west coast and the piers on the east and south coasts. Phang Nga Bay, to the north-east, with James Bond Island, Koh Panyee and the two Koh Yao islands, and the Khai islands off the east coast. And, in the view called Islands and beyond, the open sea: Phi Phi, Racha Yai and, much further north-west, the Similan. Filters by category sit above the map; the full list below it works without JavaScript.
On the category pages, distances are measured as the crow flies from Patong, the resort most visitors know first. By road, every trip is longer.
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The longest beach on Phuket: about 11 km of almost empty sand in Sirinat National Park, with planes landing low over its southern end.
A quiet, shallow beach under casuarina trees, with a local feel and more Thai families at the weekend.
A small, calm bay with few loungers: good in the dry season, not a beach for the monsoon.
A long, open bay, rarely crowded, with the Laguna resort complex towards the south and the village of Cherngtalay to the north.
A short, chic beach of clear water, loungers and massage tables, with a rough sea from May to October.
A cove of about 300 m between granite boulders, reached over rocks or by small boat from Surin.
A village beach, quieter than Patong, with simple restaurants and longtails, and calmer at its northern end.
The rocky northern tip of Patong's bay: a surf spot for experienced surfers in the monsoon, not a swimming beach.
About 3 km of sand in front of the island's nightlife district: the busiest beach on Phuket.
Two small bays at the end of a private road south of Patong, with a paid entrance: more beach club than hidden cove.
A crescent of about 300 m south of Patong, quieter than its neighbours, reached by longtail or down a steep path.
A long, wide beach of pale sand, and the beach where the most people have drowned on Phuket.
About a kilometre of sand, more relaxed than Patong and popular with families, and a surf beach in the rainy season.
A small, calm bay below a headland, with three hotels along it and little parking.
A crescent bay with a small freshwater lake behind the beach and no town around it.
A small cove between the Windmill viewpoint and Promthep Cape, quickly full, with snorkelling out towards Koh Man.
The inhabited Phi Phi island, with the village of Ton Sai, the hotels and the ferry pier: the one you can stay on.
The Phi Phi island that holds Maya Bay: you land on the far side of the island and walk in, you do not swim, and the bay closes every August and September.
The island for a calmer day than Phi Phi: clear water in the high season, a beginner dive site, and a short crossing from Chalong.
A small island fifteen minutes from Chalong or Rawai, with two beaches and water sports: an easy half day, not a quiet one.
Three small islands fifteen minutes from the east coast: sand, snorkelling and a line of speedboats on the beach.
The limestone needle of Khao Tapu, seen from the beach of Khao Phing Kan: the postcard of Phang Nga Bay, crowded around midday.
A Muslim fishing village on stilts at the foot of a limestone peak, where most Phang Nga Bay trips stop for lunch.
A quiet island of Muslim fishing villages in Phang Nga Bay, 30 to 40 minutes from Bang Rong: one to sleep on, not just to visit.
The larger and less developed of the two Koh Yao islands, 30 to 45 minutes by speedboat from Bang Rong.
The best reefs within reach of Phuket, in a park open from mid-October to mid-May, for a very long day: no nights on the islands.
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The headland at the southern tip of Phuket, free and open at all hours, where crowds gather every evening for the sunset.
A hill with a white wind turbine, reached by a short dirt track, looking down on the cove of Ya Nui and the island of Koh Man.
A roadside viewpoint above Kata Noi, Kata and Karon: three bays in a row, free to visit at any hour.
A rocky hilltop above Nai Harn, reached by a dirt road and a short, steep climb on foot, with a view over the bay and Promthep Cape.
A low hill on the edge of Phuket Town with a road to the top, a viewing terrace over the rooftops and cafés with a view; macaques wait around the car park.
A hill behind Phuket Town where hundreds of wild macaques live along the road up. Feeding them is forbidden, and the view at the top is only partial, according to one guide.
A 45 m white marble Buddha on the hilltop above Kata, reopened in March 2026 under new management and new rules.
The island's best-known Buddhist temple, with a tall chedi holding a relic of the Buddha, and firecrackers set off for wishes come true.
The Chinese shrine of the Nine Emperor Gods, where the Vegetarian Festival begins every autumn.
A small Hokkien family shrine at the end of a passage, behind a large Chinese gate on Phang Nga Road.
Phuket Town's main working Buddhist temple, a royal temple since 1953, at the northern end of Soi Romanee.
A temple built around a golden Buddha of which only the head, shoulders and chest rise above the ground.
The main street of the Old Town: a long row of restored shophouses, and the site of the Sunday market.
The short lane of pastel shophouses between Thalang Road and Dibuk Road, once the red-light quarter of the tin miners.
A longer, quieter street of shophouses and family houses, where, according to The Phuket News, one of the first ornate shophouse rows was built.
The street of the tin families' grand houses: Baan Chinpracha, the governor's mansion and the Thai Hua Museum.
The island's first Chinese-language school, built in 1934, now a museum of the Chinese community, the tin trade and the town.
A tin baron's house from 1903, still owned by his descendants and open to visitors.
Every Sunday, from about 4 to 10 pm, Thalang Road closes to traffic and becomes Lard Yai, the Old Town's walking street.
An evening market of brightly painted containers, open Monday to Saturday from 5 to 11 pm.
Patong's fresh market: produce and seafood downstairs, and a food court upstairs that cooks what you bought.
A daily market of food and souvenirs at the southern end of Patong, best in the early evening.
The protected rainforest of Phuket's north-east, with two waterfalls, Ton Sai and Bang Pae, and forest trails; the wildlife is there, but hard to see.
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A modest waterfall on the east side of the Khao Phra Thaeo forest, 10 to 15 minutes' walk from the car park, with pools to swim in when the water runs.
A small waterfall at the western entrance of the Khao Phra Thaeo forest, the starting point of its short trails, best seen in the rainy season.
The national park of Phuket's north-west coast, around the airport: the quiet beaches of Mai Khao, Nai Yang and Nai Thon, where alcohol is banned.
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Phuket's airport, at the far north of the island, about 32 km from Phuket Town: where most trips begin, and where you choose between taxi, Grab and bus.
Phuket's main ferry port, on the east coast near Phuket Town: the public ferries to Phi Phi leave from here, and the boats to Krabi.
Phuket's busiest pier for boat trips, on Chalong Bay: speedboats to Racha and Coral Island, dive boats, and some Phi Phi trips.
A pier on the north-east coast, facing Phang Nga Bay: the starting point for most sea-canoe trips into the bay from Phuket.
The pier on Phuket's north-east coast for Koh Yao Noi and Koh Yao Yai, with public speedboats roughly every hour until about 5 pm.
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Things to do · the beaches
Phuket's beaches line its west coast, from an empty 11 km strand by the airport to small coves reached on foot or by boat. The one thing they share is the sea: calm from December to March, and dangerous on many days from May to October.
Things to do · the islands
From Phuket you can reach many islands in a day: Phi Phi and Maya Bay, the Racha islands to the south, small Coral Island, the Khai islands, the Similan far to the north-west, and the quiet Koh Yao islands in Phang Nga Bay. They are not reached from the same pier, and they are not all open all year.
Things to do · Phang Nga Bay
North-east of Phuket, Phang Nga Bay is a sea of limestone towers, mangroves and hidden lagoons, much of it protected as a national park. A day there usually combines James Bond Island, a stilt village and a canoe ride into the hongs. Sheltered on three sides, the bay can be visited almost all year; James Bond Island is crowded around midday.
Things to do · the Old Town
A grid of painted shophouses built on tin money, a food culture that earned Phuket a UNESCO City of Gastronomy title, and a Sunday market that fills Thalang Road: the Old Town is the part of Phuket that is not about the sea.
Things to do · temples
A white marble Buddha on the hill above Kata, reopened in 2026 after a deadly landslide; the island's best-known Buddhist temple, at Chalong; Chinese shrines in the Old Town; and a golden Buddha half-buried in the ground at Thalang.
Things to do · Patong
Patong is Phuket's busiest resort: a 3 km beach in a bay on the west coast, a town of hotels, malls and markets behind it, and Bangla Road, the island's nightlife street. It is convenient, loud and very easy to enjoy if you know where its rules and its traps are.
Things to do · the south
The south of Phuket ends in a cape where crowds gather every evening for the sunset. Around it are Nai Harn, a bay with a lake behind it, the small cove of Ya Nui, Rawai with its longtail pier and seafood market, and Chalong, whose pier is the island's busiest for boat trips.
Things to do · night markets
Phuket's markets run on a weekly rhythm: the Old Town's Sunday Walking Street, the weekend market at Naka, container stalls at Chillva from Monday to Saturday, and markets every evening in Patong and Kata. The food is the reason to go, and the day you are on the island decides which one you can see.
Where to stay
Kata and Karon for a first trip, Patong for the nights, the Old Town for the food, Mai Khao for the airport: the area you sleep in decides your beach, your evenings and your drives.
Travel info
The practical side of a trip to Phuket: entry rules that changed in September 2026, an airport at the far north of the island, blue buses that run from Phuket Town to one beach and back but never between beaches, scooters that put many riders in hospital, and a few habits that save money.
On the Andaman coast of southern Thailand. Phuket is an island, and also the province named after it; a road bridge, the Sarasin Bridge, links it to the mainland, so no ferry is needed by road. The airport is at the northern tip, Phang Nga Bay lies to the north-east, and the Phi Phi islands to the south-east.
On the east side of the island, about 32 km south of the airport. Its historic centre is the Old Town, and Rassada pier, where the public ferries to Phi Phi leave, is close by. The town has no beach: the west coast is 30 to 40 minutes away by road.
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