Phuket, which is nearly the size of Singapore and the largest island of Thailand, is situated in the green waters of the Andaman Sea at about 850 kilometers south of the metropolis, Bangkok. The place is Thailand's most popular beach destination, whether the traveler is looking for a peaceful or busy area with lots of colorful night life. Phuket island has all a visitor would enjoy for a holiday.
With beautiful beaches and some of the best resort hotels, the island is ideal to create a delightful ambiance for a truly memorable vacation. Phuket has two main seasons, which are the rainy season from May to October and the summer season from November to April. During the rainy season, showers last not more than two to three hours in a day and many sunny days still can be enjoyed.
The most favored beaches are situated in Bang Tao, Kamala, Karon, Kata and Patong. In addition to the beaches and night life of the island, many other activities can be enjoyed such as water sports, visit of temples, treks in the forest or motorcycle rides. Phuket also hosts one of the most famous International soccer 7s tournament in south-east Asia in November.
Bangtao beach is one of the longest beach in Phuket and a top hotel resort area led by the Laguna complex, a huge Deluxe-hotel site with golf course. Swimming is very enjoyable during the dry season, and at the tip of the bay is another smaller bay, which is practically encircled, with very beautiful corals.
Kamala beach, which is basically a fishing village, is less touristic even during the hot season. A two kilometers long quiet beach where fishermen can be seen casting their net near their boats, is the only entertainment of the area together with the buffalo herds that come down sometimes to cool off.
Patong beach is the main tourist area for water sports activities like snorkeling, windsurfing, parachute flying, sailing and jet-skiing. Patong has the most vibrant nightlife in the whole of Phuket. Pubs, restaurants, go-go bars and discotheques are dispersed all over a 3,000 meter long beach front. The greatest concentration of night places are in Soi Bangla, where pubs with live music, bars with local entertainers and an important choice of excellent restaurants can be found.
Karon Beach is a lot quieter than Patong and is the second largest tourist beach in Phuket. A long and broad almost unspoiled beach with a very white sand can be enjoyed there. A fine coral reef is stretching towards Kata and Bu Island at the southern point while restaurants, bars and tour companies, together with non-hotel businesses are situated at the north end.
Phuket has its own International airport and can be reached directly from overseas or from Bangkok with a 70 minutes flight.
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Michel Gerard is a Travel author based in Asia. Visit the Guest House Phuket website to book a room online and download your *free* ebook: "Stories of Authentic Eco-adventure Destinations for Travellers in Thailand" => http://www.guesthousephuket.com/ebook.html
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