Phuket Beaches Guide

Patong is one of the widest beaches of Phuket with rows of beach chairs... lots of water activities and access to numerous bars and restaurants. Read More...

Karon is a very long strip of sand well equipped with beach chairs and water sports. Definitely less crowded than Patong Beach, but with less attractions. Read More...

Kata Beach is still one of the best beach of Phuket, mixing activities and relaxation just right. A large beach with white powdery sand and very blue waters most of the year. Read More...

This small bay of stunning white sand, separated from Kata by a headland, is a quiet and peaceful retreat. The Kata Thani Resort complex dominates the area, while a few shops, small hotels and restaurants line the beach road. A nice place for a relaxing snorkel or swim.  Read More...

Popular with families, Kamala Beach is a beautiful large beach during the high season and is a still a very relaxing and enjoyable place in low season. Read More...

This small, hidden gem of a beach just south of Surin is accessible only by walking down a fairly steep path from the road. Get there early for a beach chair. Read More...

Pansea is a tiny cove of glittering white sand - but only accessible to the rich and famous guests of The Chedi and Amanpuri Resorts. Read More...

Bangtao has long been a remote and untouched beach, far from the crowds, and is still a very peaceful place to enjoy. Most facilities are located around the area's five-star resorts. Read More...

Beautiful and almost deserted, Banana Rock Beach is not known to many people in Phuket as it is relatively isolated. Nevertheless, it really is one of Phuket's most glittering gems. Read More...

Nai Thon beach, one of Phuket's best-kept secrets, is in fact made of two beaches: Nai Thon Noi which can only be accessed through Andaman White Beach Resort, and Nai Thon Yai. Read More...

Spending time on Nai Yang beach, you wouldn't believe that the 'busy tourist island of Phuket' exists at all. Reasonably quiet all year round, the busiest time is in December and January. Read More...

An endless stretch of fine sand; the only real getaway on the west coast of Phuket. Aside from the JW Marriott Resort, the area is largely undeveloped. Read More...

The Beach of Nai Harn

At the southern end of Phuket, Nai Harn Beach is still one of the island's most beautiful locations and features a large choice of local restaurants. Read More...

A little beach reached via a dirt road that runs through the car park of Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club in Nai Harn. Sometimes called "Jungle Beach". Usually a quiet and peaceful place, with decent coral outcroppings off its mostly rocky shore. Just one very inobtrusive resort here, the Baan Krating. Read More...

Snuggled into the headland south of Patong, Emerald Beach ('Hat Tri Tra' in Thai) is the perfect place for sun lovers and those who are dead serious about going for the maximum tan. There is a long line of northern-facing sunbeds along this 500-metre beach and it is popular with guests from the nearby Merlin Beach Resort, being the nearest large beach to it.   Read More...

Paradise Beach will surprise you. For a start, it's stunningly beautiful; one of the most attractive of the many wonderful beaches Phuket has to offer. It also features safe swimming all year round. It's compact and has a great view right across Patong Bay. The beach itself is barely 150 metres long and there is another small beach next to it, reached by a path through the rocks. Read More...

This is the only eastern-facing beach in the south of Phuket that offers good swimming and is an ideal picnic spot as from midday on it is shady and cool. Read More...

Ya Nui lies in the shadow of two of Phuket's loveliest viewpoints; Phrom Thep and the viewpoint featuring large white windmill. It's a charming little cove featuring good snorkeling, kayaking and fishing. During high season there is a line of sun loungers for hire (200 baht a set) as well as a stand that rents out masks, fins, kayaks and body boards for very reasonable prices. Read More...

Before the road over Patong Hill was built Rawai was the beach of choice for families and the tradition of sitting under the trees, casually eating and drinking has remained, making Sundays busy here. Read More...

This bustling bay, a major launch area for boat and dive trips, is filled with bobbing vessels of all shapes and sizes throughout the year. Plenty of casual restaurants, dive shops, fishing charter and tour operators, watersports equipment suppliers, Internet shops and even yoga and Reiki centres are packed into the short street leading to the pier.  Read More...

The lovely Cape Panwa, just south of the busy Phuket Town, remains a peaceful, unspoiled gem of a place. Its lush hills, sandy coves, mangroves and tidal flats offer a quiet place to explore away from the crowds.  Read More...

There are actually two Ao Yons lying south of Capa Panwa and they are separated by a rocky headland. Ao Yon junior is home to a large shrimp farm but is actually very attractive and virtually deserted with a great view out to Chalong Bay and Lone Island. Locals sit under the tree line and small children like to play at the far western end, where an ice cold stream coming down from the hills meets the sea. Read More...

Cape Panwa Beach is divided into two parts by a 300-metre long seaside esplanade. The western part is right next to the Thai Navy Headquarters and is only 70 metres long and not that wide. Fishermen use it to beach their long tails and small boys do spectacular jumps and dives off the safety railings at high tide.  Read More...