Phuket Sports and Activities

Elephant Trekking

Riding the back of an elephant and seeing the grace, dexterity and "personality" of this giant pachyderm up close is an experience that is not soon forgotten. Just be sure to use only the services of an operation that looks after the health and wellbeing of its animals - some in Phuket clearly fail to properly care for their elephants. (Read more...)

Phuket ATV

All-terrain vehicle riding is easy, fun and a great way to see some parts of Phuket not accessible by car or foot. Guides will take you into rubber plantations, through jungle, and to hidden beaches. It's an unusual nature tour that allows you to cover a lot of ground in just a few hours. (Read more about ATV in Phuket and see Photos of ATV Tours in phuket)

Mountain Biking

Phuket has good well-surfaced roads that wind along scenic hills, rubber plantations and wonderful coastline. With more and more hotels providing mountain bikes to guests, you can set yourself as strenuous or as relaxing a route as you like. Explore the wooded interior of the island, or tour the coast. If you prefer to have someone to show you around the interior, take a look at the local eco-tours that include mountain biking as part of their activities. (Read more...)

Phuket Horse Riding

Have you been dreaming about Horse Riding along the beaches and through the jungles of Phuket Island. Phuket is better known for its elephant treks than for horse riding but you'd be surprised at how popular an hour or two's clip-clopping through the rubber plantations, back streets and along the beach is.. (Read more...)

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing)

Muay Thai, the ancient combat technique formerly used on Thai battlefields, is an exciting and challenging sport. A couple of gyms offer instruction in the martial arts form under the guidance of former Thai kickboxing champions. Phuket Thai Boxing Gym, 82/5 Moo 4 Patak Rd, Kata (Tel: 076-281090, 076-281200) and Abang Marts, Rawai, on the road leading to Kata from Chalong Circle. Expect to pay about 300 Baht per session, or at Bangla Boxing Stadium in Patong 700 to 1,000 Baht. (Read more...)

Phuket Golf

Phuket has some of the finest golf courses in Asia. Facilities are superb, prices are very reasonable and standards are high - there are enough challenges to stretch all players.

Many of the courses offer day rates and packages which include accommodation, green fees, etc., For more information on golf, please click here. (See Photo Galleries of Golf in Phuket)

Dino Park Mini-golf

Dino Park in Kata is no ordinary mini-golf course. Ever golfed under the watchful eye of a T-Rex dinosaur? Or to the sound of a erupting volcano? The prehistoric jungle atmosphere of Dino Park makes for a unique and entertaining game of golf for adults and kids alike. Open from 10 am to midnight; best to go after 6 pm to avoid the heat of the day. (Read more...)

Bungy Jumping

If you need an adrenaline-fix, look no further than bungy jumping. For those adventurous types who live for challenges, you can jump 50 metres over the green-blue water of the Jungle Lagoon at the Jungle Bungy Jump in Kathu.

Set over a picturesque pond, formerly an old tin mining site, but now a safe location for experiencing big-time thrills, the jump site is the only licensed one in Thailand and the only insured site in Asia. Look for Jungle Bungy Jump on the main road leading out of Patong to Phuket Town near the major intersection at Kathu.

There are two places in Phuket where you can hurl yourself from great heights and live to tell your friends about it, with the help of a bungee cord: Jungle Bungy Jump in Kathu District promises to give you "The best fun you can have with your pants on!" - a jump from 50m tower over water.

World Bungy Patong, meanwhile, claims to be Southern Thailand's highest bungy. Located on Soi Kepsap, 2 Sai Namyen Rd, Patong Beach. Open daily 10am-7pm.