Southern Thailand · Beaches and islands
Phuketภูเก็ต
An island big enough to drive around, with a town that has nothing to do with the beaches.
In brief
Is it worth it for you
An island big enough to drive around, with a town that has nothing to do with the beaches.
- Airports
- Phuket (HKT) · direct flight from Sofia with GullivAir
What to do
6 places in 2 categories
To see
Phuket Old Town
Sino-Portuguese shophouses on Thalang Road. The part of the island that is not about the sea.
Big Buddha
A white marble Buddha on the ridge between Chalong and Kata, visible from most of the south of the island.
Wat Chalong
The island's principal working temple. Modest dress; it is not a monument.
To do
Phang Nga Bay by longtail
The limestone karst bay north-east of the island. Go early; by eleven the same route carries every other boat.
Phi Phi day trip
Two hours by speedboat. Crowded in high season, and still worth the water.
Koh Yao Noi
A quiet island in the same bay that almost nobody day-trips to. Rice fields and no nightlife.
Getting there
From Sofia to Phuket
- Flights from Sofia
- Getting around Thailand
- Experiences in Phuket
Nearby
Near Phuket
- SouthRailay and Krabi
Limestone towers reachable only by longtail boat.
- SouthPhang Nga
The bay of rock islands.
- SouthKhao Sok
Rainforest older than the Amazon, and floating bamboo bungalows under limestone cliffs.