Phuket Patong bar girls & things to do and fun: Island Beach

Pretty waterfronts are plenty but only a few are in the top league.

One of the most attractive is Bangtao Beach, that is around 6 km of light yellow sand and has most high-end luxury resorts behind which is Laguna. The lagoons are filled up old tin mines from around 200 years ago located about half way between the town and airport. This is one of the most expensive areas, at the same time quite boring.

Bangtao Waterfront in the Andaman Sea.

Spirit Shrine

A long stretch of sand, without people, they prefer the pools of the hotels. The little problem is, like everywhere in Thailand, there are some encroaching the sand, just look at the photo below, where you can see slum structures on a luxury waterfront.

Erecting ugly structures for restaurants, its illegal but money makes it possible, also some shops are around.

Best Phuket Beaches at Laguna

Bangtao Beach View

Bangtao Phuket Waterfront

Phuket luxury hotels, villas and expensive shopping are around Canal Village, there is also a supermarket which has to abandon whisky and stock only vodka now, time is changing. There is also a good wine and champagne section in this small supermarket.

Phuket Laguna

Nai Thon Beach

Since about 2008 a dramatic change of visitors has taken place on the island, many European and "western" disappeared. Russians, Kazakhstan, Uzbek, Chinese etc. moved in. The statistics of the Thai TAT counts the people but don't know that the new tourists spend much less, that means the small Thai people, shop owners etc. suffer.

Luxury Houses Villas and Apartments

I asked a lady who owns a shop there how she can find out who are the ones from this destinations, she said, very simple, Russians etc. never smile and don't speak any English.

Behind to the north are some more great waterfronts such as Nai Thon Beach, Nai Yang and Mai Khao. All have their special touch, such as Nai Yang for kite surfing, Nai Thon to be alone and

Mai Khao Beach again for the upscale resort market

Best Phuket Beaches at Mai Khao

Fun with water and elephant

Extensive Beach Massage

This is one of the best waterfronts on the island the little problem is the stretch is almost at the north end of the island about 40 km from town and Patong. Only a few km from Sarasin Bridge which at the end connects into Phangnga Province, further to Krabi and the south plus to Bangkok and the north.

Naya Beach is just before Nai Harn when coming from the south or Rawai

Nai Harn Beach in the South

Nai Harn Beach in the South

Wat Nai Harn

Great Phuket Temple Structure

Wat Nai Harn View

This temple cum monastery is about 200 meters behind the beach in the usual style which is very similar all over Thailand except the north. In Cambodia newer temples look similar, old one are Angkor style.

Surin Beach on the upper west seafront