Phuket Island Thailand


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Phuket Island Thailand
Phuket Island is Thailand's largest island and is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world. The island is known as "The Pearl of The South" or "The Pearl of Andaman" and is rightly so as Phuket is indeed a beautiful island adorning the landscape of Thailand.

Location of the island: The Island is located against the Indian Ocean Coastline almost 870 kilometers south of Bangkok.

Description of the Island: The Island has a colorful history with a popular and active marine life. The island is also hailed by many to be one of the major Asian gateways for Ocean cruises. The island is popular for its numerous teeming beaches and small mushroom islands. The island is decked with coves and bays each a fascinating destination in their own right. Phuket has many parks and water cascades with first class accommodation facilities and other attractive packages to offer to the tourists. However the point of pride for Phuket remains firmly its beaches which adorn the coastline. The beaches are rocky and sandy with white crystal water flowing. Phuket is renowned for the hospitality of the natives and is an immensely popular destination for all tourists for its happening night life and pubs.

Activities in Phuket: Phuket has a whole gamut of activities to offer to the tourists to participate in and enjoy. The tourists are spoilt for choice as there is so much that Phuket has to offer. The activities range from Big Game Fishing which is a world class fishing game held in Phuket. Phuket is also famous for swimming, sailing, diving, snorkeling, rock climbing, horse riding, seakayaking, canoeing, jungle and elephant trekking, the famous Thai boxing, biking and running Phuket has it all. Thus all sports freak can pamper themselves as much as they want to in the island.

Attractions in and around Phuket: Phuket has been an attractive draw for all tourists for many years. However besides being the main stop for many, tourists can also visit other neighboring places in and around Phuket. Phuket has many beaches to offer like Niayang Beach, Bang Tao Beach, Naithon Beach, Laem Sing, Kamala Beach, Patong Beach, Karon Beach, Kata Beach and many others. The other places are Phang gna Bay, Krabi island, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Samet. These places are all covering beautiful, serene, islands and beaches. All those interested in visiting the places would find for themselves proper accommodations and transport taking them to the respective places.

Phuket Town: The Island has the Phuket town as its main business and trade hub. The town still retains the old world charm and though the town is not as popular as the beaches there are some important centers of interest. Chinese people had resided in the town many centuries ago. The town has tourist facilities like a accommodation, restaurants, hotels, cafes, shopping malls and many other attractions. There are other offices like tourist Authority, Thai Airways and the Post Office. Another attraction is the famous China Town.

Accommodation in Phuket: Phuket in order to accommodate the ever growing number of tourists has provided for world class accommodation in the hotels and resorts which have facilities and any attractions. The list of hotels is as follows:

All these hotels and many others provide many luxurious facilities like modern state of the art decor and room services. Rooms come at affordable prices and falls within various slots like Middle range, cheap and expensive. Many Hotels give discount as well. They are in and around Phuket.

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How to Reach Phuket: There are international and domestic flights to Phuket everyday.Phuket Airport is 40kilometers away from Patong Beach and is actually a 45minute taxi drive.Buses run daily from Bangkok to Phuket.You can get the bus at The New Southern Bus Terminal.There are many companies at the terminal.The bus fare starts from 500 to 1,000 baht one way.It will take around 12 hours.If you choose to reach Phuket by train there is no train go straight to Phuket.You could take the train to Surat Thani then take the bus from Surat Thani to Phuket.In case you start from Bangkok you have to take the train from Hua Lum Pong train station and get off at surat Thani then transfer by bus from Surat Thani to Phuket taking around 3 hours.

Thus Phuket island's scintillating beauty is responsible for its popularity and thus invites tourists in hordes every year. Hence all those who are interested in paying a visit to the paradise can come here as Phuket has it all.



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