The Beaches of Phuket – Page 5 | A Visit in Thailand

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Maps – Orientation

Map 1 : Phuket

Map 2 : Interactive Map

Points in Red : Transport
Points in Gray : Patong and Phuket Old Town
Points in Blue : Tourist Attractions
Points in Orange : Shows, Water Park
Points in Green : Beaches
Points in Purple : Big Shopping Centers

Before going to the beach, don’t forget to equip yourself

Freedom Beach (a special Beach)

See location of Freedom Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

I say that Freedom Beach is special because :

You need to do a little trek in order to reach it (don’t panic, it is easy).
The beach is in a very beautiful bay.
It is close to Patong.

I would say that Freedom Beach is one of the attractions of Phuket. I know someone who visited Freedom Beach before the Big Buddha.
On the other hand, we don’t need to exaggerate. There are other beautiful beaches in form of a bay in Phuket (for example Nai Han Beach).

How to arrive to Freedom Beach ?

Option 1 : By the road

Freedom Beach is just 3 Km south of Patong.
From the main road (between Patong and Karon), there is a “dirt road” that leads towards the sea.

At a certain point you need to park your motorbike (or another type of vehicle) and then descend to the beach (because you are at a more elevated point).

There are 2 paths for getting down :

Path 1 : A mini trek between trees. It takes about 20 minutes. Not difficult but it is better to wear shoes instead of sandals. It is free of charge.

In the photo, the point where to get down by trek

Path 2 : This way begins a little bit farther, so it is a shorter distance to descend compared with path 1. It is a wide dirt road that goes down.

They charge 100 Baht to use path 2 (price at the time of writing). At the end of the path, there are even stairs.

There is also a service of Jeeps that take you down (and up) for 300 Baht (price at the time of writing).

I think Path 1 is cool, a little bit of trekking.
The beach itself is very nice, the waters have a very nice color and you immediately want to swim in them.

Option 2 to arrive to Freedom Beach : By Sea – Long Tail Boat

Another option in order to arrive to Freedom Beach is with a Longtail Boat from Patong Beach. You will see publicity (or ask).

There are 2 café-restaurants on the sides of the beach : The restaurant on the right side is elevated and with view over the beach. There is Reggae music.

The restaurant on the left side is on the sea level. It is relatively expensive. They serve fast food of good quality.

I ate here a “Pad Kra Pao” which is a very famous Thai dish. I ate a vegetarian version of it.

When you return up to reach your motorbike, you will be very thirsty and hot (if you don’t use the service of a Jeep), so there is a stand selling juice smoothies. I can assure you that an orange smoothie tastes much better after you climb a mountain on a hot day that if you drink that smoothie in an air-conditioned mall.

Rawai Beach

See location of Rawai Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Rawai Beach is more a sightseeing place than a beach to swim. There is fishing activity + a pier + many seafood restaurants. See about Rawai Beach on Page 3 – What to See in Phuket.

Patong Beach (+ Kalim Beach)

See location of Patong Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Patong is the most crowded beach and center of gravity of the island. Many tourists choose to stay here. See about Patong on the first page.

Just 1 or 2 Km from Patong Beach, there is Kalim Beach.

See location of Kalim Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Kalim Beach is very nice and with easy access from the road.

Kamala Beach (+ Surin Beach)

See location of Kamala Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Kamala Beach is located north of Patong. (Most of the tourism activity in Phuket is south of Patong).

Kamala Beach is one of the most beautiful and pleasant beaches of Phuket. Especially nice is the walkway with restaurants, right on the sand. Some of the restaurants are very good.

One of the big hotels can organize you a picnic on the sand.

There are many Russians in Kamala Beach. It is clear from the menus.

Note that there is a nice viewpoint over Kamala Beach.

Surin Beach

See location of Surin Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Very close to Kamala Beach, towards the north.

There is here a big restaurant with a view

Like in Kamala Beach, there is also here a walkway near the sand, but it is less attractive than the one in Kamala Beach. I personally prefer Kamala Beach.

Nai Han Beach (+ Yanui Beach)

These 2 beaches are located on the southernmost point of the island, relatively close to each other.

See location of Nai Han Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Nai Han Beach is relatively long but there are not many hotels and businesses close to the beach (like in Kata Beach, for example).

There is a walkway with some stands, right near the sand.

There is a nice viewpoint over these 2 beaches (viewpoint located on a hill).

Yanui Beach

See location of Yanui Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Located on the other side of the viewpoint, near Nai Han Beach.

This beach is much smaller than Nai Han Beach

Smaller, but very beautiful.

Kata Beach (+ Karon Beach)

See location of Kata Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Kata beach is a big center in Phuket, probably the most popular place to stay after Patong. There are many hotels here and there are many restaurants on the road.

There is even an Amazon café branch.

The beach itself is big

There is an walkway with market stands in front of the beach

There is even a place to practice surfing.

Karon Beach

See location of Karon Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Karon is the continuation of Kata towards Patong (more north than Kata). Also here the beach is big.

Note that there is a nice viewpoint over Karon beach.

Banana Beach (+ Naithon Beach)

See location of Banana Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

We are here at the north (west) of the island, close to the airport. Banana beach is very nice.

You need to park the motorbike beside the road and get down to Banana beach (just a few steps).

There are 2 café-restaurants on the sides of the beach. The quality of the food is less good than at Freedom beach or Kamala beach.

In the photo : a vegetarian noodle that I ate at Banana Beach.

Naithon Beach

See location of Naithon Beach on the Maps above or on Google Maps. See possible ways of Transport in Phuket, on the first page.

Located north to Banana beach, just 2 km away.

The beach here is even less developed than Banana beach, there is just a stand with drinks and no restaurant.

On the road, in front of Naithon Beach, there are a few businesses.

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