Neighborhood guides

Bang Tao is the west-coast area north of Surin, built around a very long beach and the Laguna Phuket complex, a group of large lagoon-sid...

Kamala is a seaside village on Phuket's west coast, about 8 km north of Patong but a world away from its bustle. Its curving bay stretche...

Rawai and Chalong are the two areas at the southern tip of Phuket. Chalong has the big pier from which most boat excursions leave, as wel...

Kata and Karon are the two most sought-after resorts in southwest Phuket for anyone who wants a beach without Patong's bustle. They are n...

Patong is Phuket's liveliest beach resort: a big beach, a shopping centre, hundreds of restaurants and the famous Bangla Road, the pedest...

Phuket Town's old town is the face of the island that the beaches make you forget: streets of colourful shophouses, Sino-Portuguese mansi...