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Maikhao,
Nai Yang, Naithon, Bang Tao, Surin, Kamala Beach
Map & Location of Hotels
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Mai Khao Beach
(40 km from town)
Many kilometers of deserted beach characterize
Mai Khao where there is little tourist business. The water is fine
for swimming during the dry season; the rainy season brings big
waves and strong currents that are dangerous. This lonely beach is
another area where sea turtles come to lay eggs. It is also home to
what the Thais call a sea cicada, which is a form of marine life. To
get there go to the northern tip of Phuket; the beach lies along the
road's length
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Nai Yang Beach
(30 km from town)
This is where the National Park office is
located. The beach itself is on a long curving bay lined with
evergreens that provide shade to picnicker. The large coral reef is
home to many different species of fish, and Nai Yang is well known
as a site where sea turtles come to lay their eggs during the period
from November to February; the population of these has however,
dropped off greatly. First class accommodations are available and
small food vendors cater to the many day trippers. To get there take
the Nai Yang Rd., and look for signs indicating the park entrance.
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Nai Thon Beach
This quiet bay nestled at the foot of high
hills has a fine strip of the sand. There are some accommodations
but virtually no other business. Located between Bang Thao Bay and
Nai Yang Beach, Nai Thon Beach can be reached by taking Thep
Krasatri Rd. Turn at the first traffic light north of Thalang Town
to Nai Yang Rd. Look for signs indicating the turn-off to Nai Ton.
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Bangthao Beach
Bangthao is a large open bay with one of
Phuket's longest beaches. It was once used for tin mining, but has
since been developed into a luxury resort. Most of it is occupied by
the Laguna complex, a massive five-hotel development with golf
course. There are, however, accommodations available outside Laguna
at the bay's south end. Dry season swimming is excellent, and at the
bay's north end is a smaller bay, almost completely enclosed, at the
mouth of which is some fine coral. Plenty of places to eat, tour
companies, and other tourist facilities available either at Laguna
or in the nearby town of Choeng Thale.
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Surin Beach
Evergreen trees rim this small, curving bay
beneath the foothills north of Kamala. Surin is home to Phuket's
first golf coures, a nine-hole course laid out more than sixty years
ago during the reign of King Rama VII. It is now largely in disuse
except as a park. The steep incline of the beach, turbulent water,
and big waves make Surin a dangerous place to swim during the rainy
season. Located at the end of Sri Sunthon Rd., the road running west
from the Two Heroines Monument, 24 kms. from Phuket Town.
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Kamala Beach
Kamala is a Muslim fishing village north of
Patong. Tourist development on the beach much of which is covered by
a Muslim graveyard and a police outpost has been slow in coming.
Buffalo herds still come down to the beach to cool off in the
afternoon. The beach is beautiful and about 2 kms. in length. There
are accommodations ranging from guesthouse to international class,
and a number of small Thai restaurants specializing in seafood for
the tourist. Kamala is the perfect place to get away from it all and
has little to offer in the way of entertainment for that go across
the mountains to Patong. Regular bus service to and from Phuket Town
during daytime; tuk-tuk service available to Patong, 5 kms. away on
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