Phuket
The largest and most developed of Thailand’s islands, Phuket is the country’s second most popular destination. Tourists are drawn from across Asia, Europe and Australasia by its beautiful bays, beaches and turquoise-blue waters that run along its western coast. There is a huge range of top quality accommodations from which to enjoy your stay, whether you prefer the busy Patong Beach, or somewhere more peaceful and pretty such as Kata Beach.
Water sport activities are very popular, such as jetski, paragliding and scuba diving. Some of the most popular spots for a dive day trip include Shark Point, Phi Phi Island and the Similan Islands. Inland you can play golf on lush, award-winning courses, try your hand at go-karting, or go 10-pin bowling. A popular day trip will take you sea canoeing to explore the incredible Phang Nga Bay.
Recent Phuket Articles
Spinner dolphin washed ashore in Phuket is recovering
The spinner dolphin that washed ashore at Karon Beach on July 1 is recovering slowly after a full month at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), where she was taken for treatment of a severe respiratory infection and other ailments. PMBC Biologist Kongkiat...
Spinner Dolphins beached in Phuket
PHUKET: 2 gravely ill dolphins are being treated at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) after washing ashore in separate incidents – the first at Karon Beach yesterday and the second in Phang Nga’s Tai Muang District this morning. PMBC biologist Kongkiat...
Phuket to have biggest aquarium in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK (The Nation): Ripley Entertainment, operator of Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, plans to build and open a 2.1-billion-baht aquarium in Phuket within three years. The firm will enter into a joint venture with Thailand-based conglomerate Minor International...
Dive The World Phuket Daytrip
When you contact Dive The World you know you will be communicating with an experienced diver who knows not only about diving but also about the various destinations and operators we recommend. We make sure our guys get to see these places first hand. However the rest...
Phuket sees Leatherback turtle egg hatching
In December 2006, 103 leatherback turtle eggs were laid on Karon Beach Phuket and to date 76 of them have hatched. It was the first time in 10 years a leatherback had been spotted laying its eggs on this beach for more than 10 years so the sight of so many hatchlings...
Leatherback Turtle lays eggs on Karon beach, Phuket!
A giant leatherback turtle laid a nest of 103 eggs on Christmas Day on Karon Beach, where a sea turtle has not been sighted laying eggs for more than 10 years.Karon Municipality officials had the task of recovering the eggs as local villagers had taken them all in...
Dive The World Thailand – Now a PADI 5 Star Dive Centre
We are delighted to announce that our dive centre in Phuket has just been awarded the prestigious PADI 5 Star membership!As PADI say: The PADI 5 Star Dive Center membership level is awarded to progressive PADI Dive Centers that excel in providing dive consumers with a...