Phuket island is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Thailand. Although it is gradually falling victim to mass tourism and losing its natural beauty, Phuket still has a lot to offer for its visitors. It is easy and relatively cheap to access Phuket, there are many cheap flights to Phuket from around the region and also there are plenty of international flights directly landing to Phuket Airport.
It is important to know the wet and dry seasons if you are planning to travel to Phuket for holiday. The wet season is from April to November. As its names suggests the disadvantage of this season is rain but as long as it is not monsoon season, it is still quite OK and also everything is cheaper in this period. Dry season provides long sunny days but it is more expensive relative to wet season.
Here is a detailed guide for accomodation in Phuket named named where to stay in Phuket where we have told that Kata Beach is our favorite. If you are looking for relatively a calmer, family friendly place for holiday on Phuket awat from the busy nightlife of Patong, Kata Beach in the south west part of the island is one of the best places to stay in Phuket. A few minutes south of Karon Beach there are actually 2 kata beaches, 2 kilometer long one with white sand is Kata Yai and the smaller one on the south is named Kata Noi. We like Kata because it still keeps its village feel, it feels more family-friendly, and very peaceful compared to Patong.
The Orchidacea Resort which sits on a hill overlooking the Kata Yai Beach is our favorite hotel in Phuket. It is easy to access to nearby Kata Beach but you need to climb steps to reach your room so if you have problem with climbing steps, it is not a suitable place for you. But climbing the steps worth since the view is great. Honestly we preferred this hotel when we have travelled there first time because it is high up in the hills and memories of the tsunami was fresh at that time.
The hotel is comfortable but average. The rooms, cleanness and service is overall satisfactory. And the price is just right. There is an active orchid nursery housed on the grounds of the resort and the resort takes its name from this nursery. If you stay there do not forget to visit more than one hundred varieties of orchid on display.
South end of Kata Beach has good coral reefs for snorkeling and there is also a nice Thai food restaurant named Restaurant Mama Kata. The Thai Food here is average and there are definitely better food in Kata but the view is just awesome. It is a wonderful place for a romantic dinner watching the sunset over the Andaman Sea.
If you stay in Kata do not miss Kho Saam Haad, “Three-Beach Hill”, a hilltop overlooking Kata Noi Beach, Kata Yai Beach and Karon Beach as well as the Pu Island. This hill is situated on the road between Kata and Rawai. The road to there is fairly quiet and although it is possible to walk up to this viewpoint from Nai Harn and Rawai, it’s a bit of a challenge.
It is important to know the wet and dry seasons if you are planning to travel to Phuket for holiday. The wet season is from April to November. As its names suggests the disadvantage of this season is rain but as long as it is not monsoon season, it is still quite OK and also everything is cheaper in this period. Dry season provides long sunny days but it is more expensive relative to wet season.
Here is a detailed guide for accomodation in Phuket named named where to stay in Phuket where we have told that Kata Beach is our favorite. If you are looking for relatively a calmer, family friendly place for holiday on Phuket awat from the busy nightlife of Patong, Kata Beach in the south west part of the island is one of the best places to stay in Phuket. A few minutes south of Karon Beach there are actually 2 kata beaches, 2 kilometer long one with white sand is Kata Yai and the smaller one on the south is named Kata Noi. We like Kata because it still keeps its village feel, it feels more family-friendly, and very peaceful compared to Patong.
The Orchidacea Resort which sits on a hill overlooking the Kata Yai Beach is our favorite hotel in Phuket. It is easy to access to nearby Kata Beach but you need to climb steps to reach your room so if you have problem with climbing steps, it is not a suitable place for you. But climbing the steps worth since the view is great. Honestly we preferred this hotel when we have travelled there first time because it is high up in the hills and memories of the tsunami was fresh at that time.
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| Phuket Kata Yai Beach View from Orchidacea Resort |
South end of Kata Beach has good coral reefs for snorkeling and there is also a nice Thai food restaurant named Restaurant Mama Kata. The Thai Food here is average and there are definitely better food in Kata but the view is just awesome. It is a wonderful place for a romantic dinner watching the sunset over the Andaman Sea.
If you stay in Kata do not miss Kho Saam Haad, “Three-Beach Hill”, a hilltop overlooking Kata Noi Beach, Kata Yai Beach and Karon Beach as well as the Pu Island. This hill is situated on the road between Kata and Rawai. The road to there is fairly quiet and although it is possible to walk up to this viewpoint from Nai Harn and Rawai, it’s a bit of a challenge.
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| View from Kho Saam Haad a.k.a Kata View Point. First beach is Kata Noi, the middle one is Kata Yai and the one at the top is Karon Beach. Patong is to the north of Karon Beach. Orchidecia Resort is on the hill between Kata Noi and Kata Yai (on the other side). |
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