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Tha Rua Shrine

Tha Rua Shrine โ›ฉ๏ธ

    Tha Rua Shrine is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, found in Thalang District on Thepkasattri Road about 800m south of the Heroinesโ€™ Monument. Itโ€™s an important site during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival, when thousands of devotees come to hold ceremonies and eat vegetarian food during the eventโ€™s nine days.

    Coconuts Cafe Phuket

    Coconuts Cafรฉ Phuket

      Coconuts Cafรฉ is a lovely little bakery and restaurant hidden in a small lane of Chalong, in the south of Phuket Island. The coffee shop is a tiny house on stilts, with a garden surrounded by a vast green natural landscape and immense coconut trees.

      Phuket Best Rooftop Bars

      Heaven Rooftop Restaurant Phuket

        Heaven Rooftop Restaurant is a little-known viewpoint terrace hidden below the famous Karon Viewpoint on the east coast of Phuket. Heaven Restaurant has a relaxed style usually found on beach clubs and is a great place to end the day with a sunset. Most importantly, it offers some pretty amazing views over the three bays of Kata Noi Beach, Kata Beach and Karon Beach,

        Rock Salt Restaurant at The Nai Harn Resort in Phuket

        Rock Salt Restaurant at The Nai Harn

          Rock Salt is an upmarket restaurant built on the rocky end of the beautiful Nai Harn Beach, south of Phuket. The view is fantastic, the Mediterranean cuisine is excellent.

          saphan hin shrine

          Kio Thian Keng Saphan Hin Shrine โ›ฉ๏ธ

            Kio Thian Keng Shrine is a colourful Chinese shrine that is set on the seashore inside Saphan Hin public park in Phuket Town. Itโ€™s a place of worship for the local Chinese-Thai community, and it plays an important role as the site of the final farewell to the gods during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival.

            Koh Racha Yai (also called Raya Island or Racha Island)

            Racha Island near Phuket ๐Ÿ๏ธ Koh Racha Yai

              Koh Racha Island or Koh Racha Yai (also called Raya Island) is a small idyllic island just 12 kilometres south of Phuket, popular for day trips, snorkelling and scuba diving. The island is so small it can only accommodate a few resorts

              M Beach Club JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

              M Beach Club Phuket

                M Beach Club is the seaside bar of JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa on Mai Khao Beach, north of Phuket. Itโ€™s a great spot to spend an afternoon or end the day, especially if you are a lucky guest of one of the luxury resorts built along this superb beach. M Beach Club Phuket is a few meters away from the beach, but it is an excellent hideaway if you want to enjoy sunset cocktails by the sea and a cool DJ music selection. As it is far from the busy beaches of south Phuket, it addresses more travellers staying in the Mai Khao area and, of course, the guests of JW Marriott Phuket Resort.

                Kathu Shrine

                Lai Thu Tao Bo Keng Shrine in Kathu โ›ฉ๏ธ

                  Lai Thu Tao Bo Keng is one of the oldest Chinese shrines in Phuket, and many believe it was the birthplace of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival nearly two centuries ago. The shrine is located in the subdistrict of Kathu in the islandโ€™s interior, between Phuket Town and Patong Beach.

                  Monkey Hill Phuket

                  Monkey Hill Phuket Town

                    Phuket Monkey Hill is the best-known monkey playground on the island, a hill covered with immense red and white antennas in the back of Phuket Town. That hill may be easy to see but not as easy to reach: the road climbing to it is opposite the provincial hall

                    Raya Restaurant in Phuket Town

                    Raya Restaurant

                      Raya Restaurant is a unique restaurant combining all the right ingredients to make it a perfect local experience. They serve great food in a superb setting in an old Thai house kept just the way it has always been, with no excessive renovation but well maintained.

                      Trisara Phuket

                      Trisara Phuket

                        Trisara Phuket is the ultimate romantic resort in Phuket, one of the best ways to enjoy this tropical paradise island. In any of the 39 Trisara villas near Naithon Beach, you will be surrounded by comfort and luxury to ensure you want to stay and enjoy every minute of your holiday