Top 10 attractions in Phuket

Posted by Andaman Sam on April 29th, 2010 filed in Activities, Family fun

1. Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre: Near the Bang Pae water fall in Khao Phra Taew national park. It was established to protect the white headed gibbons which where once found in great numbers on the island but are now endangered because of being captured for sale as pets.
2. Khao Phra Taew National Park: If you want to escape the tourist’s crowds, the park is a good place to go and unwind. It is located near Thalang in the north east of the island.
3. Laem Promthep: It is a view point on top of the hill, very good if you are in romantic mood to watch the sunset and the views over the rugged headland to shimmering waters of the Andaman Sea.
4. Phang Nga Limestone formations: This is the most popular boat trip from Phuket; you can see spectacular limestone formations of Phang Nga Bay situated to the northeast of Phuket. The boats go around the bay where karst cliffs rise sheer out of the water creating a landscape similar to Guillin in China.
5. Phuket City: The best place to soak up a sense of the of the island’s history, is in Phuket city where there are several well preserved examples of Sino- Portuguese Architecture.
6. Phuket Orchid Garden and Thai village: Just a few kilometers north of the city and it is good way to see some of the country’s rarest orchids as well as a slice of the Thai culture in the Thai village.
7. Phuket’s Beaches; For most tourists, the island’s beaches are its biggest tourist attraction. Idyllic crescents of soft sand backed by palms and casuarinas with gently sloping shores that make them ideal for swimming.
8. Sirinat National park: in the northwest of the island. The park was renamed in 1992 to honor Queen Sirikit’s 60^th birthday. It covers 90 sqkm of coastal plains and offshore waters. It includes three of Phuket’s remote and quietest beaches namely Mai Khao, Nai Yang and Nai Thon.
9. Wat Phra Thong: One of Phuket’s interesting temples, Wat Phra Thong is located beside the main road in Thalang in the north of the island. Here instead of sitting, standing or reclining, the main Buddha image is buried up to the chest in the middle of the main temple building.
10. Yachting in Phuket: As well as diving, snookering and kayaking, yachting is one of the most popular waterborne activities. There are several marinas on the island, such as the royal Phuket marina and the Phuket boat lagoon. Both of them are located about 20 km north Phuket city on the island’s east coast.