Bang Tao beach is 5 min drive west and Surin beach and Kamala approx 20min southwest, as is Nai Thong beach and Nai Yhang 20-25min northwest, all ideal for swimming, windsurfing etc, all have open air restaurants, Khao beach, 3km west of the airport constitutes a national park because giant turtles come ashore between October and February to lay there eggs.

Approximately 20 km from Thalang Town is Patong a busy tourist resort and further south are Karon, Kata and Nai Harn beaches before reaching the southern most tip of the island, Laem Promthep, the cape is one of the islands top beauty spots at sunsets.

Activities
To list all the possible activities available in Phuket would be almost impossible, but here are some examples:

• Elephant trekking
• Water sports/ diving/deep sea fishing/swimming
• Golf
• Tennis
• Sailing/windsurfing
• Sea Canoeing
• Go kart
• Rock climbing
• Horse riding
• Thai cooking courses
• Sightseeing /day trips/ national parks, waterfalls, longtail boat trips,
• Bay tours and boat rental etc.
• National parks
• Gibbons
• Butterfly farm
• Waterfalls
• Aquarium
• Zoo

Restaurants
As well as Thai there are Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, Mexican, American, Italian and many European, and of course fast food, Macdonald, KFC, Pizza etc.

Beach restaurants serve food usually until midnight. Most restaurants serve food until midnight but the street markets serve food 24hrs.

Nightlife

• Cinema
• Pub
• Cafes
• Live music
• Disco
• Phuket fantasea (Kamala)
• Simon caberet show
• Thai boxing
• Night plaza shopping (Patong)
• Transport
• Hospitals, dentists, post offices, banks and exhange, tourist police.

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