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10 Things to do in Karon Beach that will make you love Phuket Island [even more]
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Karon Beach looks like the ideal place for a relaxing getaway. Thank you for such a thorough post!
Hi Sabs,
Karon is indeed a great place for a relaxing getaway!
Karon Beach is so nice guys. We stay in Rawai down the coast; a bit more quiet but not quite as much stuff to do. Definitely our speed. Phuket in general is flat out awesome; love the island. When we visit for the month it flies by so quickly with the beaches, riding on the motorbike and our beloved Buddhist veggie restaurants we visit for lunch daily. Super post!
Ryan
Hi Ryan,
Phuket is definitely a great base. We plan to return next year for 3 or 6 months 🙂
Cheers,
Amazing write up, thanks. Any suggestion on what to do on Christmas Day in Phuket. My wife and I will be there over Christmas 2018. Young couple. Thanks
Hi Adil,
It all depends on what you want. You can book a nice dinner in a fancy hotel, a local tour, go party, rent a boat…
Cheers,
Also in Phuket, there are lots of places to have a travel tattoo! Their Sak Yant Thai Tattoo is a must to try!
We got ours in Chiang Mai 😉
Hi!
Just booked our stay at Novotel some days ago, was searching google for things to do in Karon and came over your review , now I’m even more excited to go to Thailand. (first time) Thanks for a great summary 🙂
Hi Hanne,
We truly enjoyed our stay at Novotel! Hope you will have a great time too!
Lol your a funny guy. Cheap it is not but go ahead and keep telling people this. The hotel for which you were talking about isn’t cheap. Perhaps in the off season it is but isn’t that the case with most places? But yes there are plenty of things to do, great places to visit and some fantastic food to be eaten. Not cheap though. In fact Phuket is one of the most expensive places to visit when your in Thailand if your there durning peak season (January, February, and March). Of course you can always find something for everyone’s budget at anytime of the year but it’s definitely not cheap staying at the Novotel during the peak season months as I mentioned. Finally if I were to give any advice to anyone going to Thailand…DONT RIDE THE ELEPHANTS!! Though it may seem and sound exciting to do and maybe it’s been a dream of yours, but out of respect for the elephants trust me they don’t like to be treated like some circus animal. The owners treat them like crap, they shackle their feet with chains and they whip them when training them. It’s absolutely horrible and your only encouraging it when you pay these terrible owners who basically exploit them. You can always just walk with them in the jungle, feed them pieces of chopped up sugar cane, they love that. But please don’t ride them. Other than that Phuket is a wonderful place to visit and yes it has so much to do. My favorite thing about Phuket by far are the most beautiful sunsets you get to see every night. People gather all around in different spots and share watching the sunset. It’s like the end of a perfect day in Phuket. You can’t beat it.
Hey Matthew,
Agree 100% DONT RIDE ELEPHANTS!
Perception of value changes from person to person 😉
Cheers,
Hi,
Great and informative post! Thanks! We are planning a trip to Phuket, can you say what is the name of the beautiful white sand beach on 0:51 in the video. Would help a lot! Thanks
Hi,
Karon Beach ?