Destination
Type of Activity
Editors Pick
Read MoreBlue Canyon Country Club
Many golfers consider this the most challenging 18-hole course in Thailand, so it is understandably favored and, therefore, reserved in advance by visiting pros, Thai businessmen and local expatriates.
Read MoreBlue Elephant Governor’s Mansion Phuket Restaurant & Cooking School
From the renowned Blue Elephant Restaurant and Cooking School in Bangkok comes this Phuket outpost, beautifully situated in the former Governor’s Mansion near the town of Phuket. The restaurant is set in an elegantly designed dining room featuring gold inlaid...
Read MoreGibbon Rehabilitation Project
Established to repopulate Phuket’s rain forests with indigenous white-handed gibbons, the worthy outing allows urbanites to listen to the singsong sounds of these adorable apes then wander into the rain forest to cool off with a swim under Bang Pae...
Read MoreHeli Thai & Associates
While Phuket looks rather developed with one’s feet on the ground, the perspective changes dramatically from above. These choppers offer tried-and-true routes incorporating the fantastic rock formations around Phang Nga Bay and over to Koh Phi Phi or the pilots...
Island At Indagare Tours: Outer Islands by Boat,Phuket, Thailand - Courtesy Sri PanwaRead MoreIndagare Tours: Outer Islands by Boat
One of Phuket’s biggest draws is its proximity to the serene beach landscapes of Thailand’s outer islands. Spending a day at sea is a ‘must do’ for any visitor to the area. With an Indagare specialist guide and your own...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Sea Cave Kayaking
A first time must for any visitor to Phuket is exploring the sea caves, or hongs,of Phang Nga Bay. Depart from the Phuket’s Royal Marinain the late afternoon after the tourist crowds have gone and motor out to some of...
Read MoreKhao Sok National Park
Head north of Phuket to this rain forest thought to be older than the Amazon. In the valleys between the park’s jagged limestone mountains, listen for calls of the park’s animal life including long-tailed macaque monkeys, Malay sun bears and...
Read MoreOld Phuket Town
This walk back in time takes urban explorers along narrow snaking streets past vibrantly hued Sino-Portuguese mansions and three-story shop buildings. Traditional Chinese pharmacies and hairdressers here would not look out of place on a 1960s movie set.
Read MoreRawai Art Village
Phuket’s southern tip has attracted local artists like Somrak Maneemai whose Red Gallery (66 78 903 722) is one of several galleries and studios here. Wander around this refreshingly bohemian area of Phuket, stopping in at Tawan Ook Art Gallery...
Read MoreThai Boxing
Bangkok is better known for watching Muay Thai, the national sport that combines kicks and punches in surprisingly artful displays. However, it can be a fascinating experience to attend a match in Phuket at Patong Boxing Stadium (Sai Namyen Road,...
Read MoreThe Big Buddha
Whether you prefer to call him by his full name, Phraphutthamingmongkhol-akenagakhiri, this big Buddha is a 45-meter tall, white marble statue renowned on the island for its magnificent Andaman Sea views from atop Mount Nagakerd on Phuket’s south side.
,Read MoreWat Chalong
Built in the 19th century, Wat Chalong is Phuket’s largest and most important Buddhist temple. The 195-foot tall chedi or shrine hold what is believed to be a bone shard of the Buddha, but even non-believers will appreciate the gilded...
