1. Have fun at the beach! If anything that need to be the earliest thing you do when you go to Phuket. Phuket province is famed for having one of the most magnificent beaches in all of the Kingdom of Thailand and some of the top beaches in the world are discovered just off the coast of Phuket and even on the island. If you like the face paced style of life, then you would admire Patong Beach. Aforenamed to be ignominious for its nightlife and ample of activities, Patong is exceptional for those who desire to play by day and party by night.

If you are the type who loves retirement more, then Nai Thon beach is just for you. This scenic beach has yet to be discovered by the multitudes so lead there while its still unspoilt and at its unaffected best.

2. Visit Wat Chalong – Wat Chalong (Chalong Temple) is stuffed with memorial and culture of Phuket. Myth even saids that wonders were performed this place on Wat Chaitararam (known by royal decree), and that the Wat had remedy competencies. See renowned Buddhist statuettes such as the Poh Than Jao Nonsi.

3. Watch Muay Thai ring – This one may not be for every one but (peculiarly if you don’t like cruelness) but it’s really something to give a attempt remarkably since you’re in the nation where Muay Thai originated.

4. Go for a ramble through Khao Phra Thaeo National Park – One of Phuket’s last natural rainforest has been turned into a national park with merely breath-taking loveliness all around. If you like trekking, go for an 8km trek entirely the park and terminate off at the majestic Tonsai waterfall

5. See Old Phuket – Paths are replete with 100 year old shop buildings that have been remade into little inns, restaurants and working spaces.

Phuket, is one of the best tourist destinations in the world. This peaceful place is famous for its spectacular seashores and beautiful landscape. Phuket is also one of the top 10 beach destinations in the world. There are sightseeing choices throughout Phuket, the major fascination being James Bond Island. This island has the excellent background for plenty Hollywood as well as local motion pictures. The famous Hollywood movie, The Beach was filmed here, though it was unsuccessful to make a hit at the US box office.

For numerous travelers, Phuket is a heaven and they come back to this spot as they need to rest and dig in the amusement. The native people are kind and friendly and separately from the luscious Thai food you get to try other sorts of cuisines as well. The markets are crowded with people as you can suppose to obtain some nice deals for any items you purchase. You can also buy Thai keepsakes for your beloved ones back home. There are all cheap guest houses in Phuket and you will not be expense much time in finding a hotel of your preference. Do pamper in swimming and other kinds of water activities as they definitely will make you fascinated.

In the sea, you also have to see the larger fishes, for example, the manta rays and the whale sharks. The Phuket destinations make for fantastic one day trips. You can begin early morning, delight in your time at islands around Phuket and then return to hotel in the evening. The sea and the water is calm. The sea is great for diving all over the year. If you have a nice savor for food then don’t neglect to drop in on the food stalls close by the beach.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

A colorful event hold over a nine day period in late September/early October, this celebrates the Chinese community’s belief that abstention from meat and various  incentive during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them get good health and clam of mind.

Though the genesis of the festival are vague, it is thought that probably the festival was come to Phuket by a roving Chinese opera group who fell sick with malaria while performing on the island.
They decided to adhere to a strict vegetarian food and pray to the Nine Emperor deities who would insure purification of the sense and body. On recuperation, the people celebrated by holding a festival that was meant to esteem the deities as well as express the people’s felicity at surviving what was, in the nineteenth century, a mortal illness.

The obligation
-The festival always set in the first days of the ninth Chinese lunar month, and for nine days  participators have to do the following commitments:
-Keep the body clean during the festival
-Clean kitchen appliances not to be used by others who don’t participate in the festival
-Wear white clothing during the festival
-Behave physically and mentally
-Don’t eat meat during the festival
-Avoid sex
-Don’t drink alcohol
-People in mourning or sorrow should not participate
-Pregnant women and menstruating women should not attend ceremonies

One of the most attractive of the festival is the various, (and sometimes grisly) ceremonies which are held to invoke the  deity s. Fire-walking, body piercing and other acts of self mortification undertaken by participants acting as mediums of the deities, have become more spectacular and daring as each year goes by. Men and women perforate their cheeks with varied stuff including knives, skewers, broach and other household items. It is believed that the Chinese deities will protect participants from harm. This is absolutely not recommended for the feint hearted to witness.

The ritual of the festival take place in the neighborhood of the six Chinese temples spread throughout Phuket. The major temple is Jui Tui Shrine not far from the Fresh Market in Phuket Town. The first event is the raising of the Lantern Pole, an act that informs the nine Chinese deities that the ceremony is about to begin. The pole is at least ten meters tall and once built, celebrants believe that the Hindu deities, Shiva, descend bringing spiritual power to the event.

For the next few days, the local Thai-Chinese society brings their household deities to the Chinese temple, along with offerings of food and drink. It is supposed that the household deities will advantage from a yearly injection of spiritual power that fills the temple. Visitors can observe and even joy in the lighting of joss sticks and candles that are placed around the various deities.
Usually street parade takes place, where visitors can see participants walking in a  trance. Other events include hundreds of local  denizen running across a bed of burning coals, or climbing an eight meter ladder of sharp blades while in trance.

Apart from the visual scene of this event, visitors can participate in particularly prepared vegetarian cooking made available at street stalls and markets around the island during this event. The vegetarian foods are not easily distinguished from regular dishes – soybean and protein products are used to substitute meat in Thai taste uncannily like meat. Look for the yellow flags with red Chinese or Thai letters to find vegetarian food.

1. Boracay Beach, Philippines
2. Maldives Islands
3. Koh Lanta, Thailand (Krabi Province)
4. Khao Lak, Thailand (Phuket province)
5. Koh Phangan, Thailand (Surat Thani Province)
6. Koh Samui, Thailand (Surat Thani Province)
7. Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan
8. El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
9. Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
10. Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam (the largest island of Vietnam)

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1.Phuket FantaSea Show
Location: Kamala Beach (10-minute drive from Patong Beach)

2.Simon Cabaret Show
Location: Patong Beach (a beach on Phuket’s west coast)

3.Phuket Viewpoints
Location: Kata – Nai Harn – Panwa

4.Old Phuket Town
Location: Phuket Town

5.Bangla Road
Location: Patong Beach

6.Wat Chalong and Phuket Temples
Location: Chalong (a sub-district in the southern portion of Phuket)

7.Phuket Waterfalls
Location: Location: Thalang – Kathu

8.Thai Boxing (Muay Thai)
Location: Patong Beach – Rawai

9.Big Buddha
Location: Chalong

10.Phuket Vegetarian Festivals and other Events
Location: Phuket Town

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Beaches

The major beaches

Bang Thao (Laguna Beach) — long, very quiet beach, a beach on northwestern side of Phuket.

Cape Panwa — home to Phuket Aquarium

Kalim Beach — a series of small beaches just to the north of Patong

Kamala Beach — a quieter beach to the north of Patong

Karon and Karon Noi Beaches — the second most-developed beach after Patong

Kata Noi Beach — quieter sister of Kata Yai

Kata Yai Beach — busy, clean tourist beach with good surf

Laem Sing — small bay with stunning views, between Kamala Beach and Surin Beach

Mai Khao (Sai Kaeo) — near the airport, very quiet (aside from the planes!) and far away from it all

Nai Han and Ao Sen — a quiet beach (probably the best) in the south, near Phromthep Cape view point

Nai Thon and Nai Yang — two quiet beaches in Sirinat National Park

Patong Beach — the largest beach resort, known for its nightlife

Rawai, Mittraphap and Laem Ka — set off point for lots of local islands, popular with locals for eating on the beach

Surin and Pansea Beach — an up-and-coming upmarket destination

Ya Nui Beach

Phuket, Thailand, is generally referred to as the ‘Pearl of South’ and is the biggest island in Thailand. Phuket Island takes 48 kilometers from north to south and 21 kilometers from east to west. Phuket is surrounded by a chain of mountains and valleys mostly from a north-south range running down the west coast. This amounts for about 70% of the land area. The highest peak, Mai Tao Sip Song is 529 meters. The other 30% of the island is plain ground situated principally in the central and eastern portions of the island. Locating in the Andaman Sea off southern Thailand’s west coast, the island’s territory is incredibly mixed, with stony cape, lengthy broad sandy beaches, limestone precipice, forested hills, river estuaries, lagoons, and tropical vegetation of all kinds

The island offers many various looks and feels for you to reveal and delight. Kata Beach with its wonderful tropical landscape compared with the stately casuarinas that are found on Nai Yang Beach just a few kilometers north. The triple canopy rainforest of Khao Phra Thaeo National Park to the mire flats and mangrove swamps of Koh Siray. Limestone outcroppings line the east coast and steady granite boulders on the west. Phuket is actually a tropical wonderland and offers something for just about everyone.