Places to visit in Phuket, Thailand
11 places to visit in Phuket, Thailand, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Wat Chalong, Patong Beach, Phuket Big Buddha and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Phuket volume.
1 National monument · 2 Famous places to visit · 8 Hidden gems
National monuments in Phuket (1)
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Wat Chalong
The most important of Phuket's Buddhist wats, officially called Wat Chaiyathararam. It honours two revered monks, Luang Pho Chaem and Luang Pho Chuang, who treated the island's wounded with herbal medicine in 1876.
Famous places to visit in Phuket (2)
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Patong Beach
The long curve of sand on Phuket's west coast at the heart of the island's busiest resort town. It began drawing European travellers in the late 1980s, and the bay is now lined with hotels, restaurants and shops.
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Phuket Big Buddha
A seated white Buddha on Nakkerd Hill above Chalong, officially named Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, with work begun in 2004. Faced in white marble, it is the third tallest statue in Thailand and looks out over much of southern Phuket.
Hidden gems in Phuket (8)
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Coral Island
A small island in the Andaman Sea off Phuket's southeast coast, known by its English name for the coral reefs around it. Speedboats from Chalong bring day visitors for its beaches, snorkelling and water sports.
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Kamala Beach
A beach and small town on Phuket's west coast, north of Patong, in a curving bay backed by green hills. It is calmer than its busier neighbours, and one of the island's major attractions.
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Karon Beach
A long beach on Phuket's west coast, counted as the second longest in the province, with a small town behind it. Its wide, open stretch of sand lies between the bays of Patong to the north and Kata to the south.
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Kata Beach
A beach of about 1.5 km on Phuket's west coast, just south of Karon, in a sheltered bay with a small island offshore. Hotels and restaurants line the shore, and in the monsoon months its waves draw surfers.
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Ko Racha Yai
The larger of the two Racha islands in the Andaman Sea south of Phuket, with white sand bays and clear water. Day boats and dive trips come out from Chalong for its snorkelling and its quiet beaches.
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Old Phuket Town
The old heart of Phuket city, along Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk and Yaowarat roads. The streets are lined with pastel Sino-Portuguese shophouses, many now cafes, small hotels and museums.
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Phromthep Cape
A headland at the southern tip of Phuket that runs out into the Andaman Sea. It is the island's favourite place to watch the sun go down, and crowds gather on the slopes each evening for it.
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Phuket FantaSea
A nighttime cultural theme park at Kamala on Phuket, opened in December 1998 on about 24 hectares. Evenings centre on a large Thai theatrical show, with a themed buffet restaurant and a shopping street around it.
Collecting in Phuket
What are the best places to visit in Phuket?
LOQAH lists 11 places in Phuket. The best known include Wat Chalong, Patong Beach, Phuket Big Buddha, Coral Island and Kamala Beach. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Phuket?
11, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Phuket?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Phuket before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Phuket and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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