Phuket Beaches

   Particularly in the monsoon season, there are strong currents on many of the beaches and drownings are a depressingly common occurrence. Heed the warning flags on popular beaches and play it safe if off the beaten track.

Get around Phuket

   Phuket is a large island and you need some form of transport to get around.

Phuket Province

   Phuket (formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there are no land boundaries.

Trang Province

   Trang (also Muang Thap Thiang) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, at the western shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun.