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Phuket Island reviews

Average customer rating:
4 / 5





Travelersx2 saw things this way:

Overall
Overall = 4
4

Beautiful, but better as a resort destination than a port-of-call, May 14, 2013
Reviewer: Travelersx2

Pros: Beautiful water, beaches, resorts

Cons: More developed and perhaps more crowded than Kho Samui

Phuket is one of those ports where going ashore on your own is a good option. This 557-square-kilometer island province on southern Thailands west coast hosts from 5 to 7 million visitors per year. Most of them come for the beautiful sand beaches and upscale resorts that line the islands west coast where they sunbathe, swim, snorkel and enjoy other water sports. Most arrive via Phukets international airport. For cruise ship passengers, public transportation pretty much involves negotiating taxi fares. This was our first time in Phuket and wed have a maximum of about seven hours ashore. It was the beginning of Thai New Year celebration with traffic expected to be very congested, so we opted for one of the ships excursions. We enjoyed our guide, who said her name was Air. We took photos at scenic Promthep Cape at Phukets southern tip and at Wat Chalong, the islands most revered Buddhist temple. We did manage to part with our remaining baht in exchange for an attractive silk scarf at a shopping stop. Our final stop on the tour charmed us with classical Thai dances and music with colorful, elaborate costumes. Still, should we find ourselves in Phuket again, itll be the beach for us and, if we can arrange it, a boat tour of Phang Nga Bay at Phukets north end.

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