Phuket Travel Guide

A fully functioning rum distillery with a cocktail bar and restaurant. Most popular for its rum tasting and distillery tour which runs every hour from 2pm – 6pm. The tour includes a free cocktail, rum tasting and a detailed explanation of the fascinating distillery process covering everything from sourcing sugar cane to adding flavouring and labelling bottles. Cocktail workshops also available.

A 45m-high Buddha statue with 360-degree views from its hilltop vantage point. The statue’s construction of concrete, jade and marble glistens in the sunlight and can be seen from most of the island, even as far away as Phuket Town and Karon Beach.

Immaculate white beach sand and crystal clear, turquoise waters and one of South East Asia’s best snorkeling locations. Canoe hire and scuba-diving courses available. The Racha Resort provides a rest from snorkeling with a restaurant, cocktail bar and swimming pool. Best visited as a day tour from Chalong Pier, Phuket.

The centre of Phuket’s nightlife scene lined with restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. Closed to vehicular traffic after sunset when pumping music kicks off and neon lights blaze. Street vendors selling clothes, jewellery and imitation designer items can be pushy so don’t be afraid to say a firm ‘no’.

Combine sophisticated luxury with the convenience of easy access to Phuket’s party town, Patong Beach. Take the free shuttle into town to enjoy the famous beach and retail therapy then retreat to the resort when the sun goes down.

A luxury hotel you’ll never want to leave with entertainment opportunities from an in-house butterfly sanctuary and private coral reef, to a fun-filled events and activities calendar. Balance all that fun with relaxation at the hotel’s luxury day-spa, 3-swimming pools, or with a cocktail in your hand at the private beach.

A family-friendly hotel with an impressive kids' program from free children’s’ activities in selected rooms, to an action-packed kids' club, to a kid-friendly pool with a waterslide. Staff dressed up as characters like Spider-Man and Pikachu hide throughout the complex to surprise young and old alike. Leave your kids in the hotel's capable hands while you unwind in the relaxing day spa with an aromatic massage or mani-pedi.

The definition of luxury. This elegant resort opposite the tranquil Bang Tao Beach centers around a colossal rectangular pool with a sunken bar that doubles as the home of Movenpick’s legendary “chocolate hour”. Grab a deck chair or poolside cabana and gorge in a chocolatey snack or drink on the house. Take pampering to the next level at Blossom Spa with an aromatic facial, massage or haircut.