Other than Phi Phi island...... ?? Also hows the shopping there? I am going to Bangkok also just for one night.
2006-06-11 20:39:57 · 6 answers · asked by amatol1980 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
Shopping in Phuket is the same as Bangkok. Probably just slightly more expensive but when you are talking baht it is nothing!!! Make sure you do the Phang Nga Bay trip. You can do it by canoe OR you can take a motorised boat. It is absolutely amazing. They also take you out to a sea gypsy village. It is incredible to see a whole village built on stilts in the middle of the water - they have a school, pets and everything!!!! Also, there are some great elephant trekking tours so make sure you do one of these. Avoid, parasailing, jet skiing and anything else that is motorised. There is no insurance in Thailand so if you have an accident it will be very costly. Have a great time. Phuket is awesome!!!!
PS. I was most recently there 2 weeks ago and Phuket is humming with activity and the shopping is fantastic. Has totally bounced back into the awesome destination it always was.
2006-06-11 21:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A nice tour is the one to 'James Bind Island'. I made it twice. They will bring you to a cave with Buddha images (and monkeys) first, then you get into a kind of 'long tailed boat' to the island where "The Man with the Golden Gun" was filmed (the end part), which really is beautiful. Finally (during your boat trip back) you will visit a "Muslim village". A very fine day.
You can book it all over Phuket Island. I took the half day tour. The only diffence with the whole day tour is that you also can go canoeing for some time on the whole day tour.
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Quite new is the 'submarine tour'. You make a tour in a submarine, and get a look of fishes and corals under water. Also advertized all over the island.
2006-06-12 02:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by hasekamp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, you can check out www.phuket.com for more info. there are many theme parks in Phuket to visit, all you need is time. Also, there are island resorts to go hopping, and if not enough, you can go further to Phang-nga or Krabi too.
As for shopping, not sure how the situation is reviving, but I am sure you can find plenty to do while you are there.
Oh, Bangkok, depends on what your interests are. Maybe you should leave your shopping for bangkok and just relax in Phuket.
2006-06-11 21:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by peanutz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have tried on site and there service was great while i was in phuket last month may be you can try that www.sightseeingphuket.com
2006-06-11 21:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plenty of places - most of them far awy from Phuket.
Phuket is a dump!
2006-06-11 20:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by szluva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youll love it they have many snakes everywhrer and lot to see the river kwai the candle show on the river at night they also have a day called water day just ask them it very fun and exciting
2006-06-11 20:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by babyaloha2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋