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By admin, April 5, 2008 6:24 pm

Where to go in 4 days from Phuket in February?

I’m not sure where to go. We’re going on an Intrepid tour from Bangkok to Phuket. I want to go exploring before we leave. I have 4 days before we need to be back in Bangkok to catch a plane back home. Not sure if we should stay in thailand or jetset to another country…any suggestions for must sees in a short amount of time? I’m looking for fun, clean, not scary, and somewhere safe for female travelers. We don’t hike, bike, climb, or kayak. Most interested in seeing the beaches. Also somewhere that doesn’t cost too much to fly to or not too far away from the airports. Also if you have any suggestions for cool,hip hotels that are not too expensive. This is my first time traveling on vacation in Asia. I’ve only been to hong kong and china for work so this is a different experience for me. Any suggestions would be appreciated….

Phuket is really great for beaches, and they do have many beaches of ‘different character’ for you to explore.

I spent my stay there just to ‘explore’ and ‘experience’ the different beaches that Phuket has to offer.

I went there twice, once last year in Nov and the 2nd time was the middle of this year.

The 1st time I was there, I stayed in Karon beach. This beach is very clean and quiet, away from the touristy places. I stayed in Movenpick Hotel, the hotel compound is fantastic with lush landscaping, very resort feel! The staffs and morning breakfast are even better! They are so friendly and courteous, they’ll pause whatever they’re doing to greet you with a genuine and warm smile. Its a great place to stay.

In Phuket, I would say that transportation is rather expensive. One tuk tuk ride a short distance to the next beach (just 2 -3 km) will cost you around 200 baht (its impossible to walk as there is no footpath and its over a hill)! Hence the 2nd time we went there, we decided to rent our own car instead. It was great fun and we almost finished exploring the western coast in 4 days! Its one of the best decided we’ve have on this trip!

We stayed in Patong beach on our 2nd visit at the Holiday Inn Resort. I liked this resort too, its in the middle of the shopping, beach activities, restaurants etc etc etc… These are some of the places we visited also: Wat Chalong, Bangtao, Surin, Kamala, Patong, Karon, Kata beaches, Chinatown, Kata Viewpoint, Cape Promthep, Ko Sirae

Just in case you might wonder whether its safe to go Phuket driving around, me and my friend are both female.

Enjoy your holidays!

Pat Blute’s Asian Extravaganza