Things to do in Phuket

Things to do

1. Phang Nga Bay by long-tail boat

   Limestone towers rising from the water, caves you paddle through by canoe, and James Bond in the middle. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryViewpoint9 hr≈ €55takes the whole day

2. The Phi Phi Islands

   Maya Bay, reopened and regulated, and Pileh Lagoon, whose water really is that color. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryBeach10 hr≈ €70takes the whole day

3. Sino-Portuguese Old Phuket

   The shophouses of Thalang Road, ocher and almond green, inherited from the tin merchants. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument3 hrFreebest in the morning

4. Phuket’s Big Buddha

   Forty-five meters of white marble on a hilltop, and the island all around you. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMonument2 hrFreebest in the afternoon

5. Diving the Similan Islands

   Nine granite islands, thirty meters of visibility, open from October to May. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Adventure and sportsSport12 hr≈ €130takes the whole day

6. Sunset at Promthep Cape

   The island’s southern tip, a lighthouse, and the Andaman Sea going dark all at once.

   RelaxationViewpoint2 hrFreebest in the evening

When to go

The most pleasant months in Phuket: from November to March, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in November, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€30

Mid-range

€55

Comfort

€105

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.5 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• KKday Activities and tours, especially in Asia
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

Partner links: if you book through them, Tripora may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you and without changing the order of these lists, which is alphabetical.

Good to know: Thailand

Plugs

Type A, B, C, O, 230 V

Emergencies

191 (police), 1155 (tourist police), 1669 (ambulance), 199 (fire)

Driving

On the left

Near Phuket

• Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Thailand, 61 km
• Langkawi Malaysia, 230 km
• Koh Samui Thailand, 250 km
• Penang Malaysia, 350 km
• Sumatra — Medan and Lake Toba Indonesia, 480 km
• Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 640 km

Elsewhere in Thailand

• Bangkok
• Chiang Mai
• Koh Samui
• Krabi and Koh Phi Phi