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Phuket Attractions
Thailand's largest island, Phuket in a dreamy island province in the Andaman Sea. Phuket is a Thai word meaning a mountain (phu) of jewel (ket). Formerly known as Ko (Island) Thalang, Phuket was only noted for its rich tin ores, from which its wealth was derived. Phuket has earned for itself the appellation 'Play ground of the rich'. This tropical paradise has a little of everything - limestone cliffs, sandy beaches, thickly forested hill slopes, rubber plantation and tropical vegetation of every kind. Today, it is better known as a tourist paradise, a most rewarding place for holiday makers. With Its magnificent long white beaches where the swimming is as good as sunbathing and windsurfing on the west of the island. On the other hand, the east are small islets excellent for snorkeling, scuba diving and fishing . Pearl farming is also done here.
We can arrange any combination of the following tours:
Patong Beach
Patong is the foremost beach resort of Phuket which can complete with any other famous beaches of the world. But many people do not know that, as late as a few decades ago, Patong was the remotest district of Phuket, cut off from the main part of the island by mountains. Even though it was located only 15 km from the provincial town, it sometimes happened that a Patong villager who was seriously ill would die before reaching a hospital in town.
Thanks to His
Majesty King Bhumibol, after his visit to Patong in 1959, a modern road
called Phra Barami was built leading from Phuket town to Patong Beach,
bringing modernization to the district.
Patong Beach
is widely known among Thais and foreigners because of two important factors.
One is its natural beauty - the white sandy beach, plentiful sunshine clear
turquoise sea, fantastic underwater life and soft breeze. The other factor
is the availability of a wide range of man-made facilities. Here you have
a big choice of accommodations from luxury hotels to palm cottages, a host
of restaurants and shop, all kinds of aqua sports equipment and numerous
places of night entertainment, including enchanting transvestite cabaret
shows.
Sea Shell Museum
Perhaps the world's
most valuable collection of seashells has been put on display at Phuket
Seashell. The emphasis is on shells from Phuket and Thai waters, which
are among the most sought after by collectors, however shells from every
part of the world are featured. Wherever they originate, each shell in
the Shell Museum is the best of its type very often the only of its type.
Displays have been created in a logical order, and visitors can see at
once differing characteristics among related species. There are numerous
rarities and freaks including the world's largest golden pearl (140 karats),
large sections of sedimentary rock containing shell fossils that represent
the earth's earliest life forms, and a shell that weighs 250 kilograms.
One of the world's great private museums,
A large scale nighttime
amusement centre on 140 acres, Thai cultural tradition are mixed with the
latest technology in "Las Vegas style". Magic elephants disappearing into
thin air, gymnastics, musical fountains, and a circus are among the many
attractions.
This is where
stands the cast statue of Luang Por Cham, who helped the people of Phuket
put down the Angyee, or Chinese Coolie, Rebellion in 1876 during the reign
of Rama V. There are also statues of Luang Por Chaung, and Luang Por Gluam.
Other monks, who were abbots of the temple during later times, and who
are the objects of respect and recipients of the offerings by Phuket people
generally.