As many visiting holidaymakers know, Phuket is an island blessed with some big beaches. Though few undiscovered places remain in Phuket, there are plenty of smaller, more remote beaches offering barefoot travellers some peaceful and picturesque escapes. Here are some of our favourites.
This island of Phuket has loads of things to do. Here’s a selection for those who want a bit of peace and quiet. We hope they will enrich your holiday experience.Check out Phuket’s small beaches
Laem Ka Beach, Rawai
Laem Ka has long been a popular haunt for locals looking for a scenic picnic spot, but it’s often overlooked by tourists. The beach itself, however, is a fine patch of sand with a few vendors selling coconuts, drinks, snacks and renting out sun beds. A fine family escape, the tiny bay is shallow and safe for swimming.
How to get there: Less than one kilometre north of Rawai Beach, Arriving to Laemka’s main beach at the end of Soi Laem Ka Yai.Ya Nui, Nai Harn:
Not exactly a hidden spot, it can get crowded through the sunny season with rows of rental chairs full of sunbathers. Even on its busiest days, however, the beach is a breathtaking sight with its silken sands and dramatic surrounding landscape including a rocky cape jutting out from its centre and a lush green hill topped by a wind turbine rising up steeply from one end.
How to get there: From Nai Harn Beach head South to Promthep Cape, the beach is located about half way to Promthep Cape.
Ao Sane, Nai Harn: Ao Sane rates as the beach with the most bizarre access point in Phuket. With a scattering of broken coral, Ao Sane’s sand is not quite as fine as nearby Nai Harn’s but the scene is quaint and tranquil and the snorkelling’s good around the rocks just offshore
How to get there: Get through the covered car park at Phuket Yacht Club resort in Nai Harn, then taking a well-paved but very narrow lane for a kilometre.
Banana Beach, Nai Thon: Also known as Haad Hin Gluai or Banana Rock Beach, has everything a beach lover would ever need: a small bay of soft sand, rocks offshore and water as clear as glass for snorkelling, a smattering of sun beds
How to get there: Located on the north west coast between Bang Tao and Nai Thon Beaches, around 500 metres north of Trisara Villas.Hua Beach, Kamala Hua Beach, might well have been the last truly secret beach on Phuket. But since a small handmade sign was posted at its entrance a few months ago, the secret’s out. The 300-metre lane leading to the beach takes you through a lush landscape with thick trees arching over the road, ending at a small car park area next to a basic restaurant. Tall casuarina and palm trees line the beach, reaching out over Hua’s golden sand.
How to get there: Drive along the Kamala beach road to the south end and turn right. Drive passed Rayee Beach and you will quickly come to a sign pointing downa track toward Hua Beach.
