Gleaming shorelines, Crystal blue water, mind-blowing sunsets, delicious food and amazing parties all these pretty much sum up Thailand.
Thailand is a perfect place for any length of stay, whether you want to stay here for a weekend or a week. There are just the right amount of things for any duration. With its least documents, Visa on arrival and cheap tickets, it gets really easy to travel to Thailand without much planning.
I along with my better half spent a long weekend in Phuket, which is one of the most vibrant cities in Thailand and had the time of our lives & here is what we did in Phuket in 2 nights and three days.
Day 1
After arriving at Phuket international airport, we took a minibus to go to the hotel which was at the Patong beach.
Minibus - 200 THB per person.
Patong beach hotel - 6000THB for two nights/twin room.
Soon after reaching the hotel, we dropped our luggage and set out to explore a few sunset spots. For that, we rented a bike for half day.
Renting a bike is easy, and there are many rental shops. You need to check the bike and keep your passport at the rental shop as a deposit.
The bike cost 200 - 300 THB.
We first visited Karon viewpoint, famous for stunning views of the ocean, three beaches & lush surroundings. Our second stop Promthep Cape, which is at the end of the south of Phuket and has impressive sunset views. While going back, we stumbled upon another viewpoint called Windmill viewpoint, which was the most beautiful point out of three overlooking the Andaman sea and gorgeous sunset views with a green grass to sit. All the viewpoints were close to each other, and we could cover them in 3 hours.
Day 2
For our second day, we booked a four-island tour from one of the tour operators on the go.
Four island tour - 1o00 THB per person
We were picked up from our hotel at 8 am for the tour. The first thing we did was snorkelling in clear water where we spotted many colourful fishes.
We then headed to Phi Phi islands and on the way we spotted monkeys too. At Phi Phi, we first had lunch and then walked on the beach.
On the way to the next stop we also saw Viking cave & Maya bay from outside.
Our last halt of the day was Koh Khai Nai island which is a small stunning island and has a white sandy beach. It's also famous for snorkelling as it has crystal clear waters around.
After coming back to Phuket, we watched the sun go down at Patong beach.
Day 3
For our last day, we booked James bond island tour on a big boat. We cruised through Phang Nga Bay which one of the most spectacular scenic regions of Thailand. Here you'd see dramatic limestone cliffs Jutting out of the sea which makes it quite unique and spectacular sight to witness.
James bond island tour - 1300 THB per person
Our First stop was Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan famously known as James bond island because of the James Bond movie shot here in 1974 - Man with the Golden Gun.
We then headed to Panak island where we were canoed inside the extremely dark cave. Inside the cave, we spotted zillion bats and a glittering lagoon. There was also a time when we had to lie down entirely on our backs due to some low hanging rocks.
Post that we visited hongs in Hong island, which are cave-like structures open to the sky and felt like an alternate world.
Our last stop was Lana island. Where we swam in the ocean and also jumped off the boat. It probably was the most adventurous thing we did on our Phuket trip.
We later had delicious snacks at Phuket's night market, and afterwards, we ended our last day by partying at Bangla walking street.
After the viewpoints, we headed to Bangla walking street, which is Phuket's most famous party streets. Here you'd find many pubs, disco lights, performers and loud music to dance on. We meandered around the road and did pub-crawling, which was really fun.
Next day we had an early morning flight back to the bay.
Check out the full experience of my long weekend in Phuket here.
Check out my girls trip Krabi itinerary here, which is another fantastic cities in Thailand.
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