Patong beach, Phuket

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being the main destination when going on a phuket jaunt, Patong Beach is the center of activity of Phuket and swimming in Patong Beach is a must do activity. A word of caution, during the monsoon season of may to october, the waves and the currents here are strong and rip tides are present, so that you must be careful when swimming at Patong Beach. When you see red flags being put at the beach by the life guards, be sure to stay near the shoreline if you are not a good swimmer and also you must have a waterproofed camera so that you can take pictures and videos when swimming. during the summer season of november to april, this will be less of a problem.

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if you just plain hanging around on a vacation to a beach paradise with no worries and no time pressure to do anything then try hanging around Patong Beach during the sunset as you would see wonderful views of the sun setting down slowly and the color of the beach sand turning from white to gray and what better thing to do it while lying down in one of the beach beds lining the beach and having a cocktail or beer or two either with your friends or your loved one. the views here are priceless and the experience is wonderful. while seeing the sun set, you will see and can take many pictures of the many activities that are going at the patong beach front.

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Being the center of activity in Phuket Province, Patong Beach is just a small 4 kilometer stretch of white sand beach among the many beaches in phuket province but it is here where most of the activities of phuket lies and what more fun to do at the beach side of world famous patong beach than hanging around and having brewskies (beers) with your wolf pack hehehe. There are many assorted beer bars, sports bars, go go bars restaurants, etc lining the taweewong road facing the patong beach front and you can order your favorite beers, drinks, cocktails, bar chow, snacks at these establishments as they have waiters/busboys cum runners along the beach that get your order and bring it you your spot at the beach (if you rent the assorted monobloc beach beds lining at patong beach). prices of these drinks are 100 baht for local beers like singha or chang, 120 baht for tiger beer and 150 baht for assorted cocktails. 300 baht for pizza, 150 baht for pad thai and more.

you can lounge around the beach front up to 7:00 pm after that, they would not serve you drinks anymore.

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part two of my tips with pictures of the boracay white beach in the philippines

Phuket beaches are both good and panoramic and the best beach in Phuket is the Kata Beach which is less congested and is powdery white sands but the boracay beach in Aklan philippines definitely better in beach quality and the type of powdery white sands and there are no large waves pounding the shore and definitely no rip tides that are prevalent in the phuket beaches. The only downside in the boracay beaches is that the airport nearby is so small that only turbo prop planes are available for take offs and landings and the nearest international airport in Kalibo is about 2 hours away by road plus a 20 minute boat ride to boracay.

Boracay Beach is voted number best beach island around the world in 2011 and number 6 in 2012 by the sister company of virtual tourist, Trip Advisor.

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part one of my tips with pictures in kata and karon beaches.

Phuket beaches are both good and panoramic and the best beach in Phuket is the Kata Beach which is less congested and is powdery white sands but the boracay beach in Aklan philippines definitely better in beach quality and the type of powdery white sands and there are no large waves pounding the shore and definitely no rip tides that are prevalent in the phuket beaches. The only downside in the boracay beaches is that the airport nearby is so small that only turbo prop planes are available for take offs and landings and the nearest international airport in Kalibo is about 2 hours away by road plus a 20 minute boat ride to boracay.

Boracay Beach is voted number best beach island around the world in 2011 and number 6 in 2012 by the sister company of virtual tourist, Trip Advisor.

I think that Patong beach and Ban Patong must be the same thing. Or not? Anyway, I'll post my Patong beach comments in Ban Patong page. And Patong was precious for us.

With the monsoon, Kata beach was unsafe, so we came often to Patong, where only the dark green colour of the water and the many algae denounced the rough sea. No problem to the swim and nautical sports.

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I always thoroughly enjoy just sitting and watching the world go by .... and what a fantastic place to do that is down at Patong Beach, just on sunset if you are lucky! The best times to view a magical sunset are between 6.15pm and 7.00pm.

And there is always soooo much happening on Patong Beach, never a dull moment thats for sure!

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Tucked away in a wide bay on the island's western side, Patong has a powder-fine white sand beach, crystal clear water for snorkelling, and it's semi-sheltered location make it one of Phuket's best spots for year-round swimming and water sports. The 3km long Patong Beach was once the most perfect stretch of sand to be found on Phuket, if not the whole Andaman coast. Today, is a seething mass of tourism, squalor and unrestricted development, a mess of hotels, bars, restaurants, travel agents, massage parlours, go-go bars, tailor shops and touts.

Nevertheless, hundreds of thousands of people seem to enjoy it each year, making Patong the most popular beach on Phuket by a mile. This is where I stayed during my stay on Phuket but I can't say I enjoyed it all that much. Sure, there's lots to do here at night, thanks to the infamous Bangla Road, but during the day all there's to do is lie on the beach or wander around the shopping malls and such like. It's fine if you're a bit of a beach bum with lots of sun loungers, which you have to pay for, and plenty of water sports such as jet-skiing, para-sailing or wake boarding. But for those with a little adventure in their veins, you can either hire a bike and venture to other places on the island or take a songthaew into Phuket Town which has tons more character.

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Patong Beach is the busiest place on the island of Phuket. Everyone can find something they like in this city. At first you have the beach. It's big, all kinds of water sports are available and people are friendly.

Patong becomes alive during the afternoon, people stroll alongside the many shops that offer souvenirs, clothing, watches and all kind of other stuff. Bargaining if you want to buy something is a necessity. Besides this, tailors and massage girls are widely present in the street and continiously try to offer you their services. If you are interested you can find a good deal, otherwise ignore them. Besides all of this you also have the big modern shopping centres like Jungceylon.

At evenings it becomes busier in the restaurants and bars where customers, go go girls and katoi's (thai men that are now female) dance. Everywhere you see bright coloured lights. I would recommend the "White Box" restaurant for dinner on the north side of Patong where you have a nice view of the beach and the city.

Link:
http://filipdemuinck-kristelpardon.blogspot.com/2009/11/patong-beach-phuket.html

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Patong is the most famous beach in Phuket. But the beach has unfortunately become more polluted lately. The watersport activities are great if you like bananaboat, parachutes, jet-skis or speedboats. There are also many eating stalls, bars, beach sellers and massage on the beach. This noisy beach is not the place for a family holiday.
Patong is place to party and play. The nightlife is bustling with hundreds of restaurants, bars, go-go bars. Most of them located around around Bangla Road.
The 2004 tsunami hit this beach very hard.