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  Phuket Best Travel Time: Phuket is located in the tropics, is a humid tropical climate, often summer without winter. March to September each year, namely, direct sun equator, is Phuket's rainy season, especially in May, almost daily rain. In October, the wet weather will be short-lived, until mid-November, the weather in Phuket will be slightly cooler, rainfall decreased, until the second year in March.
  November - April the following year: Phuket and its surrounding area the tourist season, this time, the sea calm, weather is good, less precipitation.
  May -10 May: Phuket tourism off-season, more typhoons, precipitation. Phuket Folk Festivals: Vegetarian Festival (phuket vegetarian festival): 2003 年 9 月 5 January 25-10
  Is the most solemn holiday island of Phuket, the first began in 1825. Tin mining in this year's sudden a strange illness among miners, in the case of long-standing rule is invalid to start a vegetarian people, over time, this strange disease even miraculously disappeared, and the locals that there must be some divine blessing. So after the first day to the ninth day of the lunar calendar in September, some people will be a grand ceremony of worship, prayer in order to ward off evil.
  One afternoon before the festival, will be erected in the temple in a high pole, at midnight, nine lanterns hanging rod will, declared Vegetarian Festival started. During the festival, people wear white clothes, do not eat meat, do not drink, and participate in many celebrations, fireworks. Pregnant women and the mourning period can not participate in this activity.
  Patong Carnival (patong carnival 2003): 2003 年 11 月 1 日
  A crazy busy, full of art festivals. This day each year, Patong gathered people from around the world, where they enjoy carnival, until sun_set_. Carnival has the best jazz performances in Thailand, Simon shows, cocktail art shows, magic shows and more. Phuket, you can contact the local works of art.
  Phuket triathlon (laguna phuket triathlon): 2003 年 11 月 30 日
  Bang tao beach in Phuket held an international competition, including the 1,800 meters swimming, 55 km cycling, 12 km running race. The winner who will be eligible to participate in the triathlon held in Hawaii.
  Phuket Food: Thai food and raw materials for its delicious fresh and famous, but more to taste exotic Phuket seafood and unique.
  Thai food combines the Eastern and Western cooking methods, taste heavy. First, the raw material from Thai seafood dishes, plants and herbs; Secondly, because it is a Buddhist country, Thai food do not see chunks of meat. Thai cooking is the main cooking and barbecue.
  Thailand's strict sense of the feast should include soup, curry spices dish installed, fish and vegetables for dipping sauce, and sometimes can be used in place of salad spiced curry dish, or you can mix all kinds of sauce and free spices, bring meals to suit your taste.
  Recommended dining
  Phuket Town (phuket town) and the conditions are ripe Phuket beach has restaurants, such as the patong beach, naiharn beach, kata & karon beach, kamala / surin / bangtao beach, chalong bay, rawai / promthep cape and other places. Particularly among the most developed patong beach restaurant industry.
  Annex: patong beach (Patong Beach) Main Restaurant List:
  restaurant listings Restaurant telephone calls
  molly malone's irish pub 292771
  baan rim pa 340789
  harrys steakhouse 343035
  le galion 345041
  la boucherie344581
  la mousson 341468
  crissey-village 344612
  lai mai restaurant 340460
  baluchi 292526-30
  rengaya 341260
  joye seafood292889
  tantawan restaurant 340135
  kalim sun_set_ restaurant 290286
  patong seafood 341244
  it's alive! seafood 342908-9
  otowa 344254
  sala bua344100
  pizzedelic 341545
  le croissant342743
  Annex II: kamala / surin / bangtao beach Main restaurant:
  toto's italian restaurant and bar tel: 270232, 324211
  old siam nakalay tel: 342122-5 Phuket shopping: a trip to Thailand can always buy some exotic items, Phuket is no exception, a small beach in the tourist shops and arts and crafts store features popular tourists.
  Phuket specialties include artificial pearls, spices, seafood, souvenir shops in the Phuket town you can buy, such as rasada, phangnga, montri, yaowarat, tilok-u-thit roads, etc. In addition, patong, kata, karon , rawai centers such as the beach can be purchased.
  Recommendations to buy some batik Phuket home, such as batik clothing, batik wall hangings, batik bedding, especially cotton, linen, silk beachwear. Thalang road in Phuket town, there are many good tailors and clothiers, here you can customize according to your needs clothing.
  One after another in recent years, there are some super shopping center located in the internationally renowned Phuket, such as tesco lotus, big c.
  Recommended shopping:
  department stores:
  ocean department store thaweewong rd., patong.
  ocean plaza soi bangla, patong.
  ocean shopping mall tilok-u-thit rd., phuket town.
  robinsons tilok-u-thit rd., phuket town.
  phuket shopping center rasada rd., phuket town.
  wang talang13 / 1 vichitsongkram road t.vichit.
  Shopping Note:
  1, beware of those who take the initiative to invite you into the jewelry store will likely be a scam.
  2, do not send sapphires and other precious stones to carry as much as possible.
  3, Do not believe claims discount jewelry, old jewelry shop in Phuket not usually discounted.
  4, do not patronize any business authorized by the government's jewelry store
  5, if there is any doubt on the jewelry store, you can contact the Tourism Authority of Thailand query, specifically the following address:
  tourist assistance centre
  tourism authority of thailand
  le concorde building
  202 ratchadapisek road
  bangkok 10310
  tel: (02) 694-1222 ext. 1090-1094 Phuket Transportation: External Traffic
  Aviation
  Phuket airport, from Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Europe weekly flights to Phuket.
  The tourist season every year, you can every Monday and Friday aboard China Eastern Airlines flight straight to Phuket:
  Shanghai - Phuket (mu5085) Departure time: 18:10 Arrival Time: 21:55
  Phuket - Shanghai (mu5086) Departure time: 22:45 Arrival Time: 05:10 the next day
  In addition, Shanghai Airlines on Wednesdays and Sundays are flights to and from Phuket:
  Shanghai - Phuket Departure Time: 20:40 Arrival Time: 02:10 the next day
  Phuket - Shanghai Departure: 01:20 Arrival Time: 06:40
  It can also transfer from Bangkok to Phuket. Thai Airways International flight a day from morning to night and from a dozen ╠ ╠ Bangkok, Phuket, a range of about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  Phuket Airport is located north of the island can take a taxi from the airport, airport buses, small buses to the beach, the sea from the airport to Patong pass about 40 minutes by minibus around 100 baht / person, take a taxi about 600 baht / car; usually stay hotel will have pickup service.
  Railway
  Train lines in Thailand so far, not through Phuket or Krabi. If visitors choose to ride the train to Phuket or Krabi, you can train station in Bangkok in South Punta first train ride south line of Surat Thani (surathani), Surat Thani and then ride the bus to go.
  Take this proposal to avoid the tedious route.
  Coach
  By car from Bangkok to Phuket, nearly 900 kilometers away, takes about 14 hours, the end is the Phang Nga Road, Phuket City (phang nga rd) bus station, return the same. Lines in the Bangkok South Bus Terminal (located in pinklao-nakhon chaisri road), every day more than a dozen bus bound for Phuket; from Bangkok to Krabi, the same line in the Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok by car.
  Traffic island
  If you live in the west coast of the main beach of Phuket, where hotels, restaurants, bars are very close distance to the beach, during the exchange of traffic is very convenient. If you are staying is a little less well-known beach, then you are at the hotel will arrange a taxi for you.
  If you live in Phuket town, the town bus bound for the beach, a blue, a green (with air conditioning). Operating hours of the morning 7:00-18:00, every 30 minutes from the city out of the market ranong Road. This car is not fixed station, you can pass anywhere along the way on the train, body English words destination name. Return from the beach, the last train out 18:00, 15-20 baht one-way fares. Rawai and Nai Harn Beach to the bus, by the same route (ranong Road) traffic roundabout at the bus stop out.
  Phang Nga Bay by car to Phuket bus station in the issue, 2 hours.
  If the distance is short (30 minutes), can take the tuk tuk (a similar motorized tricycle), the model is small, about 6 people can sit, not very comfortable, but the price is cheap. Of course, many tourists in Patong this place, take a tuk tuk before he must speak good price.
  Phuket City there are many motorcycle rental shops, 24-hour rental is 200 baht. City tricycle, 5 baht per person.
  PS: From Phuket Town (phuket town) to the main attractions / locations kilometers:
  kamala beach 26
  thalang district 19
  phromthep cape 19
  naiyang beach30
  karon beach 20
  patong beach 15
  sarasin bridge 42
  panwa cape 7
  wat chalong 8
  si-re islet 4
  heroines monument12
  maikhao beach34
  phuket airport 32
  Phuket Hotel: Phuket is to enjoy the sun and sea, they must be lived by the sea. Phuket west coast beaches each have their own characteristics, including Patong tourism development as one of the best places, hotels and many nightlife, shopping and dining options are very large, very busy so popular; If you want to clean and Enjoy it or go to laguna. Phuket Entertainment: Nightlife
  Variety of recreational activities in Phuket, FantaSea theme park (phuket fantasea) that will go to the land. This is Phuket's largest entertainment and into dining, shopping and entertainment, Las Vegas style similar to the famous nightlife. Worth a visit are Fantasea Theatre, the highlight of performances every night, such as dance, magic, acrobatics, and an elephant show, demonstrating folk customs, history and culture of Thailand. Tourists are advised to dress up to see the show, because entry will find many photo opportunities, whether with people or animals could not help but think people posed for pictures with them. Address: kamala bay
  Diving
  Phuket is surrounded by sea, pure fine clean beaches, green natural sea water to make the top ten dive sites in Phuket, one of the world, attracting a large number of diving enthusiasts, but also to make a diving holiday main content.
  Phuket diving very professional, the strength of the island there are many diving clubs to recruit more European and American coaching, training system is standardized. Compared with the domestic, to participate in diving in Phuket is cheaper the cost of training, diving equipment is also much cheaper than similar domestic products.
  Recommended dive sites
  West Coast Phuket: Phuket West Coast has many beaches are good to dive, like surin beach, patong beach, nai yang beach, where you can dive to 30 meters below the surface to 45 meters.
  Attachment: Phuket diving bodies
  diving - scuba diving telephone calls
  santana diving 006676-294220
  phuket divers 006676-215738
  west coast divers 006676-341673
  genesis liveaboards co., ltd 006676-280607
  marina divers 006676-330272
  Apart from diving, visitors can rent boats, windsurfing, jet ski, banana boat and other water crafts, try all kinds of exciting sea sports. Take on a few fishing rod, fishing enthusiasts can show their talents.
  Golf
  In the unique climatic conditions, the evergreen grass Phuket, Phuket island, a large number of distribution facilities, first-class golf courses, especially in the Patong area. Golf in Phuket is unique in that, apart from playing swing, looked up to see the long coastline of the Andaman Sea and its stunning scenery, not to mention those around the sun, sand, pristine nature and the Hanged Man National Park taste the mouth of the colored seafood.
  Where to play golf?
  loch palm golf club phuket
  vichitsongkram road
  kathu district
  phuket 83000
  tel: 321929-34
  laguna phuket golf club
  phuket golf club
  34 moo 4 srisoonthorn rd
  cherngtalay, amphur talang
  phuket 83110
  tel: 270991
  phuket country club
  97 / 4 vichitsongkram road
  kathu district
  phuket 83000
  tel: 321365-71
  Phuket, located about 890 kilometers south of Bangkok, covering an area of approximately 578 square kilometers. Only the north bridge by a letter of sand wax (the salasin bridge) title with the mainland Phang Nga (phang nga); the south and west of the Andaman Sea Pro (andaman sea); east, Krabi (krabi) Gulf. Self-contained island is the only government of the island of Thailand is Thailand's largest island and the national minimum government. A total of 39 different sizes around the island, the island more than mountains, plains less rich in rubber, tin ore, tungsten ore, and fishing developed.
  Phuket population of about 200,000, mostly of mixed Chinese and Portuguese descent, therefore, architecture and customs of the island (especially in Phuket Town) by the impact of China and Portugal.
  Phuket resort in Southeast Asia known to enjoy "Tynan pearl" in the world, along with her and Pattaya beach, known as Thailand's "sea lacoste" and also with the Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Bangkok, along with hailed as Thailand's four major tourist center. The island has many beautiful beaches and tranquil blue waters, spectacular natural caves, and unspoiled natural landscape, attracts from around the world, like the city people away from dust to the vacation and leisure.
  Phuket's tourist attractions and historical sites can be divided into three parts: inside and outside the urban area attractions, beaches and small islands along the coast and islands of Phuket and the surrounding coast. Among them, the test is not far from downtown Long Peak (khao rand hill), is the picture Looking at the best location in Phuket. The southernmost island of Cape Punta paste (phromthep cape), enjoy the sun_set_ views are well-known locations.
  In addition, each year in October, will be held in Phuket, "the Nine Emperors Fast" event, which included a rare performance of the worship ceremony, wearing a sharp tongue and barefoot walking on the red-hot charcoal, etc., exciting programs, so that endless human heart. In the year to 10 months to February the following year, in Mai Khao Beach (mai khao beach) watch sea turtles lay eggs and release, is another famous Phuket tourism project, but also one of its characteristics.
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Overview
  Cities and islands in southern Thailand, southern Thailand, Malay Peninsula in the Andaman Sea off the west coast (Andaman Sea). Phuket City is located in the southeastern part of the island is a major port and commercial center. Exports tin, rubber, charcoal, wood and fish, south to Malaysia and Singapore, north to Myanmar. Imported rice and industrial products. Airports have regular flights to the cities of Bangkok and southern Thailand, and Malaysia, George Town.
  Most of the island to the ground surface, spread with some isolated hills, some as high as 520 meters (1,700 feet). As early as the 1st century BC, some people live. Early years, he has a variety of Thai people as part of the state, about the 16th century into the Ayutthaya (Ayutthaya) Kingdom. After the influx of large numbers of Chinese in the 18th century; now more than half the population is ethnic Chinese. Phuket, known as the Malay Salang corner of the island are often called child card (Tongka), are Kexi Lan (Junk Ceylon) and Qiong Salan (Jonsalam).
  Phuket is known for the rich tin production. In the lowlands and shallow gravel in both the sea-bed deposits, the use of rivers and marine dredgers and suction pump to develop. Phuket is also a major seaside tourist destination. Bridges across the north of the mainland by a narrow strait connected. Tower Gallery (Thalang), and Class pull outside Phuket (Ban Rawai) and other large _set_tlements between the highways. December 2004, by the Indian Ocean undersea earthquake near Indonesia triggered a tsunami that devastated Phuket. There are thousands of people (including many foreign tourists) were killed. Area: 543 square km island (210 sq miles) Population: City 66,685 (2000).
  Vast area, standing in the Indian Ocean, 862 kilometers from Bangkok, Thailand. Phuket One of the features is that it has a province in Thailand within the jurisdiction governing region's only island, but also a regional center, has a rich and charming tradition.
  Location: Located near the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, 862 kilometers from Bangkok. There is a bridge to the north of Phuket Phuket and Phang Nga link across the East Bay and Krabi A meters across.
  Area: 543 square kilometers, north to south and 48 km, 21 km from east to west, covering an area similar to Singapore, with 39 islands.
  Terrain: mountains and valleys of Phuket island, the terrain of the total area of 70%, of which highest peak is Mai Tao Sip Song, height of 529 meters.
  Nationality: Thai mainly Serbs, Chinese and Malaysians.
  Religion: Buddhist majority.
  Time difference: 1 hour later than Beijing.
  Emergency Phone: Tourism Police 1155.
  Administrative divisions: the only glimpse of Thailand's provincial status of the island to Phuket Phuket Town is the administrative center of the delineation of Phuket town, card coated County, Taranto County three districts.
  Attractions: Phang Nga Bay, Patong Beach, Kata Beach, PP Island, Dragon Temple, gods Peninsula, Fantasea theme park, simon show and so on.
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Details
  Phuket, known as the "Pearl of Thailand", and earlier this pearl luster and rich, are five years from its long history of tin production. Thailand has become the world's third-largest tin exporter, the origin of Phuket is the largest credit. Its surrounding waters, gave birth to a wealth of marine life. Phuket city, then it can be seen everywhere, exudes European style building, is made to be nostalgic. It is the United States, covering the picturesque beaches, odd-shaped limestone reef abnormal, and the jungle around the hills, like a magnet attracts numerous visitors.
  Phuket is a strip of islands extending from north to south, covering an area close to Singapore, the island's terrain is mainly Stretching hills, occasionally dotted with basins, in addition to, and 39 Islands. In fact, "Phuket," a phrase derived from the Malay, "Phuket," is to represent the meaning of the hills. Vertical and 48 km north-south from east to west at its widest point of 21 kilometers. North Island to Phang Nga Bay (Phangnaga Bay) for the sector, and 490 meters wide Bapa Canal (Pak Phra Channel) interface. Bad check through the terminal connecting Phuket (Chatchai Landing) and the tower Nong Phang Nga pier (Tha Noon Landing) and 660 meters Sala Xin Bridge (Sarasin Bridge), will be able to _set_ foot on the island of Phuket.
  Island of the West and the South Andaman Sea have (Andaman Sea) in the warm water pounding the east, Kabi Hai (Karabi Sea) of antiquity moving; the island is divided into three administrative regions: urban (muang), Tarong (thalang ) and Cato (Kathu). Among the island population, the majority of planting rubber, with the remaining coconut cultivation, rice and fruit, and sea fishing. Rubber, coconut and rice are more on the island a rich source of income.
  Thailand's largest island, Andaman Sea, "pearl" is the Southeast Asian island of Phuket resort representative. First, its charm lies in its beautiful sea, the island is on the west coast of the Andaman Sea, where the fine white sandy beach around the original, each beach has its own advantages and charm, under sunny, large and small beach flashing the Andaman Sea lapping waves. Blocks of fascinating beaches and hotels hotel waiting for tourists from around the world.
  The beaches here are types of rich, quiet relaxing beach, a feeling of luxury, like a private resort beach, a popular beach, sea sports, there are a variety of beach activities, night entertainment. Therefore, visitors to either single, or go hand in hand, can have a good time in Phuket.
  In fact, Phuket's charm is not only a beach. As the "Phuket" means the same (Malay: the hills), the island has many mountains. Visitors can take a taxi on the island and the motorcycle adventure, you can dive and take the yacht out to sea. In short, only in Phuket, tourists can enjoy in any other seaside resort can not enjoy happiness, and this is Thailand, Phuket.
  In recent years, with the island resort continually advanced toward the direction of development, the inhabitants of the island in the tourism industry is gradually increasing. However, if visitors to the north of the island to go, you can see the vast pineapple fields and rubber plantations; In addition, visitors can see the city retain the colonial-style home building.
  Phuket is a paradise in southern Thailand, Xingzhuang Si an oval pearl, which is the smallest city with southern Thailand, Bangkok, 862 km from the capital, is the only province in Thailand governing jurisdiction area of the island, covering a total of 543 square km, 48 km north to south, 21 kilometers east to west, covering an area roughly similar to Singapore, is Thailand's largest island. The main island, the terrain is rolling hills, dotted with basins during the period, and 39 Islands.
  She is surrounded by warm water of the Andaman Sea, beautiful beaches, strangely shaped island, stalactite cave, natural caves and other natural landscape, coupled with the clear blue coastal waters, beautiful underwater world, will add up to these natural conditions, Therefore, Phuket, known as the "tropical paradise" is not an exaggeration.
  Since the connection between inland Phuket and Thailand to further facilitate the transport, the tourism industry also began to rise in 1970, in a short period of time, relying on Phuket will be proud of resources, the development of Asia's most famous tourist one of the key.
  If the way you want to arrive here by land, can pass through a 660 meters long Sarasin (Sarasin Bridge), will be able to _set_ foot on the island of Phuket, the way in to the city, you can fully enjoy an island unique climate and laid-back ease, suddenly looking to green forest, suddenly the face of the Riviera.
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Best Travel Time
  11 per year to next April is Phuket's tourist season.
  Phuket is located in the tropics, is a humid tropical climate, often summer without winter. Each year in April to September, when the direct sun equator, is Phuket's rainy season, especially in May, almost daily rain. In this time, but also advertised asceticism at the Vegetarian Festival, perhaps, appreciate the difficulties under the harsh sun, but also a good choice.
  To 11 months, from Patong Beach Carnival beginning to the end of April the following year the Seafood Festival to be held, not only the scene of Phuket is a lively, but also show the sky and the warm sun, blue sea, gentle waves, can be comfortably a water potential, and the hidden beauty of the coral under the sea to a close contact to see colorful tropical fish swim across the side. Refreshing night, enjoy a cozy romantic beach fun night, who do not want to come here and do what shall winter tropical mermaid?
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Taboo
  Local Customs in Thailand many people as devout Buddhists, so enter the local time there are some taboos must be observed.
  1. Into the temple to take off their shoes and not wearing a shirt, shorts to enter.
  2. Women avoid contact with the monks; greeting, the hands together in prayer
  3. Head for the sacred site and should not be touching someone else's head.
  4. In public places, men and women should not be too close to move.
  5. Prohibition of gambling in the hotel room can not play cards or mahjong.
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