Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand: Travel Pictures and Photos

Thailand, still 25-30 years ago seemed a mysterious exotic country, today - one of the centers of beach international tourism. A suitable climate, excellent service, clean beaches, comfortable rooms in hotels and bungalows, delicious food - all this attracts up to 10 million tourists annually.

One of the most visited travelers is the island of Phuket, which has several beaches with a developed infrastructure. "Karon Beach" (Phuket) - the largest of them in length.

Location of the beach "Karon Beach"

Located just 6 km from Patong, Karon Beach (Phuket) has a completely different infrastructure. According to the reviews of tourists who have rested here, this beach is for those who came to enjoy the silence, the ocean, the sun and delicious food. Unusually deserted shore creates the necessary atmosphere for all this.

Who prefers a rich night life and many-voiced noise on the beach, choose beaches near the city of Patong with its huge selection of entertainment and activities.

The length of the beach is 3.5 km long, covered with amazing white sand. The sand has a coral origin, so when walking along it, a small creak sounds, more like a "crunch" of snow underfoot.

In total, at a distance of 1 km from this place there are other recreation areas - the beaches of Kata Yai and Kata Noi. So, making walks, you can visit several beaches and compare them.

Description of the beach "Karon Beach"

Karon Beach, Phuket, does not have bays and bays habitual for other parts of the island, so it has an open view of the ocean, which is beautiful in the summer season, but it causes big waves during the rainy season.

Pure water of intense blue color beckons to itself, but it should be remembered that at a depth there is a strong current that sometimes becomes the cause of accidents happening with careless or drunk tourists.

Although this part of the island is quite built up and here you can choose from hundreds of housing options that are more suitable for price and quality, the beach is quite deserted. Most often this is due to fairly high waves, which, however, attract surfers.

Provident Thais, knowing the treachery of local waves and currents, in bad weather hang out on the beach red flags, meaning the ban bathing. This warning should not be ignored.

Unlike other famous resorts, where the development of the coastline is very tight, hotels Karon Beach (Phuket), are located mainly 200-300 meters from the shore. Several hotels on the beach do not violate the beach ecosystem, which indicates the careful attitude of Thais towards their nature. This is due to the fact that the coastline is not private property, as in many other countries, but the property of the state.

Hotels in the northern part of the beach

Conventionally, "Karon Beach" (Phuket) can be divided into 3 zones. The north side of the beach has a softer atmosphere, but the sun loungers here are few, like the tourists. Suitable for those who prefer to stay away from other tourists, choosing silence and the surrounding world.

Hotels located in the northern part of the beach can be conditionally divided: for family holidays and romantic couples.

For example, Centara Villas Phuket **** is located in a tropical garden set on a cliff. The hotel has 72 bungalows that attract couples from all over the world.

The hotel Talay Karon Beach Resort **** has everything you need for a unique children's holiday, so it is preferred by couples with children. The rooms in this hotel are decorated in the theme of children's fairy tales, where there is an underwater realm, a space world and beds for real "princesses".

The infrastructure of the northern part of the beach "Karon Beach" is equipped so that vacationers can have a great rest, without refusing to themselves either in silence on the beach, or in the entertainment on the territory of hotels.

The central part of the beach

Hotels Karon Beach (Phuket) in its central part are denser, as it is the widest and most beautiful beach place. Nevertheless, sunbeds on the beach are only in 2 rows, which distinguishes it from the beaches of Patong, where they are lined up in 5 rows.

The dunes located just behind the beach create silence and complete isolation from the outside world, which attracts those who like to hear the surf, and not the sounds of cars and the hubbub of the crowd.

For those who want to combine day-rest with an intense night life, the Karon Sea Sands Resort **** hotel , located in close proximity to nightlife, is suitable. Inexpensive 87 rooms, some of which have their exit to the pool, are just behind the road from the beach.

The chic Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa ***** is suitable for those who love luxury and want to spend time with health benefits. It is located amidst a tropical garden. Most of the hotels in the central part are located 5 minutes walk from the main night entertainment venues and 200-300 meters from the beach.

South side of the beach

Choosing to relax Thailand (Phuket, Karon Beach-), you should immediately decide on the purpose of the trip.To get the most entertainment and rich nightlife, it is better to choose the southern part of the beach, where numerous bars, cafes and restaurants intersect with shops make up a real town.

Among the hotels located on this side, "Karon Beach Resort" (Phuket) stands out favorably. Reviews about it customers are only enthusiastic. Located right on the beach, which is a rarity for Phuket, it has a level of 4 stars with all the privileges that result from it.

Karon beach resort

The hotel is located in the southern part of the bay "Karon" only 20 minutes from Patong with its beaches and 49 km from the airport. The hotel has 80 rooms, 78 of which are deluxe with an area of 26 m ² . Two rooms consist of a bedroom and a living room area of 42 and 46 m2, respectively.

Each room has:

• balcony;
• air conditioning;
• mini bar;
• Utensils and appliances for making tea and coffee;
• Bathroom;
• Wi-Fi (with charge);
• Safe (rent).

The hotel rooms have sea and garden views, and a private balcony in each room allows you to enjoy the views of the night beach and the aromas of tropical greens before going to bed.

Hotel Infrastructure

For guests wishing to get the full range of services, the Karon Beach Resort Hotel (Phuket) is suitable for all parameters. At guests' service:

• A restaurant on the beach where you can taste seafood and Asian and international dishes;
• open pool;
• Bars;
• SPA-salon with a wide range of services;
• Thai massage;
• barbershop;
• souvenir shop.

For children there is a separate swimming pool and a children's menu is organized in the restaurant, you can order babysitting services. Sunbeds and umbrellas near the pool are free, while on the beach they will have to pay for them. The location on the beach, a beautiful tropical garden and close proximity to the nightlife of Patong make this hotel ideal for both family and youth.

Recreation

For those travelers who are not accustomed to restrict their route to only the hotel, beach and restaurant, an active holiday in Karon Beach (Phuket) is suitable. Reviews of entertainment programs and attractions that are organized in the hotel, you can understand that the Thai people do not give boredom to their guests.

For example, you can take a walk through a tropical garden on a Thai elephant, which will leave an unforgettable experience for life. You can also get yoga lessons or take courses in cooking Thai dishes. Professional chefs will learn how to cook green curry and famous Thai soups, and also choose products in the local market. Fruit carving courses will surprise friends with an artfully made flower from watermelon upon returning home.

For those clients who want to get relax and pay attention to their appearance and health, numerous programs in the hotel's SPA salon will suit. Here you can try different types of Thai massage, wraps, rejuvenating and cleansing procedures.

For shoppers, many shops are open, where you can buy inexpensive stylish clothes or souvenirs for memory.

Unforgettable for children will be a visit to the "Dinopark", where they are waiting for a mini-golf with an 18-hole field, near each of which there is a statue of a dinosaur. This wonderful variant of family rest allows you to experience the adventures from the hole to the hole together. So, the brave soul expects the swamp of the Jurassic period, the "attack" of Rex-tyranosaurus, the passage under the 12-meter waterfall and the "eruption" of the volcano.

After such a "dangerous" adventure you can refresh yourself in the "Dino-bar".

Reviews of tourists

"Karon Beach Resort" belongs to the category of the best hotels for families. The testimonials of grateful customers confirm this.

In this hotel, silence and nightly entertainment, excellent service and unobtrusive staff, primeval nature and harmoniously blended into it hotel housing perfectly harmonized. All this causes an irresistible desire to come here again and again.