Located in The Future Plaza, near Patong Beach, Maximum Fitness offers extensive world-class facilities as well as MMA and Muay Thai training with a world-class team.
There are 2 SmartGym facilities in Phuket, with the best of them being the Chana Charoen Road branch in Phuket Town.
FX Fitness is a clean and modern gym with a large, well-equipped studio, located on the main road just to the north of Rawai.
Ton Ao Yon Waterfall is a rather hidden swimming hole around 3.6 km east of the Kao Khad View Point.
Kathu Waterfall is a series of drop pools that are best seen during the rainy season in Phuket.
Tonsai Waterfall (Ton Sai Waterfall) is a leisurely spot in the northeastern part of Phuket.
Breeze Spa at Amari Phuket Resort is a great pick for a massage or spa treatment to leave you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Let’s Relax is a well-established and award-winning franchise of spas around Thailand, which has 2 outlets in Phuket, both of them in Patong.
5 Star Massage & Beauty Salon in Patong is just a short stroll away from Jungceylon Shopping Centre.
In Balance Spa at Novotel Vintage Park Phuket provides a range of relaxing treatments and techniques to make you feel fully rejuvenated and raring to go.
So Thai Spa Phuket provides competitively priced spa treatments in a tranquil and soothing setting in the heart of energetic Patong. Treatments all focus on overall wellbeing for both the body and spirit.
De Flora offers a full range of pampering, particularly if you include a trip to the nail studio.
There are 4 outlets of Orientala Spa in Deevana Patong Resort & Spa, all of which offer quality massages and treatments.
Despite being a very small operation far from the beach, Sweet Lemongrass’ reputation is outstanding.
This guide to driving in Phuket highlights a few things about road sense and manners.
The Kids Club Phuket is a safe and fun children’s entertainment centre in Patong, close to Jungceylon Shopping Centre. It occupies the entire upper floor of a complex just opposite The Kee Resort and Spa Patong.
Phuket Trickeye Museum is an interactive 3D painting exhibition offering amazing photo opportunities and great fun for families.
Splash Jungle Water Park in Mai Khao Beach is unrivalled in southern Thailand when it comes to wet and wild thrills. A great day out, particularly for children, it's home to 12 exhilarating water slides, rides and attractions, with professional lifeguards on standby to make sure that you have fun...
Dino Park Mini Golf is a fun and funky mini-golf course and restaurant located right in between Karon and Kata beaches on the Beach Road. With a full 18-hole course in a dramatic pre-historic setting – as well as a Flintstones-themed restaurant – it's a great place to enjoy a day out with the fam...
Zorbing at Rollerball is a fun and unique outdoor activity for the whole family in Phuket. The centre is located on the hills overlooking Kalim Beach, where you can descend a 190-metre track (one of the longest downhill tracks in the world) inside a flexible plastic ball, which is around 3 metres...
Scams exist in just about any travel destination around the world, and Phuket is sadly no exception. It’s also quite normal to let your guard down while on holiday. Thai people are naturally very hospitable, but the bad apples count on you not speaking a word of Thai, knowing that this leaves you...
Plane spotting is a popular activity in Phuket. The hotspot for watching planes coming into land is at the western end of Phuket International Airport runway, at the southern end of Mai Khao Beach. The place is idyllic: Mai Khao Beach is up to 50 metres wide at low tide, and the turquoise colours...
The Blue Elephant cooking class is part of the well-known Blue Elephant Restaurant in Phuket, and is the place to come if you want to learn how to cook traditional Thai dishes with a range of knowledgeable and seasoned local instructors.
This cooking class at the 5-star Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket resort teaches the art of Royal Thai cuisine.
Organic Thai Cooking offers a fun and informative day learning how to prepare and cook some of Thailand's most delicious dishes.
Phuket Thai Cooking Academy makes cooking Thai food fun. They offer professional hands-on classes for beginners, along with specialist vegetarian classes, private classes and advanced cooking classes. Fruit carving and team-building events are also available.
Pum Restaurant emphasises simplicity – dishes are based on traditional Thai cuisine adapted for a modern, fast-paced world.
The Full Moon Festival at Paradise Beach is Phuket’s biggest beach party. Modelled after the successful Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan, Phuket’s version of the all-night beach party is a more upscale affair and is well organised. Each month on the night of the full moon, famous DJs, local expats,...
The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation is part of the wider JW Marriott Resort in Phuket and sits on Mai Khao Beach. The foundation was started to protect the nesting turtles in the area as well as to promote clean seas and beaches on the island.
AC's Phuket Fishing Park allows you to learn the craft of lake fishing and catch some big freshwater fish.
Considered one of the best spas in Phuket generally, Banyan Tree Spa Phuket really shines as a romantic destination.
The whole Angsana brand skilfully combines contemporary and traditional Thai features across 2 outlets in Phuket, the main one being Angsana Spa Laguna Phuket.
Infinite Luxury Spa tells you most of what it’s about in the name. An award-winning spa in an award-winning resort – Kata Rocks – it combines traditional techniques with cutting-edge technology and high-end ILA spa products.
Mandara Spa at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa has an impressive 16 couples treatment rooms available, clearly putting the emphasis on the romantic shared experience.
Coming from a luxury hotel brand like Anantara, you can confidently expect top-quality facilities and treatments.