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● Best season South · Andaman840 km from Bangkok
Phuket
Patong, Old Town, Phi Phi day trip
Thailand's biggest island — Sino-Portuguese Old Town, Big Buddha, Kata and Karon beaches, Phi Phi and Phang Nga day tours, Bangla Road at night
BeachIslandNightlifeFoodFamilySnorkel & dive Ideal: 4 days840 km · 1h25 flight / 12h bus
How to go
Flight DMK/BKK → HKT ≈ 1,000–2,200 ฿ one way (AirAsia / Lion / Nok / Vietjet) · Night bus ≈ 700–1,000 ฿ (12 hrs)
Entry
Big Buddha free · Phi Phi tour 1,500–2,500 ฿ · James Bond Island 1,200–1,800 ฿ · National park fee 400 ฿
Stay
Kata / Karon / Old Town 900–2,500 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season
Nov–Apr is dry and the sea is calm. May–Oct is monsoon: red flags on the beach, and Phi Phi and Similan tours are often cancelled. Dec–Jan has the highest prices.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Fly to HKT (1h25), then Grab or airport bus to Kata
- Lunch, Kata Noi beach
- Big Buddha and Wat Chalong
- Sunset at Karon viewpoint or Promthep Cape
- Dinner in Kata
2Day 2
- Speedboat tour to Phi Phi, Maya Bay and Khai Island (full day, ≈2,000 ฿)
- Back, walk on Bangla Road (Patong) or Jungceylon mall
3Day 3
- Old Town — Thalang Road, old Sino-Portuguese shophouses, Chinese shrines
- Lunch: Hokkien noodles
- Phuket Elephant Sanctuary (ethical, ≈3,000 ฿) or Chillva market
- Sunset at Cape Panwa or Rang Hill
- Sunday Walking Street (Old Town)
Food to try
- •Phuket Old Town: Hokkien noodles (mee hokkien), o-tao, dim sum in the morning
- •Rawai seafood market (buy fish, they cook it)
- •Kata night market, Mor Mu Dong (local food)
- •Roti mataba in Chalong
Good to know
Patong is for nightlife, Kata and Karon are for families, Old Town is for culture. Grab is cheaper than tuk-tuks. With 4 days, add 2 tours: Phi Phi and Phang Nga.
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฿8,800 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿17,620