Phuket Tour Reviews
Everything you Need to Know about Phuket Tours
In the same way you wouldn’t buy a car without taking a test drive, you shouldn’t have to book a tour without knowing exactly what you’re getting. In association with Phuket.com Magazine, Phuket-Travel.com hops aboard a tour every month to bring you accurate, in-depth reviews of the fun we offer. The writers, Sam Wilkinson & Aaron Mahan, strings together the words while the photographer, Stephan Audiger, takes the happy-snaps (see the tour photos.)
As they say, it’s a tough job…
Speedboat Tours
It seems that everybody has a dream of getting away from it all. Perhaps an escape to a mountain hideaway up in the clouds with eagles as companions; or perhaps a camping adventure in a northern wilderness… everybody has the same sort of escapist dream. Read more...
Koh Khai Nok is a small island tucked away in Phang Nga Bay. It's only 30 minutes or so away from the east coast of Phuket but ask anyone on the island if they've been there and you will probably draw a blank stare. Still, a hidden gem is sometimes all the more precious for being so. Read more...
Our Phuket Romantic Snorkeling Trip promises to be a day of love in the sun and personally, I'm totally looking forward to swim among tropical fish with my wife Suzie, as she's never done it before. Roll on the clown fish! Bring on the coral! We're more than ready for it. Read more...
Phuket is surrounded by many beautiful islands and each one of them has something different to offer. Only minutes away from Phuket there are sandy beaches, secluded coves, rare birds and fauna with beautiful weather thrown in for free. Island hopping by speedboat is a way of taking all this beauty in. Read more...
Phuket is often called 'The Pearl of the Andaman' but did you know that pearls are actually cultivated here? We decided to find out more through booking a tour that took in two islands and a pearl farm. The waters to the east of Phuket are sanctuaries of peace... Read more...
I hiked to a sturdy slab of granite near the peak of Miang Island for a better view of the beach. Below me, yachts, dive boats, and people float in an aquamarine sea. They didn’t look anything like ants, unless ants have taken up recreational swimming. A string of islands stretched out in the distance, disappearing over the horizon... Read more...
I’m not sure there’s a better way to start the day than among the floating palaces at Phuket Boat Lagoon. Boat workers busy themselves doing whatever boat workers do. Their dress code is ‘sailor casual’ – polo shirts, shorts, sandals – and inspired me to make an anonymous drop in the suggestion box at my office... Read more...
I'm now a believer in the goodness of speedboats; they're speedy. Having made far too many trips between Phuket and Phi Phi by ferry, I feel qualified to claim that this is the best way to travel between islands - at least until I can afford a helicopter. It's like being in an Italian convertible that floats. Classy... Read more...
Exciting island-hopping to the tropical hot spots in the Krabi sea : Phra Nang Cave, Tup Isl., Chicken Isl. and Poda Isl. Swimming, snorkelling, sunbathing, exploring and photography are the main activities to enjoy.
Note: this tour is only available from Krabi Read more...
Eco Tours
Khao Sok National Park is home to the world’s oldest rainforest and its flora and fauna are even more diverse than the Amazon Forest. At 740sq km, the park is the largest area of virgin forest in Southern Thailand yet it is relatively little known outside the kingdom. Read more...
Siam Safari’s 4-in-1 half-day trip is like a speed dating session with the natural world. Elephants, monkeys, and water buffalo are all on the dance card, as are demonstrations of Thai resourcefulness. Read more...
It’s nine o’clock on a sunny morning and here comes the minivan to take us bamboo rafting at Khao Lak, some 100kms north of Phuket. We’ve been looking forward to this trip and its entertaining stops along the way and it’s not long before we’re crossing the Sarasin Bridge and barreling along the highway in Phang Nga Province. Read more...
Beaches are great, don’t get me wrong. But there is plenty more to do and see in southern Thailand. The three-in-a-day trip to Phang Nga Province is a miniature activity buffet that combines elephant trekking, river rafting, and a waterfall excursion in green mountain forests, where there’s not a beach umbrella in sight... Read more...
Kayaking
When other hong-via-kayak tour operators are winding down for the day, the John Gray Sea Canoe crew is just getting started. Is it laziness, the result of a late night out, or a simple case of ineptitude? Were I in charge, it would be a combination of all three. Not so with Mr Gray, the godfather of sea kayaking in Thailand. Read more...
It's the late afternoon, and from the small plot of white sand I've laid claim to, I can see Phuket Island, the mainland province of Phang Nga, and a couple small, uninhabited islands - both inspiring Gilliganesque fantasies.. Read more...
Cruises
Luxury is going slow and enjoying the scenery, taking time to bask in the finer aspects of life. Sailboats silently scream luxury. Onboard, time slows down. Life on land is suspended... Read more...
Three ships cruise in parallel – distinctive sails raised – through the Phang Nga Bay, each pulling an empty dingy that chases behind like a tagalong sibling. These boats are solid; no stomach churning motions, just a smooth push to the northernmost reaches of Thailand’s aquatic mangrove-and-limestone-cliff playground... Read more...
What if you could take Phuket's most romantic aspects, weave them all together and set sail with them? The result, I'm sure you can imagine, would be something close to sensational. Happily enough this is a dream that is possible to attain. Read more...
There’s a pastel-like touch to the Yacht Haven at four o’clock on a sunny afternoon. The dipping sun slants through the white of the yachts’ masts, creating a pleasing optical effect – ‘splintered sunlight’ so the poet had it. Read more...
Phi Phi Island is s a place that you have to see to believe as the ‘colourometer’ has gone off the scale there, with its fabulously turquoise-and-blue waters, and the luscious green of its jungle and flora. There are daily tours operating from Phuket, with swimming, kayaking and snorkeling activities Read more...
Sports
Phang Nga Province – right next door to Phuket – is a veritable cornucopia of wildlife, stunning scenery and adventure opportunities. One tour that takes in the thrills and spills of the provinces rugged terrain offers whitewater rafting in the morning and an ATV tour in the afternoon. Read more...
Today, we're discovering what it's like to ride an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and to be honest I'm not quite sure what to expect. The brochure looks pretty wild – lots of mud and splashing around in the jungle and on the beach so I'm wearing shorts and factor 50 sun block just in case... Read more...
The Phi Phi islands marine park is an area of truly outstanding natural beauty. Dramatic 200-metre high jungle-capped limestone cliffs with tree roots desperately clinging their sides rise vertically out of the turquoise water. Below the water the scenery is just as dramatic… Read more...
Discover Phuket
The first sight of Phuket out of an airplane window can set anyone’s heart pounding with anticipation. And who wouldn’t get excited about that awesome bird’s-eye view of the beautiful green islands in Phang Nga Bay, each one framed by white-crested waves? To get to know the island and Phuket City better we decided to go on a tour. Read more...
The first sight of Phuket out of an airplane window can set anyone’s heart pounding with anticipation. And who wouldn’t get excited about that awesome bird’s-eye view of the beautiful green islands in Phang Nga Bay, each one framed by white-crested waves? To get to know the island and Phuket City better we decided to go on a tour. Read more...
The problem: You've found the perfect resort. Peaceful and quiet, a soothing spa, deserted sandy beach, beautiful daily sunsets and the pool villa you want is available at the right price. It's even close to some of the best scuba diving sites in Thailand... Read more...
Nightlife
Paris has a tower, London has an eye, and Thailand has Phuket FantaSea. It’s packed with tourists, cameras are a required accessory, and there are an untold number of souvenir shops to spend money in... Read more...
Spas
There is absolutely nothing that compares with a genuine 'after-spa' feeling; the sensation of walking on air – of complete bodily awareness and satisfaction in life. But first a lot of hard work went into getting me into that state of mind and all credit goes to Sukko Cultural Spa & Wellness. Read more...
