Chalong / Rawai Beach / Nai Harn Map
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Nai harn BeachNai Harn Beach, home to the Phuket Yacht Club, is a secluded area near the tip of the Island and is home to many of the local ex-pat residents. There are few places to rent for short term. A Buddhist monastery is centred here: Samnak Song Nai Harn. During monsoon season swimming can be dangerous as there is a steep drop-off close to shore and strong undertow. Other times it is a great place for swimming. Rawai BeachRawai Beach lies around Cape Prom Thep from Nai Harn and is a working beach. Here you will find traditional long-tail boats and modern speedboats for hire. Also along here are many Thai beach restaurants where you sit on mats along the water's edge eating grilled chicken, fish, clams and mussels, whatever's the fresh catch of the day. On the weekends many of the local Thais come here to picnic and vendors roam up and down selling everything from sausages and dried squid to ice cream, fresh fruit, sodas and shaved ice treats. At the east end of this beach there are a number of shops selling sea shells and other tourist items. A sea gypsy village is located here also but it is not recommended to visit these people who are in the process of being supplanted by tourism. A couple of hotels and bungalow resorts are found along Rawai with their accompanying restaurants. ChalongChalong is the main gateway to the southern end of the island. From Chalong Circle five roads lead out: north to Phuket (ChaoFa Rd East and ChaoFa Rd West which goes past Siam Safari and Wat Chalong), east just a bit to Chalong Bay, south to Rawai and Nai Harn and west past the BaanChang Safari and PaintBall/Shooting Range/Cobra Show and across the mountains to Kata/Karon. There is a main pier here although it is currently under major construction until 2000-01 as well as an Immigration Check-point for incoming yachts. Many of the dive operators depart from here. Chalong is a centre for many of the resident ex-pats on the island and has the flavour of a combination Thai-European village. There's a great local early morning market and in the evening near the circle is a vendor market featuring all sorts of curries and Thai foods. Local buses heading to all points of the southern end of Phuket pass around the circle and there's a motorcycle taxi stand there as well. |
| Chalong - Rawai - Naiharn - Hotel Listing | ||
| Below is a listing of Chalong, Rawai and
Naiharn Hotels by price. Those marked with an asterisk have live, on-line booking |
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| NAIHARN Hotel Names | Photo Gallery | Type |
| Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club* | Photos of the Phuket Yacht Club | $$$$$ |
| Nai Harn Resort* | - | $$ |
| Thalassa Village * | - | $$ |
| Baan Krating * | - | $$$ |
| CHALONG / RAWAI Hotel Names | Photo Gallery | Type |
| Atlas Dive Resort* | - | $$ |
| The Mangosteen * | Photos of the Mangosteen Resort | $$$$ |
| Siam Phuket Resort* | - | $$$ |
| The Evason Phuket Resort and Spa* | - | $$$ |
| The Palm Boutique Resort* | - | $$$ |
| Vighit Bungalow Resort* | Photos of the Vighit Bungalow | $$ |
| Big A Resort | - | $$ |
| Fisherman Way Holiday Homes | - | $$$ |
| Suksan Park Villas | - | $$$ |
| See all Chalong, Rawai & Naiharn hotels | ||
| (* = real-time reservations) ($ - $$$$$ = price guide) |
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