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Northern
Phuket Map
This
is where the National Park office is located. The beach itself is on a long curving bay
lined with evergreens that provide shade to picnickers. The large coral reef is home to
many different species of fish, and Nai Yang is well known as a site where sea turtles
come to lay their eggs during the period from November to February; the population of
these has however, dropped off greatly. First class accommodations are available and small
food vendors cater to the many day trippers.
Kamala
Beach
Kamala
is a Muslim fishing village north of Patong. Tourist development on the beach Much of
which is covered by a Muslim graveyard and a police outpost has been slow in coming.
Buffalo herds still come down to the beach to cool off in the afternoon.
The
beach is beautiful and about 2 kms. Kamala is the perfect place to get away from it
all and has little to offer in the way of entertainment for that go across the mountains
to Patong.
Regular bus service to and from Phuket Town during daytime, tuk-tuk services available to
Patong 5 kms.
Away on the new road.
Bangtao
Beach
Bangtao
is a large open bay with one of Phuket's longest beaches. It was once used for tin mining,
but has since been developed into a luxury resort. Most of it is occupied by the Laguna
complex, a massive five-hotel development with golf course. There are, however,
accommodations available outside Laguna at the bay's south end.
Dry season swimming is excellent, and at the bay's north end is a smaller bay, almost
completely enclosed, at the mouth of which is some fine coral. Plenty of places to eat,
tour companies, and other tourist facilities are available either at Laguna or in the
nearby town of Choeng Thale.
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