Phuket travel guide
The Perfect 3-Day Phuket Itinerary
Three days covers Phuket’s highlights: Old Town and the southern viewpoints on day one, a west-coast beach day on day two, and a Phang Nga Bay boat trip on day three. Add a fourth or fifth day for a Phi Phi or Similan Islands trip, diving, or simply more beach time.
Your 3 days in Phuket, day by day
Day 1 — Old Town & the South
Morning: Coffee and Hokkien mee in Old Phuket Town, then the pastel lanes of Soi Romanee and Thalang Road
Afternoon: Big Buddha and Wat Chalong on the way south
Evening: Sunset at Promthep Cape, seafood dinner in Rawai
Day 2 — West-Coast Beach Day
Morning: Longtail boat to Freedom Beach before the crowds
Afternoon: Kata and Karon beaches; a surf lesson if there’s a swell
Evening: Sunset from a Kata headland bar, night market grazing
Day 3 — Phang Nga Bay
Morning: Early boat into Phang Nga Bay’s karsts and sea caves
Afternoon: Kayak the lagoons and visit “James Bond Island”
Evening: Return for a farewell moo hong dinner in the Old Town
Travelling longer? Pair this itinerary with our Phuket neighbourhood guide. And check the best month to visit Phuket.
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Three days covers Phuket’s highlights: Old Town and the southern viewpoints on day one, a west-coast beach day on day two, and a Phang Nga Bay boat trip on day three. Add a fourth or fifth day for a Phi Phi or Similan Islands trip, diving, or simply more beach time.
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