Rawai Beach in Phuket

- beach quality
- fitness for swimming
- protection from waves
- safety for children in water
- infrastructure district
- entertainment and night rest
- shopping

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Rawai Beach and Village is located in the south Phuket on the east side of the island (Rawai beach on the map). Despite the loud name "beach", you should not perceive this area as a place for a beach holiday. Yes, there really is a beach here, but it is impossible to swim here. Fishing and pleasure boats have chosen the whole coast here, no one monitors the purity of the sand, and even the local population rarely gets into the water here. There are no sun loungers for sunbathing here. However...

The area itself, although it is a village, is one of the developed tourist areas in the south of Phuket. A busy ring road runs through the district, right along the coast, and, accordingly, small shops and shops, cafes and bars, hotels are lined up along it. There is even a nightclub Blue Marina Discotheque. Restaurants with fresh seafood are the hallmark of the area, and in the north the area ends with a large seafood market where you can buy them and ask them to be cooked for you. Prices on the market will not seem low at first glance, but you need to bargain. And for those who are fond of martial arts, there are two Thai boxing training camps here.

Although there is no Rawai beach itself, this place is still popular with tourists, especially self-employed. The reason for this is the convenient location of the area near other beautiful beaches in the south of Phuket (Naiharn and Yanui), which do not have any infrastructure at all. Staying at a hotel in this area, you can stay away from the hustle and bustle of popular areas filled with package tourists, and at the same time have at hand everything you need to relax. At the same time, you can get to the neighboring beaches by rented transport or taxi. By the way, here you can rent a motorcycle without problems and inexpensively, unlike other areas of the extreme south of Phuket. And it is also one of the places on the island from where you can go on pleasure boats to the nearest islets for excellent snorkeling.

You can get to Rawai Beach not only by taxi, but also by songthaew minibus from the center of Phuket Town (see taxi rank in Phuket Town) for 40 baht (see Thailand's currency and exchange rate).

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Photos of Rawai beach