OPINION: The current monsoon season has once again brought Phuket to its knees, not just with its torrential rains but also with the devastating floods that followed. While flooding is an annual occurrence on the island, this year's damage seems to have hit harder and wider than before. Home...
Challenging waves attract surfers to Kata Noi during the monsoon season, and the gorgeous scenery draws visitors year round. 2. Hat Karon[SEE MAP] Located just a short drive south of bustling Patong, Karon Beach is the second most popular place to visit in Phuket. With large resorts lining ...
Phuket isn’t everything it seems — with a confronting annual vegetarian festival, pastel-hued old town and Peranakan culture rooted in China, the southern Thai island has an intriguing and distinctive identity.
Situated 8 degrees north of the Equator, Phuket's warm tropical climate is tempered by cool easterly breezes from November to April, and by fresh westerly monsoon winds in summer months.Phuket Weatheris good for scuba diving and liveaboards almost the whole year, but is better from November ...
If you want a beach holiday and spend as much time on the beach (don't come during the monsoon season of course), then this is the resort for you. I might add that this resort is very family friendly and I had observed the families to enjoy themselves a lot. Reviewed October 24,...
From May to October, Phuket experiences monsoon season characterized by heavy rains and an angry ocean of powerful waves and dangerous rip currents. During this reason, swimming on the west coast of the island is not recommended. But if visitors don't mind some rain and can steer clear of ...
Only thing we noticed is during the monsoon rains the beaches were flooded with litter that the poor locals were cleaning up daily. Pools were loads of fun and kids loved them, only thing though is there was way too much acid in them and we did mention to the manager it changed the ...
Thankfully we had a private pool in the Villa, and we could swim anytime cause we were unfortunately there during the monsoon season. The floats provided by the team did perked up our stay a little! We loved the breakfast spread a...
Given that it was monsoon season, I was hesitant to book the course, but David assured me that the shop was flexible in rescheduling dates if conditions were deemed unsafe. This flexibility was also extended to our dive package—we initially purchased a 5-dive course but were given the ...
Phuket as a honeymoon destination is an ideal combination of city and beaches and if you’re looking for sun, it is best to visit during the months of March to May, after this time, the monsoon season begins and the climate becomes more humid with frequent tropical rainstorms. ...