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Justly famous as one of the world’s premier tropical beach
resorts, Phuket blends extraordinary natural beauty with superb
tourism facilities to ensure the perfect vacation in the sun just
an hour’s fl ight from Bangkok.
Against a backdrop of green hills, the west coast of what is Thailand’s
largest island, covering 810 sq.km., is blessed with a whole string
of magnifi cent beaches and coves bathed by the clear blue waters
of the Andarnan Sea. Matching nature’s bounty is a wide selection
of hotels and resorts in all categories from super deluxe to budget
bungalows, while for leisure, pleasure and sheer indulgence there
are water sports, yachting, scuba diving, world-class golf, spa
treatments, exquisite dining and more.
Patong Beach, PhuketYet Phuket is not just an island in the sun; as a province in its
own right it has awealth of scenic and cultural attractions. Buddhist
temples, Chinese pagodas and Muslim mosques, as well as the fabulous
annual Vegetarian Festival, attest to a multi-cultural history;
magnifi cent mansions built in the Sino-Portuguese style tell the
story of riches made from tin mining in the 19th and early 20th
centuries, and rubber and coconut plantations contrast with areas
of surviving virgin forest in a refreshingly green landscape.
In all, Phuket is an island of unparalleled beauty and unique cultural
traditions, a place to explore as well as where to relax totally
and relish the vacation of a lifetime.
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