General Information

Phuket, Thailand's largest island, is about as big as Singapore, and is just 867 km
south of Bangkok, caresses the gentle waves of the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean.

Phuket is beautiful bays with sandy beaches and palm-blessed and in the interior of the island are always blue lakes. With its unique, mountainous landscape and the lush, colorful forest, the fine, golden sand beaches, is the "Pearl of the Andaman Sea" certainly one of the most beautiful places in Thailand. The hotel and restaurant sectors, as in Thailand was to be expected, exquisitely. From traditional Thai cuisine to all kinds of international cuisine every price category offers everything for the palate pleased. All kinds of opportunities for sports and relaxation are just naturally exists and invite extended to "have fun".

Data

The island of Phuket is 48 miles long and about 21 miles wide. 150,000 people live here. About 30% in the capital of Phuket Town. Phuket itself is located south of Bangkok and around 1 hour by plane.

Climate / travel time

What is the ideal time to go?
Thailand is a destination for all seasons. The south-monsoon brings short, tropical rain from May to October in almost all of Thailand and north-monsoon brings cooler air from November to February. Experienced travelers use the time immediately after the so-called rainy season, because then the entire country in deep green lights.

There are three distinct seasons:

1^st Relatively cool and dry, it is from November to February, in the south, there are some temperature fluctuations.

2^nd Hot and humid, it is from March to May, is the pleasant but then stay in the traditional seaside resorts on the coast.

3^rd The so-called rainy season lasts from June to October. The monsoon onset of the Indian Ocean brings precipitation, especially on the West Coast (Phuket, Krabi and Ranong). In the country's interior, there is less rainfall. In the north, the rainy season usually until the end of June, and in the northeast end of September, it is already gone. From May to August can be the north, northeast, central Thailand and the coast on the Gulf of Siam very good to visit, but the city on the Indian Ocean quite rainy, on the south coast until December, and often with large differences between East and West Coast.

And please forget the comparison with rainy days in Europe, the rain in Thailand means occasionally Showers with warm temperatures, every now and again and from the sun and clouds in the sky.