All You Ever Wanted To Know About Phuket, Thailand

Phuket province is one of the southern provinces of Thailand and has Phang Nga and Krabi as its neighbors.  Approximately the size of Singapore, this is Thailand’s largest island and is also referred to as ‘The Pearl of Andaman'. It effectively generates a lot of tourism with holiday rentals in Thailand and Phuket rentals being very successful owing to its natural beauty and tourism potential. White sandy beaches and a green mountainous interior provide beautiful scenery.

Climate

Phuket experiences a tropical climate with the dry season from November to April and the rainy season from May to October. Even in the rainy season there are still sunny days and blue skies. The average temperatures are consistent all year round with highs  not rising above 33 ºC and lows never dropping below 23 ºC.

Economy

Tin mining has been the main source of income since the sixteenth century. However in the modern times, the economy rests on two things; rubber trees and tourism. One can easily find many websites that cater to Holiday Rentals Phuket and Phuket Vacation Rentals to entice customers with their attractive offers. When it comes to holiday villas, Phuket has hundreds of properties offering an alternative to staying in a hotel. You can book Phuket Villa Rentals and Long Term Villa Rentals Phuket at prices to suit all budgets.

Attractions

• Heroines Monument: is a famous monument in Amphur Thalang and stages the memorial statues of Thao Thep Kasttri and Thao Sri Sunthon, who rallied islanders in 1785 to repel Burmese invaders.
• Thalang National Museum: is located near the Two Heroines Monument and contains a permanent exhibition of life in old Phuket, ancient artifacts and remains discovered on the coast, and materials used during war with Burma (Myanmar).
• Hat Patong: or the Patong Beach is located some 15 km from the Phuket city. It houses hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and various tourist attractions, while at daytime one can indulge in various activities. Patong is also the cheap shopping option in Phuket selling items from clothes, fashion accessories to souvenirs and the sunset is a view to behold here.
• Hat Karon: is the second largest of Phuket’s tourist beaches. Large resort complexes line the road behind the shoreline, but the long, broad white sand beach itself has no development.
• Wat Chalong: is where stands the cast statue of Luang Pho Cham, who helped the people of Phuket, put down the Angyee, in 1876.

Local Culture

Attractions and annual festivals and events include:

• Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon Fair
• Vegetarian Festival
• Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
• Laguna Phuket Triathlon
• Songkran Water Festival
• Chao Le (Sea Gypsy) Boat Floating Festival