I have been several times to Thailand, but never to Phuket Island… So it is new place to me… Our old ship anchored in Patong Bay (zero info about this from the ship – they want you to buy expensive excursions they sell onboard) Such a excursion around the island costs 59 euro.
They took us by mororboat to primitive jegtty on pontoons. Then we were welcomed by the crowd of the smiling taxi and tuk-tuk owners.
They offer same tour for 20 $ per person or if you decide to take open-z air tuk-tuk you can bargain to 15 $ pp. That’s what I did with the 5 Italian friends.
Phuket island is lush and hilly. After the night rain it was sunny, but I felt like in the team bath. We visited thwo beautiful thai temples and some nice beaches. And this was the best solution because local transport is scare and it is hard to hitchhike on the roaring motorways – the island is well developed… The end of the trip was on the southern cap of the island where you can see great panorama of the rocky islands from the platform near the fancy lighthouse.
