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Kata Beach

Located just south of Karon, the scenic Kata Beach, comprising two
bays separated by a small rocky headland, offers an ideal balance
of tropical scenery and well-developed tourism infrastructure. Kata
has a number of high-end resorts, making it a popular destination
for couples and families. Palm trees fringe the white-sand beach,
and the clear turquoise waters offer good swimming conditions
throughout the year. Visitors can even swim to nearby Ko Pu,
a small island, passing beautiful coral reefs along the way.

Nightlife
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Less wild than Patong, Kata still offers plenty
for night owls. Most bars are open-air, dotted with
festive lights, and play music aimed to please a
crowd that wants to relax and chat (above).
Shopping
Spa and
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Massage
The beach vendors
in Kata sell beachwear, Treatments
coco nuts, and snacks, Traditional Thai massage
while the off-beach stalls is available at numerous
offer a wide range of venues, including the
Thai Cooking
inexpensive clothing canopy-covered massage 4
and souvenirs. beds along the beach. Classes
Learn how to make Thai
NEED TO KNOW Dino Park Mini-Golf: curries and much more
(below) at one of the
MAP H4; Marina Phuket
MAP H5 many cookery classes in
Resort, Karon Beach;
Boathouse Wine and Grill: 07633 0625; open Kata. One is hosted by
Kata Beach; 07633 0015–7; 10am–11pm daily; adm the up scale Boathouse
adm (for cooking class) B240 (kids B180); www. restau rant, or there’s the
Kata Thai Cooking Class.
B2,600; www.boathouse- dinopark.com
phuket.com
• Karon Viewpoint is a
Kata Thai Cooking Class: wonderful place to watch
5 Ket Kwan Road, Kata the sunset.
Beach; 07628 4510; www. • Wine lovers can visit
katathaicooking.com
the Boathouse Wine and
Kata Temple: MAP H4; Grill, whose excellent
Patak Road, Karon; wine list features more
open daily than 800 labels.

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