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with all eyes trained on
the horizon. However,
there is no such
spectacle – the crowds
are simply here to
witness the end of the
day, and nature’s show
is indeed a spectacular
one (see p27).
Big Buddha
8
MAP H4 • Open
8am–7:30pm daily
Fireworks at Phuket Fantasea This dramatic religious
monument perched on top of
Phuket Fantasea
6 Nakkerd Hill has become one of
Phuket’s iconic land marks and
MAP G1 • 99 M3 Kamala Beach
Kathu • 07638 5000 • Open 5:30pm– attracts hundreds of visitors each
11:30pm Fri–Wed • Adm • www. day. The 148-ft- (45-m-) tall, cross-
phuket-fantasea.com legged white marble Buddha makes
This lively theme park is enough like an awesome sight when viewed from
Disneyland for kids to love it, and sea level, and offers even greater
enough like Las Vegas for parents appeal from the hill top, from where
to enjoy it too. It is packed with fun visitors can enjoy sweep ing views
activities, enter tain ment, and even and plea sant breezes. There’s also
shopping. The spec tacular Fantasy the chance to enjoy a sunset dinner
of a Kingdom is the longest-running at Nakkerd Sea View Restaurant.
live show in Asia. Before this dazzling
Kata Beach
show, you can enjoy one of Asia’s 9
lar gest buffet dinners in the 4,000- Increasingly upscale, Kata
seat dining facility at the Golden draws positive reviews for the way
Kinnaree restaurant. in which it harmo nizes its tropi cal
beauty with ever-growing crowds
Phromthep Cape
7 and infra structure. Indeed, the beach
On clear nights, a west-facing
here offers many of the same joys
hilltop on Phuket’s south ern tip as Patong, such as para sailing and
feels like a large public gathering in jet-skiing, yet it retains a decid edly
anticipa tion of what could be a space more relaxed feel. At night, Kata has
shuttle launch or a fireworks show, enough restaurants and nightlife to
Phromthrep Cape’s magnificent view

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