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Outdoor Activities

Snorkelers enjoying Phuket’s crystal-clear waters
Horseback Riding
Snorkeling
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There are many opportunities
The Phuket Laguna Riding
to see beautiful underwater coral Club and Phuket Riding Club offer
formations and colorful schools of horse back rides along the seashore
fish in and around Phuket. In winter, at Bang Tao Beach (see p92).
the clear waters off Surin, Nai Yang,
Ziplining
and Nai Thon make for great dives. 7
Soar through the jungle canopy
Canoeing
2 safely harnessed and clipped to a
cable that runs from one station to
Go canoeing in the incredible
mangrove forests and sea caves the next. It’s an adrenaline rush, but
along Phuket’s northeastern and take the time to focus on the beauty
northwestern coasts. of the surroundings as well (see p21).
Golfing
Cycling
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A bicycle tour is a great way to
MAP B6
Some of Phuket’s best golf courses experience northern Phuket’s back
can be found in the north. Mission roads and trails. Popular trips involve
Hills, Blue Canyon, and Laguna cruising through stunning scenery
Phuket offer picturesque, challenging, past villages and plantations in the
and well-maintained courses. island’s northeast. Cycling trips can
last either half a day, a full day, or
Trekking
4 overnight (see p55).
Northern Phuket’s most scenic
Camping
trek covers 4 miles (6 km) of jungle 9
trails in the Khao Phra Thaeo Royal MAP B3
Forest and Wildlife Reserve. Guides Visitors can pitch a tent on parts of
can be hired at the visitor center Nai Yang and Mai Khao beaches in
near Bang Pae Waterfall (see p94). the Sirinat National Park. The park’s
visitor center, at the southern end of
Kite Surfing
5 Mai Khao, rents out camping gear.
With good year-round winds,
Swimming
Phuket’s west coast is ideal for kite- 0
surfing enthusiasts. Nai Yang Beach, Excellent swimming beaches
which is free of speed boats and jet- stretch from Kamala to Mai Khao,
skis, has a popular kite school that on Phuket’s northwestern coast.
offers classes for beginners. From Be cautious during the rainy season,
December to March, the school is how ever, as undertows and cur rents
based at Chalong Bay (see p56). can be strong. Look out for red flags.
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