Attractions in Phuket
What draws tourists towards Phuket Island?
Phuket is famous for a lot of attractions, drawing almost four million foreign visitors annually. The island itself is Thailand’s most important attraction place. Although Phuket lacks in cultural depth unlike some other parts of Thailand, it has many attractions. The city is also known for the best world class beaches with excellent scuba diving opportunities.
Beside its amazing natural beauty and an excellent hospitality, Phuket is a great place for holidays with your friends and family and offers a wide range of attractions to keep everyone entertained.
Viewpoints in Phuket are among the most popular attractions for tourists. Climb few steps up the hilly island and drive along the west coast beach to get a good viewpoint. Visiting seascapes and national park during the day time is a fantastic idea. Phuket Town has beautiful histories while rest of the part has various beautiful waterfalls.
No trip is ever complete without the traditional Thai massage which is a great attraction for the foreigners. Make a trip to a good massage parlor and get yourself completely pampered. Thai massage is a good method of releasing stress and tension.
Phuket Fantasea is popular show amongst many. This is highly professional and is a mixture of traditional Thai entertainment. It includes shadow puppets, acrobatics, magic show, Thai dancing and many more.
Elephant ride is a good way to go around the jungle trails. The elephants were once used for heavy labor and warfare but now they are only for tourist industry. It is reasonable to ride one and is a real fun. You can also book an elephant trek in advance of your trip.
Besides all the attractions, the Phuket Zoo and the Phuket Aquarium are famous with the children. The Zoo is smaller in size but is a home to hundreds of species of interesting animals. The aquarium has been renovated recently. It has a new underwater glass tunnel so that visitors can get close to the marine world...
