Bon Island Beach and Rawai Beach Phuket, Thailand.

avatar
Phuket, Thailand, is known by tourists worldwide for its most pristine beaches and its clear crystal blue turquoise waters and for it's most stunning tropical sunsets and with my visits to Phuket Island, I totally agree I have no argument with that every beach that I step foot on in Phuket was just outstanding and the natural nature surrounding these beaches really made you feel you are on vacation on a stunning tropical island.

1.jpg

2.jpg

3.jpg

4.jpg

5.jpg

6.jpg

On this particular day, we had decided to head to Rawai Beach the reason was that from Rawai beach which isn't really a swimming beach it's more of a beach from where many long-tail boats and speed boats leave from to take you across the Andaman Sea to other islands but you can also walk along this long stretch of Rawai beach and on either end you will find nicer beaches to swim without the interference of the many boats.

7.jpg

8.jpg

9.jpg

10.jpg

11.jpg

12.jpg

The drive from Patong Beach to Rawai Town which was about 20km was quite charming passing through Chalong Town towards Rawai beach you go past Chalong Lake and across the lake you can see the temples of the town, I just had to stop to admire this beautiful scenery before moving on towards Rawai beach.

13.jpg

14.jpg

15.jpg

)
)

18.jpg

19.jpg

20.jpg

Rawai Town and Beach is known more as a fishing village-owned and run by the Muslim community, it is here where you will taste some of the best seafood on the island, and it's where the main retailers and restaurant owners will come and buy their fresh seafood from you will find many Thai locals here on weekends feasting on the best seafood, tables, and, chairs with sun umbrellas are lined along Rawai beach as far as you can see.

28.jpg

24.jpg

21.jpg

)
)

25.jpg

27.jpg

26.jpg

Once you have reached Rawai Beach you can either walk to either end of Rawai beach away from the village which is about a 2km walk to either end of Rawai beach or you can apot to bargain with a long-tail boat operator to take you to the nearby beaches on either side of Rawai beach one is called Bon Island beach and the other one is called Koh Kaeo beach we decided on Bon Island beach, it was only a 20-minute boat ride you can snorkel there or just spend the day relaxing and enjoying this little tropical beach hideaway.

30.jpg

29.jpg

32.jpg

)

34.jpg

35.jpg

37.jpg

Bon Island beach apart from it's soft pure white sand it has some beautiful big boulders and rock formations you can go hiking up through the forest following some small trails that lead you up on a hilltop overlooking the sparkling Andaman Sea where you will see the best sunsets or the angry clouds getting ready for that monsoon downpour.

39.jpg

41.jpg

36.jpg

40.jpg

38.jpg

If you wish to go over to the bigger islands from Rawai Beach they have these massive 4 engine speedboats that will get you over there in no time you paid for an all-day round trip picking you up at around 5pm in the evening these speedboats will take you to Phi Phi Island, James Bond Island, The Beach, Koh Lanta, Koh Yao Yai and many more at very reasonable rates. Another beach conquered and enjoyed. Phuket I will be back 😊

42.jpg

43.jpg

44.jpg

)
)

47.jpg

48.jpg

49.jpg

tinman88_banner_1.jpg

This post is also for #beachwednesday run by @uwelang and including for #SublimeSunday inspired by @c0ff33a and #BeautifulSunday initiated by @ace108



0
0
0.000
28 comments
avatar

Congratulations, your post has been added to Pinmapple! 🎉🥳🍍

Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!

Want to have your post on the map too?

  • Go to Pinmapple
  • Click the get code button
  • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
  • Copy and paste the generated code in your post (Hive only)
  • Congrats, your post is now on the map!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Congratulations @tinman88! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s):

You made more than 2000 comments.
Your next target is to reach 2500 comments.

You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

0
0
0.000
avatar

I guess the boat rides are not getting much business. There seems to be more news of countries opening up. I wonder if things will pick up there.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Surprisingly a lot of locals are traveling around because no crowds and cheaper I think for tourist it will be a while before they get back here but not bothering me I am liking it better without the crowds.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Yes, similar to here. Like we are stuck here and going all the places we normally don't visit

0
0
0.000
avatar

And that is a good thing because we should know and appreciate our own country first.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Hiya, @lizanomadsoul here, just swinging by to let you know that this post made it into our Honorable Mentions in Daily Travel Digest #1384.

Your post has been manually curated by the @pinmapple team. If you like what we're doing, please drop by to check out all the rest of today's great posts and consider supporting other authors like yourself and us so we can keep the project going!

Become part of our travel community:

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thank you so much @lizanomadsoul for choosing my post for the Honorable Mentions in Daily Travel Digest #1384 very much appreciated :)

0
0
0.000
avatar

Spectacular beaches, the boulders would be the one to enjoy seeing the formations during a quiet period, I don't enjoy crowds and noisy boats... this would have to be planned.

Excellent photography covering a wide range in the region.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Hi there and thank you @joanstewart it really is the best time to be here in Thailand at the moment for two major reasons no tourists and very cheap and the beaches have never looked so lush, green nature has had time to recover during this pandemic so it has had its advantages.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Looks very inviting, having fewer people would be a bonus with it being a popular destination.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Great pics. This is a really beautiful scene. I like your second photo. I'm imagining being able to paint a picture of this scene; it looks so poetic.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thanks, @kimloan I agree that the second photo would make a nice painting would love to see it if you do get around to doing the painting of this photo 😊

0
0
0.000
avatar

This place is so beautiful, I am impressed by the picture of the old tree growing on the rock .

0
0
0.000
avatar

Like many places Thailand is looking great due to the pandemic, nature has had time to recover and the islands are looking so lush.

0
0
0.000
avatar

The beaches here are so stunning. I'm really impressed with the beaches in Thailand, really hope to visit those amazing beaches again.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thank you @winnietran nature has really had time to recover over this pandemic and the beaches are looking better than ever it would be the best time to visit Thailand right now.

0
0
0.000
avatar

The sunset looks really great. I will remember the diea with the speedboat. Great pictures!

0
0
0.000
avatar

Thank you @katrin-lux it is such a good time to be here in Thailand at the moment without the millions of tourist and I do think it will be like this for a little while yet bargains to be had everywhere 😊

0
0
0.000