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Attraction (Rawai Beach)
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Rawai Beach
Rawai Beach is popular with
locals who come to enjoy seafood and the lovely view of the islands
from the shore.
Rawai Beach is 17 kms south of Phuket Town along Highway
number 4024, site of a Chao Ley or Sea Gipsy village, a community
of formerly nomadic fishing folk with their own language. Many of
the young man have changed to land-based employment. Rawai Beach
is a great place to dine tasty sea food at 1 of the many out door
restaurants along the beach. Their are many shell handicraft shops
and hand painted batik shops.
The waters are okay for swimming, snorkelling on the reefs off shore.
Rawai Beach is
somewhat rocky and inferior to the cleaner beaches at Karon,
Kata and Patong,
but Rawai
Beach is safe to swim all year around since their is no riptides
or undertows during the
monsoon season. Rawai beach is popular with Thai families and it
is many foreign scuba enthusiasts.
Rawai is 7 km west of Chalong Circle. Along the beach road their
are many restaurants serving good seafood to even better prices!
This is a perfect place to spend a late afternoon having a dinner
looking at all the movement on the beach. You sit under some trees
so you have shadow and a light breeze from the Andanamen Sea.
...In the days before Phuket became a popular holiday destination,
Rawai Beach was where locals
from Phuket Town would come to enjoy the seaside. These days, the
beach itself is not that nice with many small boats anchored off
the shore, although it is safe to swim all year round due to its
position facing Phang Nga Bay.
On the other side of the cape from Nai Harn beach is Rawai
Beach, a very casual place with only a few bungalow operations,
restaurants and smaller resorts along the main beach.
Rather than a place to sunbathe and swim,
Rawai is a launching point for island excursions. Many longtail
boats available for hire line its shores, where you can arrange
a trip to Coral Island, Koh Lone or Racha Island,or a fishing or
snorkel trip.
Rawai was once a popular spot
for beachfront dining, but all the open-air restaurants have now
been cleared away. Some are still open, but they are set back opposite
the road that lines the beach - so it's more difficult to enjoy
the view. Nikita's restaurant and bar still remains on the beach,
tucked into one corner. Good place for a cool drink in the afternoon
or evening.
Just west of Rawai is Promthep
Cape (Laem Promthep) a small peninsula that provides a great
sunset viewpoint over the ocean beyond. Great views over the whole
area can be seen from The Mangosteen Resort, located in an elevated
area above Rawai.
Heading towards Chalong is the Evason Phuket
Resort, a luxurious spot with some fine dining options, and further
along is the popular Friendship Beach resort, a nice place to wile
away an afternoon enjoying a snack and swimming in the resort's
pool.
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