Karon is a dangerous beach. Yes – he is beautiful. Yes – he has singing sand (in fact, it just creaks under your feet) and magnificent sunsets. Caron has a number of advantages that put him among the top five. most beaches in Phuket.
But personally, Karon scares me with one harsh feature – here constant RIP flows. Many spontaneous rip flows. Read an article on the link, if RIP-current is empty for you, and when read – choose another beach for swimming. People here are dying like flies, and you do not want to become one of them?
The content of the article
- 1 Description of the beach
- 2 Entry into the water, depth and waves
- 3 Sun beds and shade
- 4 Beach Photos
- 4.1 Left side of Karon
- 4.2 Right side of Karon
- 5 Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find a beach
- 8 beach map
Contents
Beach description
Karon Beach is located between the beaches of Patong to the north and Kata at south. The length of the beach is about 3 km, and I didn’t even become wide measure – very wide, tens of meters, with a slight bias shore to water.
The sand on Karon is small, almost white, with a yellowish tinge. With walking it crunches under your feet like snow, for which he is called “singing”, although the definition, in my opinion – not very suitable. AT The hot season, the water on Karon is clean and clear. In the off-season – big waves that stir the sea, why it loses its attractiveness
Immediately set aside your bookmark – a brief overview of all the beaches. Phuket will help you decide on the choice of the beach, if you give up on Karon.
Entry, depth and waves
Sea on the Caron deep. Continuing the raised topic of reverse I would say once again that Karon is a dangerous beach. Even in The quiet time of year along the coast are often red flags, and flags that indicate rip currents discovered by lifeguards. Key the word here is discovered.
In addition to them, there are also spontaneous tractors, (be sure to read about it in my article), which are already found out on the fact of removal human over. In the summer there are big waves, but be prepared to the fact that the rescuers here already hesitated to get the corpses.
If you, drunk, climb into these waves to jump, then you they will not smile, and will be driven out of the sea with magic pendals. AT quiet time here and the sea is quieter and not so swim dangerously.
Sun beds and shade
On Karon there are some trees, from which the shadows – by three a penny, and even that – less than before noon. Then the sun rolls over to the western half of Phuket, and until the evening you there is no place to hide except rented umbrellas.
More or less saves the geography of the beach: between the promenade and the sand there is a narrow stretch of lawn with trees, which sometimes becomes wide and allows people to hide in their shadows. Few shadows a lot, have to knock. Thais have adapted to organize sand pseudo-sleighs (sun beds have been banned) the same 100 baht.
Beach photo
Left side of karon
Karon Beach, Phuket
Right side of karon
Infrastructure
The infrastructure of Karon is relatively rich in tourist services and rentals. From entertainment, too, a lot of things can try, both active and calm. On the hill behind Kata beach There is an observation deck Karon Viewpoint, but in fact it is closer to Kata beach.
On Karon there is a mass of travel agencies, where a wide choice is offered. excursions, both in Phuket and neighboring islands. There is a rental surfboards, mini golf in Dino Park, and not far from the beach There is a statue of Buddha on the mountain. The evenings on Caron are quite noisy, especially near the karaoke venues, and wherever the nightly ones open bars and discos.
There are a couple of pleasant gazebos on the road overlooking the sea. Cafes along the beach, as a rule, expensive and often not encouraging in the choice of dishes. On the streets leading to the beach, and along the road there are mini-markets 7-Eleven and other stores. Food at the beach unit costs from 70 baht for a dish (mostly rice with chicken) and above.
At the same time in some restaurants offer free salad bars, which are cutting vegetables and fruits, where you can eat while waiting for the ordered dish. On Caron’s tuk-tuk is unprofitable to ride, prices are hardened, they have a whole Mafia, they practically do not bargain, very arrogant.
Therefore, it is more useful to walk, for example, from Karon to Kata walk for 20-30 minutes, depending on where you go and how tightly you are have a snack.
Houses and hotels on the beach
Accommodation on Caron is expensive. Basically, these are great first hotels. line, and a little further from the sea there are cheaper hotels, small condos and quite a few private houses. “First line”, which passes immediately behind the road that runs along the beach, occupy such hotel giants like hilton.
Along the road building is not very dense, but for lovers there are plenty of shopping places: markets, shops, cafes. On north there is a park with a small pond. A place quite quiet for tourist town. To the south, where there is a roundabout, deep down The district leaves a street with many cafes, shops and hotels, which leads to a buddhist temple.
But on Karon you can find cheap housing, there are options. Can pre-book a room in the guesthouse with a fan of 350 baht in day. At the same time it will be pretty clean, with wi-fay, in 5 minutes walk to the beach. Problems with finding housing will not occur even during New Year’s holidays, as there are a lot of offers.
Since there are really a lot of hotels on Karon, all of them It is impossible to list. But some really deserve mentions.
- romantic secluded villas such as Centara Villas Phuket
- Secret Cliff Resort с просторными номерами
- шикарный пятизвездочный сетевой отель Centara grand , с бассейном в виде реки, отличными видами наthe sea and a large territory.
The largest concentration of hotels on the Karon – in the area of circular movement with a fountain. Where the main road begins along the beach. Not far from this place, in the center of the beach, mostly there are huge network hotels.
- Karon Sea Sands Resort — с большим бассейном и отличными отзывами
- Ramada phuket south sea , с современными и светлыми интерьерам
- пятиэтажный Baumancasa Karon Beach Resort с бассейном на крыше с хорошим (особенно наsunset) meditative view of the green hills and the sea
- Baan Karonburi Resort , с тайскими мотивами в архитектуре и интерьерахand a great pool
- Woraburi Phuket Resort
In the very south of Karon one can find several large hotel rooms. complexes with good location, impressive interiors and great reviews:
- Thavorn Palm Beach Resort
- Phuket Island View Hotel
- Beyond Resort Karon
If you want to book a hotel here in advance or search for accommodation on other beaches, I have a selection of hotels in Phuket with good rating and reviews.
Karon hotels →
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
- Hilton
- Centara Villas Phuket
- Secret Cliff Resort
- Karon Cliff Contemporary Boutique Bungalows
- Centara Grand
- In On The Beach Hotel
- Karon Sea Sands Resort
- Ramada Phuket South Sea
- Baumancasa Karon Beach Resort
- Baan Karonburi Resort
- Woraburi Phuket Resort
- Thavorn Palm Beach Resort
- Phuket Island View Hotel
- Beyond Resort Karon
How to find the beach
From Phuket Town by taxi or songteo. Songteo is the cheapest method – only 40 baht from Phuket Town. Tuk-tuki in the form of red cars with two benches in the back are quite expensive – in the evening asking 200 baht from a nearby Kata. Go to the airport by taxi too through Phuket Town, an hour, if there are no traffic jams. Cost 1500 baht and above. There are also mototaxi. Suitable for short distances.
Beach map
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