Surin Beach – located on the west coast of Phuket, south Bang Tao Beach. Strictly speaking, Surin is bordered in the north not by Bang Tao, and with a small “private” beach Pansea Beach, from which separated by a cape. Private beaches are prohibited in Thailand by law, but it happens that they are limited by natural barriers from the rest the coastline, as well as the private territory of the hotel, adjacent to by him.
In the south, Surin also rests on a small cape with stones in the water, behind him is a small beach Laem Sing Beach with boulders in the water to which it is necessary to go down the steps from the mountain, and then in the south is Kamala big beach.
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
- 5 Infrastructure
- 6 Houses and hotels on the beach
- 7 How to find a beach
- 8 beach map
Contents
Beach description
Surin is less than a kilometer in length; water. Wide, but in season tightly lined with sun beds under umbrellas, up to five rows, they do not add space to the beach. The ebb and flow is not so clearly expressed, as in nearby Bang Tao, the water does not go to tens of meters.
The sand is fine, light, yellow or almost white, depending on lighting. There is no silt, the water is clear, the color is very beautiful, azure. In combination with white umbrellas and their ruffles fluttering in the wind, creates a festive atmosphere.
During the season, cleaners with panicles always stand on the beach and stand trash bins. Neat and clean.
In season, the beach is crowded. Unlike the spacious and Relaxed Bang Tao, this is a more fun place. There are many young and not very Europeans drinking beer on sunbeds. Families with children the majority do not make up, but there are also, including Russians. AT New Year Russian community arranges holidays here for children
The northern edge of the beach is more spacious and poorly populated, fenced off high bank with palm trees. Not in season less lounges and less tourists, many cafes are closing, extra infrastructure clean up.
Tourists love this beach and find it more attractive, than, for example, bang tao, which in the background of glamorous surin seems a little rustic. There are bars and cafes on a small high promenade, planted with trees.
In the evenings on the high beach, people meet the sunset, then Numerous lights of restaurants and other tourist lights are lit. institutions, music plays. Resort atmosphere in a good way. words, without excessive zlachnosti.
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Entry, depth and waves
The coast is quite high, especially noticeable at low tide. I.e it becomes deep almost immediately, sharply. At low tide, the run is shallower. The wave is strong, even when small in appearance. Off season very powerful the waves. Begin in April. At the Cape, the waves in the storm are impressive crashing on the stones, flying up by the millions of splashes.
The season is very gentle and beautiful sea, although complete calm is rarely, usually there is still surf with white foam. Since right away becomes deep, the waves swing, do not break on the shore until last one.
In the season, floats in the water, breaking the beach into zones for swimming, building a pontoon bridge for walking. A lot of scooters. If a you want stones, you can go to the edges of the beach. Children, if they can swim or bathe with parents, it’s good there, because clean and water transparent. But for running around the place is not very much.
Sun beds and shade
Immediately behind the beach is the embankment, the stairs lead to it. several places. Trees grow on the embankment under them open air cafes are located. But on the beach there is not very much shadow. We must choose the place where the crown poraskidisty. Before noon all equal comes the sun. Free and in the shade to lie especially nowhere, all busy paid sunbeds.
There is a free shared shower in the center of the beach, near the parking and the temple. Sun beds are 100 baht, the first line is 150 baht. On the very last row of shadows are also growing on the embankment trees, it’s cooler there. Since the beach is closed by a high bank, stay most of the time there is very hot, like in the steam room, as badly blown by the wind.
Beach photo
Infrastructure
Many open cafes and bars under the trees overlooking the sea. Quite a lot of nightlife. On the north side dear institutions. Around the center of the beach is a Thai temple. Further beyond the embankment is a large empty space, in the north something like Park opposite the Hilton, there is an unassuming children’s playground.
In the center of the field grows a large tree decorated with lanterns. A large stadium is being built near the temple.
Houses and hotels on the beach
Housing on Surin not so much. There are some expensive hotels:
- Novotel Phuket Surin Beach Resort
- Chava Resort
- Twinpalms
- Surin Sweet Hotel
- Benyada lodge
- luxury five star The surin phuket
- Ayara Hilltops Boutique Resort & Spa
There are expensive condos – 30-40 thousand for a one-bedroom apartment. there is more housing for the big road and at the junction with Bang Tao, but will have walk to the beach for 10 minutes or more. Even Hilton is not first line and have to cross a small road. Right on the beach there is no housing in principle, only the promenade with a cafe, beyond which throughout the length of the beach goes a lot of built-up space something like a park.
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For the lazy, here are the direct links to the hotels listed above:
- Novotel Phuket Surin Beach Resort
- Chava Resort
- Twinpalms
- Surin Sweet Hotel
- Benyada lodge
- The Surin Phuket
- Ayara Hilltops Boutique Resort & Spa
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How to find the beach
There is centralized parking in the middle of the beach, not far from the temple. On the embankment there is a narrow road between two rows of cafes. and shops, you can drive, you can also park a bike.
In the north, the road through the village and hotels goes to Bang Tao. More a busy and big road leaves from the shore and leads to McDonald’s and the great Tesco, located not far from the same Bang Tao. On foot from Surin to McDonalds and Tesco to go about 40 minutes, through an endless string of local shops, quite civilized European restaurants and bakeries, local market and mosques. To another the side of the road goes uphill and goes to Kamala.
A songteo from Phuket Town can be reached in 40 minutes and 40 baht. WITH Kamala is also on the songteo, 10 minutes away. From the road where the songteo walk to the very water – about five minutes on foot. From other beaches – with a change in Phuket Town. From the airport by taxi in 30-40 minutes, 1000 baht.
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