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THAIL AN D P HU KET FU N FA CT: Phuketis both an is land and ap rovince. CU RREN CY:ThaiB aht TOU RIST A TTRA CTION : Situated on top of Nakkerd Hills ,B igB uddhacan be s een from the South of Phuket.B igB uddhais an im p ortant landm ark for the is land. The s ite location als o offers a 360 -degree view of the is land. Take am inute to ap p reciate the view s . L OCA L A TTRA CTION : E njoyanice,cold bo tle of beer,w hile catchingthe s uns et atW as s ahom em ade bar in Patong,located off Has ip -p ee road. Itis agreatp lace to unw ind w ith beer,lightR&B m us ic,and Thaifood. W as s aB ar p rovides you w ith the s tar atraction – view s of the entire bay of Patong. FOODS TO TRY: B e s ure to try Por PiaTord,the Thaivers ion of fried s p ring rolls ,an excellentap p etizer or q uick m ealon the go. Sp ringrolls are aclas s ic As ian food. C om m on variations are m ade in <strong>Thailand</strong>,C hina,Singap ore,and M alay s iajus t to nam e afew .M ade w ith flour w rap p ing,w hich is then fi lled vegetables ,m eat,or s hrim p ,the s p ringrollis then deep -fried.E njoy your crunchy rollw ith adip p ings auce.
W HERE TO STA Y: G rand M ercu re Phu ket Pato ng Res o rt & V illas is w ithin w alking dis tance o f Pato ng’s nightlife and the Andam an Sea,a hidden and s erene hideaw ay fo u nded u po n the grand traditio n o f T hai ho s pitality.T he res o rt is ideally s u ited to yo u ng travelers ,fam ilies , and friends lo o king to s pend qu ality tim e to gether in the heart and s o u lo f Pato ng. W HEN TO BOOK FOR EXTRA SA VING S: Peak s eas o n fo r T hailand is du ring its dr y m o nths ,O cto ber – Febru ar y. Fo r s avings ,vis it du ring its rainy s eas o n. No w ,befo re yo u co m plain abo u t the po tentialo f rainy days ,kno w that it w o n’t rain ever y day. Rain s eas o n affects the co u ntr y differently. It depends o n the area o f the Is land yo u vis it. M archand Aprilare the ideal m o nths . O ff-peak is betw een M ay and Septem ber. H o tels and airfare prices w illbe co ns iderably lo w er.Pleas e be s u re to vis it s ho re areas as it is co ns iderably ho t. A CTIVITIES: T hailand is kno w n fo r having s o m e o f the m o s t exo tic anim als in the w o rld. V is it E lephant J u ngle Sanctu ary. T his facility is ho m e to pr evio u s ly m is tr eated E lephants . T hey u s e a m o r e ethicalappr o achto eco -to u r is m .T her e ar e m any o ppo r tu nities to interact w ith elephants du r ing yo u r vis it. It is a cho ice to r ide o r no t to r ide. W at C halo ngis o ne o f the m o s t im po r tant tem ples in Phu ket. T em ples ar e im po r tant s ym bo ls in T hailand,as the m ajo r ity o f T hais ar e B u ddhis t. W at C halo ng is the lar ges t tem ple in Phu ket,s o it’s highly r ever ed. Yo u canno t s ay yo u have vis ited Phu ket w itho u t s to pping by this tem ple. Phu ket T iger Kingdo m m ight be a co ntr o ver s ialplace fo r s o m e;in m y vis it,the tiger s appear ed to be in go o d healthand co nditio n. Yo u w illinteract w itha s m all, m ediu m ,o r lar ge tiger . Yo u r tim e w iththe tiger yo u s elected w ill be abo u t 15 -2 0 m inu tes . It is a s u r r ealexper ience to interact w iththes e beau tifu lanim als . Kar o n view po int,als o kno w n as Kata view po int. Yo u w illenjo y the view s o f the Adam an Sea. It is o ne o f the m o s t vis ited view po ints in Phu ket. T his is a gr eat lo catio n fo r a pho to o r a r o m antic w alk. Yo u can s ee Kata No i,Kar o n beach,and Kata Yai. B r ing yo u r cam era.
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