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Phuket Province |
General information Phuket province is well-known as the pearl of Andaman. Phuket Province is the only one province in Thailand which is islands (1 large island and other small islands). All islands cover an area approximately 570 square km. (only large island is 543). The province is located about 867 kilometers by land or 688 kilometers by air south away from Bangkok. Interesting Justly famous as one of the world's premier tropical beach resorts, Phuket blends extraordinary natural beauty with superb tourism facilities to ensure the perfect vacation in the sun just an hour's flight from Bangkok. Against a backdrop of green hills, the west coast of what is Thailand's largest island. Phuket is blessed with a whole string of magnificient beaches and coves bathed by the clear blue waters of the Andaman Sea. Matching nature's bounty is a wide selection of hotels and resorts in all categories from super deluxe to budget bungalows, while for leisure, pleasure and sheer indulgence there are water sports, yachting, scuba diving, world-class golf, spa treat-ments, exquisite dining and more. Yet Phuket is not just an island in the sun; as a province in its own right it has a wealth of scenic and cultural attractions. Buddhist temples, Chinese pagodas and Muslim mosques, as well as the fabulous annual Vegeta-rian Festival, attest to a multi-cultural history; magnificient mansions built in the Sino-Portuguese style tell the story of riches made from tin mining in the nineteenth and early twentith centuries, and rubber and coconut plantations contrast with areas of surviving virgin forest in a refreshingly green landscape. In all, Phuket is an island of unparalleled beauty and unique cultural traditions, a place to explore as well as where to relax totally and relish the vacation of a lifetime. See More about Phuket...
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