Road Trippin Phuket: Activities in the Island

There are a lot of tour booths around Patong Beach, you just have to be patient and make sure you haggle for discounts as these travel agents can give you a lot of discounts.


We got 3 days worth of activities for 4,600 bath. This includes an ATV ride going up the big buddha, Elephant ride, Phi Phi Island Tour, Whitewater rafting, Baby Elephant Show, zipline and the sexy show. The tours also already include lunch.

Our travel agent was bright. Bright was very accommodating regarding our requests and would often recommend activities that he feels will maximize our time

First on the agenda is an ATV ride

Our rides

We rode up to the Big Buddha

They had buddha's that represent each day of the week

On the way back you will ride in cement road

and rough roads

So I suggest you bring a mask, or else your face will get this dirty

View from above the elephant

Elephant ride

Did a phi phi island tour

We got the tour with around 60 people in it. The boat was like a bus

Do not forget to bring bread because the fish will really flock to you if you feed them

Lunch included in the island tour

Maya Bay. This is where they shot the beach

Looks so much like Palawan

Unlike in the Philippines, there are no problems coming down and up the boat, they have stairs

Vikings cave

You can sunbathe on the deck of the boat

Whitewater rafting. This was fun although we didn't have pictures because we weren't allowed to bring cameras

Waterfall

There are so many other islands and activities that we weren't able to do due to our limited time. Reason for sure to come back again to beautiful Phuket

Road Trippin Phuket: Around Patong

Patong Beach was not too crowded when we went. The beach is at par with our very own beaches although they are much more organized.

Here are pictures we took around Patong

They have these just in case the Tsunami happens again.

the famous Bangla Road

With a lot of different performers, dancers and entertainers

We watched a "sexy show" at the "Wake up Club" for 800 baht

Bangla Road with Tuktuks in the background. If you can, avoid riding the tuktuks because these are overcharged

Patong Beach early in the morning. The beach chairs are 100 baht per chair for the entire day

random guy exercising

Tour booths open around midday. We found one near our hotel. Make sure you ask for discounts. We got 3 days worth of activities for 4,600 baht

Be really good at haggling for discounts

It was Children's day in Patong Beach so we saw a lot of children performing

And the police doing exhibits. Here I am riding a police motorcycle

Beach chairs during lunchtime. Umbrellas open already

There were children drawing and coloring

Patong Beach

Road Trippin Phuket: Rayaburi Hotel Patong

Our first trip for 2014 was to a place we've never visited. Hopefully this will be the start of other firsts to happen to us this year.

We stayed in Rayaburi Hotel Patong a 3 night stay cost each person  around 5,000. There were 4 of us. So a regular room per night is around 3,000++ for 2 people already.

Booked the hotel through Agoda and we also arranged for the hotel to pick us up from the airport since our flight schedule would arrive at midnight and it might be hard for us to get transfers. A round trip transfer from the airport to the hotel was worth 2,100 baht

Interior of the van that picked us up. Posh.

Outside, the van looks just like normal. Here's our friends Miles & Jelle

Reception area

Front of the hotel

The room

Since there were four of us, we got an adjoining room. One bathroom had a shower while the other had a tub

the room had a balcony with this view

Buffet breakfast. Don't expect too much. Everyday there is the staple sausage

and ham

they will also serve beans or chicken

mashed potatoes or noodles

chicken

wings

rice

they have a selection of bread, pastries, cereals

and an egg station

On the 5th floor of the main wing, they have a small garden

and a jacuzzi

You can relax in these couches. At the back are shower rooms which is useful when your flight is at 11pm and you still want to go to the beach for the day but has to check out at 12 noon.

Offerings

There is also a loft wing. On the top floor is this cute little swimming pool

View from inside the jacuzzi

Overall, Rayaburi Hotel Patong is a relatively cheap hotel located very near Patong Beach. You can also walk to Bangla Road and Jungceylon mall. The walk is around 15 minutes.