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DANGER

Swimming in the low season is dangerous (may-october) due to the big undertow, Rip Tide and unpredictable currents.

The beach is, in the low season (May to October,) one of the few places on Phuket island that surfing takes place and a competition is held each year.

Getting There:

Take a Tuk Tuk, Taxi or Motorbike, head south from Patong along the busy and very scenic Kata-Karon road for around 5 kilometres and if you miss the beach head straight to any of the numerous optitions in the town centre.

What's there for the diver and snorkeller:

Reefs: yes, but we haven’t dive it, so we can’t give you a rundown.

Note

Since this review was written, work has started to alter the beach area and massive amounts of sand have been brought in, and new palm trees are being planted.

Scuba Dive Phuket Information - Karon Beach Resort.

Karon Town

The towns of Kata and Karon are so close to each other that they are slowly extending and becoming one. At present they are separated by the 1.5 kilometre hotel lined Karon beach road, there is also quite a large market and some cafés and shops on the road, Both towns offer a different feel and look, with Karon seeming to be older and slightly more hedonistic in the fact that there is a small part of town given over to the girly bars more associated with Patong Beach.

This area by no means interferes with the more family (kids very welcome everywhere) orientated atmosphere of the town - there are no bar top dancers, and it can be easily missed in the mix of other bars, restaurants, hotels and shops that line the main but small entertainment area.

Karon Town offers great restaurants and seafood is the big speciality.

Karon Beach:

The beach at Karon is long, wide, sandy and not so popular. This is probably due to the fact that you must cross the busy Karon main road and a Klong (water drainage way) to reach it and there is little in the way of shade from the sparse tree line, although you can find it (shade) near the big roundabout that is a feature near the town centre and at the far end of the road at the beginning of Kata town centre.

Food and drinks are not so easy to get as in most resorts and you must cross back over the main road to find them at the Thai style bamboo cafés that line part of the road.