Phuket Festival

January through February Apart from the famous New Year celebration held at major beaches around Phuket Island, Chinese New Year comes in Febuary or around the end of January, according to Chinese calender. Phuket Town puts on a sign of boisterous, firecrackers, colorful dragon parades, Chinese live music and your favorite Chinese food stalls. April The Songkran festival is the most frenetic festival in the Thailand, it is the advent of Thai New Year and all-around national water splashing. Ceblebration from the 13th to 15th April each year, at least by lots and lots of water! From the sprinkling of water, water guns, buckets, hoses and anything else that can do water fighting onto someone, everyone gets soaking wet with the hottest climate of the year. This has to be one of the friendliest, though wet refreshing, wet everywhere and a good way to make new friends. Tip Keep cameras and other electronic devices protected if you participate in Songkran, no complaint for any damages! It’s not advisable to drive a motorbike during this festival. October A colorful Vegetarian Festival event held over a nine day period in early October is celebrated in around Phuket Town only. For this weeklong celebration, Chinese Buddhists believe that abstinence from any meats and eat only vegetarian food will enhance them in good health and peace of mind. They are strictly on vegetarian diet, thinking and living clean with praying to the Nine Emperor Gods (Kiu Ong Lah) for a nine-day period. There are the most exciting parts of the Vegetarian Festival - ceremonies and processions, which are both interesting and shocking. Invoking the gods by self-mortification as mediums of the gods is practiced. During these celebrations, participants parade through the streets in Phuket Town, puncture their cheeks and body with various items, such as bicycle wheels, knives, skewers, spears and the like. The belief is to eradicate evil spirits from the community. Besides, there are several activities performed, such as fire-walking, knife-bladed ladder climbing and hot-oil bathing. Check the local information at the time for more information. Vegetarian foods sold there is well worth to try. Novenber The romantic festival not to be missed. Thailand has many rivers around the country, some of them are spectacular, beautiful and magical. In November's full moon, the Loi Krathong Festival is aim to pay the respect to the goddess of rivers and waterways. Loy Krathong is celebrated throughout all over the country, min-floats (kratong) are made from banana trunks, resembling with flowers, incense sticks and candles. This symbolizes the washing away of troubles, sins and a call for a good luck and fortunes. For Phuket Island, as the sun dips below and the moon rises instead in the evening, people converge around the beautiful beaches throughout the island to release their kratongs.

Phuket Weather and Climate

Phuket has a moist, tropical climate with three seasons - warm, rainy, and hot. Weather here is warm all year round but the most popular time to travel is from November through March due to cool NE monsoon season with the average temperature of 70F to 90F (25C to 31C). This period also the best time for scuba diving and water activities. The rainy season starts from July through October, with the plenty of showers usually in October.
Even at this time, heavy showers is normally disrupted by moments or days of sunshine. Hottest periods, dry weather occurs between March and April with the temperature of 79F to 98F (28C to 35C). Thai new year schedule on 13 of April as you will be sprinkled by Thais and tourists, No Choice! In brief, Phuket is an island for all seasons, always offers something to the visitor on each period of year.

Things To Do in Phuket

Charter Boat to Islands Charter a Boat to the Islands. Phuket is surrounded by many picturesque islands and mostly are most are uninhabited. Phuket-Trip.com offers a comprehensive range of options which including a captain, crew and meals for both island cruising or game fishing. Exploring the beauty of Andaman Sea with the famous tourist destination like Phi Phi Island, Similan, Surin, Phang Nga Bay, Racha (Raya), Coral, Koh Yao Island, and Krabi Bay. Join one of our premium private speed boat charter, with a maximum quality of services and enjoyment. Don't forget chance to snorkel and swim, snorkelling gears are inclusive for all island tours. Jungle Trekking Jungle Trekking. South Thailand's forest in one of the oldest remaining nature in the world. Khao Sok and Khao Lak National Park covers the huge area of wildlife sanctuaries and lush jungle landscape. Exploring limestone formations, waterfalls, various wild animal, lake and rainforest on these last remaining virgin jungle. Jungle trekking tours in Phuket are safe and supervised by experienced staffs. Canoeing and Kayaking Sea Canoe and Kayak. Limestone, unspoiled caves, lagoons, mangroves and local animal, canoeing and kayaking is one of the most popular activities while taking trips in Phuket. We bring you to the beautiful Phang Nga Bay, one of the world's most picturesque and spectacular landscapes. Paddle past mangrove swamps and cliff-lined lagoons that thrust up from the ocean, or tuck into hidden lagoons when tide just right. You can either choose the original sea canoe or canoeing visiting James Bond Island. Scuba Diving Scuba diving. Phuket is renowned as one of the world's top ten dive destinations for several reasons, such as warm water, plenty of marine life. You might carry luck to see whale sharks and manta rays riding above your head. There are literally hundreds of diving spots nearby Phuket. We offer program for daytrip, liveaboard cruises and instruction with PADI certification. Water temperatures at the surface range from 26 ?29ฐC (79 ?84ฐF). Phuket Golf Course Golfing in Tropical destination. Phuket offers international standard golf courses set set amidst idyllic surroundings that only you can find here. Each one has its own extensive atmosphere and facilities. Golf courses are at the following venues: Phuket Country Club, Laguna Phuket Golf Club, Blue Canyon Country Club, Loch Palm Country Club and Mission Hills. Thai Boxing Muay Thai - Thai Boxing martial arts lovers, a visit to the live Thai Boxing competition is a must. Don't anticipate the blood bath as fights are aimed at tourists, but you always expect the good match for real spectacle. If you are keen to learn Thai Boxing, there are several gymnasiums or in training camp around the island. Elephant Trekking Ride an Elephant. You must have a memorable experience on these quiet monolithic creatures while staying in Phuket. Trekking on an elephant through jungle and rubber plantations of Phuket. A fantastic way to explore parts of the island and natural surroundings of Phuket. Sunset View Enjoy Sunset at Laem Promthep (Promthep Cape). Exotic and pure, Promthep Cape is the most popular viewpoints in Phuket by their natural charms. With the spiritual and significant sunset views across the Adaman Sea, most of the City Tours include it into the tour itinerary. Night Life Phuket Night Life. For those who want a night for more stimulation at the end of the day, the nightlife in Phuket is an vibrant atmosphere of the world experience that will surely enjoy you with the widest variety of bars and nightclubs. Of course, the most notorious nightlife area is Patong as all venue of bars, snazzy clubs, live music, go-go bars and stunning cabaret shows located. Other foreign flavours are Kata, Karon and Phuket town. Shopping Paradise Phuket Shopping. In this major tourism industry of Thailand, Phuket offers a good shopping opportunities to satisfy fanatical shopaholic. From roadside stalls to glittering department stores, from junk jewellery to traditional handicrafts, textiles, ceramics and antiques it is time to start bargaining. Generally, shopping in Phuket is easy and fun. The famous shopping spots found in Patong night bazaar, Phuket town and major department store around Phuket. In case of Taxi or friendly strangers who offer to take you shopping, a commission will be paid to them by outlets, and of course is added to the money you spend.