| Phuket
Beaches - North End
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| Nai
Yang |
 Part
of the Sirinath National Park
area, Nai Yang beach is
fringed with casuarina trees
providing picnic areas for locals,
and a shady spot for souvenir
and food vendors. Accommodation
is fairly limited with a couple
of hotels right on the beach
and government bungalows in
the adjacent national park.
For beachside eating, Nai Yang
has a great choice of local
beach restaurants, serving freshly
barbecued seafood.
Nai Yang Beach, combined
with Mai Khao Beach to the
north, is the longest stretch
of sandy beach on the island,
covering nearly 10 km. It
is here that giant sea turtles
come ashore to lay their eggs
every year. At the Songkran
festival in April, one of
the activities is to release
baby turtles to the sea. During
the low season (June-October)
car must be taken when swimming
as there can be an undertow.
Visitors should check with
the hotel.
Nai Yang is a good place to
relax and do very little!
Mai
Khao (Airport Beach)
This long long beach, almost
10 kilometres long combined
with Nai Yang, is largely
deserted with only a couple
of bungalow complexes, a campsite
and the brand new JW Marriott
resort located here.
Mai Khao offers peace and
serenity for the independent
traveller, close access to
the airport and to the mainland
province of Phang Nga. If
you want some time away from
the crowds - this is the place.
Swimming in the low season
(June - October) however,
is not advisable, but if you're
staying at the Marriott it's
not a problem!
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