Kata Karon Hotel
and Travel Guide - Karon Information
 Karon
Beach
Head north from Kata along the beach road and, two hundred
metres on the left is the start of Karon Beach. This is
a long three to four kilometre strand with undoubtedly the
finest sand on Phuket. It positively squeaks beneath your
feet on the walk from the road down to the water. Karon
beach offers little in the way of shade except a few palms
and rented parasols, so precaution against sunburn should
be taken before spending extended time on it. There’s
also quite a steep underwater cant dropping off into the
ocean, so weaker swimmers are advised to either stay out
of the water or head south to safer Kata Beach. The beach
itself is a marvelous place for an invigorating morning
or evening walk, and, with hundreds of small shops and eateries
dotting the road between Karon and Kata, the beach road
is also a well-frequented walking route. At the southern
end of the beach you can snorkel around the rocks and gradually
make your way around the headland. Further north, past the
village of Karon, there is more good snorkeling. Karon Beach
is the place to go if you desire an uninterrupted view of
the ocean. It’s as though the world comes to an end
and drops off into the azure waters of the Andaman. Then
maybe it’s because, after years of development, there
are still no fishing boats to obscure the view of the horizon.
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Things
to Do: Karon
Different flavour from Kata. For a start, it’s more
spread out. There’s a Buddhist temple overlooking
the road leading down to the beach, several up market hotels
only a few hundred metres from the sea, and a town centre
that is friendly by day and downright cheeky by night. The
beach road itself, following the curving banana-shaped coast
is dotted with shops, eateries and a good selection of tailors.
Karon is expanding, but with caution. Building projects
are kept well away from the beach and the byword is ‘discretion’.
Like Kata, there are many dive shops to choose from if you
wish to explore the extraordinarily beautiful underwater
world of the Andaman sea. By night, Karon’s bars compete
for the visitor’s attention in various ways: Loud
music, atmospheric beach bars, haute cuisine, expat haunts,
they’re all there to draw you in if you feel like
it. Some visitors opt for the stroll along the beach road
to Kata and back. It’s certainly a fascinating vignette
of Thai life. Like Kata, Karon nightlife lasts as long as
you do.
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Provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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