Quite lazy to blog about this actually.. but here goes nothing, just for memory sake.
We didn't really have a pleasant time in Phuket, except the time we went for those short tours.
Just roughly, our airport transfers cost us THB600 from and THB700 to the airport.
If you take the tuk-tuk run by mafias, it's THB1000.
We were too naive to take the tour packages from the driver's friend. Lesson learnt.
A typical trip to Phi-Phi Island which includes speedboat, lunch at an island, visitation to 3 island, snorkelling and swimming should cost about THB1800 or lesser.
A typical trip to James bond island with slow boat includes lunch on board, canoeing, visitation to 3 island, should cost no more than THB1000 at low peak season.
The many speedboats at Phi Phi Island.
Super coconut ice cream at the Phuket night market (Opens on weekends only).
Phuket Fanta-sea: Recommend to have your buffet dinner there. Performance was excellent!
Canoe-ing in the bat caves.
Henna tattoo while on the big boat.
Lotsa bats!
Basically, we were not really happy that prices on the island were not typically cheap. An average meal will cost about THB10-20. Transportation from Karon beach where we stayed to go to Patong beach which is about 15 minutes drive costs us THB300~350. Usual is THB400. Rip off! The thugs were as usual, rude. Take it or leave it kind of attitude. Such a huge contrast when I visited other parts of Thailand like Chiangmai and Bangkok.
And not to mention, Bali is such a nicer place to visit.
Well, this should be our first and last time to Phuket. Unless there is a valid reason for us to be there. Other than that, we spent quite a bomb for this trip, which I believe, it's totally unneccesary.
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