Phuket, Thailand

We planned our next trip to Phuket, an island off the south-west coast of Thailand. If anyone while traveling to Phuket has a stop over at Bangkok, need to make sure that you have enough time for obtaining the Visa on arrival before the connecting flight to Phuket. I reached Phuket on 10th Dec early morning and Ashi, joined me on the same day afternoon.
We checked in to the Mercure Hotel, near to the Phuket town.








The next day, 11th Dec, we went for a speed boat tours to Phi-Phi islands. Our first stop was Maya Bay. Maya Bay is a stunningly beautiful bay that's sheltered by 100-metre high cliffs on three sides. It has become the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi since The Beach was filmed here in 1999.








The boat took us around the various cliffs in the phi-phi island. The color of Andaman sea nearby these cliffs is really magical.









We also saw the Monkey Bay, where several monkeys were waiting for the food which tourists bring for them.








The lunch for the day was organized at Laem Thong Beach on Phi Phi Don. Laem Tong Beach is a magical place in northern Phi Phi that is ideal for a relaxing and quiet holiday.








Snorkeling is not so easy as it looks like. I have never drunk this much salt water in near times. Though it was a big failure, i loved swimming in Koh Khai Nai beach.








The next day we opted big cruise for the tours. The view was magical and sitting in front of the cruise ship with my wife is simply awesome and relaxing.








Our first destination was James Bond Islands. James Bond Island, known originally and locally as Ko Tapu or Nail Island, found fame through the 1974 Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun". The film starred Roger Moore and Christopher Lee (as the three nippled arch-villain Scaramanga) but it was the scenic topography that helped make the film into a firm Bond favourite. It also turned the previously unknown Phang Nga Bay into a major tourist attraction.
The Koh Ping Gun is the major attraction in James Bond Island, along with the walk around the small caves formed in the cliffs.








The small market in the James Bond island is a good place to do shopping for handicrafts. The view of Koh Ping Gun from the caves is really beautiful.








Another great adventure was canoeing in the lagoons through the small caves in those unknown unnamed islands.










I have to say again and again that Phuket is the best place I visited in the recent years. This trip has already become a mesmerizing trip for us.












We left Phuket on Dec 13th and told Phuket "See you again !!"