When tourists visit Phuket, they mainly think of the beaches. However, there are other places to visit on this beautiful island too. An example of this would be Laem Phromthep. Laem Phromthep is the highest point on the island, and is located to the south of Phuket. After or before visiting Laem Phromthep, you may also go to the Rawai Beach that is located just 2 kilometers away from Laem Phromthep. At Rawai Beach, you can relax and enjoy the white sand and the clear blue ocean.
Every afternoon until the evening, tourists also go pray and give offerings to the monument of Prince Apakorn. To the residents of Phuket, they believe that if you pray or give offerings to the monument, you will be free of sicknesses. Thus they gave the monument a nickname, Mhor Porn.
Of all the view points in Phuket Island, the most famous has got to be Laem Phromthep. Whether the actual viewpoint does it’s reputation justice or not is up for debate, but there is no debating the flocks of tourists that congregate to the hilltop every evening at sundown. Starting just a little before sunset until the sun is fully set, lines of buses make their way up the hill to Leam Phromthep. Each day hundreds of tourists from all over the world come to watch what has been described as the most beautiful sunset to be seen in Phuket.