1. Patong Beach is the most popular and contains the center of Phuket's nightlife and cheap shopping on the island. The northern end of Patong Bay is called Kalim and is a popular place for viewing the sunset and for surfing between April and September each year.
2. Laem Phromthep is one of the most popular places to watch the sunset in Thailand. 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.
3. Rawai Beach is very popular for the many seafood. Best is to eat on mats placed the floor like locals do, a fun experience and the food is just as good, but it's a more memorable experience .
4. The Racha (or Raya) islands, some 12 km south of Phuket, are best known as excellent diving and snorkeling daytrip destinations.
5. Wat Prathong meaning 'Golden Buddha Image Temple' is the famous half buried golden Buddha and consists of a museum displaying items from the tin mining era.
6. Old Phuket Town has applied to become a Unesco heritage site, following a large restoration and improvement plan in Thalang Road. Thalang road, the historical heart of Old Phuket Town, has saved most of its old Sino Portuguese houses and is now the best known street in town. Many shop houses and mansions got refurbished, repainted or entirely rebuilt. Travelers find Thalang road and Soi Romanee real nice, but you'll find many little gems hidden here and there in the streets around.