Sports & Recreation

Horseback Riding

If horseback riding along a tropical beach is one your fantasies the Crazy Horse near Nai Harn Beach, can fulfill your dream with a choice of two trail rides. The first is a one-hour ride on the beach and marshland fields. The second is a mountain trail ride for 2 hours or more with great view of the landscape and sea.

Fitness Club Centre

Holiday Inn. Located on Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach. Open 09:00-21:00 daily.

The Fitness Club Centre is a fully equipped sports facility with the latest bodybuilding equipment, aerobic classes every day, sauna for men and women, and massage rooms. The Fitness Club Centre is expertly staffed and will provide personal instruction for beginners and design individual programs for experienced members. Membership cards are available with daily, weekly, and monthly rates

Naga Pearl

Koh Naga Noi. 10:00-20..00 hrs. daily

The Naga Pearl Farm is the only South Sea Pearl farm in the world that is opened to the public year round. While there, you can see a demonstration of the cultivation and harvest of a South Sea Pearl, shop for genuine pearls, enjoy delicious seafood, relax and swim on a private beach, cruise to neighbouring islands, experience exciting water sports, and choose to spend the night on the private island in natural surroundings. A daily tour from 09:00-16:00 is available. You should not leave Phuket without a visit to the real Island of Pearls.

Phuket Aquarium

National Biological Research Centre, Phanwa Cape The Phuket Aquarium is a place where people can learn more about marine life and its environment as a preview to one's own snorkeling adventure. There are 50 observation tanks for the study of marine biology and coral culture. Fringing the aquarium house are souvenir shops and a coffee shop whose earnings support the aquarium.

Phuket Riding Club

Patak Road. 800 m. from the Chalong Circle towards Kata Beach. The Phuket Riding Club offers the member an opportunity to learn riding from the ground up. Full facilities to make you a pro. Tours arranged for tourists to the beach through coconut and rubber plantations or in the ring located on the premises. Easy horses are available for beginners with fully trained instructors. Children are welcome.

Phuket Shooting Range

8212 Patak Road. Small arms target shooting is a field that precision in equipment and self are essential to reach the top. Phuket Shooting Range offers you the perfect chance. A 33 gallery indoor range with its own separate demonstration room. 2 outdoor ranges with guns and rifles of varying caliber: 22, 38, 45 and 9 mm. High quality instructors are on hand to teach and answer any questions. Be a part of the action! Phuket Orchid Garden & Thai Village Entertainment Phuket Town For a total southern experience the Thai Village is an excellent opportunity to watch a spectacular show including Thai classical dances, sword-fighting, Muay Thai orThai kick- boxing and later treat yourself to an elephant ride. Art exhibits and handicrafts are for sale.

Thai Shows Variety Entertainment

Patong Beach This is a classic Thai - style house where you will find a variety of Thai shows presenting Muay Thai (Thai kick-boxing). Thai classical dances and a reenactment of ancient sword fighting. Two shows are presented nightly at 19:30 with a "Khan Toke" authentic Thai meal served while enjoying the evening's entertainment.

Discos

Banana Discotheque

Patong Beach Hotel, Thaweewong Road, Patong Beach. Open: 20:30-02:00 The Banana Discotheque will keep you slipping and sliding to the latest in rock videos. A magic show is presented at 01:00, and then the last jam session will carry you over to the bewitching hour.

Crocodile Music Hall

Soi Bangla. Patong Beach This high-tech music video dance hall will keep you rocking and rolling until the wee hours of the morning. There is a 70 Baht cover charge. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday have cabaret shows from Tiffany's and Tiara with showtime at 01:30. There is a large dance stage, with sofas and counters with sitting areas on the ground and upper floor. "Catch you tonight" as the Crocodile music hall saying goes! Open: 22:00-02:00hrs

Deep-sea Video Theque

Phuket Arcadia Hotel, Karon Beach It's underworld magic at the Deep Sea Video Theque on the ground floor of the Phuket Arcadia Hotel on Karon Beach, The DJ will keep you dancing from one tune cabaret show: with a different theme every Saturday night. Plunge right into the Deep Sea Video Theque and don't forget your flippers Capacity: 700

Diamond Video Theque

74 Rasada Road, Thavorn Hotel. Phuket Town, Dancing to the latest rock music videos is what the Diamond Video Theque is all about. A large dance stage is on the first floor, with more private and luxurious sitting arrangements on the second floor. The dress code for all of Phuket's disco hot spots is no slippers or shorts, and the well decorated VIP disco lounge of the Marina Disco is the place to spin those new clothes around. A music video manned by a quick talking DJ will keep you dancing until closing time.