LAST VISITED FEBRUARY 2014
Main beach at Coral Island - Long Beach. An odd beach for Thailand - it runs due east (near end) to west, facing north. So this should live a pretty sheltered beach inwards the moisture season. This is a overnice shot to click-expand.
Coral Island is 1 of Phuket’s fringing islets too pop daytrip locations. It also has a lower-midrange house Coral Island Resort which is non a bad house to pass a span of days at the origin or terminate of an Andaman trip. There was a 2nd house nether structure inwards February 2014 but it was difficult to tell whether it was going to live budget or midrange.
Location is alone 10km SSE of Phuket's Chalong pier.
The beaches are on the northward coast, connected past times a rainforest rail but higher upward the rocks. There are no roads or villages.
Oblique Google globe ikon showing the isle from the northward west. Might live worth clicking the ikon to expand - shows the reef drop-off for both beaches well.
Long Beach is almost 900M inwards length. The western terminate hither tends to live quietest although non manicured every bit fastidiously every bit other sections.
Daytrippers mainly congregate inwards the fundamental surface area where it tin dismiss teach pretty crowded (a fight early on inwards the twenty-four hr stream for crowds inwards this shot). Swimmers/snorkellers receive got a large buoyed enclosure that separates them from the speedboats too longtails. Daytrip operators receive got 2 restaurants/beach clubs hither - nutrient too potable prices seem similar to the resort, non budget.
Below are some day-trip shots added afterwards the 2014 stay. Place seemed fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pop than before, especially alongside Chinese visitors. But things were fairly relaxed upward inwards forepart of Coral Island Resort's beachfront bungalows which had restricted entry - non that (hint if you lot are day-tripping) the resort staff was checking.
This final shot shows the trouble waiting for 1 of the ii parasailing outifits operating (well inwards 2014 some other was uitilizing a pontoon some distance out inwards the bay inwards the afternoons - mayhap an stimulate to cut down the size of this line). The parasailing had to live inclusive inwards the cost of these people's twenty-four hr stream trip - at a iii infinitesimal turn-around in that location must receive got been an hour's wait.
The due east terminate is the resort area. Sign tells daytrippers this is a private area. No boats. Lots of sunlounges too some plastic chairs along hither addition plenty of shade most of the twenty-four hr stream nether the casuarina trees. White sand. Water is clear, gets a fight shallow at depression tide but non also bad. Some stones exposed at far northward terminate at lowest tide but non unattractive. Coral Island is supposed to live an okay snorkelling location but I swam out to the reef drop-off, almost 100m at high tide too didn’t uncovering anything impressive. May live improve roughly the headland rocks. But plenty of fish correct off the beach to proceed novices entertained. UPDATE - inwards 2014 I snorkelled the whole 500m rocks surface area from the neighbouring Banana Beach. Once 1 time again goose egg impressive but plenty fish too pocket-size patches of fringing coral for novices. The best were right away afterwards entry at the due south terminate of Banana Beach.
Coral Island Resort's premium bungalows are these beachfront ones. There are ii rows of similar but cheaper ones inwards the garden surface area behind - spacing a fight tight.
My 2011 room was inwards a block of 4 inwards the garden area. Cheapest option, it was withal pretty okay - large, clean, aircon, hw, frig, jug - no television which I didn’t fille a bit. Very repose resort at night.
The outlook from my 2011 balcony thru the garden towards the puddle wasn’t shabby. Pool-bungalows surface area much to a greater extent than nicely landscaped than reception-restaurant percentage northward beachside which seems a fight sparsely planted too sandy inwards 2011.
In 2014 Lady Tezza too I went upward a pace to the 'superior' rooms. These are inwards a row of semi-detached bungalows on an elevated walkway inwards dorsum of the resort almost 25m from the puddle too 100 or too thus from restaurant/reception. Ours was clean, spacious too contained all inclusions expected at lower midrange except a jug - hot H2O available inwards an urn exterior the kitchen.
Restaurant-reception surface area - non brusk of trees but ground-cover a fight scraggly inwards 2011, okay inwards 2014. The restricted beach surface area started but out of frame to left. There are lots of shade too plastic chairs on the beach inwards forepart of the eating seat too non also crowded. The beach bar had beer at non excessive prices. The daytrippers preferred to rest inwards their mid-beach areas inwards forepart of their restaurant/bars. I know what I'd practice every bit a daytripper - caput for the surface area higher upward or to left, to the far western terminate of the beach to the right.
The beachfront eating seat has a overnice outlook towards 1 of Phuket’s other fringing islands (left) too Phuket’s Cape Panwa (background). Inclusive buffet breakfast was okay - prices for other meals to a greater extent than midrange than budget. But midrange by Thai standards, proficient value inwards western terms. I'm am old-time budget traveller too ate most non-breakfasts at a beach restaurant-bar close the western terminate of the beach. or at the proficient budget priced eating seat at Banana beach.
Coral Island Resort had many to a greater extent than Russian guests inwards 2014, to the extent that in that location was a Russian version of the carte du jour too Russian liaison people on staff.
This is shot from deck of that western restaurant-bar. Prices mayhap 25% higher than typical isle budget restaurants but non also bad. Once again, this terminate of the beach proficient for avoiding the crowds - some day-trip longtail boats state hither but the large speedboats avoid it. That’s Phuket inwards background - it’s 1 biiiig island.
Pool surface area pretty nice, never crowded. Frequent visits past times hot topless Russian infant guests inwards 2011 meant distracted investigative reporting. But I persevered for your sake, honey readers.
BANANA BEACH
If you lot receive got a rail starting higher upward the rocks but behind the photographic television camera inwards the shot happen of page (look for the path higher upward the rocks 25m to the left) you lot volition come upward afterwards a 10 infinitesimal fairly apartment walk thru overnice rainforest to Banana Beach. This is considerably smaller than Long Beach. Banana tends to attract a fair few daytrippers also (this is shot existent early on before most arrive). But the beach never appeared crowded. Snorkelling on drop-off appeared no improve than long beach, best off the far terminate of the beach/far rocks inwards this shot. Lotsa fish inwards all areas to proceed snorkellers too waders entertained- fifty-fifty saw a domestic dog pick out handle of a fish; something novel for me). Nice budget eating seat inwards trees mid-beach.
More day-trippers arrive. Quite a few Coral Island Resort guests uncovering their means roughly to hither too.
Outlook from the Sun terrace of budget beach restaurant.
In early on 2012 I noticed Agoda showing the eating seat on Banana Beach, called Beach Club, now had some "bungalows" - basically a platform alongside a bed, exterior bathrooms. At $aud31 v $36 at the time for a room alongside the works addition puddle at Coral Island Resort it didn't seem a bang-up bargain. (um, 2014 CIR prices a fair fight higher than S36). In February 2014 when I went searching for the "bungalows" I came across the structure site below inwards an surface area behind the restaurant.
Hard to tell whether the novel accommodation volition live budget or midrange at this early on stage. But okay, whatsoever contest can't live bad.
AS GOOD AS RAYA/RACHA?
Ko Raya is some other Phuket fringing isle farther due south of Coral Island. I prefer it - the principal beach is gorgeous alongside more-interesting snorkelling off the sand, the isle is bigger alongside to a greater extent than bays/paths, in that location is increased diversity of accommodation - 1 really high terminate joint, 2 other midrangers too iii budget places too quite a few budget restaurants. It is 1 of the Phuket area's premium diving sites too in that location are dive-outfits on the island. H5N1 disadvantage is that the trip takes almost twice every bit long (but is no to a greater extent than expensive on the speedboats) which is non fun on a petroleum day. In my sense petroleum days tend to live to a greater extent than mutual before inwards the dry out flavour - state Nov too early on Dec. And of course of study on many moisture flavour days.
GETTING THERE
Coral Island Resort has its ain speedboat shuttle. In 2014 the cost of the transfer was inclusive alongside the tariff. The principal hassle was knowing where to run into the boat guys inwards the incredible crowd leaving Chalong on day-trip boats for Coral Island too Raya too many dive-boats - human face for the dude alongside the Coral Island Resort shirt underneath the CIR sign right away to the correct of the origin of the long pier at Chalong inwards Phuket's south-east. Check the website for times.
Back inwards 2011 their boat was non inclusive too charged one k reurn including transfers from Phuket accommodation. Unfortunately the resort did non answer my 2 emails (I booked thru 1 of the online multi-accommodation websites - non the resort’s website) too thus I had to brand a motorocyle taxi trip from Phuket town downwardly to the pier at CHALONG too teach a ride out too dorsum on a daytrip boat. You tin dismiss charter a long tail for much the same coin but alone one-way too this could live a rough, slow, moisture trip on a bumpy day. It alone makes sense baht-wise for a grouping of people. I recall if you lot are daytripping too desire the longtail to hold back the cost is to a greater extent than similar 1500+ (that's 2011 - recall 2500+ inwards 2014).
Bustle at daytrip piers is ever proficient value. This is the exterior of Nikorn Speedboat at Chalong. In 2011 large fourth dimension haggler Tezza managed to cutting cost from one k to 900 afterwards intense bargaining alongside hot ladyboy forepart right. Daytrip boats depart almost 0900 - teach out isle roughly 1500/1600. Trip takes roughly 20 minutes inwards non-rough conditions. The origin of the pier is to the correct inwards background.
Back at Chalong. Boats alone role pier at depression tide when beach approach is also shallow - climb upward from boat to pier a fight of a hassle too it's a pretty looong pier.
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If you lot are visiting Coral Island you lot may live interested in:
- similar Ko Raya/Racha
- too of course of study Phuket itself
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If you lot see mistakes or receive got extra info, delight post it below. If you lot receive got questions, delight post them inwards THE FORUM, accessed via the INDEX page. I don't teach to cheque private isle pages all that often.
Seems to live an increasing tendency for both westerners too Thais to teach hitched or to re-enact their weddings on Thai islands. Could select a worse spot than Coral Island to practice it.. Sumber http://tezza-thailandbeachesandislands.blogspot.com/
Coral Island is 1 of Phuket’s fringing islets too pop daytrip locations. It also has a lower-midrange house Coral Island Resort which is non a bad house to pass a span of days at the origin or terminate of an Andaman trip. There was a 2nd house nether structure inwards February 2014 but it was difficult to tell whether it was going to live budget or midrange.
Location is alone 10km SSE of Phuket's Chalong pier.
The beaches are on the northward coast, connected past times a rainforest rail but higher upward the rocks. There are no roads or villages.
Oblique Google globe ikon showing the isle from the northward west. Might live worth clicking the ikon to expand - shows the reef drop-off for both beaches well.
Long Beach is almost 900M inwards length. The western terminate hither tends to live quietest although non manicured every bit fastidiously every bit other sections.
Daytrippers mainly congregate inwards the fundamental surface area where it tin dismiss teach pretty crowded (a fight early on inwards the twenty-four hr stream for crowds inwards this shot). Swimmers/snorkellers receive got a large buoyed enclosure that separates them from the speedboats too longtails. Daytrip operators receive got 2 restaurants/beach clubs hither - nutrient too potable prices seem similar to the resort, non budget.Below are some day-trip shots added afterwards the 2014 stay. Place seemed fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pop than before, especially alongside Chinese visitors. But things were fairly relaxed upward inwards forepart of Coral Island Resort's beachfront bungalows which had restricted entry - non that (hint if you lot are day-tripping) the resort staff was checking.
The due east terminate is the resort area. Sign tells daytrippers this is a private area. No boats. Lots of sunlounges too some plastic chairs along hither addition plenty of shade most of the twenty-four hr stream nether the casuarina trees. White sand. Water is clear, gets a fight shallow at depression tide but non also bad. Some stones exposed at far northward terminate at lowest tide but non unattractive. Coral Island is supposed to live an okay snorkelling location but I swam out to the reef drop-off, almost 100m at high tide too didn’t uncovering anything impressive. May live improve roughly the headland rocks. But plenty of fish correct off the beach to proceed novices entertained. UPDATE - inwards 2014 I snorkelled the whole 500m rocks surface area from the neighbouring Banana Beach. Once 1 time again goose egg impressive but plenty fish too pocket-size patches of fringing coral for novices. The best were right away afterwards entry at the due south terminate of Banana Beach.
Coral Island Resort's premium bungalows are these beachfront ones. There are ii rows of similar but cheaper ones inwards the garden surface area behind - spacing a fight tight.
My 2011 room was inwards a block of 4 inwards the garden area. Cheapest option, it was withal pretty okay - large, clean, aircon, hw, frig, jug - no television which I didn’t fille a bit. Very repose resort at night.
The outlook from my 2011 balcony thru the garden towards the puddle wasn’t shabby. Pool-bungalows surface area much to a greater extent than nicely landscaped than reception-restaurant percentage northward beachside which seems a fight sparsely planted too sandy inwards 2011.
Restaurant-reception surface area - non brusk of trees but ground-cover a fight scraggly inwards 2011, okay inwards 2014. The restricted beach surface area started but out of frame to left. There are lots of shade too plastic chairs on the beach inwards forepart of the eating seat too non also crowded. The beach bar had beer at non excessive prices. The daytrippers preferred to rest inwards their mid-beach areas inwards forepart of their restaurant/bars. I know what I'd practice every bit a daytripper - caput for the surface area higher upward or to left, to the far western terminate of the beach to the right. 
The beachfront eating seat has a overnice outlook towards 1 of Phuket’s other fringing islands (left) too Phuket’s Cape Panwa (background). Inclusive buffet breakfast was okay - prices for other meals to a greater extent than midrange than budget. But midrange by Thai standards, proficient value inwards western terms. I'm am old-time budget traveller too ate most non-breakfasts at a beach restaurant-bar close the western terminate of the beach. or at the proficient budget priced eating seat at Banana beach.Coral Island Resort had many to a greater extent than Russian guests inwards 2014, to the extent that in that location was a Russian version of the carte du jour too Russian liaison people on staff.
This is shot from deck of that western restaurant-bar. Prices mayhap 25% higher than typical isle budget restaurants but non also bad. Once again, this terminate of the beach proficient for avoiding the crowds - some day-trip longtail boats state hither but the large speedboats avoid it. That’s Phuket inwards background - it’s 1 biiiig island.
Pool surface area pretty nice, never crowded. Frequent visits past times hot topless Russian infant guests inwards 2011 meant distracted investigative reporting. But I persevered for your sake, honey readers.BANANA BEACH
In early on 2012 I noticed Agoda showing the eating seat on Banana Beach, called Beach Club, now had some "bungalows" - basically a platform alongside a bed, exterior bathrooms. At $aud31 v $36 at the time for a room alongside the works addition puddle at Coral Island Resort it didn't seem a bang-up bargain. (um, 2014 CIR prices a fair fight higher than S36). In February 2014 when I went searching for the "bungalows" I came across the structure site below inwards an surface area behind the restaurant.
AS GOOD AS RAYA/RACHA?
Ko Raya is some other Phuket fringing isle farther due south of Coral Island. I prefer it - the principal beach is gorgeous alongside more-interesting snorkelling off the sand, the isle is bigger alongside to a greater extent than bays/paths, in that location is increased diversity of accommodation - 1 really high terminate joint, 2 other midrangers too iii budget places too quite a few budget restaurants. It is 1 of the Phuket area's premium diving sites too in that location are dive-outfits on the island. H5N1 disadvantage is that the trip takes almost twice every bit long (but is no to a greater extent than expensive on the speedboats) which is non fun on a petroleum day. In my sense petroleum days tend to live to a greater extent than mutual before inwards the dry out flavour - state Nov too early on Dec. And of course of study on many moisture flavour days.
GETTING THERE
Coral Island Resort has its ain speedboat shuttle. In 2014 the cost of the transfer was inclusive alongside the tariff. The principal hassle was knowing where to run into the boat guys inwards the incredible crowd leaving Chalong on day-trip boats for Coral Island too Raya too many dive-boats - human face for the dude alongside the Coral Island Resort shirt underneath the CIR sign right away to the correct of the origin of the long pier at Chalong inwards Phuket's south-east. Check the website for times.
Back inwards 2011 their boat was non inclusive too charged one k reurn including transfers from Phuket accommodation. Unfortunately the resort did non answer my 2 emails (I booked thru 1 of the online multi-accommodation websites - non the resort’s website) too thus I had to brand a motorocyle taxi trip from Phuket town downwardly to the pier at CHALONG too teach a ride out too dorsum on a daytrip boat. You tin dismiss charter a long tail for much the same coin but alone one-way too this could live a rough, slow, moisture trip on a bumpy day. It alone makes sense baht-wise for a grouping of people. I recall if you lot are daytripping too desire the longtail to hold back the cost is to a greater extent than similar 1500+ (that's 2011 - recall 2500+ inwards 2014).
Bustle at daytrip piers is ever proficient value. This is the exterior of Nikorn Speedboat at Chalong. In 2011 large fourth dimension haggler Tezza managed to cutting cost from one k to 900 afterwards intense bargaining alongside hot ladyboy forepart right. Daytrip boats depart almost 0900 - teach out isle roughly 1500/1600. Trip takes roughly 20 minutes inwards non-rough conditions. The origin of the pier is to the correct inwards background.
Back at Chalong. Boats alone role pier at depression tide when beach approach is also shallow - climb upward from boat to pier a fight of a hassle too it's a pretty looong pier.---------------------------------------------------------
If you lot are visiting Coral Island you lot may live interested in:
- similar Ko Raya/Racha
- too of course of study Phuket itself
---------------------------------------------------------
If you lot see mistakes or receive got extra info, delight post it below. If you lot receive got questions, delight post them inwards THE FORUM, accessed via the INDEX page. I don't teach to cheque private isle pages all that often.