Update 2018 - this older spider web log postal service was written inwards 2010. The hike is at i time easier, at that spot is a path/road all the agency upward - easier to follow - I convey done the hike over again inwards March 2018!
New updated spider web log postal service 2018 @ Hiking to the Phuket Big Buddha
sometime postal service from 2010 below ...
The Big Buddha is at i time a much visited tourist attraction inwards Phuket, fifty-fifty though it's non finished. We convey been going upward the colina for many years, since operate starting fourth dimension started inwards close 2002 or 2003. I convey blogged close the Phuket Big Buddha many times since this spider web log started inwards 2006, showing the progress of the edifice as well as the non bad views from the top (about 400m to a higher house body of body of water level). There is a route upward to the top, which starts from Chalong, close 1km later the Chalong traffic circle on the route towards Chalong Temple - the start of this route is close 8km from Karon Beach.
Now I know some other agency up! You tin start from Karon Beach as well as walk upward to the Big Buddha! I heard of this quite a few months agone from Steve, possessor of the Pineapple Guesthouse inwards Karon. He'd walked upward amongst a Finnish guy who lives inwards Karon as well as had works life (by case as well as error) a agency up. The hills inwards Phuket are criss-crossed amongst paths used past times locals working inwards safe plantations or landowners to await later plots of land. The concluding hike I made upward to the highest signal inwards Phuket used a lot of such trails.
Karon Beach Information
• Karon Beach Information
• Karon Beach - My Hotel suggestions
• Karon Beach Hotels at Agoda.com
• Karon Beach Hotels @ Booking.com
We started early on to avoid the rut of the day. It was around 7:15am when nosotros left Pineapple Guesthouse - myself, Steve as well as Henrik (who was staying at Pineapple as well as diving amongst Sunrise Divers). The hike starts upward a pocket-size side route contrary as well as a few meters northward of the Siam Commercial Bank, which is only 10 meters from the Pineapple. The route heads into the hills, slow to follow, passing houses along the way. Kai (our guide, the guy from Finland) lives upward hither thus nosotros picked him upward on the way. Some of the steepest sections of the walk are close the bottom. I've been upward this route quite a few times. After a piece you lot accomplish a junction as well as a sign. Turn left at this junction...
If you lot plow right, the route loops around as well as downwards as well as comes dorsum to the principal route contrary Karon postal service office. Turn left as well as you lot choke on heading up, past times some novel houses as well as a few withal beingness built. By this signal you lot already start to teach a body of body of water view. There are some steep sections here, as well as thus the trail turns to dirt as well as heads into the trees...
This trail gets narrower, but nosotros were surprised to run across a moped as well as a choice upward truck on this department when were heading downwards again. Lots of safe trees upward inwards the hills here. As the trail narrowed, nosotros passed a spirit family on the left side past times side to a safe tree, as well as a few meters later this, a turning to the correct - the starting fourth dimension correct plow you lot come upward to - nosotros took this turning upward a narrower path. Now nosotros were actually into the trees. Not precisely jungle.. I mean, a lot of the hills convey been used for safe or bananas for many years. We passed enough of safe as well as banana trees although some sections of trail were really "jungly"...
Some sections of the trail hither had plainly been late cutting back, as well as inwards places the trail mightiness non last 100% obvious, but Kai knew the way! By this time, nosotros had some non bad views dorsum downwards to Karon Beach...
At i signal here, the trail splits as well as you lot convey to plow difficult left - person had pretty much barred the agency inwards the other direction past times roofing the trail amongst branches. We thus walked to a greater extent than or less along the hillside amongst a steep driblet to the left without gaining much height for a few hundred meters. Then, you lot may take in this tree on the left.. large roots, stuff tied around it...
Just later this tree, which you lot take in on the left, you lot plow right. At this signal there's non actually a trail for close 50 meters, only caput UP (it's steep, you lot may holler upward you lot are on the incorrect trail, convey faith).. as well as you lot come upward out on a really obvious path. Keep going upward ...
Just at the signal you lot come upward out is the start of a work of pocket-size palm trees.. worth making a marking for the agency downwards at this point. When you lot hitting this path (photo above), plow right, heading up, as well as it's non also long earlier you lot run across the road...
The concluding kilometre of the walk is upward the road. We stopped to pose for some photos earlier the top. Was close 8:45am when nosotros hitting the summit. At this fourth dimension of day, at that spot are few (if any) visitors. We were the starting fourth dimension at the Buddha. Getting upward early on is oftentimes worth the pain.
We spent a piece at the top. Henrik (who had non been upward at that spot before) managed to permit out a "Wow!" at the sight of the 45 meter high marble covered Buddha. I create wonder when operate volition ever last consummate here. Could last a few to a greater extent than years I think. We all promise it won't last allowed to teach also tacky - at that spot are already enough of stalls selling souvenirs, give thank you lot you. Well, at to the lowest degree nosotros got at that spot earlier anyone else - whatever tourist attraction looks improve without the tourists! Even Patong Beach looks OK at 7am!
Lots of edifice withal going on around the principal Buddha image, I noticed some major changes since concluding fourth dimension I visited - a large surface area of dirt behind the Buddha has at i time been concreted as well as some other layer of v meter high lotus blossoms added around the base. The views are withal great, as well as e'er volition be. The thought below looks due east across Chalong Bay.
Up top I met Glenn, who I had hiked amongst to the 540 meter addition summit of Phuket inwards September.. We'd one-half planned to run across for this walk .. but unfortunately had met at unlike starting points! Glenn was fresh from a hike inwards the northward of Phuket where he'd been attacked past times a gibbon!
On the agency down, Steve, Henrik, Kai as well as I stopped for an early on beer at the Nakkerd Seaview restaurant close the top of the hill. There are at i time quite a few piddling restaurants opened upward along the route - the Nakkerd Seaview was the starting fourth dimension as well as nosotros withal similar to swallow hither sometimes amongst views across Karon as well as across the Andaman Sea. Refreshed as well as slightly wobbly (I create NOT drinkable beer at 9am normally!) nosotros headed down, dorsum to Karon Beach where I enjoyed an English linguistic communication breakfast at the Pineapple guesthouse. The hike was a chip easier than I had imagined. I mean, it's a climb to 400m to a higher house body of body of water level, starting at (more or less) body of body of water level, thus yes it was a chip sweaty, but starting early on helped equally nosotros were hiking on the due east side of the hill, out of the Sun almost all the agency up. Good exercise, as well as non bad views as well as of class walking is costless - your average tuk tuk volition desire chiliad Baht for a circular trip from Karon. As mentioned to a higher house the hike is at i time easier, no quest for jungly detours, I volition create it over again some 24-hour interval to update this page!
Related posts on Jamie's Phuket
Phuket Hills as well as Viewpoints
The Big Buddhas of Phuket (yes at that spot are several!)
THE Phuket Big Buddha (the i on this page)
Karon Beach - More Information
Karon Beach Hotel Recommendations Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com
New updated spider web log postal service 2018 @ Hiking to the Phuket Big Buddha
sometime postal service from 2010 below ...
The Big Buddha is at i time a much visited tourist attraction inwards Phuket, fifty-fifty though it's non finished. We convey been going upward the colina for many years, since operate starting fourth dimension started inwards close 2002 or 2003. I convey blogged close the Phuket Big Buddha many times since this spider web log started inwards 2006, showing the progress of the edifice as well as the non bad views from the top (about 400m to a higher house body of body of water level). There is a route upward to the top, which starts from Chalong, close 1km later the Chalong traffic circle on the route towards Chalong Temple - the start of this route is close 8km from Karon Beach.
Now I know some other agency up! You tin start from Karon Beach as well as walk upward to the Big Buddha! I heard of this quite a few months agone from Steve, possessor of the Pineapple Guesthouse inwards Karon. He'd walked upward amongst a Finnish guy who lives inwards Karon as well as had works life (by case as well as error) a agency up. The hills inwards Phuket are criss-crossed amongst paths used past times locals working inwards safe plantations or landowners to await later plots of land. The concluding hike I made upward to the highest signal inwards Phuket used a lot of such trails.
Karon Beach Information
• Karon Beach Information
• Karon Beach - My Hotel suggestions
• Karon Beach Hotels at Agoda.com
• Karon Beach Hotels @ Booking.com
We started early on to avoid the rut of the day. It was around 7:15am when nosotros left Pineapple Guesthouse - myself, Steve as well as Henrik (who was staying at Pineapple as well as diving amongst Sunrise Divers). The hike starts upward a pocket-size side route contrary as well as a few meters northward of the Siam Commercial Bank, which is only 10 meters from the Pineapple. The route heads into the hills, slow to follow, passing houses along the way. Kai (our guide, the guy from Finland) lives upward hither thus nosotros picked him upward on the way. Some of the steepest sections of the walk are close the bottom. I've been upward this route quite a few times. After a piece you lot accomplish a junction as well as a sign. Turn left at this junction...
If you lot plow right, the route loops around as well as downwards as well as comes dorsum to the principal route contrary Karon postal service office. Turn left as well as you lot choke on heading up, past times some novel houses as well as a few withal beingness built. By this signal you lot already start to teach a body of body of water view. There are some steep sections here, as well as thus the trail turns to dirt as well as heads into the trees...
This trail gets narrower, but nosotros were surprised to run across a moped as well as a choice upward truck on this department when were heading downwards again. Lots of safe trees upward inwards the hills here. As the trail narrowed, nosotros passed a spirit family on the left side past times side to a safe tree, as well as a few meters later this, a turning to the correct - the starting fourth dimension correct plow you lot come upward to - nosotros took this turning upward a narrower path. Now nosotros were actually into the trees. Not precisely jungle.. I mean, a lot of the hills convey been used for safe or bananas for many years. We passed enough of safe as well as banana trees although some sections of trail were really "jungly"...
Some sections of the trail hither had plainly been late cutting back, as well as inwards places the trail mightiness non last 100% obvious, but Kai knew the way! By this time, nosotros had some non bad views dorsum downwards to Karon Beach...
At i signal here, the trail splits as well as you lot convey to plow difficult left - person had pretty much barred the agency inwards the other direction past times roofing the trail amongst branches. We thus walked to a greater extent than or less along the hillside amongst a steep driblet to the left without gaining much height for a few hundred meters. Then, you lot may take in this tree on the left.. large roots, stuff tied around it...
Just later this tree, which you lot take in on the left, you lot plow right. At this signal there's non actually a trail for close 50 meters, only caput UP (it's steep, you lot may holler upward you lot are on the incorrect trail, convey faith).. as well as you lot come upward out on a really obvious path. Keep going upward ...
Just at the signal you lot come upward out is the start of a work of pocket-size palm trees.. worth making a marking for the agency downwards at this point. When you lot hitting this path (photo above), plow right, heading up, as well as it's non also long earlier you lot run across the road...
The concluding kilometre of the walk is upward the road. We stopped to pose for some photos earlier the top. Was close 8:45am when nosotros hitting the summit. At this fourth dimension of day, at that spot are few (if any) visitors. We were the starting fourth dimension at the Buddha. Getting upward early on is oftentimes worth the pain.
We spent a piece at the top. Henrik (who had non been upward at that spot before) managed to permit out a "Wow!" at the sight of the 45 meter high marble covered Buddha. I create wonder when operate volition ever last consummate here. Could last a few to a greater extent than years I think. We all promise it won't last allowed to teach also tacky - at that spot are already enough of stalls selling souvenirs, give thank you lot you. Well, at to the lowest degree nosotros got at that spot earlier anyone else - whatever tourist attraction looks improve without the tourists! Even Patong Beach looks OK at 7am!
Lots of edifice withal going on around the principal Buddha image, I noticed some major changes since concluding fourth dimension I visited - a large surface area of dirt behind the Buddha has at i time been concreted as well as some other layer of v meter high lotus blossoms added around the base. The views are withal great, as well as e'er volition be. The thought below looks due east across Chalong Bay.
Up top I met Glenn, who I had hiked amongst to the 540 meter addition summit of Phuket inwards September.. We'd one-half planned to run across for this walk .. but unfortunately had met at unlike starting points! Glenn was fresh from a hike inwards the northward of Phuket where he'd been attacked past times a gibbon!
On the agency down, Steve, Henrik, Kai as well as I stopped for an early on beer at the Nakkerd Seaview restaurant close the top of the hill. There are at i time quite a few piddling restaurants opened upward along the route - the Nakkerd Seaview was the starting fourth dimension as well as nosotros withal similar to swallow hither sometimes amongst views across Karon as well as across the Andaman Sea. Refreshed as well as slightly wobbly (I create NOT drinkable beer at 9am normally!) nosotros headed down, dorsum to Karon Beach where I enjoyed an English linguistic communication breakfast at the Pineapple guesthouse. The hike was a chip easier than I had imagined. I mean, it's a climb to 400m to a higher house body of body of water level, starting at (more or less) body of body of water level, thus yes it was a chip sweaty, but starting early on helped equally nosotros were hiking on the due east side of the hill, out of the Sun almost all the agency up. Good exercise, as well as non bad views as well as of class walking is costless - your average tuk tuk volition desire chiliad Baht for a circular trip from Karon. As mentioned to a higher house the hike is at i time easier, no quest for jungly detours, I volition create it over again some 24-hour interval to update this page!
Related posts on Jamie's Phuket
Phuket Hills as well as Viewpoints
The Big Buddhas of Phuket (yes at that spot are several!)
THE Phuket Big Buddha (the i on this page)
Karon Beach - More Information
Karon Beach Hotel Recommendations Sumber http://jamie-monk.blogspot.com