Phuket and Khao Lak sit just over an hour apart on Thailand's Andaman coast, so you get two quite different beach holidays without a single extra flight. Start in Phuket, with its restaurants, island boat trips and lively old town, then drive north over the Sarasin Bridge to Khao Lak. You fly in and out of Phuket, so the journey is simple.
Khao Lak is quieter, with long empty beaches, forested hills and low-rise resorts. It's also the closest base for the Similan Islands, where the snorkelling is some of the best in Thailand. The guide price is for five-star hotels in both places with breakfast, and we can change the split of nights if you'd like longer in one or the other.
2 stops · 10 nights
Beaches, boat trips, old town
Quiet beaches, Similan Islands
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Thailand's largest island has a long west coast of sandy bays. The north-west, around Layan and Bang Tao, is calmer than Patong and close to the airport, with Phang Nga Bay a short boat ride away.
Khao Lak is a stretch of low-rise resorts on the mainland north of Phuket, backed by national park. The beaches are long and quiet, and it's the main base for day trips to the Similan Islands.
Guide prices per person, two sharing, with flights from London.
Prices checked October 2026. Prices change daily; your Travel Designer confirms today's live price before you book. Business class and regional airports on request.
Best time to go: November to April brings dry, sunny weather and calm seas to both. From May to October the south-west monsoon brings rain and bigger waves, and the Similan Islands close from mid-May to mid-October.
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Fly from London to Phuket, usually with one connection in Bangkok or the Gulf. You're met and driven to your hotel.
Relax on Layan and Bang Tao beaches, take a boat around Phang Nga Bay, or spend an afternoon in Phuket Old Town.
Transfer by road to Khao Lak, crossing the Sarasin Bridge onto the mainland.
Enjoy the quiet beaches, or book a speedboat day trip to the Similan Islands for snorkelling.
Transfer to Phuket airport, about 75 minutes away, for your flight back to the UK.
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About 80 kilometres, or around 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes by road from Phuket airport. Resorts in the south of Phuket are further away.
Khao Lak is quieter, with fewer bars and longer, emptier beaches. Phuket has more restaurants, shopping and boat trips, so the two work well together.
Yes. Speedboat day trips leave from Thap Lamu pier, usually from mid-October to mid-May when the national park is open.
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