Phuket active holidays. About the extreme amusement park
Leisure in Phuket and its environs.
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Active recreation is more of a permanent way of life than a fleeting impulse. There is a type of people for whom a vacation without adventure is wasted time. Perhaps one of them.
Before we start discussing active recreation, let's understand its definition. For some, active recreation is trekking in Nepal, and for those who were born there, it is routine. Everything is relative.
The explanatory dictionary gives us the following definition of active recreation: “Free time associated with the study of new things and active physical activity.”. This is where we will start in the future, the key words here are physical activity and the study of the new.
1. Diving.
Diving fits perfectly under the definition of outdoor activities. This is the study of new underwater world and physical activity.
Phuket is surrounded by many islands, and some of them are considered among the best in the world for diving. Dive tours to the Phi Phi and Racha islands depart every day throughout the year.
More experienced divers will be interested in diving safaris in the area of the Similan archipelago and Surin Island. The best time for diving from November to May, at this time you can see whale sharks. The cost of a one-day program with three dives varies from 120 to 150 USD.
And in addition to diving, snorkeling is available right in the vicinity of the island.
2. Deep water Solo.
If you are not familiar with this term, then just look at the photo! Deep Water Solo is a form of rock climbing above water. 
Ton Sai Beach in Krabi Province is considered a climbing paradise. Yes, this is certainly not Phuket, the beach is a four-hour drive from Phuket. But how much is 4 hours for adventure lovers?
4. Independent exploration of the island on a motorbike.
6. Bungee jumping!
Are you bored? A quick burst of adrenaline will help you put yourself in order! The bungee jumping site is a 15-minute drive from.
And since the site is located on the lake, you can make your 50-meter jump with or without dipping into the water.
7. Surfing.
Yes, this is also possible in Phuket, though not all year round. good wave can be caught from May to October. Popular beaches for surfing are Naiharn Beach, Surin Beach, Bang Tao Beach.
8. Kiting.
A good season for kiting is from April to September. And the recommended beaches are Nai Yang, Rawai and Layan, since they almost never high waves and the right wind. In Phuket, you can either rent a kite or get trained at one of the local schools.
9. Bicycle tour.
From one day to a week! Take a bike and go on a cycling expedition to the south of Thailand. Why not. This is something you can do on your own or as part of organized tour. Perhaps only a bicycle tour can give you the opportunity to fully experience the spirit of the country. Along the way, you can get to know the life of the local population. Moreover, some places can only be visited on foot or by bike. 
So, little by little, I break the stereotype about Phuket as a place for beach holiday and doing nothing. As they say, there would be a desire, but there is always something to do. And the list could be longer. I tried to touch, in my opinion, only the most sports-active entertainment.
Well, if you need Additional Information then you can always ask in the comments. I answer questions.
We put a lot of emphasis on excursions. If for one reason or another they do not suit you, then let's find other entertainment on the island.
It doesn't matter who you are, a young and active couple looking for adventure, or a family with a small child. For each of you there is something to do in Phuket.
So, you are in Phuket, what to do? Our offers. Let's start with the simplest and move on to active recreation.
- Visit the observation decks of the island. Actually beautiful places there are many on the island. The most common of them: Karon view point ( observation platform between Kata and Naiharn beaches), Promthep cape(windmill viewpoint), Khaorang view point (lookout point in Phuket Town), Panwa view poit (lookout point at Cape Panwa), viewpoint on the road between Kamala and Kalim beaches..etc.
- Visit the orchid garden.
- Visit the botanical garden
- Visit the shell museum
- Visit the island's many Buddhist and Chinese temples
I really like to visit local temples, for aesthetic pleasure.
- Visit the village of sea gypsies (in the south of the island) and have dinner there in the village. According to the principle: first you buy seafood at a local market and they cook it for you in a cafe across the road. I highly recommend trying the big barbecued prawns, lobster with cheese and squid rings fried in garlic batter.
- Participate in a photo session. Why not? Wedding, romantic, "hot", children's... local photographers will fulfill your every whim.
Agree, because everyone wants to bring back from vacation beautiful pictures for memory. What would "warm" winter evenings
- Go to a detox or spa. I know a detox center in the south of the island, and there are a lot of spa centers throughout the island.
- Visit hot springs outside the island ( The hotel Hot Spring Beach and several springs in Krabi province).
- Dine on a yacht or catamaran (this can only be arranged on an individual basis)
- Meet the sunset on the beach. Launch flashlight. Romance))
Photos from the annual Lantern Festival in Thailand
- Delicious to eat. What's not fun for you? After all, you came to relax and enjoy all the local delights. In Phuket, you can find restaurants and cafes serving the cuisine of various peoples of the world: Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indian, Turkish, Russian, German, French and even Georgian. Restaurants, cafes, buffets and fast food cafes - for every taste.
Baba nest restaurant in Phuket
- Go to the cinema (in English or Thai). Stock up on warm clothes: it is very cold in Thai cinemas.
- Play billiards (unfortunately, you can only play pool on the island)
- play bowling
- Go shopping. There are several large shopping centers in Phuket that you may be interested in: Jung Ceylon, King Power ( duty free), Central Festival and a large Tesco Lotus. As well as many night markets, bazaars and small shops.
King Power - new duty free shopping center in Phuket. You can buy goods in it only if you have a ticket to another country
- Do some tourist shopping. We decided to highlight this in a separate article. Do you want to buy souvenirs? Exotic skin? latex or? Then you can go to specialized tourist shops, enjoy a local performance (for example, a snake show at a snake farm, a crocodile show at crocodile farm etc.) and purchase everything you need.
- Visit a master class. Many talented people come to the island, and every month they hold informative workshops and meetings. Make a bracelet from natural stones with your own hands, learn how to cook natural soap in this spirit. Peculiar. For an amateur
- Attend a cooking class and learn how to cook some Thai dish
- Walk along Bangla street (similar to Walking street in Pattaya). There are numerous bars, nightclubs, bars with live music and even
Bangla street is full of people from November to March - high season
- Visit a disco on the ship or spend time in one of the many beach clubs on the island
- Learn to play beach volleyball. Some beaches of the island are equipped with sports grounds.
- Ride horses (I know one place in the south of the island and one in the north). I don’t know if it will be possible to surprise you by riding a horse ..))
- Ride elephants (you can buy a ticket at the agency, or you can come and buy it right on the spot. On the mountain where Big Buddha there is one such company.
- Go on a motorcycle tour around Phuket and beyond to the province of Phang Nga and Krabi. There are even several agencies in Phuket offering such services. your vehicle can be simple scooters or serious motorcycles.
We already wrote about extreme sports programs in the last article, I would like to add a little more to the list.
- Go rafting - raft down the river
- Learn yachting (children's and adult schools operate in Phuket).
- Ride ATVs through the jungle (you can buy a ticket at the agency, or you can come and buy it right on the spot. There is one of such companies on the mountain where the Big Buddha is located).
- Ride inside the zorb. Zorbing - extreme attraction, a sport that consists in lowering a person in a transparent ball down a mountain.
- Take up Thai boxing or at least try one class. If you do not want to participate, then you can just watch the show at one of the stadiums in Phuket
- Visit the center of extreme active recreation Flight of the Gibbon (Flying Hanuman) and the new place World of Hanuman or its equivalent Extreme Park Jungle Extreme Adventures (Jungle extreme adventures)
- Try bungee
- Ride on water bikes
- Go water skiing
- Ride on a wake. Wakeboarding is an extreme sport that combines elements of water skiing, acrobatics and jumping. There are several wake parks in Phuket
- To try surfing on real waves or for beginners, a surf house on Kata Beach is suitable. Attraction bar with artificial waves
- Try parasailing - active view rest, in which a person is fixed with a long cable to the boat
- Try flyboarding - a new look extreme sports, representing flights on a special board set in motion due to the reactive force of the water flow pumped by a jet ski connected to it
- Try to shoot with real weapons. Can be in the shooting range or as it is called here Shooting range
- Take a helicopter tour
Is it breathtaking?
Perhaps this list could go on for a long time. We hope that we gave you ideas and inspired you to new adventures.
Old Town - Phuket old town
Visit Phuket town - Old city and get inspired by architecture
In this article we will tell you where else you can go in Phuket. In previous versions, we talked about what natural attractions are in Phuket, as well as where you can communicate with the world of animals and plants. This time the article will be devoted to lovers of active and even extreme recreation. Indeed, after a long stay in the sun and a measured rhythm of life, sometimes you really want to cheer up!
"Flying Hanuman", or "Flight of the Gibbon". Extreme entertainment for children and adults, an unforgettable experience and a test of strength all rolled into one. Here you will have the opportunity to fly over the jungle at a height of up to 40 meters at the speed of a car, namely up to 60 km per hour! The longest flight is 400 meters. The territory of the park occupies 80,000 square meters. The attraction consists in the continuation of 28 platforms, the movement between which is carried out in different ways: on rope ropes, on bridges suspended over the jungle, on spiral staircases, and, of course, just walking through the jungle. All your movement is controlled by experienced instructors who conduct briefings before the start of the tour. The program includes accident insurance, which, however, excludes payment for an insured event that occurred through the fault of the participant. The tour is open to persons over 4 years old and weighing up to 120 kg. Before the trip, take care of comfortable clothes and shoes. Tours are held at 8, 10, 13 and 15 hours. You can get to the attraction by moving from Patong Beach to the Central Festival shopping center and turning right at the first traffic light. Landmark - Caltex gas station. Then you can follow the signs. The cost of the tour, depending on the program, and there are 3 in total, from 1800 to 2700 baht.
The Jungle Xtrem Adventures amusement park offers about the same entertainment as Flight of the Gibbon. Here you can also test yourself for strength, overcoming an obstacle course. This attraction was developed by a French company that owns similar attractions in France, the Netherlands and Hong Kong. Compared to the previous attraction described in the article, there are a whole 73 platforms here! Accordingly, the task of passing the route is noticeably complicated! Visitors go on their extreme journey accompanied by an experienced instructor, fully equipped and with double insurance. Before starting the program, a briefing is required. You can get to the amusement park by focusing on Phuket Town and moving along the Chao Fah Road. The park is open from 10 am to 5 pm. The cost of the tour is 1800 baht for children and 2500 baht for adults.
Surf house. If you want to learn how to ride the waves even in the season when there are no waves in Phuket, then welcome to the surf school in Phuket! Here, in absolute safety and under the supervision of an experienced instructor, you can learn to balance and gain new skills. For those who are not confident in their abilities and are afraid to ride a board on the sea, Surf House is truly a godsend! Training takes place on a platform installed on the shore of Kata Beach, with the help of a special unit, water is released under high pressure and at an angle, which imitates a real wave. During training, you can hold on to the safety cable so that your falls, which are likely to be at first, are as soft as possible. On the territory of the school there is a cafe and a bar where you can have a bite to eat and watch the students. School hours are from 12 noon to midnight. The cost of training is 1000 baht for the first visit, the cost of 3 hours will cost you 2000 baht, and a full day of training at 6500 baht.
Patong Go-Kart Speedway, or karting club in Phuket. Another way to get your desired dose of adrenaline and challenge yourself. The playground is 750 meters long, a good selection of cars from simple options for children to super karts that reach speeds of up to 140 km per hour! Cars are double and single.
Go-Kart is distinguished by good lighting of the site, so even after sunset it will be comfortable to ride here. The club has a restaurant, so after a huge adrenaline rush and losing a lot of calories, visitors will have the opportunity to refresh themselves. The cost of skiing starts to vary from 750 baht.
The second karting club in Patong, Phuket Kart Speedway, offers a wider selection of cars, and the riding conditions here are more suitable for professionals. There is a sand track on the territory of the club. The cost of skiing is on average 1000 baht, but may vary depending on the season. Kart Speedway is located just a few dozen meters from Patong Go-Kart Speedway. You can get to karting clubs in Phuket like this: from Patong Beach you need to move towards Phuket Town. After moving through the pass to the Kathu area, you need to carefully look to the right. Karting is impossible to drive, as it is located on the road itself.
Jungle Bungy Jump is a super extreme fun after which you are unlikely to want any more thrills! Just imagine jumping and free-flying from a height of 50 meters over a lake and rainforest! The bungee is completely safe, and its work is controlled by the New Zealand company, which is the developer of this attraction. Bungy Jump offers several jumps to choose from: standard, doubles (you can jump with someone), and even water touch. You are also offered a catapult - you will be launched directly into the sky. The price of jumping varies from 2100 baht to 3000 baht, depending on the content of the program. The bungee is located in the Kathu area, you can drive from Patong Beach in 10-15 minutes.
Perhaps these are the main places in Phuket, where you are simply guaranteed to get a thrill! In this article, we did not describe the water park, which is suitable only for children, you can find its description in our other articles.
In the next part of the article series on where to go in Phuket, we will cover marine species entertainment, many of which, of course, are also extreme!
Phuket will never cease to amaze and shock. In the dense jungle, the islands hid not only rare plants and animals - brave Thais built a real adventure park for extreme people, in which they have to move on high altitude, feeling like Indiana Jones and Spider-Man rolled into one. However, the young explorers were not forgotten, but their journey was made safer. The first desperate adrenaline seekers tried the tracks in April 2011. The updated park appeared in 2013, becoming even more interesting.
Entertainment
The development of the Jungle Xtrem Adventures amusement park was carried out by the French. The same company owns the construction of seven similar complexes in the Netherlands, Hong Kong and France. Thanks to the rich experience of specialists, an unusual place has appeared on the map of Phuket, where everyone can try to overcome the obstacle course, choosing the level of difficulty of the trail depending on their strength and age.
The adventure park is in the jungle. Between huge trees, at a height of three to thirty meters, rope bridges with planks, logs, rope loops, ladders, nets, ropes are stretched, vertical shields are installed. A wooden platform is securely fixed on each trunk. The task of tourists is to make transitions from one such site to another, simultaneously enjoying unusually beautiful landscapes and getting a whirlwind of indescribable sensations. There are 73 sites in total. But the apparent simplicity of the passage is deceptive. You'll have to balance, fly, climb and climb trees - on each path there are new amazing adventures. Max speed, which can be dialed in flight, reaches sixty kilometers per hour. At such moments, you begin to believe that people are also able to fly like birds.
Jungle Xtrem Adventures has four different programs that vary in difficulty. The most extreme ones allow you to feel like a real hero from the movies. If it's too scary, try an easier level. There is even a family program and a special area for kids - "Acro Spider", consisting of 21 sections. Its peculiarity is that, having inadvertently fallen off, the child enthusiastically flies onto a stretched net. And such falls are no less attractive for young adventurers than swings, ropes and other joys that allow you to throw out all the indefatigable physical energy.
Helpful information
All equipment, equipment and each section of the track are regularly tested and checked for wear and tear by highly qualified specialists from the company from France.
Before setting off, each participant of the adventure undergoes a detailed briefing (on English language), carefully listens to the rules of conduct and safety, after which he receives equipment (carbines, pulleys, slings, gloves, helmet). Visitors to the adventure park set off under the supervision of an experienced instructor and with reliable double complementary insurance.
Children over the age of four are allowed on the Acro Spider.
Requirements for adult visitors: minimum height 120 cm, maximum weight 130 kg, pregnant women and people with serious health problems are not allowed to participate.
Sportswear. Shoes must be closed, but if you forget them, sneakers and socks will be rented, you just have to politely ask. Hair will need to be pinned up or put under a headdress. If you have personal elbow pads or an elastic bandage with you, they will come in handy.
Visitors are welcome daily from 10 am. The park closes at 6 pm. Ticket price for adults (three-hour program) 2500 baht and 1800 baht for children. The cost of staying only in the children's area is 600 baht.
The transfer is provided by hotels located in the following areas: Patong, Kata, Bangtao, Naiharn, Panwa. Otherwise, you will have to pay 300 baht for an adult and 200 baht for a child.
Due to the fact that the park is located at some distance from tourist centers(Chalong, A.Muang, Phuket, 83130, Thailand), mainly those who have heard about "Jungle Adventure" come here: a few Russians, Japanese, Chinese, locals. To get to Jungle Xtrem Adventures, you should move from the Chalong fork towards Chao Fah Rd.
A beautiful island, green jungle, adrenaline seething in the blood, arms and legs trembling with fatigue - this is what tourists come to the Jungle Adventure Park for. Time flies by unnoticed. It is worth trying all kinds of programs - from the simplest to the one that will take your breath away even from the bravest visitors. These vivid emotions and feelings will not leave you for a long time.
