Kamala is one of the top five most googled beaches in Phuket, and while researching we thought
it looks like a laid back tropical beach, so today we're heading to Kamala to have a look around.
It's located 10 kilometers from Patong, and if you look at the map you'll see two main ways
to access the beach, one is on the left side of the beach and the other more to the middle,
we will first take a drive through the town and then head to the second entrance.
Kamala has quite a stretch of a beach, almost three kilometers long
so before you get your spot on the sand, you probably want to explore a bit. To the left
side you'll find most of the restaurants, bars and massage shops and to the north you'll find
beach chairs, umbrellas, surf huts and other water sport activities which we'll cover in a bit.
so
If you want you can rent a chair and umbrella while spending the day here. At the moment
it costs 100 Baht a chair then you get the brella with it what we like about renting here
is that most of these renting stations has a small drinks bar at the back,
so you can order something ice cold then they'll bring it to you while you relax.
If you're keen you can grab a board and try some surfing, the prices ranges from 150 baht is 300
baht for an hour, depending on which board you take, and if you are a total beginner there is
always a surf instructor nearby with the average cost being around 800 to 1200 baht per hour.
For lunchtime we stop at coconut garden restaurant, they have Western and Thai
food varieties on their menu, that worked out great for us because we wanted some hamburgers.
One thing we love about Thailand is these coconut stands, you get them pretty much
everywhere you go. It helps staying hydrated while spending the whole day in the sun.
Next up we're heading to a viewpoint overlooking Kamala bay,
it's less than five minutes drive from here.