Chalong bay in Phuket

Investment over the last 15 years has created Chalong’s most noticeable feature is its long 700 metre jetty and Visitors center which replaced the rickety old wooden pier in 2001. A supervised car parking area with CCTV. Modern style restaurants, bars and Nightclub venues. The main arrival area to the Pier has a open-air waiting areas and Coffee shop to serve the many visitors passing through. There’s customs, immigration and harbour master service to assist visiting vessels, as well as a new marine rescue centre. There is also a few places to do some of your holiday shopping, including the local Home Pro village with Villa Market within a short walk from the main Pier.

For Divers there’s 3 Phuket Hyperbaric Chamber Nearest is the Chamber unit near the 7-11 shop on the Pier Road entrance, Vachira Phuket Hospital and Phuket International Hospital also offer treatment for Decompression sickness / Decompression illness / Arterial gas embolism.

Chalong Bay is immensely popular as an intense boating destination and an ideal natural spot for yacht mooring, recently spending 5.8 million baht to install new moorings in Chalong Bay.. East Coast shoreline makes it rather unsuitable for swimming.

Coral Island and Racha Yai Island are a few minutes away from the shore with daily speed boat tours, and is a good destination for a day trip when visiting this part of the island. Chalong as a departure point for snorkeling and Scuba diving mornings and late afternoons are the busiest times at Chalong, when diving and snorkeling day trips depart and return to the bay of Chalong in the evening, the nightlife really starts to kick off.

Chalong Bay features a sizzling nightlife with its several English style pubs like The Green Man and inviting fresh seafood restaurants. You should not miss visiting on of the more famous restaurants here like Kan Eang@Pier,

Staying in Chalong check out places like Phuket Shooting Range that offers activities like ATV Rides, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Racing GO Karts. Elephant trekking is easily found along the major roads.

Chalong Bay is also famous for the grand Wat Chalong temple, and the sight of the Big Buddha statue

How to get to Chalong

Chalong is located South of Phuket town and just east of Kata beach in the South corner of the island. Travel from any of the local Phuket beach resorts by taxi or tuk-tuk in which case the driver will wait for you to bring you back to the hotel but agree a price beforehand.