The quiet corner
of Phuket.
Cape Panwa is a peninsula on Phuket's south-eastern tip.
A-listers and royalty land here when they don't want to be seen. Quiet roads, the cleanest air on the island, and two of Phuket's top-five beaches within five minutes of the front gate.
It's not party Phuket. It's not backpacker Phuket. It's not the Phuket you've seen in clickbait. It's the part nobody talks about, which is exactly the point.
Two of Phuket's top-five sit within five minutes.
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AO YON Calm bay, long arc, palm shade. Five minutes by car. Best for swimming and a slow morning.
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KHAO KHAD Quieter than Ao Yon. Five minutes the other way, past the viewpoint tower. The one nobody finds by accident.
Ten minutes by car.
Old Town for food, history, walking. Sunday Walking Street is genuinely good. Best Indian, best Thai, best espresso — it's all there.
Mike's Faves List.
Phuket health spas/ sauna, restaurants, best shopping, markets, things to do, Panwa and Phuket-wide.
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Life amongst the tree tops.
An oasis of wildlife.
A pair of hornbills lives in the area. Mornings start with bird song. The garden has chickens (organic eggs, sometimes still warm). The jungle has the occasional snake; the locals are friendly; nobody locks doors.
Logistics in eight lines.
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DRIVING
Quiet roads in Cape Panwa. Rest of Phuket is chaotic. Be careful.
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VEHICLE RENTAL
Scooter or car, fully insured, we'll arrange.
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HOSPITALS
First-class. Bangkok Hospital Phuket is 15 minutes.
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GYMS
UFC fighters winter-train at Phuket's "fighting street," 20 min away.
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AIRPORT
Phuket International (HKT), 45 minutes.
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CONNECTIVITY
400 MB fibre on the hill. Fast 4G/5G everywhere else.
Obsessive, passionate and focussed?
Little bit weird / different?
Then you could have found a home.
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