 Car
Hire
on Phuket:
Renting
a car on Phuket.
If you'd really like to get to know Phuket, renting a car is great idea.
A car can get you away form the tourist hoards and out into the
countryside and let you see rubber and pineapple plantations, rural
villages, dramatic sea and bay views, and much more. You can head up off
the island a bit and see deserted and beautiful beaches that are as yet
untouched by tourism.
Drive a little slower than you would ordinarily, do the things you would
back home and you'll be fine. Common sense is called for when driving in
Thailand and Phuket. Keep an eye out for
motorcycles, don't do anything suddenly.
Rent your car from a REPUTABLE international company and you'll have NO
PROBLEMS with insurance, or police, or if you have an accident.
Now
. . . All that said, get out and see the island. Get off the island too.
Drive up to Khao Lak (only an hour), over to Krabi (only about two and a
half hours) and see just how beautiful the area really is.
Here
are some good ideas for driving in the area:
Check out:
Phuket's
Best Island Drives
- areas of the island that even the local expats haven't seen, with
stunning sea and bay views.
The
Hot Springs Drive (just 4km off the island) with spectacular unknown and
deserted long stretches of beach:
Hot Springs Loop.
A
car will free you up greatly and you won't have to negotiate with a taxi
or limo every time you see something interesting just down the road.
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