Phuket, Thailand - The Island of Fulfilment (Day 3&4)

Day 3 (11/09/11):


8.00AM Despite the persistent rain, we had a pretty good night sleep at our "private" and special chalets of PP Ingphu Viewpoint Hotel.  The rain started to ease off in the morning, leaving us refreshing feeling to enjoy our breakfast.

When we rushed back to the pier after breakfast, the weather started to turn bad, and became more like it should be in a rainy season. We really "felt" how bad the weather was when the strong tides and wind kept bouncing our boat up and down, making some other passengers throw up.  Nevertheless, it only took us two hours to reach Phuket island anyway.

11.00AM The mini-van drove us straight to our hotel, Phuket Island View Hotel. The hotel was really sweet and at a reasonable price. Though the prices on agoda.com for this and Karon Princess hotel were pretty much the same,  Phuket Island View Hotel does offer better service and greater facilities. You can enjoy a number of swimming pools catering for different purposes  and a spacious land area full of lush green here. 

One of the swimming pools.

Heading off to Chili Restaurant for our lunch, I would not recommend this place. The price was a bit high compared with the quality of the food, and just a few houses away, you could find a better restaurant where we had our lunch on the first day.

1.00PM Up to then, the weather seemed to be not very favorable for a "JUMP" :)). The sky was dark and cloudy in a pouring rain. It was just more than enough to discourage us from going for Bungy jump, on top of our attempt to look for an excuse out of fear :p. But eventually, we decided to do it TODAY but not TOMORROW. We chartered two scooters and looked for our way to Jungle Bungy Jump.

(Tips: There are currently two Bungy Jump operators in Phuket: World Bungy Patong (60m) and Jungle Bungy Jump (50m). You might find World Bungy Patong on the way to Jungle Bungy Jump.)

3.15PM The journey was much harder and longer than we had expected as asking for direction here was not always easy. Jungle Bungy Jump is located at Kathu province, straight ahead from Patong, and after a right turn at some corner next to Kathu Police Station. The undulating and winding road leading here was really fun, especially in the freezing rain of that afternoon.

Our first impression on arrival was the crane emerging in a dark sky. The wind was so strong on that day that the elevator occasionally had to stop half-way or we needed to wait for the wind to stop at the jumping base, which made the thrill for a real "jump" last even longer.

Despite all difficulties, ALL of us did make the jump on that day. It   really brought us great enjoyment afterwards out of accomplishing something that we thought we never dare to do in our lives. The next one we want to conquer, who knows, can be the one in New Zealand :))

(Tips: The jump + shirt + pictures costed each of us ~U$80.)

Some Bungy Jumping shots:

             

And vid:

 7.00PM That night, we had our yummy and affordable dinner at a a restaurant with the "chicken" symbol on top of it across Thai Boxing Bar, which would be very easy to find (during our stay, we kept getting flyer for Thai Boxing event). It was located between Patong and Kathu, nearer to Patong side. Give it a try and you would love it as we did.

The restaurant.

Mango Salad.

9.00PM We ended our night with some drink at Seduction on Bangla road, the most so-called famous bar here. Yet it was pretty much an ordinary bar anyway.

Day 4 (12/09/11):

Our last day in Phuket came so fast. It was the most relaxing one: no rushing for boats, no bumping on the sea, no bungy jump, etc. On that day, we took our time, woke up early in the morning and had a nice breakfast at Starbuck opposite Patong beach ,wandered around the crowded streets, and most of all, indulged ourselves again in the coolness the sea.

Our rides. 

Starbuck for breakfast.

I like this toilet:))

At Patong beach:X

In the evening, just before we left, we went to a spa at Karon beach, somewhere in a small road after failing to find one in Patong due to their high price or fully booked. The one we found was very professional, and the price was pretty affordable as well. We had a good time here, relaxed our bodies after three days of non-stop adventures in this beautiful island.

(Tips: If you are determined to go for massage in Phuket, it's best to book in advance. Our visit was during low season, yet all the affordable places were fully booked.)

SUMMARY

We had a fantastic and memorable time here in Phuket during our 4D/3N trip, though we didn't have enough  time to visit all the places that I had planned to (Krabi, Viewpoints, Sunset at south-tip restaurant, Rock Climbing, Cliff Jumping, etc.). Personally I would like to visit this island again someday in future, but for now, other interesting places and activities are still waiting for us :)) .  If you haven't visited Phuket, plan your trip today, find the right partners, book for the tickets and hotels, grab ur packs and go for it. You would definitely fall in love with this place. Let yourself sink in the river of joy and excitement that may go beyond ur imagination :))