If you’ve ever been to Phuket, you know the feeling. You’re lying on Patong Beach, sunscreen melting into your eyes, trying to relax while a jet ski salesman yells into his phone and a speedboat engine roars 50 feet from your towel.
But it is the most peaceful accessible island near Phuket. It is the place you go when you want to remember why you came to Thailand in the first place: for the sun, the sea, and the silence. racha racha
Rent a motorbike (yes, you can rent them on the island) or hire a longtail boat to take you around to Kon Kare Bay . This bay is rockier, but the snorkeling is superior. It drops off quickly, creating a wall of coral teeming with sea fans and moray eels. If you’ve ever been to Phuket, you know the feeling
