69points · on 7 of 7 lists: The Thaiger, Thrillophilia, Club Med, TravelTriangle, Thavorn Palm Beach, Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve and WriteUpCafe
Khao Phra Thaeo is the last stretch of evergreen rainforest left on Phuket, about 23 square kilometers of hills that climb to 442 meters in the north-east of the island. A 4-kilometer trail, walked with a guide, crosses the forest from Ton Sai Waterfall to Bang Pae Waterfall, and both falls have pools to swim in. Beside Bang Pae, the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project returns white-handed gibbons rescued from captivity to the forest, where langurs and slow lorises live among some 80 kinds of birds.
“Beginner to intermediate level trail with lots of different types of terrain to navigate.”
a Google reviewer
“We saw plenty of interesting critters and mushrooms!”
64points · on 7 of 7 lists: The Thaiger, Thrillophilia, Club Med, TravelTriangle, Thavorn Palm Beach, Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve and WriteUpCafe
Sirinat takes in the northwestern shore from Nai Thon through Nai Yang to Mai Khao, with coral reefs offshore and red, white and black mangroves behind the sand. Casuarina groves and beach forest shade the sand at Nai Yang, where the park headquarters runs a campground and national park bungalows. Baby sea turtles are released on the beach each year, and at low tide a rocky sandbar at the north end of Nai Yang lies open for snorkeling.
Google ratings from Google on 3 October 2026. Quotes are from the published lists and reviews named beside each one.
The lists we counted
The Thaiger · July 2023
Thrillophilia · March 2024
Club Med · February 2026
TravelTriangle · October 2025
Thavorn Palm Beach · May 2022
Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve · January 2026
WriteUpCafe · October 2026
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Khao Phra Thaeo National ParkSirinat National Park
