Высокий сезон · с ноября по апрель
December to March: hot and dry, the best months for the loop in the cool of the morning and for the fairs and festivals on the lawns.
Сапхан Хин на фотографиях
- Прогулки
- A 3 km car-free loop by the sea
- Природа
- A mangrove boardwalk
- Еда
- Food carts every evening
- Удобства
- Sports complex and a public pool
- Дети
- Lawns, fairs and space to run
- Парковка
- Car parks, full at festivals
О месте: Сапхан Хин
Saphan Hin is the seafront at the southern end of Phuket Town, where Phuket Road runs out into the bay. Its name means 'stone bridge': in the tin-mining days a causeway of piled stones ran down the beach here, and crews walked along it to the boats that took them out to the dredges moored offshore. The point was later built out on reclaimed land for parks and public grounds.
A white monument on the point honours the start of tin dredging in Phuket: it was put up on 28 December 1969 in memory of Captain Edward Miles, whose company brought the first tin dredge here in the early 1900s.
Today Saphan Hin is the town's park. A flat, car-free loop of about 3 km follows the sea, a raised boardwalk crosses a stand of mangroves, and lawns, sculptures left by the Thailand Biennale and a municipal sports complex with a public pool fill the rest. Kio Thian Keng, the waterfront Chinese shrine, is where the gods of every shrine are sent off on the last night of the Vegetarian Festival.
Mornings belong to runners and swimmers; from about 17:00 families spread mats on the grass, food carts line the seafront and, in season, fun fairs and stages go up. Phuket Town's best-known kanom jeen noodle house stands by the park, and some of the town's Michelin-listed street-food kitchens are less than a kilometre up Phuket Road.
Чем хорош Сапхан Хин
The seafront loop
A flat, paved, car-free loop of about 3 km along the water, busy with runners and cyclists early in the morning and with families after 17:00.
Through the mangroves
A raised boardwalk crosses a stand of mangrove forest, shaded and a few degrees cooler; wildlife shows on the mud at low tide.
Eating at Saphan Hin
Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin serves rice noodles with curry by the park, 09:00 to 19:00; after dark the carts along the seafront sell grilled chicken, som tam and fried noodles.
Sports and swimming
The municipal sports complex has fields and courts and a public outdoor pool where entry costs 20 to 50 THB; a swim cap is required.
Facing the bay
The park looks east over the bay and its islands; at low tide the water draws far back over the mudflats.
Parking
There are car parks by the park and the sports complex; they fill on festival nights, above all on the Vegetarian Festival's last evening.
Чем заняться: Сапхан Хин
Сапхан Хин. Сапхан Хин. Сапхан Хин.
Спорт
Run or cycle the loop
The 3 km car-free loop is the town's favourite running track; go before 08:00 or after 16:00, when it is cooler.
Природа
The mangrove boardwalk
A shaded raised walkway through the mangroves at the park's edge; best at low tide, when wildlife shows on the mud.
Культура
Kio Thian Keng Shrine
The Chinese shrine on the waterfront, free and open daily; a tall statue carved in Beijing has stood here since 2011.
Культура · низкий сезон
The Vegetarian Festival's last night
On the festival's final evening devotees from every shrine walk to Saphan Hin and the gods are sent off from Kio Thian Keng's shore; in 2026 the festival runs from 10 to 18 October.
Культура
Prince Chumphon's shrine
A shrine and pavilion on the waterfront to Prince Chumphon, honoured as the father of the Royal Thai Navy.
Культура
Sculptures in the park
Large works left from the Thailand Biennale stand on the lawns and the promenade; three are permanent.
Еда и напитки
Kanom jeen for breakfast
Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin: choose a curry, collect a tray of vegetables, herbs and pickles and mix your own bowl of rice noodles; daily 09:00 to 19:00.
Еда и напитки
O-tao on Phuket Road
About 800 m up Phuket Road, O-Tao Bang Niao has fried Phuket's seafood-and-taro o-tao over charcoal since 1982; cheap, daily 16:00 to 23:00.
Еда и напитки
Seafood at Go Ang
Phuket Town's best-known seafood dinner, about 1 km up Phuket Road: steamed crab, mantis shrimp with garlic; daily 17:00 to 23:30.
Еда и напитки
Gorjan
A plain family restaurant by Gorjan Bridge, about 500 m away, cooking each dish to order from family recipes; daily 17:00 to 22:30.
Спорт
A swim in the public pool
The sports complex's outdoor pool is used for morning laps and children's lessons; entry 20 to 50 THB, a swim cap required.
Семья · высокий сезон
Fun fairs
In season the lawns host fun fairs with rides, stages and live bands, as well as the town's Loy Krathong and Songkran celebrations.
День на месте: Сапхан Хин
Run or walk the seafront loop before the heat, or swim laps at the public pool. Saphan Hin
Rice noodles with curry and a tray of fresh herbs at Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin. Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin
Kio Thian Keng and Prince Chumphon's shrine on the waterfront. Kio Thian Keng Shrine (Saphan Hin)
The raised boardwalk through the mangroves, cooler than the open lawns. Saphan Hin
Families spread mats, food carts arrive and the waterfront shrine lights up. Saphan Hin
O-tao at O-Tao Bang Niao or crab at Go Ang, both within about a kilometre. O Tao Bang Niao
Места: Сапхан Хин
Наш выбор
Saphan Hin
Парк · Сапхан ХинA seafront park at the southern edge of Phuket Town, used for running, fairs and sunset walks.
Kio Thian Keng Shrine (Saphan Hin)
Китайский храм · Сапхан ХинA working shrine of the Chinese-Thai community on the Saphan Hin shore, where the Phuket Vegetarian Festival ends each year.
Krom Luang Chumphon Shrine (Saphan Hin)
Достопримечательность · Сапхан ХинA shrine and pavilion at Saphan Hin to Prince Chumphon (Krom Luang Chumphon Khet Udomsak), revered as the father of the Royal Thai Navy.
Kanom Jeen Saphan Hin
Местная закусочная · Сапхан ХинA long-time favourite kanom jeen restaurant on Phuket Road in Phuket Town, where mostly locals come for a late breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Gorjan
РесторанA simple family-run Thai restaurant on Kra Road near Gorjan Bridge in Phuket Town, cooking its own recipes to order; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
O Tao Bang Niao
Местная закусочнаяA family-run street food shop on Phuket Road in Phuket Town, frying o-tao over charcoal since 1982; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Go Ang Seafood
Рыбный ресторанA popular evening seafood restaurant on Phuket Road in Phuket Town, grown from a zinc-roofed shop, where chef-owner Go Ang still cooks the southern Thai menu; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Hong Khao Tom Pla
РесторанA small evening seafood shop on Kra Road in Phuket Town, cooked by its owner, with a queue outside; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Go La
Местная закусочнаяA tiny Hokkien fried noodle shop on Kra Road in Phuket Town, in the same family for three generations; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae
Местная закусочнаяA shrimp noodle shop on Phoonphol Road in Phuket Town, making bowls on a prawn-head broth for more than a decade; listed in the MICHELIN Guide.
Bang Neow Shrine
Китайский храмA Chinese shrine on Phuket Road dedicated to Tao Bo Keng, mother of the Nine Emperor Gods, and one of the main shrines of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Talad Kaset
Продуктовый рынокA traditional fresh market in Phuket Town on Ongsimphai Road, behind Robinson and near Bus Terminal 1; it serves mainly locals, with a night market in the evening.
GO Wholesale Phuket
Оптовый магазинA large wholesale supermarket in Phuket Town, like Makro but with a more modern layout.
Падел и теннис
- Фотографии пока нет
Phuket Provincial Badminton Club
Корты для бадминтона · Сапхан ХинThe provincial badminton club's hall in Saphan Hin, Phuket Town, with 9 courts.
Водный спорт
Thetsaban Swimming Pool
Бассейн · Сапхан ХинThe city's public swimming pool in Phuket Town.
- The zone
- A place, as the list numbers it
Жильё и места на карте
Китайский храм
Китайский храм
Достопримечательность
Парк
Местная закусочная
Ресторан
Местная закусочная
Рыбный ресторан
Ресторан
Местная закусочная
Местная закусочная
Оптовый магазин
Продуктовый рынок
Корты для бадминтона
Бассейн
Жильё: Сапхан Хин
Townhouses, shophouses and older condos on the streets behind the park, and new low-rise condos towards Wichit. Phuket Town rents are among the island's lowest: about 12,000 THB a month for a studio and 12,000 to 25,000 THB for a one-bedroom in 2026.
Сапхан Хин: сезоны
Низкий сезон · с мая по октябрь
April to November: rain, often in short heavy showers. In October the Vegetarian Festival ends at Saphan Hin on its last evening (10 to 18 October in 2026).
Сапхан Хин с детьми
The town's best open space for children: lawns to run on, a car-free loop for bikes and scooters, fun fairs in season and food carts every evening, plus a public pool with lessons. There is no swimming in the sea here.
- The loop is flat and car-free, good for children's bikes.
- The public pool offers lessons for children; a swim cap is required.
- Fun fairs with rides set up on the lawns in season.
- Evening food carts make an easy family dinner.
- The sea is shallow mudflat at low tide: not for swimming.
Как добраться: Сапхан Хин, парковка
- Из аэропорта, на машине
- 30–45 мин
- Из Патонга, с учётом пробок
- 25–40 мин
Saphan Hin is at the south end of Phuket Road, about 2 km from the Old Town and about 30 to 45 minutes from the airport by car. Most people drive, ride or take a taxi; the park has car parks.
- На машине. Follow Phuket Road south from the town centre to its end at the sea; the car parks are by the park and the sports complex.
- На скутере. The easiest way from the Old Town, about 2 km; park by the seafront.
- Grab и такси. Taxis and ride apps drop off at the park; on festival nights traffic on Phuket Road slows to a crawl.
- Пешком. From the Old Town it is about a 25-minute walk down Phuket Road, past the street-food kitchens.
Парковка. Car parks by the park and the sports complex; they fill on festival nights.
Кому понравится Сапхан Хин, а кому нет
Понравится
- Runners and walkers: the town's only long car-free loop by the sea.
- Families with small children: lawns, fairs and evening food carts.
- Residents of Phuket Town who want a park and a pool on the doorstep.
- Travellers on a budget: free entry and some of the town's cheapest good food.
Не понравится
- Sea swimmers: this is a park on mudflats, not a beach; the nearest sand is 20 to 30 minutes away.
- Anyone after quiet on festival nights, when crowds and firecrackers fill the point.
Советы: Сапхан Хин
Go early or late
The loop is best before 08:00 or after 16:00; at midday there is little shade outside the mangroves.
Low tide for the mangroves
The boardwalk is most interesting when the water is out and wildlife shows on the mud.
Bring a swim cap
The public pool requires one; entry is cheap, 20 to 50 THB.
Order kanom jeen your way
Pick a curry, then load up on the free vegetables, herbs and pickles at the tray table.
Plan for festival nights
On the Vegetarian Festival's last evening the car parks fill and Phuket Road jams; come early on foot or by scooter.
Don't swim in the bay
The water is shallow mudflat at low tide and boats use the channel; swim in the pool instead.