Lifeguards on patrol
Lifeguards patrol the beach and post flags; swim near their stations and follow their advice.
Karon Beach
Карон · западное побережье
3 km of wide, squeaky white sand between Patong and Kata, open to the sunset and rarely crowded, with the calmest water from December to April.
Также пишут: Hat Karon, Karon Bay, Karon Beach Phuket, Ao Karon · หาดกะรน · Пляж Карон
Karon Beach на фотографиях
The sunbed rental sign (prices, hours). Sunset over the beach. Karon Park by the beach road.
- Песок
- White sand that squeaks underfoot
- Простор
- 3 km, rarely crowded
- Закат
- Open sunsets over the Andaman
- Прогулки
- Promenade along the beach road
- Купание
- Lifeguards and swim flags
О месте: Karon Beach
Karon is one of Phuket's longest beaches, about 3 km of wide white sand on the west coast between Patong and Kata. The sand has so much quartz that it squeaks when you walk barefoot on it, and the beach faces straight out to the Andaman, so every evening brings an open sunset. Even in high season, there is always a quieter stretch to walk to.
Only two hotels, the Centara Grand at the north end and Beyond Karon at the south, sit directly on the sand; the rest line the far side of the beach road, so the whole shore is one open public beach. A promenade along the road has filled with restaurants and bars, and the small town of Karon, around Karon Circle and Patak Road, has guesthouses, massage shops and modest nightlife.
From December to April the sea is usually calm with a gentle slope into the water. From May to October the waves are big, and lifeguards patrol the beach and post flags showing when you can swim.
Karon Beach: с севера на юг
The north end, by the lake
Below the headland to Karon Noi, near the lake and Karon Circle: the quietest part, with fewer loungers, seafood restaurants by the lake, the Centara Grand and COAST Beach Club, and the best low-season surf.
Хорошо
- The emptiest sand.
- Seafood lunches by the lake.
- Surf when the monsoon swell arrives.
Хуже
- Far from the south-end beach clubs and Kata.
Walkers, surfers and anyone who wants space.
The central beach road
The long middle, with the big resorts across the beach road, Soi Aroonson's restaurants and massages, loungers, massage mats under the trees, and parasailing and jet skis in high season.
Хорошо
- Hotels a short, flat walk from the sand.
- Water sports and loungers.
- Restaurants along the promenade.
Хуже
- Jet-ski and parasail traffic.
- Little natural shade.
Most visitors staying on the beach road.
The south end, towards Kata
Beyond Karon and TANN Beach Club on the sand, On The Rock restaurant, the small Bangla Plaza alley of beer bars and Dino Park, with rocks for snorkelling and Kata 600 m away.
Хорошо
- TANN Beach Club and its nightly fire show.
- Snorkelling near the rocks.
- Easy walk to Kata.
Хуже
- Busier in the evening.
Couples and families who want food, sunset and Kata close by.
Чем заняться: Karon Beach
The whole bay from the southern headland. The bay and the turquoise water from the hill. Sand, surf and the tree line.
Купание · высокий сезон
Swim in the high season
December to April brings calm water and a gentle slope; always swim near the lifeguards.
На песке
Walk the squeaky sand
Three kilometres to walk barefoot, with the sand squeaking under your feet.
Водный спорт · высокий сезон
Parasailing and jet skis
Both run off the central beach in high season.
Сёрфинг · низкий сезон
Low-season surf
When the monsoon swell lines up, the north end has left and right waves; for experienced surfers only.
Снорклинг и дайвинг · высокий сезон
Snorkel near the rocks
The rocky areas at the northern and southern ends are the only snorkelling spots.
Велнес
Massage under the trees
Massage mats are set up under the trees along the beach all year.
Ночная жизнь
TANN Beach Club
Daybeds, DJs and a fire show at 19:00 every night at the south end.
Ночная жизнь
COAST Beach Club
The Centara Grand's beach club at the north end, for sunset drinks without planning.
Еда и напитки
Rooftop sunset at The Dim Sun
Avista Grande's rooftop has one of the best sunset views in central Karon; book an edge table in high season.
Еда и напитки
Dinner at On The Rock
A restaurant built on the rocks at the south end of the beach.
Еда и напитки
Breakfast On The Hill
A hilltop terrace above the bay, open from 07:30, with views of the whole beach and the Big Buddha.
Покупки
Karon Temple Market
Street food, games and stalls in the grounds of Wat Karon, Tuesdays and Fridays, 16:00 to 22:00.
Покупки
Karon Bazaar
A covered market next to the Paradox resort for T-shirts, beach toys and last-day souvenirs; bargain with a smile.
Семья
Dino Park Mini Golf
Dinosaur-themed mini golf at the Kata end, a favourite with families.
День на месте: Karon Beach
Walk barefoot along the north end near the lake, the emptiest part of the beach.
From December to April the sea is usually calm with a gentle slope; swim near a lifeguard station and check the flag.
The Pad Thai Shop, a tiny place on Karon's back road, has built a reputation on one dish. The Pad Thai Shop
Dino Park Mini Golf at the Kata end takes care of an afternoon with children. Dino Park Mini Golf
Daybeds and DJs at the south end, with a fire show every night at 19:00. TANN Beach Club
On Tuesdays and Fridays, the Karon Temple Market fills Wat Karon's grounds with street food until 22:00. Karon Temple Market
Наша оценка: Karon Beach
4.3из 5
Long beach walks, sunsets and a relaxed stay with Patong and Kata close by.
Three kilometres of wide, white sand that squeaks underfoot, open sunsets over the Andaman and room to spread out even in high season, with no private frontage. It stays in the 'good with clear limits' band because the sea is rough for much of the low season and shade on the sand is limited.
Характер пляжа
Профиль, а не оценка: Karon Beach на четырёх шкалах и то, чем пляж известен.
- Оживлённость
- Для детей
- Сёрфинг
- Снорклинг
Спасатели дежурят · White sand that squeaks underfoot
Чем хорош Karon Beach
Singing sand
Karon's quartz sand squeaks when you walk barefoot on it, best in the afternoon when the dry sand is warm.
Room for everyone
Three kilometres of wide sand with almost no private frontage means it never feels full; the north end near the lake is often nearly empty.
Sunsets with a drink
COAST Beach Club at the north end and TANN Beach Club at the south serve sunset drinks on the sand; TANN adds a fire show at 19:00.
An evening promenade
The pavement from the south end towards Karon Circle has become a promenade lined with restaurants and bars facing the beach.
Temple market twice a week
The Karon Temple Market fills the grounds of Wat Karon with street food and stalls on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Перед купанием: Karon Beach
Swim when the flags allow
Check the flag before you go in, and stay on the sand when it shows no swimming.
Big waves in the low season
The beach is open to the sea, and big waves roll in from May to October; that is the time for walks and surf rather than swimming.
Jet skis and parasailing
Jet skis and parasail boats work off the central beach in high season; swim away from their lanes.
Little shade
There are fewer trees than at Kata; bring shade or rent an umbrella, and drink plenty of water.
Пляжные клубы, бары и рестораны: Karon Beach
3 заведения работают на песке (сентябрь 2026 г.), с юга на север, затем дорога за пляжем и места в нескольких минутах от него. Уровень цен — обычные траты одного человека за визит.
The north end, by the lake
COAST Beach Club & Bistro
Бич-клуб · на песке · Usually open 11:00–23:00, Monday to Friday (approximate).
The beach club and bistro of the Centara Grand Beach Resort at the quiet north end of Karon Beach, open to outside guests.
Starz Rooftop Bar & Lounge
Бар · недалеко на машине · every day 16:30–01:00
A small open-air rooftop bar next to Karon Circle, facing the north end of Karon Beach.
Karon Bazaar
Магазины · недалеко на машине · daily 10:00–23:00
A shopping and dining plaza on Patak Road in Karon with a daily covered market of tourist goods.
The central beach road
The Dim Sun
Бар · на дороге за пляжем · every day 17:30–23:00; on Thursdays 18:00–22:00
The rooftop bar and restaurant on the top terrace of Avista Grande Phuket Karon.
The south end, towards Kata
TANN Beach Club
Бич-клуб · на песке · Usually open 11:00–23:00, Monday to Friday (approximate).
A beach club on a wide wooden deck at the south end of Karon Beach, once a simple Thai restaurant.
On The Rock Restaurant
Ресторан · на песке · Usually open 12:00–22:00, Monday to Friday (approximate).
The seaside restaurant of the Marina Phuket Resort on Karon Beach, built on the rocks in a traditional Thai design of dark wood with the cliff as its back wall.
Dino Park Mini Golf
Для детей · недалеко на машине
An 18-hole mini golf course in a prehistoric jungle garden with full-size dinosaurs and a volcano, at Kata's centre opposite Starbucks.
В нескольких минутах от берега
The Pad Thai Shop
Ресторан · недалеко на машине · Usually open 08:00–17:00, Monday to Friday (approximate).
A simple local noodle shop on Patak Road in Karon, known for its pad thai; a press article about the cook hangs on the wall.
SOUL Vegan Cafe & Restaurant
Ресторан · недалеко на машине · Usually open 09:00–21:30, Monday to Friday (approximate).
A vegan café and restaurant on Karon Road, about 200 metres from Karon Beach.
On The Hill Karon
Ресторан · недалеко на машине · Usually open 07:00–19:30, Monday to Friday (approximate).
A viewpoint restaurant on the hill road above Karon Beach, one of the few view restaurants on the island that serve breakfast.
Karon Temple Market
Рынок · недалеко на машине · Tuesdays and Fridays 16:00–22:00
A twice-weekly evening market on the grounds of Wat Karon, behind Karon Beach about 500 metres from the Karon Circle.
A Blanket & A Pillow
Ресторан · 10:30–19:30, closed Monday
A café-restaurant on bamboo terraces down a hillside above the sea in northern Kata, at the end of an alley past the Aspasia and Novotel Kata Avista; tents and small bungalows to rent behind it.
Buffalo Steakhouse Karon Beach
Ресторан · 13:00–23:00; closed on Sundays
A steakhouse on Karon Road in Karon, opposite Dino Park Mini Golf.
Cappadocia Turkish Restaurant Karon
Ресторан · daily 11:00–23:00
The Karon Beach branch of a Turkish restaurant chain, on Patak Road; its cooks have long experience in Turkish kitchens.
CHAR'D Grill
Ресторан · 18:00–22:00
A steakhouse and seafood grill at Avista Grande Phuket Karon, built over water, with flame-to-table cooking; named Asia's Best New Hotel Restaurant 2024.
Chaya Massage 2
Велнес · daily 09:00–23:30
A cosy Thai massage salon on the main street of Karon, with manicure, pedicure and hair braiding too.
Daeng's Restaurant and Bar
Ресторан · Usually open 09:00–22:00 at weekends (approximate).
A casual local restaurant on Karon Beach next to the Centara, with open-air seating facing the sea.
Dental Home Clinic
Здоровье · Monday–Saturday 10:00–19:00, Sunday 10:00–17:00
A private dental clinic on Patak Road in Karon, founded in 2000.
Dinner in the Sky Phuket
Ресторан
A dining table for 22 guests lifted by a crane about 50 m above a staging area on Patak Road in Karon, for a set meal at sunset.
EAT Bar & Grill
Ресторан · 13:00–23:00
A small grill and steakhouse on Karon Road in Karon, under a big black EAT sign.
Hatavat Massage
Велнес · daily 10:00–23:30
A calm massage studio in Karon with a classic, traditional feel, offering Thai and oil or aroma massage.
Healthplus Medical Clinic
Здоровье · daily 10:00–18:00
A private medical clinic in Karon.
Kata Night Market
Рынок · daily 12:00–23:00; the food stalls are busiest from the late afternoon
A covered food market just off Patak Road in Kata, behind the Beyond Kata resort, a few minutes inland from Kata Beach, with a gorilla statue at the entrance.
Laem Sai Cup
Кафе · 09:00–19:00, closed Sunday
A small coffee stop near Kata on terraces of bamboo that step down narrow stairs to the boulders by the sea.
Makro Food Service Kata
Магазины · Usually open 06:00–22:00 at weekends (approximate).
A Makro Food Service store on Patak Road near Kata.
New Karon Gym
Спортзал · daily 10:00–21:00
A fitness centre in the middle of Karon Beach: one spacious, air-conditioned room with modern weight machines, free weights, squat racks and cardio, run by an ex-bodybuilder.
Pearl Spa at Avista Grande Phuket Karon
Велнес · daily 10:00–21:00
The spa of the Avista Grande Phuket Karon (MGallery) at Karon Beach, whose signature treatments use pearl-based ingredients, inspired by the Andaman's pearls.
Portosino
Ресторан · Usually open 06:30–10:30 and 11:00–23:00 at weekends (approximate).
The all-day restaurant of the Avista Grande Phuket Karon (MGallery) on Luang Pho Chuan Road, Karon; open to non-guests. Its design refers to Phuket's tin-mining history.
Relax Beach Bar
Бар · 17:00–22:30 daily
Le Meridien Phuket's bar on Karon Noi's sand: sunset cocktails with soft music, dinner, and DJ nights and fire performances from Friday to Sunday. Outside guests welcome.
Saneha
Ресторан · Usually open 10:30–22:45 at weekends (approximate).
A steakhouse and Thai restaurant on Soi Saneha in Karon, run by a family in Karon's restaurant business for about 35 years; it traded as Karon Cafe (still on the sign) and reopened as Saneha after COVID with a menu developed at the family's Pacific Club Resort.
TRAVELLERS' COFFEE
Кафе · daily 08:00–22:00
A small hotel café near Karon Beach with seats indoors and a few facing the street; you order and pay at the counter. A sugar glider lives in a cage there.
The working temple of Karon, where resident monks lead daily rituals; a centre of Buddhist teaching since 1980.
Watsons Karon Beach
Здоровье
A branch of Watsons, a chain of health and beauty stores run in Thailand by Central Watson Co., Ltd.
Yoga Rooftop
Йога · Mon–Wed 08:00–19:00; Thu 07:30–19:00; Fri–Sun 08:00–19:00
An open-air rooftop yoga studio at CC's Hideaway resort in the hills of Kata, open to drop-in guests as well as the resort's wellness retreats.
- The zone
- The waterline
- Chosen step: The zone
- A place, as the list numbers it
Жильё в аренду рядом: Karon Beach
6 months or more
Only the Centara Grand and the adults-only Beyond Karon stand directly on the sand; most resorts, including the Hilton Arcadia and Paradox, are across the beach road, a short flat walk from the water. Cheaper guesthouses cluster around Karon Centre and Patak Road, and hillside resorts such as Pacific Club look over the bay.
Рядом с Karon Beach пока нет опубликованных объектов.
Вокруг: Karon Beach
Все места в зоне пляжа по категориям: выберите категорию, чтобы увидеть её места — ближайшие к воде первыми, каждое с номером его метки на карте.
- Daeng's Restaurant and Bar60 m от песка · 1 мин пешком
- A Blanket & A Pillow150 m от песка · 2 мин пешком
- EAT Bar & Grill200 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- CHAR'D Grill240 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- Buffalo Steakhouse Karon Beach250 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- Portosino270 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- Saneha320 m от песка · 4 мин пешком
- Dinner in the Sky Phuket700 m от песка · 9 мин пешком
- Cappadocia Turkish Restaurant Karon890 m от песка · 11 мин пешком
- Laem Sai Cup160 m от песка · 2 мин пешком
- TRAVELLERS' COFFEE300 m от песка · 4 мин пешком
- Makro Food Service Kata790 m от песка · 10 мин пешком
- Watsons Karon Beach250 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- Dental Home Clinic350 m от песка · 4 мин пешком
- Healthplus Medical Clinic760 m от песка · 9 мин пешком
- Dino Park Mini Golf210 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- New Karon Gym390 m от песка · 5 мин пешком
- Yoga Rooftop1160 m от песка · 14 мин пешком
- Pearl Spa at Avista Grande Phuket Karon240 m от песка · 3 мин пешком
- Hatavat Massage320 m от песка · 4 мин пешком
- Chaya Massage 2390 m от песка · 5 мин пешком
- Wat Karon (Wat Suwan Khiri Khet)590 m от песка · 7 мин пешком
Karon Beach по месяцам
Высокий сезон · с ноября по апрель
Спокойное море, прозрачная вода
December to April: the swimming season, usually calm with a gentle slope; parasailing and jet skis run from the sand. December to March is the busiest period.
Низкий сезон · с мая по октябрь
Волны, прогулки и красные флаги
May to October: big waves and frequent no-swimming flags; experienced surfers take over the north end. Walk and watch rather than swim.
| Месяц | Море |
|---|---|
| янв | Спокойное |
| фев | Спокойное |
| мар | Спокойное |
| апр | Спокойное |
| май | Переменчивое |
| июн | Неспокойное |
| июл | Неспокойное |
| авг | Неспокойное |
| сен | Неспокойное |
| окт | Неспокойное |
| ноя | Переменчивое |
| дек | Спокойное |
Спокойно: можно плавать в любой день Переменчиво: смотрите на флаги Неспокойно: муссонная волна, во многие дни красные флаги
Karon Beach с детьми
Karon works for families in the high season: wide sand, a gentle slope, lifeguards and plenty of family hotels, including the Centara Grand with its water park. From May to October the sea is too rough for swimming, and natural shade is limited all year.
- Swim only from December to April, near the lifeguards.
- Bring shade: there are fewer trees than at Kata.
- Dino Park Mini Golf at the Kata end.
- The Centara Grand's water park for resort guests.
- The Temple Market on Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Как добраться: Karon Beach, парковка
- Из аэропорта, на машине
- 50–70 мин
- Из Патонга, с учётом пробок
- 15–25 мин
- Из Пхукет-тауна
- 25–40 мин
Karon lies on the west coast between Patong and Kata: about 43 km from the airport, 16 km from Phuket Town and 9 km from Patong. The beach road runs along the whole shore.
- На машине. About an hour from the airport; the beach road runs the length of the sand.
- На скутере. The easiest way around Karon and to Kata and Patong; the hill roads are steep.
- Grab и такси. Taxis and ride-hailing apps work well from Patong, Kata and the airport.
- Пешком. Kata Beach is 600 m south of Karon's south end.
Парковка. Parking is almost impossible on Patak Road in Karon Centre. There is no known public car park; a scooter or taxi is easier.
Кому понравится Karon Beach, а кому нет
Понравится
- Walkers and runners: 3 km of wide sand and a beachfront promenade.
- Couples who want open sunsets and a quieter base than Patong.
- Long-stay visitors: reasonable rates across the road from the beach and everything within walking distance.
- Surfers in the low season, at the north end.
Не понравится
- Party-goers: nightlife is a few beer bars and two beach clubs; Bangla Road is in Patong.
- Swimmers from May to October, when the sea is too rough to swim on many days.
Советы: Karon Beach
Go north for space
Most visitors stay in the middle or south; the north end near the lake is often almost empty.
Listen to the sand
Walk barefoot on dry sand in the afternoon to hear it squeak.
Check the flag
Swim only when the flag allows; from May to October the sea is often too rough.
Dine along the promenade
Walk from the south end towards Karon Circle in the evening; the beach-view restaurants beat those on Patak Road.
Plan around the temple market
The Karon Temple Market runs only on Tuesdays and Fridays, 16:00 to 22:00.
Skip parking on Patak Road
Parking in Karon Centre is almost impossible; walk, ride a scooter or take a taxi.
Bargain at the bazaar
At Karon Bazaar, prices start high; meet in the middle, and go late in the day when it is cooler.