Lifeguards on patrol
Lifeguards patrol the beach and post flags; swim near their stations and follow their advice.
กะรน · ชายฝั่งตะวันตก
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.
หรือเขียนว่า Hat Karon, Karon Bay, Karon Beach Phuket, Ao Karon · หาดกะรน · Пляж Карон
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.
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.
Walkers, surfers and anyone who wants space.
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.
Most visitors staying on the beach road.
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.
Couples and families who want food, sunset and Kata close by.
ว่ายน้ำ · ไฮซีซั่น
December to April brings calm water and a gentle slope; always swim near the lifeguards.
บนหาดทราย
Three kilometres to walk barefoot, with the sand squeaking under your feet.
กีฬาทางน้ำ · ไฮซีซั่น
Both run off the central beach in high season.
โต้คลื่น · โลว์ซีซั่น
When the monsoon swell lines up, the north end has left and right waves; for experienced surfers only.
ดำน้ำตื้นและดำน้ำลึก · ไฮซีซั่น
The rocky areas at the northern and southern ends are the only snorkelling spots.
เวลเนส
Massage mats are set up under the trees along the beach all year.
ชีวิตกลางคืน
Daybeds, DJs and a fire show at 19:00 every night at the south end.
ชีวิตกลางคืน
The Centara Grand's beach club at the north end, for sunset drinks without planning.
อาหารและเครื่องดื่ม
Avista Grande's rooftop has one of the best sunset views in central Karon; book an edge table in high season.
อาหารและเครื่องดื่ม
A restaurant built on the rocks at the south end of the beach.
อาหารและเครื่องดื่ม
A hilltop terrace above the bay, open from 07:30, with views of the whole beach and the Big Buddha.
ช้อปปิ้ง
Street food, games and stalls in the grounds of Wat Karon, Tuesdays and Fridays, 16:00 to 22:00.
ช้อปปิ้ง
A covered market next to the Paradox resort for T-shirts, beach toys and last-day souvenirs; bargain with a smile.
ครอบครัว
Dinosaur-themed mini golf at the Kata end, a favourite with families.
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
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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.
เป็นโปรไฟล์ ไม่ใช่คะแนน: Karon Beach อยู่ตรงไหนบนสี่มาตรวัด และขึ้นชื่อเรื่องอะไร
มีไลฟ์การ์ดประจำ · White sand that squeaks underfoot
Karon's quartz sand squeaks when you walk barefoot on it, best in the afternoon when the dry sand is warm.
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.
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.
The pavement from the south end towards Karon Circle has become a promenade lined with restaurants and bars facing the beach.
The Karon Temple Market fills the grounds of Wat Karon with street food and stalls on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Lifeguards patrol the beach and post flags; swim near their stations and follow their advice.
Check the flag before you go in, and stay on the sand when it shows no swimming.
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 parasail boats work off the central beach in high season; swim away from their lanes.
There are fewer trees than at Kata; bring shade or rent an umbrella, and drink plenty of water.
3 แห่งเปิดบนหาดทราย ณ กันยายน 2569 เรียงจากใต้ขึ้นเหนือ ตามด้วยถนนหลังชายหาดและจุดที่ห่างออกไปไม่กี่นาที ระดับราคาคือค่าใช้จ่ายโดยทั่วไปต่อคนต่อครั้ง
บีชคลับ · บนหาดทราย · 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.
บาร์ · ขับรถไม่ไกล · every day 16:30–01:00
A small open-air rooftop bar next to Karon Circle, facing the north end of Karon Beach.
ร้านค้า · ขับรถไม่ไกล · daily 10:00–23:00
A shopping and dining plaza on Patak Road in Karon with a daily covered market of tourist goods.
บาร์ · ถนนหลังหาด · 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.
บีชคลับ · บนหาดทราย · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · บนหาดทราย · 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.
สำหรับเด็ก · ขับรถไม่ไกล
An 18-hole mini golf course in a prehistoric jungle garden with full-size dinosaurs and a volcano, at Kata's centre opposite Starbucks.
ร้านอาหาร · ขับรถไม่ไกล · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · ขับรถไม่ไกล · Usually open 09:00–21:30, Monday to Friday (approximate).
A vegan café and restaurant on Karon Road, about 200 metres from Karon Beach.
ร้านอาหาร · ขับรถไม่ไกล · 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.
ตลาด · ขับรถไม่ไกล · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · 13:00–23:00; closed on Sundays
A steakhouse on Karon Road in Karon, opposite Dino Park Mini Golf.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
เวลเนส · daily 09:00–23:30
A cosy Thai massage salon on the main street of Karon, with manicure, pedicure and hair braiding too.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
สุขภาพ · Monday–Saturday 10:00–19:00, Sunday 10:00–17:00
A private dental clinic on Patak Road in Karon, founded in 2000.
ร้านอาหาร
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.
ร้านอาหาร · 13:00–23:00
A small grill and steakhouse on Karon Road in Karon, under a big black EAT sign.
เวลเนส · daily 10:00–23:30
A calm massage studio in Karon with a classic, traditional feel, offering Thai and oil or aroma massage.
สุขภาพ · daily 10:00–18:00
A private medical clinic in Karon.
ตลาด · 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.
คาเฟ่ · 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.
ร้านค้า · Usually open 06:00–22:00 at weekends (approximate).
A Makro Food Service store on Patak Road near Kata.
ยิม · 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.
เวลเนส · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
บาร์ · 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.
ร้านอาหาร · 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.
คาเฟ่ · 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.
สุขภาพ
A branch of Watsons, a chain of health and beauty stores run in Thailand by Central Watson Co., Ltd.
โยคะ · 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.
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.
ยังไม่มีที่พักใกล้ Karon Beach ที่เผยแพร่
สถานที่ทั้งหมดในเขตชายหาดแยกตามหมวด เลือกหมวดเพื่อดูสถานที่ เรียงจากใกล้น้ำที่สุด แต่ละแห่งมีหมายเลขตรงกับหมุดบนแผนที่
ไฮซีซั่น · พฤศจิกายน ถึง เมษายน
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.
โลว์ซีซั่น · พฤษภาคม ถึง ตุลาคม
May to October: big waves and frequent no-swimming flags; experienced surfers take over the north end. Walk and watch rather than swim.
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| พ.ค. | คลื่นเปลี่ยนแปลง |
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สงบ: ว่ายน้ำได้ทุกวัน เปลี่ยนแปลง: ดูธงก่อนลงน้ำ คลื่นแรง: คลื่นมรสุม ธงแดงหลายวัน
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.
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.
ที่จอดรถ: Parking is almost impossible on Patak Road in Karon Centre. There is no known public car park; a scooter or taxi is easier.
Most visitors stay in the middle or south; the north end near the lake is often almost empty.
Walk barefoot on dry sand in the afternoon to hear it squeak.
Swim only when the flag allows; from May to October the sea is often too rough.
Walk from the south end towards Karon Circle in the evening; the beach-view restaurants beat those on Patak Road.
The Karon Temple Market runs only on Tuesdays and Fridays, 16:00 to 22:00.
Parking in Karon Centre is almost impossible; walk, ride a scooter or take a taxi.
At Karon Bazaar, prices start high; meet in the middle, and go late in the day when it is cooler.