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Discover Rawai in Thailand
Rawai in the region of Phuket Province with its 13,623 habitants is a town located in Thailand - some 438 mi or ( 705 km ) South of Bangkok , the country's capital .
Local time in Rawai is now 02:05 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bangkok " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Talat Yai, Wiang Sa, Surat Thani, Phuket, and Nakhon Si Thammarat. When in this area, you might want to check out Talat Yai . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rawai ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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What to do @ Phuket Thailand ( This Version is for the hearing impared )
5 Fun things to do @ Phuket Thailand. For more info visit www.rawaimuaythai.com ..
Songkran Festival 2007 @ Phuket Thailand
Songkran Festival is the Thai New year. All of Thailand celebrates this day with a massive water fight. If you dare to venture onto the streets during the Songkran Festival, You will get very wet ! We ..
Rawai Beach Phuket
Rawai is famous because of its huge foreign resident community living here. In Rawai you will find a lot of housing estates, where many foreigners live. Doing a swim in Rawai is not a good idea becaus ..
Evason Phuket Resort, Thailand
Our favourite holiday destination - ever! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kata Noi
Kata Noi is a beach on the southwestern side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It prolongs the Kata Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Kata Thani.
Located at 7.81 98.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Wat Chalong
The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is Wat Chalong (Thai: วัดฉลอง or วัดไชยธาราราม), located in the tambon Chalong, Mueang Phuket district. It is dedicated to two highly venerable monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured of a tin miners rebellion in 1876.
Located at 7.85 98.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Karon Beach
Karon Beach refers to a beach, and the town adjoining it, on the western coast of Phuket, Thailand. The beach is a popular destination for tourists. Generally quieter than neighbouring Patong Beach, it is especially popular among families and couples, and less popular with singles than Patong. It is also especially popular with Scandinavian tourists, with many businesses catering especially to them.
Located at 7.86 98.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Patong
Patong refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort in Phuket, and contains an important center of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. Numerous hotels are located there and the area has expanded into a large tourist mecca.
Located at 7.89 98.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Surakul Stadium
Surakul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Phuket Province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and was built in 1959. The stadium co-hosted the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The use of the Surakul Stadium for this tournament had to be hastily arranged. Stadiums in Bangkok were intended to be used but because of the airport takeovers in Bangkok by the PAD the AFF in consultation with the FAT decided to switch venues.
Located at 7.89 98.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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