Phuket nightlife and entertainment, Phuket
travel, Thailand
Visitors to this island paradise may be
more than satisfied by Phuket's remarkable natural beauty,
but tho
se in search of further stimulation can be sure to find something
among the many activities and entertainment available to fill
every moment of their holidays.
Not only do most of the major hotels and resorts offer a
wide selection of quality international restaurants and bars,
featuring cabaret shows and live music, but every tourist
centre has numerous other entertainment venues. Patong is
undoubtedly the epicentre of the island's entertainment scene,
boasting a wealth of bars, clubs, live music, and cabaret
shows, yet there is still plenty the discover around the island,
with Kata/Karon and Phuket town offering such a diverse range
of clubs and nightspots that its difficult to know where to
start.
Yet, it is not all after-dark diversions. If a little time
away from the beach appeals during the day, then there are
plenty spots offering other kinds of enlightenment, including
cultural shows, orchid gardens, butterfly sanctuaries, a pearl
farm, zoo, and seashell museum. In fact, with so much to see
and do, both day and night, Phuket is guaranteed to keep you
entertained
| Simon Cabaret
There's
not a diva in the West who can compare, and many a catwalk
model has turned green with envy at the sight of the
lady-boy performers of Simon Cabaret. This hugely popular
tourist attraction, on the hill just outside Patong,
has been wowing audiences for years with its exotic,
hilarious, often risqu?, transvestite cabaret. With
sets and choreography that would do Broadway justice,
and gowns dripping with diamante, the boys who are girls
stiletto-strut their stuff to full houses each night
at 7.30pm and 9.30pm.
Thai Culture Show
Offering
visitors an opportunity to experience remarkable recreations
of historical and cultural aspects of Southern Thai
life, the Thai Culture Show, on Thepkrassatri Road,
has made enormous efforts to recreate the life and ambience
of a typical rural village of the past. Home to 500
workers and performers, who bring new meaning to term
"living in the past", the show brings to life
ancient rites and rituals, enacts classical Thai dances
and offers displays of Thai boxing and swordsmanship.
Phuket Fantasea
The
very biggest of all Phuket's extravaganzas, Fantasea
brings Hollywood-sized, Las Vegas-style entertainment
to the island. Remarkable acrobatics, dazzling light
work, stunning set design and a host of animal action
combine in a song and dance spectacular that brings
to life tales of history and mythology that will leave
visitors in no doubt that Phuket was at least as, if
not more, exciting way back when.
Set upon 140 acres in Kamala Bay, this unique cultural
theme park houses an immense theatre, a festival village
offering carnivals, games and handicrafts, and reportedly
the world's largest buffet of Thai and international
cuisine.
Dino Park Mini Golf
The only chance you will ever get to play eighteen holes
around T. Rex and his pals. Karon's Dino-Park offers
an excellent, semi-educational, wholly fun, hour or
two of diversion that will excite both kids and adults
alike. A rumbling volcano and giant re-creations of
dinosaurs are scattered around the mini-golf park, making
for some interesting hazards. After your game, stop
off at the park's own version of the nineteenth hole,
the Dino-Bar, for a pterodactyl burger.
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