Phuket wet season – What to do?

James BaileySo you're in Thailand

Untitled-1So you have decided to descend upon Phuket in Thailand during the wet season.

Phuket wet season – Why wouldn’t you, everything is cheaper, from accommodation, scooter hire and day trips.

But trust me, when it rains it pours and keeps coming during the monsoon season in Thailand. So what do you do?

First things first, pay 20THB and grab yourself a plastic poncho. Once it starts raining, street vendors will swap over what they are selling and have these readily available.

You have some options, book yourself an offshore island day trip, they will be cheap as fuck because of the rain, and if they cancel due to rough seas you get a refund or alternatively you can rebook for another day.

Should you spend your cash on heading out on one of the private adventures you see being sold on every street corner in Phuket? Well I say a resounding yes! Now if your an avid scuba diver or snorkeler, then one of these trips is definately not for you. Draw the comparison with the Australian Great Barrier Reef, with it's multitude of marine life. Now Thailand does not have this, but for someone who has little or no experience in snorkeling, then hitting up one of these day trips can be a great experience. Should you spend your cash on heading out on one of the private adventures you see being sold on every street corner in Phuket? Well I say a resounding yes! Now if your an avid scuba diver or snorkeler, then one of these trips is definately not for you. Draw the comparison with the Australian Great Barrier Reef, with it's multitude of marine life. Now Thailand does not have this, but for someone who has little or no experience in snorkeling, then hitting up one of these day trips can be a great experience. Considering the options is pretty easy, most of the day trips will hit Phi Phi Island, Monkey Island, Jame Bond Island and Viking Cove. All beautiful places and worth the time and energy. I have personally been snorkeling off a large charter boat at Monkey Island. For me it was an exceptional day aside from the rough weather and 30% of the passengers on the boat vomiting the whole trip. My time in the water was great, floating around in pristine blue waters, millions of fish swimming about (yes they are all the same breed) and the opportunity to swim over to the beach and say hi to some not so friendly monkey's made it a great day. norkeling Phuket Phi Phi Island James Bond Island Monkey IslandConsidering the options is pretty easy, most of the day trips will hit Phi Phi Island, Monkey Island, Jame Bond Island and Viking Cove. All beautiful places and worth the time and energy. I have personally been snorkeling off a large charter boat at Monkey Island. For me it was an exceptional day aside from the rough weather and 30% of the passengers on the boat vomiting the whole trip. My time in the water was great, floating around in pristine blue waters, millions of fish swimming about (yes they are all the same breed) and the opportunity to swim over to the beach and say hi to some not so friendly monkey's made it a great day. My number one recommendation when snorkeling off a fully packed big charter boat, try and be one of the first people in the water, that way you ensure you get a decent amount of time to absorb your beautiful surrounds. Having a plan for the future will involve spending a couple of days on Phi Phi Island, and privately chartering a long boat out to the cluster of island and spending some decent time in the water and not feeling like you are watching the clock. On a final note, to the selfish grubby Indian tourist bitch on my tour boat who couldn't walk one meter to the rubbish bin and instead felt it better to throw all her rubbish overboard into the beautiful pristine waterways, stay in fucking India next time!!!Once your offshore during the rainy season, the weather can be considerably different so don’t panic if it’s raining when you leave your hotel, you could be in for a better day once you move a few km off the coastline.

We picked up a trip snorkeling at Money island and across to Phi Phi island for 800THB. Make sure you shop around. There’s hundreds of tour places, more than 7-elevens.

Aside from that option, you can always contract a taxi driver for half or full day to take you around to see some sights between the rain showers. Half a day should kick in around 400THB.

We grabbed one guy who took us to a couple of local temples, across the island from Patong beach to Phuket City to check out a few view points and even squeezed some monkey feeding in there.

Snorkeling Phuket Phi Phi Island James Bond Island Monkey IslandOther options can include the basics, eating and drinking both in excess. Nights are normally easier to fill with these types of things but feel free to get started early in the day.

They only main issue with the rain season is anticipating the rain, well you can’t. We ended up stuck in a café for a couple of hours due to an onslaught of rain.

This isn’t really a bad thing when you have great food and free wifi to keep you entertained.

 

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