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The Racha
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The Racha, situated a dozen miles south of Phuket and sublimely set on Batok Beach on the island of Racha Yai, is a premier deluxe island hideaway where guests can balance body, mind and spirit in an environmentally friendly space. Peace, serenity and balance take on new meaning at this resort.
All villas are designed in a minimalistic contemporary style and feature luxurious bathrooms with bathtubs and indoor showers, as well as outdoor rain showers. Guests can relax on comfortable daybeds both inside or outside on their own terrace.
All villas enjoy thoroughly modern conveniences, including LCD/plasma TV, DVD player, complimentary in-villa movie library, Apple iPod with Bose sound dock, complimentary broadband internet, mini bar with coffee and tea facilities, electronic safe, individual air-conditioning, IDD telephone and satellite TV.
Enjoy a lavish assortment of cuisines at the Earth Café, or dine on fresh seafood and western fare at the casual Sunset Beach Restaurant overlooking the Andaman Sea. At the chic new Club Del Mar, chill out while enjoying a panoramic view of Batok Bay. After watching a glorious sunset from a chaise lounge on the Lobby Bar patio, retire to The Fire Grill for a sumptuous dinner, or return to your villa for a privately catered barbecue. After dinner, dance and sing along with the resident virtuoso band at the Ice Bar.
Treat yourself to a facial, pedicure, scrub, or wrap, then have one of an assortment of deeply relaxing massages. Or, take in the spectacular sea view from the second floor of the new Chill Spa as you enjoy foot pampering reflexology.
Take a nature walk, a bicycle ride, or an ATV tour around the island. Play tennis, do yoga, sign up for batik painting or a Thai cooking class, or simply chill out beside one of the three swimming pools with a cool drink in your hand.
There’s something for everyone at The Racha.
Location of The Racha
Guide to South Thailand, Phuket & Khao Lak
Phuket has a long history. In centuries past, it was an important trading post. Two centuries ago, extensive tin mining drew thousands of Chinese labourers to the island and their influence has remained, leaving the province of Phuket with the highest percentage of ethnic Chinese in the country. The southern and coastal areas of the island were predominantly inhabited by Muslim fisherman.
Whether it's world-class diving in the Andaman Sea, golf at the world standard championship courses or exciting eco-adventures in tropical forests, it is the place to extend your horizons. Take an exhilarating speedboat ride to the surrounding islands or enjoy a serene cruise around mystical Phang Noa Bay.
Or why not enjoy the vibrant nightlife at legendary Patong Beach with its bewildering mix of restaurants, bars, discos, live music clubs and cabarets. Inexpensive deals abound to this stunning destination and there are a wide variety of holiday packages available that need not break the budget.
Phuket is more than a provincial capital; it is also a fascinating location for enthusiastic shoppers with all kind of budgets. You will find items ranging from antique Asian art and crafts, clothing boutiques, household knick-knacks to bolts of famous Thai silk with bargaining the order of the day.
With its idyllic tropical weather, Phuket is a favourite with beach lovers. There are, broadly speaking, two seasons: the dry and the wet. The dry season begins in December and lasts until April, when the rainfall increases. Wet or dry, temperatures remain remarkably consistent, nestling around 30°C and always with a dash of humidity.
Just a 45-minute speedboat jaunt and a 90-minute ferryboat ride from Phuket are the towering limestone outcrop of the twin Phi Phi Islands. The larger and inhabited island, Phi Phi Don attracts hundreds of visitors to stay on its lovely shores. It is paradise perfected with beautiful beaches, stunning rock formations and vivid turquoise waters teeming with colourful marine life. Without roads, there is no hustle and bustle, no reason to hurry. Longtail boats make the many secluded beaches around Phi Phi Don accessible.
The sheer limestone walls of the smaller Phi Phi Leh are dotted with caves and passages and the island's shallow blue-green lagoons and coral gardens are a snorkeller's paradise.
So whether you want to snorkel the day away, relax in the sun, dance 'til dawn at a club, or indulge in Thai specialty cuisines, it's not difficult to see why Phuket is considered the ultimate holiday destination in Thailand.