I found a nice small quiet beach in Phuket. Believe it or not, Laem Ka is not a very well known beach, apparently it’s main visitors are the locals. I found it just North-East of Rawai beach, which is in between Rawai and Chalong. I think since Laem Ka isn’t well marked with signposts, none really, is the reason why it’s not known. I must have driven by it countless of times going to the Rawai beach area and back to one of the many Luxury Phuket Hotels were I was staying and never noticed it before.

The beach seems to be undeveloped and basically off the tourist radar. When I got back to my hotel room, I did find it on Google Earth. There it was, unassuming and un-noticed by thousands of tourist. I also Googled the meaning of Laem Ka, which means Cape or Headland. I took a small unmarked road which goes across the headland and found a very nice area full of coconut trees. It seems to be private land, but owned by whom, I do not know.  Whomever it is though, put up a funny looking dilapidated scarecrow at one point to make it very obvious not to go any further. Just above Laem Ka beach I found a small parking lot and one small vendors shack selling drinks and BBQ pork served with sticky rice. I had to go down a few steps to reach the beach. There were some sandy areas, but mostly that was separated by rocks stretching out for about 400 meters. I and a few other people were the only ones there! Fantastic, really. A beach in Phuket with only a few people on it.

The view across the clear inviting water was of some islands just offshore. I saw a sailing boat racing along the Chalong. I just came here for a quick look before I headed back to my hotel, but I found myself playing in the water and splashing about in my regular clothes. Next time, I’ll know to always have a swimsuit with me just in case I run into another unknown beach.