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Voykit pocket guide · Thailand
Nai Thon and Nai Yang
Spend 2 days: beach, park walk and relax; taxi from Phuket airport ~300 baht, bikes 200 baht/day, motorbike 300 baht/day.
Nai Thon and Nai Yang are adjacent quiet beaches on Phuket's north coast, offering swimming, a mangrove nature trail in Sirinat National Park and low‑key dining. A short taxi from the airport and easy walking or cheap bike hire make a 2‑day stay comfortable.
- Country
- Thailand
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- Avoid
- May–Oct (monsoon)
- Stay
- 2 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- THB
- Money
- Currency is the Thai baht (THB, ฿). Cards work in malls, hotels and many restaurants; street food, markets, boats and small taxis are cash.
- Daily spend
- Budget ฿500–800 excl. bed · Mid ฿800–1,200 excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- AIS and TrueMove H sell tourist SIMs at airport arrivals; passport registration is required.
- Emergency
- Police 191 · Ambulance 1669 · Tourist police 1155
- Plugs
- Types A, B, C, O · 220 V · 50 Hz · Most sockets take flat US pins and round European pins; type O is the Thai three-pin standard. UK plugs need an adapter.
- Tipping
- Street food: Nothing.; Sit-down restaurant: Leave ฿20–100 or the coins; skip it if a 10% service charge is on the bill.; Taxi / Grab: Round up to the next ฿10 or ฿20.; Massage: ฿50–100 per hour to the therapist, in hand.; Guide / driver day: ฿300–500 for the guide, ฿200–300 for the driver.; Hotel porter / housekeeping: ฿20–50.
- Water
- Not drinkable from the tap. Street refill machines charge about ฿1 a litre; bottled water everywhere.
- Toilets
- Western toilets in malls and hotels; squat toilets with a water bucket in rural stops. The hose ('bum gun') replaces paper; paper goes in the bin in older buildings. Some public toilets cost ฿3–5.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Meal (local restaurant) | ฿70–200 |
| Bike rental per day | ฿200 |
| Motorbike rental per day | ฿300 |
| Taxi from airport | ฿300–350 |
| Snorkelling (lifeguard post, no fee) | Free |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- HKT · Phuket International Airport
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Typical fares
- Airport → Nai Thon/Nai Yang taxi
- ≈ ฿300, arrange at airport stand (check)
- Bike rental per day
- ≈ ฿200
- Motorbike rental per day
- ≈ ฿300 (high season)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
Walk along the beachfront; bikes 200 baht per day, motorbikes 300 baht in high season; short taxi rides ~150 baht, negotiate fare.
See and do
Known for
- Quiet beaches
- Sirinat National Park mangroves
- Family‑friendly atmosphere
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sirinat National Park nature trail | Walk north from Nai Yang beach along the coast (≈15 min) | ≈30 min round trip |
Sleep
- The Angel of Naithon
- Thai‑style bungalow, pool, walk to beach
- Pensiri House
- Air‑con guesthouse, 5 min walk, breakfast
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Excuse me / Sorry | ขอโทษkŏ thôt |
| Thank you | ขอบคุณkhàwp khun |
| How much? | เท่าไหร่thâo rài |
| Where is the beach? | ชายหาดอยู่ที่ไหนchai hât yùu thîi năi |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: A wai (palms together, slight bow) to return a greeting; a smile and nod for shop staff; avoid: Waiing children or service staff first — it confuses; hugging strangers
- Head and feet: Keep feet on the floor, sit with legs folded to the side in temples; avoid: Touching heads (even children's), pointing feet, stepping over people or food
- Temples: Covered shoulders and knees, shoes off, sit lower than monks; avoid: Women touching monks or handing them things directly; climbing Buddha images
- Monarchy: Stand for the royal anthem in cinemas and at 08:00 and 18:00 in public places; avoid: Any joke or comment about the royal family; stepping on a banknote
- Keeping calm: Stay polite and smiling when things go wrong ('jai yen' — cool heart); avoid: Raising your voice; public anger loses the argument
- Names: Khun plus first name ('Khun Somchai'); nicknames are normal; avoid: Using the family name alone
- Home visit: Shoes off; bring fruit or sweets; step over the threshold, not on it; avoid: Sitting with feet towards the family shrine
- Beckoning and pointing: Palm down, fingers waved towards you; point with the whole hand or chin; avoid: Pointing at people with a finger or with your foot
Scams and watch-outs
- Taxi stand outside airport quotes 300 baht; confirm price before boarding.
- No park entrance fee if you walk in from the beach; only pay if you enter via the park gate.
- Kite‑surfing winds are light; bring a larger kite.
Generally safe; watch belongings on the beach and negotiate taxi fares.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Nai Thon and Nai Yang yet. Suggested stay: 2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Quiet beaches
- Sirinat National Park mangroves
- Family‑friendly atmosphere
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Sirinat National Park – official info: www.google.com/search?q=Sirinat+National+Park
- Wikivoyage: Nai Thon and Nai Yang, revision 4987595 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=4987595
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Printed from Voykit (/nai-thon-and-nai-yang). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.