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cocktails. If you're hungry you can order from the attached restaurant, Baan Rimlay
(wood-fired pizzas from 200B).
Orange
(41/7-8 Th Viset; 5pm-2am; )
Billed as an Irish pub, though it doesn't look the part, this
polished concrete block of a building offers a happening night scene thanks to its incred-
ible house band imported from the Philippines. Fronted by a soulful diva, as beautiful as
she is talented, they are a serious group and play anything and everything from Deep
Purple to Beyoncé.
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Getting There & Away
Rawai is about 18km from Phuket Town.
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
(30B) run from Phuket's fountain
circle at Th Ranong - some continue to Hat Nai Han, but not all of them, so ask first. The
túk-túk trip from Rawai to Nai Han is a hefty 200B.
You can hire taxis (which are actually just chartered cars) from Rawai and Hat Nai
Han to the airport (800B), Patong (700B) and Phuket Town (500B).
Long-tail and speedboat charters are available from Hat Rawai. Destinations include
Ko Bon (long-tail/speedboat 1000/2000B), Coral Island (long-tail/speedboat 1500/
4000B) and Ko Kai (long-tail/speedboat 4000/9000B). Maximum six passengers.
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Hat Kata
Kata attracts travellers of all ages with its shopping, surfing and lively beach, and without
the seedy hustle endemic to Patong. While you might not find a secluded strip of sand,
you will find lots to do and plenty of easy-going folks to clink beers with.
There's surfing in the shoulder and wet seasons, terrific day spas, fantastic food, and a
top-notch yoga studio. The beach is divided in two by a rocky headland, and the road
between them is home to Phuket's original millionaire's row. Hat Kata Yai is on the north
end, while the more secluded Hat Kata Noi unfurls to the south. Both offer soft golden
sand and attract a bohemian crowd.
