Open the appChalong: the Phuket Experience guide
32 places selected and checked by our team in Chalong, with our tips to make the most of them.
Chalong by category
- Restaurants (11) — Seafood restaurants (3) · Authentic Thai restaurants (5) · Sea-view restaurants (3) · Brunch & coffee spots (4) · Healthy & vegan restaurants (3)
- Muay Thai gyms (8) — Muay Thai for beginners (7) · Private Muay Thai lessons (7) · Intensive training camps (6) · Muay Thai camps with accommodation (4) · MMA gyms (3)
- Activities (5) — Activities for beginners (3)
Tours to book
Tours from Phuket linked to Chalong, to book with Phuket Experience:
- Tiger Park Big Buddha Phuket — Book the tour
Restaurants in Chalong
- Kan Eang @ Pier — Historic seafood restaurant (over 50 years) facing Chalong Pier, with views of boats and the bay. Refined…
- Mor Mu Dong — Rustic restaurant overlooking mangroves, Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide, serving Southern recipes rarely…
- Bucha Gallery and Restaurant — Restaurant-gallery listed in the Michelin Guide 2026, decorated with Buddhist art, which makes its own curry…
- Greek Kitchen — Greek restaurant perched on the Big Buddha road, with a wide view over Chalong Bay and Mediterranean cuisine…
- Coconuts Café — Colonial-style house surrounded by a flower garden, 200 m from Chalong Beach, for homemade breakfast or…
- Soha BBQ Halal Phuket — Halal grill in Chalong offering kebabs, biryani, karahi and a few Thai dishes, appreciated for cleanliness…
- We Cafe Chaofa — Large family café-restaurant on Chao Fah Road with salads from its own hydroponic farm, and a wide Thai and…
- The Local Landing Cafe — Small healthy café facing the water at Chalong Pier, ideal for breakfast before taking a boat to the islands.
- Baboon Phuket — Glass greenhouse perched in the trees, with homemade pastries and Thai arabica roasted on-site, 15–20…
- Kan Eang 2 — Seafood restaurant by Chalong Bay, under large trees facing boats, cheaper than its famous sister Kan…
- Kluay Mai Thai Restaurant — Southern cuisine cooked at home in a small Thai house in Chalong, just a few tables, recommended by…
Muay Thai gyms in Chalong
- Tiger Muay Thai & MMA — Phuket's most famous camp, established since 2003 on Soi Ta-iad in Chalong. A true fighting city with over…
- Yak Yai Muay Thai — Small Chalong gym with an authentic atmosphere, 500 meters from Soi Ta-iad. Highly rated, it organizes a…
- Eagle Muay Thai — Friendly gym on Soi Palai in Chalong, with some of the most affordable rates in the area. It welcomes all…
- Phuket Fight Club — Multipurpose center in Chalong that combines Muay Thai, MMA, BJJ, boxing and fitness. It also offers classes…
- Suwit Muay Thai — Considered one of the very first Muay Thai camps in Phuket, active for over 25 years in Chalong. A…
- Rattachai Muay Thai — A small Soi Ta-Iad camp run by Kru Nai, three-time Lumpinee champion: small groups and technical coaching.
- Phuket Singha Muay Thai Gym — A small family gym on Soi Ta-Iad, with former professional fighter coaches and small group classes.
- Lions MMA Club — An MMA, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu club on Soi Ta-Iad, whose BJJ program is run by a 4th-degree black…
Activities in Chalong
- Sea Bees Diving — One of Phuket's largest diving schools, located near Chalong port for over 20 years. Introductory dives,…
- No Gravity Dive Center — Small family-run dive center in Chalong with its own training pool, courses in small groups or private.
- Arapaima Fishing Park Phuket — Fishing pond in Chalong for catching giant fish (arapaimas) in no-kill sessions, supervised and accessible…
- Chalong Bay Rum Distillery — Small family rum distillery in Chalong: visit, tasting and 2-hour cocktail workshop.
- Phuket Batik Painting Class — Batik painting workshop for all ages, with two locations in Chalong and Mai Khao: take home your fabric.
Temple & culture in Chalong
- Wat Chalong (Wat Chaiyathararam) — The most venerated temple in Phuket, dominated by a 60 m tall chedi housing a fragment of bone attributed to…
- Big Buddha Phuket — 45 m white marble Buddha statue perched on Nakkerd Hill with 360° views of Chalong, Kata and Karon. The site…
Attractions in Chalong
- Phuket Bird Park — Tropical bird park opposite Wat Chalong, with aviaries and bird shows included with admission.
- Phuket Botanic Garden — Botanical garden divided into more than 30 zones: butterflies, orchids, water lilies, Japanese and English…
Wellness & spa in Chalong
- NARA Massage & Spa — One of the most highly-rated massage salons in Chalong, renowned for its therapists' technique. Private…
- Yoga Connections Phuket — A yoga studio accessible to all levels, with two locations between Chalong and Rawai. Hatha, Ashtanga,…
Health in Chalong
- Chalong Emergency Hospital — A local public hospital in Chalong, convenient for first aid in the south of the island (Chalong, Rawai, Nai…
Viewpoints in Chalong
- Radar Hill Viewpoint — Phuket's highest viewpoint, next to a military radar base, with views of Patong, Chalong Bay and Bang Wad…