Mai Khao Beach Verified listing

Mai Khao is 11 kilometres long, the longest beach in Phuket, and because it is part of the Sirinat National Park, it still looks in some parts as deserted as when we first visited it in 1990. A few luxury hotels appeared at a respectable distance from the beach, but there were no beach chairs, no umbrellas and no food vendors in sight, except at the south end when the planes landed over the beach. It might just be a question of time, but you can still walk kilometres and only meet three local people fishing.

Mai Khao Beach starts at Sirinath National Park, where Nai Yang Beach ends, and runs for eleven kilometres to the very north of the island at Sai Keow beach, close to the Sarasin Bridge. There are a few highlights worth mentioning in Mai Khao, excluding those five-star resorts.

The immense and natural beach is obviously the main reason why travellers choose to visit or even stay here. The beach is an eleven-kilometre-long stripe of white sand with a clear warm blue ocean during the high season. The sand is a little more coarse than on the southern beaches, but it is still soft and beautiful. The beach has remained untouched, and there are no jet skis, parasailing, beach chairs or vendors.