Phuket offers a great deal of shopping and entertainment options ranging from food markets to night markets to street stalls to local shops to department stores to many more. Here is complete list of shopping markets every shopaholic should visit during their stay in Phuket.
2. Best night markets
Best fresh markets
Best shopping malls
Important tips
Accommodation
3. Phuket Weekend Market
Phuket weekend market (known as
Naka Market), located along Chao Fa
West Road,a fascinating jumble of
secondhand goods, curios, pirated
items, live animals and a large amount
of great local food to sample
4. Phuket Walking Street
Set in a picturesque part of phuket,
walking street is as much a cultural
attraction as is a great night market.
The old sino-portuguese houses,
which line the 350m road, it consists
of traditional local foods, thai
handicrafts and, of course, t-shirts,
dresses, shoes and other apparel.
5. Phuket Indy Market
Phuket Town’s twice-weekly Indy
Market on Dibuk Road It is also a place
where locals, especially teenagers and
young adults, come to enjoy
themselves with an entertaining mix of
vendors, live performances and more.
6. Banzaan Market
Many visitors enjoy exploring Banzaan
Market in Patong, Basically, you can
get anything that one would expect
from a local market here but in a much
more pleasant environment. Prices are
reasonable.
7. Kata Fresh Market in Phuket
Kata Fresh Market is quite
simply one of the most vibrant fresh
markets on Phuket’s west coast.
Kata Fresh Market is located on
Kata Road.it’s a large L-shaped
market on a piece of unused land
with plenty of parking space to the
side.
8. Kamala Village Market
Kamala village market is held on
wednesdays and saturdays at the
bottom of the hill that separates
kamala from patong. It is a colorful
and lively market that can give
visitors a glimpse of southern
thailand daily life and the occasion
to discover a great choice of local
products.
9. • Jungceylon Shopping Mall • Central Festival Phuket
• Premium Outlet Phuket • Banana Walk
10. Bargaining
Most department stores and large retail outlets have fixed prices, so
bargaining is not applicable. At markets, small stalls, shops or street vendors,
bargaining is the norm. Expect to pay from 10-40% less than the original
asking price.
VAT Refund
Visitors entering the Kingdom on tourist visas are entitled to refunds of the 7%
value added tax (VAT) paid on goods purchased at shops, department stores
and other retail outlets displaying "VAT Refund for Tourists" signs.
Gems and Jewellery Advisory
There are occasional complaints from visitors about unethical jewellers who
persuaded them to buy jewellery at an unreasonable price. There are also
cases where gems purchased have turned out to be fakes.
11. Point Yamu by COMO Phuket
• Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa.