Hat Kata Noi

Hat Kata


With just a couple of high-end hotels overlooking its secluded sugar-white sands, Hat Kata Noi unfurls to the south of Hat Kata Yai. It's a popular swimming and sun-soaking spot.


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1. Hat Kata Yai

0.74 MILES

Hat Kata is carved in two by a jutting headland. Blonde Hat Kata Yai (known as the main Kata beach) lies on the north side, while Hat Kata Noi unravels to…

2. Karon Viewpoint

0.77 MILES

From this majestic clifftop lookout, views sweep across Kata to the northern reaches of Karon and, to the south, wrap around the coast to Laem Phromthep…

3. Ko Pu

1.22 MILES

The small, uninhabited, jungle-clad islet of Ko Pu glistens across the waves just off Hat Kata Yai, making for gorgeous sunsets.

4. Big Buddha

1.65 MILES

High atop the Nakkerd Hills, northwest of Chalong Circle, and visible from half the island, the 45m-high, Burmese-alabaster Big Buddha sits grandly on…

5. Phuket Art Village

1.79 MILES

A group of talented Thai artists have come together to set up this bohemian, banyan-shaded arts commune, just off Rawai's main strip. Feel free to wander…

6. Ao Sane

2.05 MILES

Just northwest from Hat Nai Harn, on Rawai's west coast, you might well think the road dead-ends. But power on, passing the Nai Harn resort and (sadly)…

7. Wat Nai Harn

2.17 MILES

Tucked into the trees behind lovely Hat Nai Harn, the presence of this working seafront monastery here is partly to thank for this area's lack of…

8. Hat Nai Harn

2.17 MILES

Ask a Phuketian or a local expat for their favourite island beach and many will choose Hat Nai Harn. A beautifully curved golden-white crescent with…

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