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Karon Beach
 Karon beach is a long stretch of powdery white sand just south of Patong. The beach is very long so it never feels overcrowded.
The second largest of Phuket's tourist beaches. Large resort complexes line the road behind of the shoreline, but the long, broad beach itself has no development. The sand is very white, and squeaks audibly when walked upon. The southern point has a fine coral reef stretching toward Kata and Bu Island. Restaurants, bars, tour companies and other non-hotel businesses are at the north end, near the traffic circle, and at the south end, on the little road connecting the back road with the beach road. The narrow road between Kata and Karon has a number of small businesses as well as the Dino Park Mini Golf facility. Karon is the most up-scale of Phuket's beaches. There is a regular daytime bus service to and from Phuket Town.
The southern point has a coral reef that stretches towards Kata and Bu Island. There are not as many water sports activities on Karon beach as in Patong or Kata. During the rainy season Karon can be good for surfing but dangerous for swimming due to the large waves and strong rip currents.
Source from www.phukettourism.org
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