Freedom Beach

Freedom Beach lies on the headland just south of Patong Beach and is one of Phuket’s most beautiful beaches partly due to its inaccessibility. This 300 metre stretch of beach, dotted with granite rock, can only be reached by boat. But the effort is well worth it, although the main activity on Freedom Beach is relaxing, swimming and sunbathing there is also excellent snorkeling and beach volleyball and football are also favouite pass times.

One of the quickest ways to get there is to hire a long-tail boat from the jetty at the south end of Patong Beach. Although the boat trip only takes ten minutes to Freedom Beach you can expect to be charged up to 1,500 baht for the ride – on the upside however the long-tail boat does pass by some beautiful beaches along the way. The headland is shared with the three lovely and quiet coves of Tri Tra Beach, Paradise Beach and Tri Trang Beach.

The alternative way to get there by road, coming from the southern end of Patong, is to follow the road up the hill, turn left at the Amari Coral Beach pass by Baan Yin Dee Resort and the road veers left to the Avista Hideaway Resort. The trek down to Freedom beach is quite arduous especially in the tropical heat so come prepared.

Freedom Beach is a secluded and isolated place with fine white sand and beautiful clear sea. It does have a small restaurant that serves basic Thai dishes and chilled drinks – but for anything more sophisticated you will have to wait till you get back to the ‘mainland’.