Ao Bang Thao Beach : Recommended Attraction in Phuket, Thailand
A large open bay that is the location of one of phuket’s longest beaches, Ao Bang Thao has a long history related to the economy of the island. Previously a tin mining area the location has been transformed into an area where phuket’s luxurious resorts.
Bang Tao Bay (Ao Bang Thao) on Phuket’s northwest coast is a popular 8km stretch of white sandy beach. The greater Bangtao area still maintains a mixed local village atmosphere of Buddhist, Chinese, and Moslem residents milling about daily markets. The beach area also retains a local flavour with simple Thai food stalls and vendors set among cosy guesthouses of Bang Tao. The uniqueness of this beach is a series of pretty man-made lagoons converted from nineteenth century tin mining quarries. Today the upmarket Laguna complex has developed various resorts and golf courses around them near the beach.
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