Coral Island
Tropical island with two contrasting beaches, a shallow reef, and full water sports facilities.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Coral Island off Phuket's southeastern tip explains how a resort's name on Long Beach came to label the whole island, and follows the two very different shores that resulted: a quiet, tree-shaded crescent and a livelier stretch of speedboats and parasail rigs. It traces the reef just offshore, where parrotfish and schooling fusiliers gather close to the sand. Go on a weekday morning, before the tour boats cross from Chalong Pier, for the beach nearly to yourself.
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