Karon Beach
White-sand beach famous for quartz grains that squeak underfoot, with calm clear water and three kilometers of shoreline.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Karon Beach in Phuket starts with the sand itself -- quartz grains so uniform they squeak underfoot, one of only a handful of beaches in the world where that happens. It also visits a small statue near Karon Circle honoring the farmers, rubber tappers, fishermen, and tin miners who worked this coast before tourism arrived. Drag your heel through the dry sand as you listen.
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