{"id":32781,"date":"2015-01-05T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T12:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=32781"},"modified":"2015-01-05T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T14:50:31","slug":"happy-new-year-from-phuket-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/05\/happy-new-year-from-phuket-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year from Phuket, Thailand!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fireworks2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32795 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/fireworks2.jpg\" alt=\"fireworks2\" width=\"695\" height=\"513\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fireworks over Patong Beach show that Phuket high season is well under way now. Almost every charter yacht was fully booked in December and over the Christmas and New Year period. January is also heavily booked, but there is plenty of availability moving into February, and until high season ends in late April.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most charter yachts in Phuket sail the classic clockwise circle around Phang Nga Bay to Krabi, south to Phi Phi, and back to the marinas on the east coast via Koh Racha. You can see this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/phuket_east_sailing_itinerary.php?bbr=bblog\">classic Phuket sailing itinerary here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are looking for an alternative route, slightly away from the main sailing areas, you can sail south to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/langkawi_charter.php?locations=Langkawi&amp;?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Langkawi, Malaysia<\/strong><\/a>, and explore the southern islands of Thailand &#8211; Koh Lipe and the Butangs, Koh Tarutao, and the dozens of islands surrounding Langkawi itself. The Tarutao National Park area is a group of almost uninhabited islands, about 20 nm north of Langkawi, but on the Thai side of the border.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-lipe-butang-tarutao.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-lipe-butang-tarutao.jpg\" alt=\"map lipe-butang-tarutao\" width=\"695\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-kohlipe_big.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32805 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/map-kohlipe_big.jpg\" alt=\"map kohlipe_big\" width=\"695\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you will find bright and clear waters fantastic for snorkelling, swimming and diving, and rarely visited by most Phuket-based charter yachts. Only Koh Lipe has a permanent village settlement of a few hundred people, and is often called &#8220;The Maldives of Thailand&#8221; for its crystal waters and white sandy beaches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/beach-lipe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/beach-lipe.jpg\" alt=\"beach lipe\" width=\"695\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With ten\u00a0days, you have enough time to do Phuket-Langkawi-Phuket. Or with just seven\u00a0days, you can do a one way Phuket-Langkawi cruise, and see an unexplored part of Thailand. Here are a small selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/phuket_charter.php?locations=Phuket&amp;?bbr=bblog\"><strong>Phuket charter yachts<\/strong><\/a> that are well versed\u00a0in Phuket-Langkawi charters:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=9840&amp;bbr=bblog\">Sailing catamaran Laguna 48<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-laguna48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-laguna48.jpg\" alt=\"yacht laguna48\" width=\"695\" height=\"520\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=3015&amp;bbr=bblog\"><strong>Sailing catamaran Kelsall 58<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-kelsall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32819 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-kelsall.jpg\" alt=\"yacht kelsall\" width=\"695\" height=\"447\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=12236&amp;bbr=bblog\"><strong>Sailing catamaran Lagoon 500<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-lag500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-lag500.jpg\" alt=\"yacht lag500\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=5364&amp;bbr=bblog\"><strong>Sailing yacht ASIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-asia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32813 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-asia.jpg\" alt=\"yacht asia\" width=\"695\" height=\"419\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_search\/yacht_view.php?pid=15614&amp;bbr=bblog\"><strong>Luxury motor yacht Broward 121<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-b121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32815 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/yacht-b121.jpg\" alt=\"yacht b121\" width=\"695\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact <strong><a title=\"Phuket, Thailand Charters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/custom_solution.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\">us<\/a><\/strong> now to discuss exploring the southern islands of Thailand, and Langkawi, Malaysia!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fireworks over Patong Beach show that Phuket high season is well under way now. 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