 The
BoDan and TahSai Beach Drive: North of Phuket, South of
Khao Lak
A
beautiful beach and country drive.
Drive south from Thai
Muang on the main highway (Route 4) about
ten minutes, and just before the
rural village of Baan Bangkli, look for
this sign:
Stay
flexible with spellings - you will find
Thasai, Tasai, Boo Darn, Bodan, Bordan, Bo
Darn and many variations - transliteration
from one language to another is an art, not
a science.
No problem if you miss the sign above as
a few kilometers later you will see this
sign - the route is a loop so you can go in
way and come out the other:
 Turn right
at either sign and you will take a drive through
a lovely rural area. After a few
kilometers, you will come to a junction to
Baan Kapong (if you turned at the Tah Sai
sign (that drive is the Thai Muang
Loop Drive - check it out on the menu) -
continue straight to Bo Dan village to get
to the Beach - and turn
right when you get to the T-junction a few
kilometers later.
Follow that
road a bit and it will turn into a dirt/sand
road and you will come to a small bridge
right in front of the beach. The road
at that point is likely to trap your vehicle
so it is best to walk the last 100 meters to
the beach (see the photo at the top of the
page). Almost always, you will be the
only person/people on this beach.
It is
gorgeous! Take a picnic and a bottle
of wine to really enjoy it.
You can't get lost as
there are few roads in the area and no major
junctions off these roads. Take your time,
drive slow, and enjoy a slice of traditional
Thai life. Approaching the area from
either access road is easy - consider taking
the Kapong route when you head back and it
will bring you the back way into Thai Muang.
See the Thai Muang Drive on the website for
directions.
Tah Sai
Beach is to the north, accessed through the
small road to the Tah Sai Temple.
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