Is a 8 km long sweeping crescent shaped bay with a gentle slope and absolutely pure white sand and is fringed with rows of casuarina trees. The constant but gentle breeze on this bay has made Bangtao Beach very popular with windsurfers and it plays host to several international competitions each year. The main entrance to Bangtao beach is 2 km north of Surin Village and marked with large signs from the sprawling Laguna Phuket complex that takes up most of the middle of the bay.

This remarkable complex of five luxury resort hotels integrated into one into what appears to be small city by the sea. The Banyan Tree Resort, The Allamanda, Dusit Laguna, and the Sheraton Grande Laguna Beach Club all employ the same low rise village style architecture that are uniquely designed to blend with the vastness of the old tin mine which is what this area used to be. The old tin mining lake is now a beautifully landscaped lagoon that serves as a water sports center. This is a classic example of the modern one-stop all-inclusive tourist location. Your entire holiday can be spent here without leaving the complex. Guests can charge their meals to their hotel rooms at any of the 28 restaurants and bars throughout the complex. The adjourning Banyon Tree Golf Club course, the beach, blooming flowers everywhere, rock gardens, manmade waterfalls everything is tastefully designed and organized to give their guests a serene and happy environment for their carefree holiday. As Bangtao Beach is 40 minutes from town and the restaurants and entertainment centers on the island most of the guests staying here have bought themselves a package deal from their travel agents.

Unless you are interested in windsurfing we usually route the beach safari to Nai Thon beach as the next stop.