At the southern tip of Phuket lies the headland of Laem Phromthep, which translates to God’s Cape. Laem meaning Cape, Prom signifies purity and Thep meaning God.
Promthep is the most popular place in Phuket to watch the sunset and late afternoon each day many hundreds of people come to watch the sun as it disappears beneath the sea.
Here you will find the Brahma shrine, a four face shrine of Buddha and adorned by more than a thousand Elephant statues.
Walking along from here you will come to the statue of the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwonges of JumBorn, a son of King Chulalongkorn, who at the age of 13 went to the Royal Naval Academy in England for six years. After he returned, he establish the Royal Thai Naval Academy and Naval Engineering School. He is known today as the ‘Father of the Royal Thai Navy’.
Kanchanapisek Lighthouse was built in 1996 to commemorate King Bumibhol’s Golden Jubilee. Inside there is a museum and on the top level, a panoramic view out to the Andaman Sea and in to the lush green landscape of Phuket.
Less than a five minute drive away is Rawai Pier, from here you can hire a longtail boat to take to one of the small islands nearby or island hopping for the day. These pictures below were taken at twilight.
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