Cathy and Gary's South East Asia Travel Pages
AO SANE BEACH
NORTH OF NAI HARN
Ao Sane Beach is a beautiful rocky beach north of Nai Harn on Phuket’s south west coast. To get there drive to Nai Harn Beach, go past all the hotels on your right and drive through the Nai Harn Hotel.
Keep following the coastline up the hill for about a kilometer on the very narrow road and you will soon come to Ao Sane. There is parking at the top for cars and bikes can ride down the little steep road to another small parking area.
The rustic family run Ao Sane restaurant is very reasonably priced for drinks and meals, sure it is a little bit more expensive than restaurants of similar quality but it is worth it for the great location. The few times we have eaten there, service has been friendly and our meals were very tasty.
I loved the Fisherman Dream Salad in a Coconut Shell, it was delicious and filled with prawns, fish and squid for 150baht. There are also very basic beach bungalows for hire which you can organise through the restaurant.
It really is a beautiful spot to spend an afternoon swimming, snorkeling or just lazing around watching the old restaurant dog going for his regular swims to cool off.
Ao Sane is actually 3 little beaches separated by rocks and the area is popular for snorkeling and diving during high season. We usually arrive around 10am and have the beach to ourselves, then around lunchtime a few families might arrive but we have never seen it real busy during low season.
This beach is a great place for families, just a little tip, wear reef shoes as some of the rocks in the water are sharp.
Ao Sane is not the easiest beach to get to but it is well worth the effort and if you do not have your own transport it is worth hiring a driver to take you there, it is about a 35 minute drive from Patong Beach and is such a pretty area with plenty of shady trees, it really is the perfect place to get away and relax.
