Fun Activities for Kids in Phuket

A must do activity for families is a tour of Thailand's most loved National Park, the picturesque Phang Nga Bay with its limestone cliffs and sea caves.

One of the best day trips is the guided canoe cave tour into the sea caves, an experience the kids won’t forget.

There is a range of different tours available that you can book online before you leave home by using the links below.

For a personalised service I would suggest contacting Easy Day Thailand, a professionally run tour operator in Phuket.

Easy Day Thailand offer a great selection of tours to Phang Nga Bay including a private Phang Nga Bay tour that will take you to all the highlights before the crowds arrive.

Visiting an Elephant sanctuary is a great activity for all ages, and the kids will love to get up close and personal with the elephants, some sanctuaries allow you to feed and bath the elephants and let the kids prepare the elephants food.  

White water rafting is another fun activity, however it's not for the little ones, white water rafting is more suitable for families travelling with adventurous teenagers.

If your kids are one with nature, you could take them to one of the waterfalls in Phuket.
Bang Pae waterfall is the largest waterfall in Phuket.

Where you can swim in the rock pools or visit the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre, which is located just inside the park entrance.

Inside the rehabilitation centre you will see how wildlife experts and volunteers from around the world have been working towards re-introducing Gibbons back into the wild.

Tours of the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre are free, and donations are welcomed. However you will have to pay an entrance fee to gain access to the National Park.

The Centre is open daily 9am to 4.30pm.

Bang Pae Waterfall is located in the Khao Phra Theaw National Park.

Horse back riding in Phuket is fun for the kids and adults alike. There are a handful of riding clubs in Phuket that are suitable for children and beginners with horseback riding instructors that will give you simple instructions and guide you through the trail.

Phuket has lots of fun and fascinating places to explore; a great boredom buster for the little ones is a visit to the Merlin Butterfly Sanctuary, which is both interesting and  an educational experience for visitors of all ages especially the kids who will love the huge, brilliantly coloured butterflies.

The Phuket Aquarium is another spot that will provide some fun activities for kids, with over 150 species of sea life on display. Many of these species are from the waters of the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.

The kids might like to visit the Phuket Zoo, where they will see, monkeys, tigers, snakes, elephants and crocodiles, but please read our page about the zoo before you decide to go.

One of the best things to do with kids at night is to spend an evening at Phuket Fantasea a cultural theme park and entertainment complex, with carnival games, a shopping village and an award winning spectacular show.

Many kids love nothing more then to have a game of golf with their parents and Phuket has eight of the best golf courses for them to choose from.

Golf in Phuket is certainly not a cheap activity to do with kids so you may prefer to take them for a game of mini golf, there are two mini golf courses in Phuket.

Dino Mini Park Golf is located between Karon & Kata Beaches.

For those visitors that are staying anywhere North of Patong it would be quicker to go to Phuket Adventure Golf  for a game of putt putt.
This mini golf course is located at Bang Tao Beach.

If you or your kids have the need for speed, then why not have some fun at Patong Go-Kart Speedway and Off Road Fun Park which is a great day of fun for the whole family.

If the kids don’t go much on the beach, they might enjoy a fun day of activities at one of the water parks in Phuket.

There are three slarge water parks in Phuket, which are great for all ages, boasting slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, flow riders, splash zones and two smaller water parks that provide an aquatic playground for the little kids.

The Upside Down House is ideal for a fun day out with the kids or as a rainy day activity. The three storey house is purposely designed and built to give you the impression that you are upside down.
Within the grounds of the Upside Down House is A Maze in Phuket and the only escape room game currently operating in Phuket.

As Phuket is surrounded by water there are lots of fun activities for kids to do, as long as they are old enough and know how to swim.

Snorkeling is a great activity for the kids and there are some great spots on many of the beaches in Phuket, however for a great day out with the family take a day trip to some of the Islands around Phuket.

Some of the best snorkeling destinations near Phuket are the Similan Islands, the Phi Phi Islands, Koh Racha or  Coral Island and Khai Nok Islands. The easiest and quickest way to get there is by speedboat, ensuring that you get lots of time to enjoy your day in the water, exploring the corals and the tropical fish.
For speedboat tours we also recommend using the services of Easy Day Thailand. You can read more about the tours here or contact Easy Day Thailand by following the link below.