Our Family-Friendly 4D3N Itinerary For Phuket In Thailand

So because I am super lazy, I got the wonderful Esther (who wrote this amazing story on her trip to Laos) to create an itinerary for our family holiday to Phuket in Thailand.

family itinerary travel thailand phuket

Here’s what she came up with:

Date Time Place Remarks
24 Nov
Sat
     
1420 hours
1545 hours
KLIA
Phuket International Airport

Flight departure

Get a taxi from the “TAXI METER” counter, 1.5-2 hours drive to hotel (THB600-1k)

1800 hours
1900 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
ONE MORE Restaurant
Check in
Dinner, 300m walk from hotel
2030 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Rest, recharge, sleep
25 Nov
Sun
0900 hours
1030 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Yanui Beach
Breakfast
Jalan-jalan, 260m walk from hotel
1200 hours
1300 hours
1700 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel Lunch in hotel
Nap, rest, recharge
Get ready, get cab to Phuket Town (tell the driver it’s Thalang Road)
1800 hours Phuket Weekend Market Jalan-jalan, cari makan
2100 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Rest, recharge, sleep
26 Nov
Mon
0900 hours
1030 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Rawai Park
Breakfast 😀
Let the kids playyyyyy + lunch, 6 mins drive
1400 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Nap time!
1630 hours
1730 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Phuket Fantasea
Get cab to Phuket Fantasea (about an hour’s drive)
Cool cultural show + theme park + buffet dinner
2300 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Rest, recharge, sleep
27 Nov
Tues
0900 hours
1130 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel Breakfast
Check out, get cab to airport
1455 hours Phuket International Airport Flight departure
1930 hours KLIA  
     

Of course, with three kids and two pretty laid back parents, we didn’t exactly follow the itinerary. But still, it was quite spot on.

family itinerary travel thailand phuket

This is what our trip really looked like:

Date Time Place Remarks
24 Nov
Sat
     
1420 hours
1700 hours
KLIA
Phuket International Airport

Flight departure

Pre-booked taxi from Expedia

1900 hours
2000 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Check in
Dinner
2130 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Rest, recharge, sleep
25 Nov
Sun
0800 hours
0900 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Breakfast
Swimming!!!
1200 hours
1300 hours
1700 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Attempt to go to Patong Beach for lunch                                                The Windmill Phuket Hotel

Snacks and instant noodles in our room                                                                                                        Aisha has a meltdown and throws a tantrum in the hotel lobby, abort mission, back to hotel room, Aisha crashes for 3 hours, Ayub and Mr Ninja ride bikes to Family Mart
Get ready, get cab to Phuket Town (tell the driver it’s Thalang Road)

1800 hours Phuket Weekend Market Jalan-jalan, cari makan
2100 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Rest, recharge, sleep
26 Nov
Mon
0800 hours
1000 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel
Rawai Park
Breakfast 😀
Let the kids playyyyyy + lunch, 6 mins drive
1830 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Ayub and Mr Ninja get ready to go cycling
1831 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel Ayub karate kicks the balcony door of our room, smashing it into a million pieces, we have to move rooms 
2000 hours The Windmill Phuket Hotel New room, play games, do homework, swim, sleep
27 Nov
Tues
0800 hours
1130 hours
The Windmill Phuket Hotel Breakfast, swimming
Check out, get cab to airport
1455 hours Phuket International Airport Flight departure
1930 hours KLIA  
     

Yup. That’s about it. Here’s how DAY ONE in Phuket went 🙂

family itinerary travel thailand phuket

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Laila is a working mama who married young, had two beautiful boys, went through a shitty divorce, met an amazing man, remarried, and had a beautiful girl. Her eldest boy is a rainbow baby and special needs child. Her second is ridiculously smart. Her baby is a baby.

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