Thailand Guide
Southern Thailand: the Gulf coast
Bophut
The quiet, two-kilometre beach at BOPHUT attracts a mix of young and old travellers, as well as families, and Ban Bophut, now tagged "Fisherman's Village", at the east end of the bay, is well geared to meet their needs, with a sprinkling of boutique hotels and services. Development has been reasonably sensitive, preserving many of its old wooden shophouses on the two narrow, largely car-free streets that meet at a T-junction by the pier. At night, it's a fine place for a promenade, with a concentration of good upmarket restaurants and low-key Western-run bars.