Horse riding on Kamala Beach

You meet directly on Kamala Beach, on the west coast of the island. The ride is on horseback, for thirty minutes or an hour depending on the option you choose, on the sand, accompanied by a guide who stays with you from start to finish. The route follows the beach and passes the coconut palms that line it, with the Andaman Sea open along the whole length of the shore and the wooded hills behind.

The guide sets the pace on the group and stays alongside for the whole route, stops included, which leaves time to settle into the saddle and take in the landscape rather than concentrate on the horse. Kamala is one of the best-known beaches in Phuket, and covering it from horseback gives a far slower reading of it than the road that runs along it. Photo stops are part of the programme, with the horses as much as with the setting, and the guide takes the time for them. Transfer from your hotel is not included.