Rawai Beach lies on the southern tip of Phuket and is one of the less commercialised beaches in Phuket and is relatively less crowded and quiet. Ironically, Rawai was the first tourist beach in Phuket, as in the older days, there was no road through the mountains leading from Phuket town to the beaches on west coast.
Rawai is home to the sea gypsies of Phuket who are fishermen. Of late they also take advantage of the tourism boom by providing boat transfers to nearby islands on their long tail boats.
The beach is lined with casuarina trees and the longtail boats are found lining the coast. Rawai is a popular spot for people looking for good food and also a cheap place to suntan as there are no vendors renting out sundeck chairs.
