Swim at Koh Sireh

[phuketsub]

Does anyone know of a decent place to swim in the sea off Koh Sireh?

I just want a place I can access by car, get in the water and swim hassle-free...preferably without having to wade through muck.

Any advice appreciated.

[hkt83100]

N 7.910111°, E 98.441169°

Enter this in Google Maps or Google Earth and you see where I took the attached picture :-) The beach may be not VERY clean, but the water is nice.

[bearpolar]

thanks hkt. I never found a single swimmable spot on koh sireh. Always filled with broken bottles and other trash.

[phuketsub]

Thanks HKT. I will give it a try; not expecting perfection, I just want a decent workout.

[hkt83100]

Thanks HKT.

I would appreciate some feedback, since I did not have the chance to go there for a while. (I would like to place a geocache at that small beach.)

[Guest]

Thanks HKT.

I would appreciate some feedback, since I did not have the chance to go there for a while. (I would like to place a geocache at that small beach.)

If you go up the hill from the gypsy village, there is a nice viewpoint to Phuket town which could be another good place to put a geocache. Take two boxes with you if you go there

[phuketsub]

I'll let you guys know; I looked at the road on Google Street View and it looks to gnarly for a car, so I'll go by bike as soon as I have access to one.

[phuketsub]

I finally checked out the area today; the road down to the little beach is private land with a sign (Thai) reading Laem Nga Development Company. There is a closed gate about halfway down, with an unmanned security guard shack. I parked, walked over the gate, and walked a few hundred meters and almost got to the beach when I came across a pack of about 10 barking dogs and some pigs.

An old lady there told me the land was owned by a French guy, who chose to restrict access. [yes, I know foreigners can't own land, let alone restrict access to a beach]. There is a sign near the gate that says "open 6am close 6pm", but I got there well before 6pm and suspect it is closed all the time now.

I did find a way to the beach further south, however. Go to the Horizon villa estate and there is a little path though the woods that leads to a dirt road...It leads to a sandy beach with a big pier that does not appear on Google Maps, indicating that it was built after 2011. . I didn't have time to swim as it was getting dark, but that is the best spot I have found.