Kamala Renamed Jet Ski Paradise Beach

[Pinot]

It’s official! With the addition of a record breaking 10th jet ski, right in the middle of the beach, Kamala will now be known as “Jet Ski Paradise Beach”. Sitting in an honored area, once designated as the “safe to swim” area, the jet skis now completely dominate the once “sand only” beach.

This spring the NCPO cleared the beach of all other businesses. Jet skis operators have moved into that commerce void and taken over and expanded a new prime sales area.

With only about 30 possible low season customers on the beach, jet ski rentals are currently a little slow, but are primed for a big high season in their new featured position. Jet skis will be easy to find, taking up about half the main part of the beach.

Sporting an amazing JTR (jet ski to tourist ratio) of 3.2, visitors have an opportunity to choose from jet skis in many different colors and styles.

If you dream of coming to Thailand to scare pesky recreational swimmers on a fast, noisy, (some say dangerous) uninsured machine, Jet Ski Paradise Beach (formerly Kamala) is the perfect spot for you.

[hansgruber]

Good place for them as it's basically unswimmable anyway.

It's The worst beach on Phuket so who cares.

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[KarenBravo]

Good place for them as it's basically unswimmable anyway.

It's The worst beach on Phuket so who cares.

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Cue phuket ("I've been here 30 years!") richard.........

[Briggsy]

The Mayor is dead, Long live the Mayor.

Plus ca change

Other apt Francophone maxims, quotes and sayings....

[stevenl]

The Mayor is dead, Long live the Mayor.

Plus ca change

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Any connection between the death of the former Patong mayor and Kamala?

[hansgruber]

The Mayor is dead, Long live the Mayor.

Plus ca change

Other apt Francophone maxims, quotes and sayings....

Any connection between the death of the former Patong mayor and Kamala?

I think he thought he was posting a comment on Phuketwan.

Morrison sycophant.

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[phuketrichard]

the jet ski's are ONLY down in front of the hotels ( the area near the park and walking bridge) on the beach

none--- 2/3rd's of the rest of the beach which is empty of everything!!

yep still love it here, u can sit under the trees and every day see more an more thai's enjoying the beach the way it was before.

No idea why u all think its the worst beach but that's fine with me an those of us here

What i wonder is there missing about 20 restaurants that were on the beach, so where will everyone eat?

PS; in the area in front of soi bangla in Patong are more jet ski's than anywhere else on the island, also taking up all the space under the trees.

[grumpyoldman]

It's just too bad because the noise, exhaust and danger to swimmers............hopefully it'll be a designated zone.

phuketrichard, don't let these guys bother you, negative salty dogs abound on this forum, you enjoy Kamala (as well as the other places I've seen you post about in SE Asia).

[robertthebruce]

I like Kamala beach, for me one of the nicest...

And I like that area too.

[grumpyoldman]

I like Kamala beach, for me one of the nicest...

And I like that area too.

Sure man, too each their own. Enjoy.

[Pinot]

http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Jetskis-allowed-Kamala-Beach-confirms-Phuket-Governor/38201#ad-image-1

Allowed to be on the beach or completely dominate the beach. There were 13 jet skies on the beach. There were about 30 tourists. This is nuts. Jet skis dominate at what use to be Kamala Beach. Now just call it Jet Ski Paradise Beach.

[phuketrichard]

Jet skis dominate at what use to be Kamala Beach

really>

it would take a few hundred to dominate the beach

[Gonsalviz]

Now I know where not to go.

[beechbum]

Love wet season Kamala when the swells big, have got some of the longest rides Ive had in Phuket surfing the Nth end over the years.

[kartman]

Yamaha are ramping up the sales of Jet Ski's to offset falling motorbike sales so the beaches may look like town centres.

[phuketrichard]

another beautiful afternoon at Kamala, so glad u all don't come over here and crowd the place up. The few tourist wiht their own mats and towels on the beach and LOTS of thai's really enjoyed the sunset

With all the beach side rests gone they ones that are legal, on the opposite side of the walkway, will do very well this year an da few enterprising Thai's have started driving their motos with side cars on them which are filled with touristy stuff an a few have set up small som tum rest type places with mats ( like they used to have on Rawaii years ago) on the beach

From the last rest on the sidewalk all the way to the Novotel is empty!!

Mr pancake is doing good business

maybe 10 jetskis down at the southern end near the bridge

but whats bad is their were two thais walking around with an iguana and a large boa constrictor to have photos taken with

[Guest]

Kamala on Oct 20 2014

[stuarty]

What are all those shacks and canopies at the back of the sand poking out of the trees?

[phuketrichard]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

[Old Croc]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

It was shot 2 days ago. The date is above the photo.

[hansgruber]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

The shot hides the dirty klongs so that's a plus.

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[phuketrichard]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

It was shot 2 days ago. The date is above the photo.

sorry a shot without the date embedded means jack to me :-)

this goes for all shots that can not be verified.

anyway...

I still like it here

at least we have trees and not the crowds patong./surin/kata get

[phuketrichard]

PHUKET: -- A meeting yesterday (October 21) to follow up on application of the policies of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) repeated that all beaches must be cleared of commercial activity – and that includes jet-skis that have once again crept back onto the sand, particularly at Kamala.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/770449-jet-skis-told-get-back-off-phukets-beaches/

[KarenBravo]

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

But only half as nice as Kata......

[hansgruber]

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

But only half as nice as Kata......

Which in turn is half as nice at Kata noi.

North end of Kata noi has some amazing snorkelling.

[Old Croc]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

It was shot 2 days ago. The date is above the photo.

sorry a shot without the date embedded means jack to me :-)

this goes for all shots that can not be verified.

anyway...

I still like it here

at least we have trees and not the crowds patong./surin/kata get

OK.

[balo]

It should be renamed again to Jet ski Scammers Paradise.

[Guest]

shot from the southern end ( only place they have jetskis an parasailing) looking north and no idea WHEN it was shot

The hotel on the beach is there, as are places that have rights to be there for ages

funny how u didn't bother to shoot the rest of the beach which is empty

even so looks 10x nicer than Patong :-)

It was shot 2 days ago. The date is above the photo.

sorry a shot without the date embedded means jack to me :-)

this goes for all shots that can not be verified.

anyway...

I still like it here

at least we have trees and not the crowds patong./surin/kata get

It's easy to write any date to a photo as it's easy to change the exif data as well.

Here is a bit larger version of the photo from the same location and same time.

[phuketrichard]

this is shot from the street; across from the school

ur first shot was taken from the beach

and to be clear ( again ) this is the Southern end of the beach where all the hotels an jets ski's/fishing boats and where the klong feeds into the bay

You can see how empty the beach is all the way to the Novotel

Hey, we all have our favorite beaches for whatever reasons. would bet most of us go to the closest one.

[Old Croc]

I'm not going to say it this time.