Freedom Beach
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- Moses S2 contributionsPhoto book beachLovely Beach. You can grab drinks directly there. I'd recommend to go there via the Lek Sand Beach bar as you don't have to pay for the entry there and you get down to the beach in about 20min from there. But where proper shoes for the walk downVisited November 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 14 November 2023
- MelCostelloSydney, Australia52 contributionsStunning 🤩Stunning little beach about 20 minutes by longboat from Patong. Can also be accessed by tuk tuk and foot, but longboat (2000 Baht for 4 people) was a great experience. Water deep and crystal clear - no comparison to Patong Beach. Thai food and fruit drinks available on beach. Don’t miss it.Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 16 December 2023
- PatriciaEngland, United Kingdom7 contributionsLove BeachBeautiful view. Especially at sunset. The course paths are nicely laid out. what they only forget in Thailand is when you build something, you also have to maintenance it. I fear that this place will be very neglected in a few years.Visited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 26 December 2023
- Glen D10 contributionsNice beach but paid access staff aggressive.A lovely beach. The only negative was the aggressive staff at the paid access. We wanted to see if the free access was ok but the taxi would only take us to the paid access and then the staff hounded us and told us that there wasn’t a free access and even followed us and showed us text on their phone which pretended to be a website stating that the only way to get in was via the paid access. The free entrance is a bit further up the hill and is a bit steep in places but perfectly good for youngsters. A nice beach though and worth the walk.Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 23 January 2024
- Elizabeth P3 contributionsMixed reviewBeautiful beach , clear water , lovely sounds but too many people there for me , not so secret anymore. More commercialised . And swimming is limited due to huge rocks in the sea . Preferred Banana Beach less crowded more natural but sand is not as nice .Visited February 2024Travelled with familyWritten 8 February 2024
- sally l7 contributionsNot so crowdedNicely spent day on this hidden beach. Great location and local street food. We tried also jet ski there. Great choice to avoid lots of people.Visited February 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 10 February 2024
- Alexander R2 contributionsGreat beach, challenge to get to.Freedom Beach is beautiful. The Pros are it’s great for snorkelling and fantastic for a chilled out day at the beach. The cons are getting to it. There is a free entrance on the south side that can be accessed by searching for Lek Beach Bar in google maps. There’s plenty of parking for cars and motorcycles. The climb down is very challenging and steep in places. There are another two paid entrances with slightly better steps but we didn’t use these so can’t comment too much.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 6 March 2024
- MaccleCakesRyde, United Kingdom91 contributionsBeautiful beach - mind the jellyfishMost beautiful beach, very chill vibes. I got stung by a jellyfish when only in the sea for 2 minutes so be careful, they were also washed up on the sand so try not to tread on them. The hike both down and up is a bit crazy, not for disabled or older people I would not recommend but even though those 2 things I still rate 5/5 and no regrets going!! It was just so beautiful.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 13 March 2024
- Lv2travel70Gold Coast, Australia99 contributionsPerfect beach 🏖️A nice clean beach to visit, has changed over the years since I was last there. Much more busier, but every thing is now. Catch a long boat from Patong beach for around $1500 Bht. Return. Cold drinks are available and there is a small restaurant. Not sure about toilets as I didn’t see any signs!!!Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 24 March 2024
- KandaCamperdown, Australia39 contributionsFreedom beachFreedom beach is really beautiful, we were a group of 5 and we caught a long tail boat over and the driver picked us up to bring us back in the afternoon. This cost us 1200 baht so a bit over 50 AUD. The beach itself was lovely, we found the beers on the reggae beach bar colder and cheaper than the bar itself. The guy there was nicer too. Shade was limited on the beach.Visited March 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 24 March 2024
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PJF
Hanoi, Vietnam5 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Given the quite hard access to the beach, we were expecting to find lots of empty spots to relax.
But no, a literal armada of loud diesel boats had ferried in as many people as you'd find on Patong beach during the afternoon (and for a hefty price of 1200-1500 bats nonetheless).
Loud Russians/check, Instagramers/check, annoying beach sellers/check, people going to the toilet in the back of the beach/check.
I don't doubt it must have been a nice calm beach some time ago, but now it's just another spot some entrepreneurial Thais have chosen to screw tourists out of their money.
If lying on a beach like a bunch of sardines in a can is what you like, that spot is for you. Otherwise, if you're close to your money or don't want to slide down a dirt hill to get free access, I would not recommend.
But no, a literal armada of loud diesel boats had ferried in as many people as you'd find on Patong beach during the afternoon (and for a hefty price of 1200-1500 bats nonetheless).
Loud Russians/check, Instagramers/check, annoying beach sellers/check, people going to the toilet in the back of the beach/check.
I don't doubt it must have been a nice calm beach some time ago, but now it's just another spot some entrepreneurial Thais have chosen to screw tourists out of their money.
If lying on a beach like a bunch of sardines in a can is what you like, that spot is for you. Otherwise, if you're close to your money or don't want to slide down a dirt hill to get free access, I would not recommend.
Written 7 February 2020
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katelg01
Portugal149 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
This beach has amazing clean turquoise water, beautiful soft white sand and fringed with palm palms. Truest idyllic if you were not surrounded by boat loads of tourists all playing loud music. The real treat is the wonderful entertainment of watching the pouting girls draped dangerously across rocks spending an hour or more trying to get the perfect instagram photo. Truly hilarious
Written 17 January 2020
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Ovidiana C
Romania733 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
You can reach it by moto, by car, by tuk tuk, not just by boat( is more expensive).
Advice: where you park your moto or your car is the last shop( family mart), and is the last chance for you to buy some snaks or anything you need. After this you will walk dawn a big hill and it will be really impossible to go back to the shop( becouse is a difficult way- a climbing hill). Don t worry:
1. You can walk on the hill but better not with flippers, maybe an adidas it will make your walk easier. Take care if you are a cardiac, walking is not easy!!!!
2.on the beach there are locals with soft drinks, bear, rise, fish, chicken barbeq, price normal for food, big for drinks, but acceptable.
3. No restaurant on the beach
But, we found an idilic beach, beatifull sand, no paying for the beach( not entrance tax).
Very very very nice beach!!
I recomand you to came here!!
Advice: where you park your moto or your car is the last shop( family mart), and is the last chance for you to buy some snaks or anything you need. After this you will walk dawn a big hill and it will be really impossible to go back to the shop( becouse is a difficult way- a climbing hill). Don t worry:
1. You can walk on the hill but better not with flippers, maybe an adidas it will make your walk easier. Take care if you are a cardiac, walking is not easy!!!!
2.on the beach there are locals with soft drinks, bear, rise, fish, chicken barbeq, price normal for food, big for drinks, but acceptable.
3. No restaurant on the beach
But, we found an idilic beach, beatifull sand, no paying for the beach( not entrance tax).
Very very very nice beach!!
I recomand you to came here!!
Written 3 January 2020
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SteffiSpain
Utorda, India202 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The boat trip on the longtail is great. You can pick up a boat off Patong Beach for between 1.200 tbt & 1500tbt depending on your bargaining skills. We paid 1.300. I love these boats, they sit solid in the water & all the boatmenhzve a wonderful feel for the sea. The trip is about half an hour. The beach is very pretty, but a bit overcrowded now ... probably no longer the magical escape it once was, but still a hundred times better than ghastly Patong Beach.The loacals try to keep it clean, they have bin bags to recycle various bits of rubbish, but there are some dirty tourists . Loads of cigarette bits in the sand ( which do not biodegrade) , bottle tops, sun cream caps. No excuse. Easy to take it back to your hotel with you . You can get cold drinks ... water coke Fanta beer etc & locals are providing bbq .. corn , prawn skewer, chicken skewer, squid skewer, panko coated chicken breasts , fruit . All freshly cooked. The sea is lovely, lots of yellow & black striped fish .... just busy. We thought it worth the money to escape Patong.
Written 26 January 2020
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Kaushik G
Mumbai, India4,065 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
During my vacation in Phuket, we had visited this beach. We were staying at Baan Laimai Beach Resort in Patong and from there we took a tuktuk for 300 baht which dropped us at the parking area. From the parking area, we had to walk down a long flight of steps to reach the beach. The Beach has lots of rocks but not crowded which was good. We sat on the rocks and watched sunset over the sea and it was absolutely stunning view and worth all the effort we took for climbing up and down. While going back, we hired motorbike taxi for 100 baht per person to our hotel.
Written 23 December 2020
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Amy m
10 contributions
Jan 2020
Favourite beach in Phuket. We tried both methods of travelling here, it’s true that the jungle trek is a bit tough, especially on the way up. The boat option is quite expensive but well worth it and you can cut the cost if you arrange to travel with a bigger group. Even though it can be pricey to get here, it’s a must-visit.
Written 26 January 2020
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Rachelle
Sheffield, UK8 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
I would not recommend this beach, we paid 100 baht entry fee when you can get in for free at another entrance.
The hike down was steep & we actually went the wrong way because there was no signage and I had to scramble across the rocks in flip flops as I wasn’t expecting to do this. We got to the beach and it was beautiful but nothing special the water was very choppy, lots of rubbish too.
The hike back up was the worst thing I have EVER done in my life & I can’t believe nobody else in these reviews are mentioning this?!
We went to freedom beach the day before which is a short drive from paradise beach and it was 10 x better!! You pay 100baht entry but you get a lift down to the bottom & back up, there are sun loungers, kayaks & snorkels for hire, food & drink, swings & the water is sooo much calmer.
Maybe we went on a bad day but definitely don’t go if you have young children or if you struggle with mobility.
The hike down was steep & we actually went the wrong way because there was no signage and I had to scramble across the rocks in flip flops as I wasn’t expecting to do this. We got to the beach and it was beautiful but nothing special the water was very choppy, lots of rubbish too.
The hike back up was the worst thing I have EVER done in my life & I can’t believe nobody else in these reviews are mentioning this?!
We went to freedom beach the day before which is a short drive from paradise beach and it was 10 x better!! You pay 100baht entry but you get a lift down to the bottom & back up, there are sun loungers, kayaks & snorkels for hire, food & drink, swings & the water is sooo much calmer.
Maybe we went on a bad day but definitely don’t go if you have young children or if you struggle with mobility.
Written 29 June 2022
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madre&padre
Montenegro2,814 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Nice sandy beach, near Patong (about 3 km). You can coming with longtail boat (15 min) price is about 1500 baht per boat per two way. You can coming with skuter, taxi, grab taxi (about 400 baht per car per way). If you coming with car, you must go across jungle (good pedestrial roaad with stairs) about 15 min to beach, and about 30 min return bechause is hill. If you can walk up or down hill dont go with car. Beach is nice, white sand, blue green clear wather. Early was small restaurant but now his not there. Some people sell cold drink and fruits (little shinga 80, big chang 120, melon 60, wather 30 baht). On midlle beach is selling pad thai per 100 baht. One of must beautifull beach on Phuket.
Written 10 January 2020
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Mark R
Brisbane, Australia108 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
I arrived about 10 yesterday
Not many people there. Water was crystal clear and very inviting. Beach vendors were just setting up and only a few people on the beach
It is a great beach, fun for families and perfect place to relax.
Umbrella and matt were free as long as you bought your drinks and snacks from the vendors and prices are cheaper than patong beach.
Does get a bit hectic after lunch and by 1 pm, it resembled patong beach, counting 10 plus boats docked against the beach , meaning you have to swim between the boats.
My preference is take the boat at 1500 baht and get there early with the aim of departing after lunch.
I would go as soon as you can as I feel that this spot may be ruined as it's popularity increases
Not many people there. Water was crystal clear and very inviting. Beach vendors were just setting up and only a few people on the beach
It is a great beach, fun for families and perfect place to relax.
Umbrella and matt were free as long as you bought your drinks and snacks from the vendors and prices are cheaper than patong beach.
Does get a bit hectic after lunch and by 1 pm, it resembled patong beach, counting 10 plus boats docked against the beach , meaning you have to swim between the boats.
My preference is take the boat at 1500 baht and get there early with the aim of departing after lunch.
I would go as soon as you can as I feel that this spot may be ruined as it's popularity increases
Written 1 January 2023
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Erik Elm
Copenhagen, Denmark71 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
It’s a little nice beach, but nothing extraordinary. You can choose to go downwards at the one of the first signs that says “freedom beach” If you do so, some individual at a restaurant there will charge you 100 bath per person for letting you pass.
If you instead walk another 100 meters in the main road, there will be a free passage downwards the jungle. After 15-20 minutes of climbing down the stairs and rocks you’ll arrive at the beach. Few people in the morning.
If you instead walk another 100 meters in the main road, there will be a free passage downwards the jungle. After 15-20 minutes of climbing down the stairs and rocks you’ll arrive at the beach. Few people in the morning.
Written 2 April 2022
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don.1.
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Is the price of a tail boat per person??? For example would a boat for 2 people cost the same as a boat for 5 people??? Thanks
Written 29 March 2024
People have mentioned free shuttles that can be taken to Freedom beach. I want to know where I can find these shuttles and do they have a specific name. I am in Patong.
Written 13 July 2019
There's no free shuttles. Only boats or tuk tuks. Bear in mind if you take a tuk tuk you have to make about 15, 20 minutes (depending on your level of fitness) hike down the hill, and you will have to crouch under metal fence as this is the only way.
Written 18 September 2019
How did you get there in June? We tried to go, but some of the boat operators in Patong told us that it was closed.
Written 6 July 2019
U can go by the road. Take a bike or cab and from the top of the hill cross a fence and walk down to the beach
Written 6 July 2019
HI, I'll go to kamala in April , i've we reserved our holiday's a few month ago but now, discovered that i'm pregnant and so our holiday has to change and we are happy to change. At this point i can't take boats, is it really complicated to walk don to the beach? and once that you are arrived by taxi, how can you go back? will you find taxi on the street?
and can you borrow sun beds?
thanks
Written 10 March 2019
Hi, first of all congrats! I confirm, after the taxi you have to pass a gate (for a private easy route that many people take) or going through a more wild path for 10-15 minutes. This beach is the most beautiful to me but with the less services, you won’t find sun beds, just a bar/restaurant and many long tail boats if you prefer not going back to the hill. Sorry, I have no idea if you will easily find a taxi to come back but I guess it won’t be so difficult.
Written 10 March 2019
Buongiorno ho capito che la strada è dissestata ma è fattibile con scooter in 2 persone? Grazie.
Giuseppe
Written 4 March 2019
Ciao,
Si é fattibile Giuseppe, una volta arrivati in cima alla collina la discesa verso la spiaggia si fa per forza a piedi meglio portare scarpe oltre agli infradito.
Written 4 March 2019
Hi how easy is it to get on & off the long boats, my partner has issues with his knees so struggles at times.
Written 12 February 2019
If your partner has an issue with knee I do not recommend the taxi because it leaves you in a point where it is a bit difficult going down plus steps.
Get the water taxi that is good it drops you on the sand she should be fine.
Written 19 February 2019
Will be visiting freedom beach in March 2019 hopefully by long tail boat .can you hire snockel/ mask on this beach if so how much and from where
Written 11 December 2018
I dont think there is snorkeling on this beach. Its more of a romantic serene beach .
Written 12 February 2019
Hi, we were there 2 days ago. Normally you can go by tuk tuk or motorbike but they told us that the road is closed since 1 month and the only way is by thai boats which is 1400thb for 2 person. Actually 1500 but make discount😉🇹🇭🏝
Amazing place, go there after breakfast early and stay till sunset 18:30
Take the boat from the left side of the patong beach in the edge of left side corner
Written 12 December 2018
Is it possible to take a 3 year old to freedom beach?
Written 8 October 2018
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