Go Kart: This is one activity in Phuket you simply cannot miss – an open wheeler motor sport for those who love speed. Bring your friends for some heart pumping kart racing. Start the adrenalin rush as you power round the track or share the thrills in the special double seater kart. It's a fun sport but not dangerous.

Phuket Kart located on Prabaramee Road in Kathu, is the place to go for some good go kart racing. It's fun and everyone can do it.

Phuket Kart is open daily from 9am to 7pm. Tel: +66 (0)76 202058 and +66 (0)89 728 9712. Another open wheeler venue is Patong Go-Kart Speedway which is located on Vichitsongkram Road and is also open everyday. Tel: +66 (0)76 321949.

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing):
Saphan Hin Stadium in Phuket City stages regular demonstrations by well-trained martial arts experts and there are plenty of schools on the island offering training in Muay Thai. If you prefer a quiet gym, then Rawai Muay Thai Camp in the south of the island might be suitable for you. If you plan to watch a Muay Thai fight for real, you should visit the Boxing Stadium located in Bangla Road, Patong.

Details: Phuket Boxing Stadium. Bouts are held every Friday evening from about 8pm. Rawai Muay Thai Camp: tel +66 (0)81476 9377, www.rawaimuaythai.com. Phuket Muay Thai Camp and Gym on Kata Beach: tel +66 (0)76 284090, www.phuket-muay-thai.com. Muay Thai and MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Training Camp: tel +66 (0)76 367071, www.tigermuaythai.com.

Patong Nightlife – Soi Bangla:
Many people come toPhuket just to revel in the razzmatazz of Patong’s hotspots but even if your tastes are generally more moderate, you really should not miss the opportunity to visit this international icon of the hedonistic lifestyle. A short street in the heart of downtown Patong, Soi Bangla packs more than a hundred bars, restaurants and discotheques into a single traffic-free, brightly-lit celebration of glitz which operates from dusk until dawn. Walking up and down or dropping into throbbing cacophonous homages to Mammon like the Tiger Disco or Rock City will leave you with vivid memories as enduring as those of the beautiful beaches you enjoyed in the daylight hours.