Phuket Area Guide
Kamala is the relaxed heart of Phuket's Millionaire's Mile — a laid-back beach town wrapped around a wide, calm bay, framed by green hills dotted with some of Asia's most spectacular ocean-front villas. The area manages to be two things at once: a genuine Thai community with a working temple, local markets and family-run restaurants, and the setting of ultra-prime headland estates along the famous cliffside. The bay is swimmable most of the year, the beachfront promenade suits families, and Café del Mar anchors the southern end of the beach, while supermarkets, clinics, gyms and international restaurants line the main road and Patong's shopping and nightlife are ten minutes south over the hill. The community is one of Phuket's most international, with long-stay European and Australian residents giving the town a settled, year-round feel. Kamala offers one of the widest price spectrums on the west coast, from accessible sea-view condos and mid-range pool villas in the hills to landmark super-villas on the headland — a favourite hunting ground for value-conscious luxury buyers, with hillside sea-view properties achieving strong rental returns and reliable capital growth.
