Bang Thao (Ao Bang Thao), eyaziwa nangokuthi uBang Tao noLaguna Beach, ulwandle olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga yePhuket Island, etholakala echibini elikhulu elivulekile. Ulula impela ukufika lapha - ngaphansi kwesigamu sehora kusuka ePhuket Airport. Futhi i-bang tao ingelinye lamabhishi amade kunawo wonke ePhuket (amakhilomitha ayi-11). Lapho nje i-tin yekhiqizwa lapha, kodwa muva nje, uBang Tao uyindawo yokuphumula nje. Iningi lolwandle luyingxenye ye-Angsana Laguna Phuket Complex, ihhotela elikhulu elinamakamelo angaphezu kwama-400 nangesifundo segalufu. Kodwa-ke, kunezindlela zokuhlala hhayi kuphela echibini, kepha ekugcineni eseningizimu yechibi.
UBang Tao uyisimo esihle kakhulu, futhi isiphelo saseNyakatho seBay yi-bay ehlukile encane, sacishe savalwa ngokuphelele, ngezindawo ezincane zamakhorali. Kungcono ukuza lapha ngenkathi eyomile lapho ulwandle luzolile futhi luhlanzekile kakhulu, njengasekupheleni nolwandle, namanzi asogwini agcwele udoti. Engxenyeni ephakathi yolwandle ungangena kwi-Laguna Complex. Ulwandle luzolile, ngokushona kwelanga okuhle, ngesihlabathi esimhlophe esicishe sibe mhlophe, kucishe kube yilahliwe, ngokupaka kwamahhala. Ngengqalasizinda ku-Bang Tao, kunezindawo zokudlela eziningi nezinye izindawo zabavakashi eLaguna Complex nasedolobheni eliseduze leChong-Thhala.
Ngamafuphi, uBang Tao konke kuphumula ngokuphelele. I-Laguna Complex amachibi, imigoqo, izikhungo ze-spa, amabhishi azimele nama-lounger elanga namathawula. Kunezitolo eziningi esikhatheni se-lagoon, kepha zibiza kakhulu, kanti kwezinye izindawo zaseThailand ungathola okunikezwayo okuhle kakhulu. I-Nightlife ayikubi lapha, yize kungenzeki ukuqhathanisa le ngxenye yesiqhingi nePatong. Uma ufuna ukuzaphula noma uthenge okuthile okunjalo, kungcono ukubamba itekisi bese uthola i-Patong (indlela izothatha imizuzu engama-20). I-Bang Tao indawo enhle yokuphumula, mhlawumbe, yanoma yisiphi isigaba sabavakashi.
