Phuket Shooting Range

Phuket Shooting Range lends its name to the entire complex and is part of the Phuket Rifle Association. Here, there’s a good choice of handguns or rifles of different calibres, including .22, .38, .45 and 9mm as well as shotguns. The instructors are extremely professional and stringent rules are in place to assure perfect safety for visitors and shooters alike. For instance, any alcohol and/or inebriated people are strictly forbidden to enter the shooting range.

Set prices include a target, bullets, gun, instructor and insurance. According to the calibre of the bullet, expect to pay between 890 and 1,190 baht for 10 rounds. Archery is also available at Phuket Shooting Range.

Phuket Racing Kart has a 700-metre track for petrol heads with an F1-like grandstand and pits. You can drive single- and 2-seater karts that are capable of speeds up to 80 km/h. A maximum of 12 karts is allowed to race at the same time on the track.

You'll receive a free printout of your run as a souvenir, with laps completed, speed, and comparisons to other racers of the day. Prices for a 10-minute run are respectively around 990 and 1,200 baht for single- and double-seater karts.

The Cobra Show Phuket is the place to observe some of the many reptiles native to Thailand. The snake farm tour lasts 15 minutes, with dozens of snakes (both venomous and non-venomous) on display.

The Cobra Show features cobras, king cobras and mangrove snakes. You’ll be amazed at the courage of the people handling and even kissing these highly dangerous creatures. You’ll also have the opportunity to touch, handle and be photographed with a python. There’s no set schedule for the Cobra Show – they start as soon as there are enough people to watch them.

Riding an all-terrain vehicle is a fun activity for the entire family. At Phuket ATV Adventure, you ride your off-road quad on dirt (or mud, if it's rained recently) tracks and have a lot of fun. Tour guides brief you on the safety aspects then escort you along natural tracks through rubber plantations and jungle.

Children from 3 to 8 years old can be passengers, and instructions and proper training on the 8,000-sq-m land are given before starting the tour. A tour lasts 30 minutes and costs about 1,000 baht.

Paintball and airsoft share a lot of similarities, with the main difference being the ammunition the guns shoot. Paintball markers shoot coloured paintballs (hence its name) while the more realistic-looking airsoft guns use plastic pellets. Both are very entertaining, high-intensity team-building activities. If you want to play with more people on the field, the local airsoft community plays at Phuket Shooting Range on Sundays.

Airsoft BB Gun and Paintball Asia have 2 different battlefields: in the woods and in ‘town’. All equipment, protective gear and clothing are provided. Prices vary according to which game you play and how much ammunition you want.