Property & Real Estate for sale in Kathu, Kathu

Kathu is a perfect area not far from Phuket Town and has complete amenities such as hospitals, restaurants, shopping malls, and Patong Beach, making it an ideal location for living, a popular area for long-term residents of Phuket. It is another location that buyers and investors are interested in and invest in a real estate property.

Furthermore, Kathu is a charming community and has retained the traditional cultures, and it is located in a good location, convenient transportation, easy access to any areas of Phuket. Therefore, many properties for sale, land for sale, and other real estates are found in this area, and attract many investors.

Kathu has both natural and cultural attractions which are well known to tourists as follows:

Natural tourist attraction;

• Kathu Waterfall: It is a small waterfall that is popular among Thais and foreigners near Lorch Palm Golf Club, suitable for swimming and relaxing, especially during the rainy season.
• King Rama VI Waterfall: It is another small waterfall in Kathu that is not very well known for tourists with a shady atmosphere. It is approximately 14 kilometers from Phuket Town.

Cultural tourist attraction;

• Phuket Mining Museum: This museum is a place where tourists can learn about the traditional tin mining methods in Phuket. The museum offers both indoor and outdoor exhibitions. Outside you can see the various tin mining methods with images showing how people lived and worked, and inside, you can see tin mining's way of living in the past, etc. Open daily at 09.00 am - 04.00pm.
• Kathu Cultural Street Festival: It is an annual street festival in Kathu. The event will include a traditional dress procession in Phuket, local food, handicraft, exhibitions about the history of tin mining, etc., which will attract more tourists to Kathu.

Kathu has a long history and was the first community in Phuket to start the Vegetarian Festival. Kathu's people continue to live their traditional way of life with ethnic diversity. This can be seen in the architecture (Sino-Portuguese style), and Kathu was one of Phuket's tin-producing centers in Phuket that made many Hokkien, Hailam, Kwang Tung Chinese people immigrated to live in this area. Nowadays, Kathu Subdistrict Municipality Office supports all types of tourism activities to attract tourists and generate revenue for the community because Kathu is a culturally rich city and an excellent place for people to experience their traditional way of life.

Furthermore, Kathu includes 19 communities and is located close to amenities, indicating that this area is suited for living. Many foreigners and people from other provinces who come to work in Phuket choose to live in this area, primarily to work in the tourism sector, such as hotel employees, golf club staff, company employees, merchants, government officials, etc.

Kathu is located halfway between Phuket Town and Patong Beach, with complete facilities such as Banmaireab School (Tantikowitbamrung), Kajonkietsuksa School, Red Mountain Golf Club Phuket, Phuket Country Club golf course (Phase 1), and Bang Wad Dam, etc.

As for transportation, traveling within Kathu is very comfortable. It is only 9 kilometers away from Phuket Town and can be reached via Wichit Songkhram Road or Phra Phuket Kaew Road from Phuket Town and via Phrabaramee Road, which is connected from Patong. In addition, there is a public transportation service that runs through the Kathu as follows:

Phuket local bus: There is the main station in Phuket Town Central Market (Phuket Downtown). Therefore, the tourists can take the Phuket Town-Kathu local bus line or Phuket Town-Patong local bus line. The bus departs roughly every 15-20 minutes or before if the bus is full before that time.

Phuket Airport Bus Express: The tourists can travel from Phuket International Airport into the Kathu area near Kathu Intersection (See Kor Intersection).