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Best for: is Phuket right for you?
Best for: The widest choice of camps in one place, a beach island on your rest days, and a nightly stadium in Patong.
Think twice if you want: A quiet small-town feel, or a May to October trip if you want calm seas.
Everything below is built from our own camp data (checked 28 Sep 2026) and from the sources named, each read on 2 Oct 2026. Where we could not verify something we say UNKNOWN. We have not visited these camps and we publish no ratings.
Price band in Phuket
These are the camps' own published prices, read from our camp pages (checked 28 Sep 2026). They are examples, not averages: packages differ in sessions, room type and meals. Third-party and approximate listings are left out of the bands. We do not convert Baht to pounds because rates move; check a live rate before you pay.
Training only
| Camp | Package | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Muay Thai | Twice a day, 1 month | 9,000 THB | eagle-muay-thai-phuket.com |
| Singpatong Sitnumnoi | Group training, 1 month | 10,000 THB | petchnumnoi.com |
| Sinbi Muay Thai | Twice a day, 28 days | 12,000 THB | sinbimuaythai.com |
| Sumalee Boxing Gym | Unlimited group, 28 days | 12,000 THB | sumaleeboxinggym.com |
| Phuket Chalong Muay Thai | Unlimited sessions, 1 month | 12,000 THB | phuketchalongmuaythai.com |
| Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA | Muay Thai only, 1 month | 13,000 THB | bangtaomuaythai.com |
| Tiger Muay Thai | Muay Thai training only, 1 month | 13,500 THB | tigermuaythai.com |
Training plus accommodation
| Camp | Package | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naka Muay Thai | Group classes plus on-site apartment, 1 month (low / high season) | 15,000 to 20,000 THB | nakamuaythai.com |
| Phuket Chalong Muay Thai | Unlimited sessions plus on-site room, 1 month | 29,000 THB | phuketchalongmuaythai.com |
| Sinbi Muay Thai | Single room plus training, 4 weeks (low season May to Oct / high season Nov to Apr) | 34,000 to 41,000 THB | sinbimuaythai.com |
| Tiger Muay Thai | All-inclusive standard (classes, standard room, meal card), 1 month | 42,800 THB | tigermuaythai.com |
Where to watch fights near Phuket
Phuket's Bangla Boxing Stadium in Patong publishes its schedule and prices on its own site. We found no other Phuket stadium schedule we could verify, so we show none.
| Venue | Fight days | Times | Tickets | How verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangla Boxing Stadium (Patong, behind Jungceylon) | Every night, seven days a week. MMA bouts join the card on Wednesday and Saturday. | Doors 8:00 pm, first bout 9:00 pm, usually eight bouts, finishing around midnight. Open-air, about 900 seats. | Stadium 1,600 THB; Ringside 2,000 THB; a free T-shirt with every ticket (page read 2 Oct 2026). Tickets are final sale. The venue says seats fill faster from November to April. | Venue's own site Bangla Boxing Stadium: tickets and fight days, Bangla Boxing Stadium: about |
Patong is a drive from the Chalong, Rawai and Bang Tao camp areas; we have not calculated distances.
Schedules change. Confirm the night, time and price with the venue or your camp before you go.
Things to do in Phuket
- Phang-Nga Bay (Ao Phang Nga National Park). The Tourism Authority of Thailand lists the foreign adult entrance fee as 300 THB and the child fee as 150 THB. Most visitors go by boat tour; the park's own contact page is on the Department of National Parks portal. Confirm whether a tour price includes the fee. (Tourism Authority of Thailand, Department of National Parks)
- Swimming and sea conditions. Official advice for coastal swimming is on the GOV.UK page: riptides, flag systems and jellyfish (May to October). Read it before you plan beach recovery days. (GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand safety and security)
Temples, food and other islands: UNKNOWN. We read no official source for them.
Gym quality signals in Phuket
This is what the 19 Phuket camps in our data publish about themselves. It is a count of published facts, not a measure of coaching quality: we have not visited these camps, and most do not state class size or the language the coaches teach in. Our quality signals explainer sets out what each signal does and does not tell you.
| Signal | Camps stating it |
|---|---|
| Class timetable published | 9 of 19 |
| Beginner classes stated | 12 of 19 |
| Fight team stated | 6 of 19 |
| Kids or junior classes stated | 5 of 19 |
| Free or trial class stated | 1 of 19 |
| Accommodation stated | 19 of 19 |
| Pool listed | 4 of 19 |
| Strength area listed | 7 of 19 |
| Ice bath listed | 3 of 19 |
| Coaches named on the camp page | 3 of 19 |
| Coach English stated | 1 of 19 |
| Class size stated | 0 of 19 |
Where a signal says "not stated", we mean the camp's own pages and our other sources did not state it. It does not mean the camp lacks it: ask before you book, using our pre-booking checklist. For our ranked picks see the Phuket ranking and how we rank.
Season and weather in Phuket
GOV.UK says the rainy season is generally May to October, with a warning to take care swimming off coastal areas during the monsoon, and that jellyfish can come close to shore from May to October. It gives no Phuket-only dates. Our best-time guide covers the training side.
Source: GOV.UK FCDO, GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand health.
Getting there, entry and safety
Main airport: HKT (Phuket International). Airports of Thailand lists these airports on its official site. Airports of Thailand PLC: our airports.
No camp in this region states an airport transfer time on its page: UNKNOWN. Ask for pickup details.
Entry rules (GOV.UK, read 2 Oct 2026): visa-free entry for up to 30 days for tourism from 15 Sep 2026; on repeat entries the official sources disagree: GOV.UK, re-read 22 Oct 2026, limits only land-border entries to normally two per calendar year and says this does not generally apply to arrivals by air, while the Royal Thai Embassy in London, read 22 Oct 2026, allows exemption entry only twice within a calendar year, so plan on the stricter embassy line; your passport needs six months' validity and a blank page; you may be asked to show 10,000 THB per person and onward travel; the Thailand Digital Arrival Card is required and is filled in online within 3 days before arrival. GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand entry requirements, Thailand Digital Arrival Card (official site). Rules change: check before you book and read our visa guide.
Safety (Phuket): Do not hand your passport over as a guarantee for motorcycle or jet-ski hire (GOV.UK). GOV.UK says hire motorcycles and scooters in tourist areas are often unregistered and cannot be used legally on a public road, and that many travel insurance policies expect you to hold the correct licence. It also reports drink spiking in tourist areas and deaths from methanol in alcoholic drinks. GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand safety and security. In an emergency GOV.UK lists 191 for police and 1669 for an ambulance.
Cost of a trip to Phuket
A cost-of-trip breakdown for one month. We give no total because the pieces come from different sources and some are unknown. Fill the last row with your own quotes.
| Item | What we can say | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Training | 9,000 to 13,500 THB for one month (training only); see the table above | Camp's own price pages |
| Room | Bundled in the train-and-stay band (15,000 to 42,800 THB); a separate room is UNKNOWN | Camp's own price pages |
| Food | Camp pages that answer the food question: AKA Thailand (not included); Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA (not included); Mai Karon Muay Thai (not included); Naka Muay Thai (not included); Phuket Chalong Muay Thai (not included). For every other camp, food is UNKNOWN. | Camp pages |
| A night at the fights | See the fights table above (venue prices only; transport extra) | Venue sites, see the fights section |
| Entry to Thailand | GOV.UK says UK passport holders can enter visa-free for up to 30 days for tourism from 15 Sep 2026; GOV.UK (re-read 22 Oct 2026) applies the two-entries-a-year limit to land-border entries only, while the Royal Thai Embassy in London (read 22 Oct 2026) says twice within a calendar year, so plan on the stricter embassy line; it quotes no fee for visa-free entry. The Digital Arrival Card is online and the official site says no fee is required | GOV.UK FCDO; TDAC official site |
| Flights from the UK | UNKNOWN: we do not track fares | Not tracked |
| Travel insurance | UNKNOWN: we do not price it. Check it covers Muay Thai training and hospital costs (GOV.UK says hospitals may ask for a payment guarantee) | GOV.UK FCDO health |
| Airport transfer and local transport | UNKNOWN unless your camp quotes it; ask for pickup details | Ask the camp |
| Your total | Add the lines above using your own quotes | Your quote |
For prices across all regions see how much Muay Thai in Thailand costs.
Who Phuket suits
- Beginners. 12 of 19 Phuket camps state beginner classes on their pages. Check group size and whether the first session is a trial: only 0 of 19 state class size and 1 state a free or trial class.
- Solo travellers. We have no data on how many solo guests camps host. GOV.UK links its own guide to safety for solo and independent travel from the Thailand page. Camps that include accommodation (19 of 19 state it) make it easier to arrive with a bed and a timetable sorted.
- Couples or a non-training partner. Our data holds no couple-specific information beyond room rates. 4 of 19 camps list a pool. Ask the camp about twin rooms and what a non-training partner can do on site.
- Fighters and long stays. 6 of 19 camps state a fight team and 2 of 19 name stadiums their coaches fought at. We cannot verify coaching quality from the web: see the checklist.
Best for: The widest choice of camps in one place, a beach island on your rest days, and a nightly stadium in Patong. Less suited to: A quiet small-town feel, or a May to October trip if you want calm seas.
Compare Phuket camps
All 19 Phuket camps in our data. Prices are as published on each camp page: "camp's own site" prices come from the camp; "third-party" ones come from directories or magazines and are less reliable; "mixed" rows combine both. Click through for the dated source on each camp page.
| Camp | Area | Published price (see camp page) | Stay | Sessions | Fight team | Beginner classes | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinbi Muay Thai | Rawai | Single class (1/day): 600 THB; Day (2 classes): 900 THB; Week 1x/2x per day: 3,000 / 4,000 THB camp's own site | Stated | 2 group sessions/day Mon-Sat, 07:30-09:30 and 16:00-18:00 … | Yes | Yes | Pool, Strength area |
| Singpatong Sitnumnoi Muay Thai Gym | Patong (Kathu) | Drop-in: 500 THB; 1 day: 700 THB; 1 week: 3,000 THB camp's own site | Stated | Group classes 07:00-09:00 and 16:00-18:00 (other listed … | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tiger Muay Thai | Chalong (Soi Ta-iad) | Muay Thai private 1h: 800 THB; Muay Thai training only 1 week: 4,400 THB; Muay Thai training … camp's own site | Stated | 150+ weekly sessions; Muay Thai … | Yes | Yes | Pool, Strength area, Restaurant, Massage |
| AKA Thailand | Rawai | Single session: 700 THB; Day pass: 1,000 THB; Muay Thai + weight room 1 week: 4,000 THB mixed: camp's own site and third-party listings | Stated | daily classes Mon-Sun | Not stated | Yes | Pool, Strength area, Restaurant |
| Sutai Muay Thai Gym Camp Shop | Surin | Training day rate, "from" price as listed on CombatStay: ฿700/day third-party or approximate listing | Stated | Muay Thai 07:30-09:30 and 16:00-18:00; additional … | Not stated | Yes | Strength area |
| Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA | Bang Tao / Cherngtalay | Day pass (all classes): 900 THB; All Access 1 week: 5,000 THB; All Access 1 month: 16,500 THB mixed: camp's own site and third-party listings | Stated | daily classes Mon-Sat across Muay Thai/MMA/BJJ/fitness | Yes | Yes | Strength area |
| Apollo Camp | Soi Ta-iad, Chalong | not published in our data | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Dragon Muay Thai | Chalong (Soi Ta-iad) | Single session (third-party): 300 THB; Month 1x / 2x per day (third-party): 5,000-6,000 / … third-party or approximate listing | Stated | 08:00-10:00 and 15:30-18:00 (third-party) | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Eagle Muay Thai | Chalong | Single class: 400 THB; Week 1x/2x per day: 2,200 / 3,500 THB; Month 1x/2x per day: 6,500 / … camp's own site | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Ice bath |
| LUDUS Sports Complex | Chalong | Published price: 550/session one discipline; 6500/month unlimited combat one discipline … third-party or approximate listing | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Mai Karon Muay Thai | Karon Beach | Signature 10-day camp (2 sessions/day + 1:1 welcome session): 6,900 THB camp's own site | Stated | 2 sessions/day over 10 days; beach training | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Naka Muay Thai | Karon | Drop-in (muaythaimap listing): 400 THB; Monthly (muaythaimap listing): 7,000 THB third-party or approximate listing | Stated | 2 sessions/day Mon-Sat, 08:00-10:00 and 16:00-18:00 | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Nova Uniao | Phuket, Thailand | not published in our data | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Phuket Chalong Muay Thai | Chalong | Drop-in: 500 THB; 1 day (2 sessions): 800 THB; 10 sessions: 4,000 THB camp's own site | Stated | 2 sessions/day Mon-Sat, 07:30-09:30 and 16:00-18:00 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Revolution Gym | Surin Beach / Choeng Thale | Training-only from (weekly): 3,500 THB; Per day (CombatStay listing): 700 THB; Muay Thai … mixed: camp's own site and third-party listings | Stated | morning and afternoon classes Mon-Sat | Yes | Yes | Strength area, Ice bath, Sauna, Massage |
| Southside MMA | Phuket, Thailand | not published in our data | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Sumalee Boxing Gym | Si Sunthon / Thalang | Group class drop-in: 500 THB; Weekly unlimited group: 3,500 THB; Monthly 1 group session/day … mixed: camp's own site and third-party listings | Stated | 2 group Muay Thai sessions/day Mon-Sat | Yes | Yes | Pool, Strength area, Ice bath, Restaurant, Massage |
| Suwit Muay Thai | Chalong (Chao Fa East Rd) | Single class (2h): 500 THB; 1 month training only: 9,000 THB; 1 month training + room: 11,000 … third-party or approximate listing | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
| Ultra Phuket Muaythai | Patong (Nanai Rd Soi 6) | not published in our data | Stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
All Phuket camps · Phuket city guide · Phuket ranking · Muay Thai in Phuket: which area to train
Sources and dates
- GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand travel advice (still current at 2 Oct 2026, updated 28 Sep 2026) · UK government · read 2 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand entry requirements · UK government · read 2 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand safety and security · UK government · read 2 Oct 2026
- GOV.UK FCDO: Thailand health · UK government · read 2 Oct 2026
- Thailand Digital Arrival Card (official site) · Thai immigration · read 2 Oct 2026
- Bangla Boxing Stadium: tickets and fight days · venue site · read 2 Oct 2026
- Bangla Boxing Stadium: about · venue site · read 2 Oct 2026
- Tourism Authority of Thailand: Phang-Nga Bay (Ao Phang Nga National Park) · TAT; read via search index, page did not render for our fetcher · read 2 Oct 2026
- Department of National Parks: Ao Phang-Nga National Park contact page · Thai government; read via search index · read 2 Oct 2026
- Airports of Thailand PLC: our airports · airport operator · read 2 Oct 2026
- Camp prices and facts: our camp pages, each showing its own dated source (camp data checked 28 Sep 2026).
We tried but could not read the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai Meteorological Department websites directly, so month-by-month climate figures are not given. Details from the TAT came via search-engine extracts and are marked as such where used.
FAQs
Is Phuket good for a first Muay Thai trip?
12 of 19 Phuket camps in our data state beginner classes. Check group size, trial classes and accommodation using our pre-booking checklist: our data holds little on class size (0 of 19 state it).
How much does a month of Muay Thai in Phuket cost?
On the camps' own pages (checked 28 Sep 2026), training only was 9,000 to 13,500 THB for one month across 7 camps, and training plus accommodation was 15,000 to 42,800 THB across 4 camps. These are examples, not averages, and exclude food unless stated.
Where can I watch Muay Thai near Phuket?
Phuket's Bangla Boxing Stadium in Patong publishes its schedule and prices on its own site. We found no other Phuket stadium schedule we could verify, so we show none. See the fights table for days, times and prices.
When is the best time to train in Phuket?
GOV.UK says the rainy season is generally May to October, with a warning to take care swimming off coastal areas during the monsoon, and that jellyfish can come close to shore from May to October. It gives no Phuket-only dates. Our best-time guide covers the training side.