The Bang Tao or Bangtao beach area, this includes the beaches of Surin, Laguna and Cherngtalay, also know locally as Choeng Thale, is the subdistrict from the Thalang district, which is in the centre west portion of Phuket island. Bangtao beach is a large open bay and among Phuket's longest beaches, that offers guests a six km (four mile) stretc