Book excerpt: Phuket has much to tempt the visitor, with its fabulous mix of tropical beaches, buzzing nightlife and fascinating temples. Berlitz Pocket Guide Phuket is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the island and surrounding region has to offer.Inside Phuket Pocket Guide:Where To Go details all the key sights in the region, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text. Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip. Perfect Tour provides an itinerary for the island and around. What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from excellent diving and snorkelling, or taking boat trips to surrounding islands, to jungle safaris, bar-hopping in Patong and shopping in the markets for tailor-made clothes and local spices. Essential information on Phuket's culture, including a brief history of the island. Eating Out covers the island's best cuisine. Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants. A-Z of all the practical information you'll need. About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.