CENTRAL PHUKET MALL IS NOW A YEAR NOW WHILE ITS ELDER BROTHER CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL WHICH IS LINKED BY AN OVERHEAD BRIDGE IS OVER A DECADE OLD. TOGETHER THE OLD AND NEW CENTRAL PHUKET MALL HAVE BECOME THE LAST WORD ON PHUKET ISLAND FOR PRET-A-PORTER AND COUTURE SHOPPING! THE NEW CENTRAL PHUKET MALL HOUSES SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AND COVETED DESIGNER LABELS FROM LOUIS VUITTON, HERMES, GUCCI, PRADA, PMT THE HOUR GLASS TO BVLGARI, CHLOE, VERSACE, BALENCIAGA AND SALVATORE FERRAGAMO TO A SMALL LOCAL THAI SHOP THAT SELLS CROCODILE BAGS THAT BEAR A SRIKING RESEMBLANCE TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST COVETED AND INSTANTLY RECOGNISABLE BAGS! BUT WITHOUT THE LABELS SO YOU WILL, TO ALL PURPOSE AND INTENT, BE CARRYING AN ORIGINAL BAG MADE OF COSTLY, GENUINE CROCODILE SKIN FARMED IN SAMUT PRAKHAN! ALL AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF ITS LOOKALIKES A SHORT STROLL AWAY!

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THE NEW, YEAR OLD CENTRAL PHUKET USED TO BE CALLED CENTRAL FLORESTA AS A FOIL AGAINST ITS OLDER BROTHER CENTRAL FESTIVAL.

BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY 'FLORESTA' SIGNAGES SO NOW THE SUPER SWANKY, UPMARKET MALL IS JUST KNOWN AS 'CENTRAL PHUKET' WHILE ITS OLDER BROTHER REMAINS CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL.

CENTRAL PHUKET MALL IS HOME TO LOUIS VUITTON AND GANG WHILE THE ORIGINAL, DECADE OLD REMAINS CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL!

BOTH MALLS FACE EACH OTHER ACROSS THE ROAD AND ARE LINKED BY OVERHEAD BRIDGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR SO YOU DON'T NEED TO GET OUT OF YOUR AIRCON COMFORT ZONE! 

ALLOCATE AT LEAST 3 HOURS TO EXPLORE CENTRAL PHUKET AND CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SEE, DO, SHOP AND EAT YOU AN EASILY SPEND A WHOLE DAY HERE!

EVERYONE IN PHUKET KNOWS CENTRAL PHUKET SO NO PROBLEM GETTING HERE BY TAXI! 

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IN CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL ACROSS THE ROAD FROM CENTRAL PHUKET HOME TO THE WORLD'S BEST DESIGNER BRANDS

 THE MASS MARKET MALL

THE ULTRA POSH AND PRICEY CENTRAL PHUKET MALL

SEE? I TOLD YOU SO

 LUXURIOUS!

 STATUE OF RAMAKIEN HERO RAMA BATTLING THE EVIL RAVANA AND CONQUERING HIM 

 FLOATING MARKET OF SORTS

 SWANKY FOOD HALL

 LOVE THESE VICTORIAN INSPIRED BOTANICAL GREEN HOUSES 

  

 WHAT AN ORIGINAL SOFA THAT LOOKS LIKE GIANT WRAPPED KETUPAT!

 ADORABLE!

 I WALKED ACROSS THE AIRCON OVERHEAD BRIDGE INTO CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL ACROSS THE ROAD FROM CENTRAL PHUKET

 MY TASTE EXACTLY

 FESTIVAL MALL

 CENTRAL FESTIVAL MALL IS JUST AS FLORAL AND FLOWERY AND SUMMERY AS FLORESTA

 SEE, THERE IS HOPE FOR ANCIENT DINOSAURS

  

 SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT! 

 THIS SLEEK BUILDING IS THE YEAR OLD CENTRAL PHUKET

 THIS IS ITS ELDER BROTHER FESTIVAL MALL WHICH IS WELL OVER A DECADE OLDER

 CENTRAL PHUKET IS THE POSHEST DESIGNER MALL IN PHUKET

 CENTRAL PHUKET 

 BACK TO CENTRAL PHUKET, THE BEST DEISGNER MALL IN SOUTHERN THAILAND 

 TRIBHUM THE WORLD'S FIRST FANTASY ADVENTURE THEME PARK WITH 3 D WALK THRU EXPERIENCE 3 WORLDS

 TRIBUTE TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THAILAND KING MAHA VAJIRALONGKORN 

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THAILAND, KING RAMA X, KING VAJIRALONGKORN