A typical day is built around two training blocks. The morning session is the longer, harder one: Wai Khru and a warm-up run, then pad work with the trainers, bag rounds, clinch work, and technique drilling, finishing with conditioning and stretching. The afternoon session is shorter, usually focused on technique, pad work, and sparring, and it's often followed by skipping, abdominal work, and a stretch-down. Sundays are rest days.

What makes this camp different from a Phuket tourist gym is that Rawai Muay Thai is a working fight camp. The fighters who live on site train alongside paying guests, so you're in the same room as people who actually compete. If you want to fight, the trainers will tell you honestly when you're ready, and they'll match you with a bout — several guests have come out to fight in Thailand after training here, including a Belgian fighter profiled by the camp. If you don't want to fight, no one pressures you; plenty of guests train purely for fitness and never set foot in the ring.

The trainers are Thai, mostly from the Surat Thani and Krabi provinces, with decades of ring experience between them. Pad work is the core of what you pay for — you'll get held, corrected, and pushed one-on-one, several rounds per session. Because group sizes vary with the season, you'll usually get more individual attention than you would at a large Phuket fitness gym.

The camp also runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic (Herbitage Clinic) on site, which offers acupuncture, herbal treatments, and injury care for fighters and guests. That's genuinely useful when you're training twice a day and your shins and shoulders are complaining. Khao Lak itself is a low-rise beach town — the camp can point you to beaches, waterfalls in Khao Sok National Park, and the local market, and there are dive shops and island trips nearby for rest days. The camp offers its site in French, German, Italian, and Spanish in addition to English, and has a long history of European guests, particularly French and German fighters.

What's included

- Two Muay Thai training sessions daily, six days a week - Pad work with Thai trainers - Heavy bag and technique training - Clinch work - Sparring (optional) - Conditioning and stretching - access to all camp facilities (pool/fitness/ice bath) - Your room at the camp for the whole stay (VIP, A/C or budget room) - Cleaning service

What's not included

- Flights to Phuket - Airport transfers: ฿1,300 one way / ฿2,600 return for 1–2 people; ฿1,500 / ฿3,000 for 3 or more - Travel insurance - Meals (local restaurants nearby) - Muay Thai equipment (gloves, shin guards, wraps) - Visa costs

Extras, booked at the gym office: - Private lessons: ฿800 each (buy 10, get the 11th free) - Pad Holding Course: ฿12,000 (10 hours, certificate on completion) - Muay Boran Course: ฿12,000 (10 hours, certificate on completion) - Scooter hire: 125cc ฿200/day, ฿1,200/week, ฿4,500/month; 150cc ฿300/day, ฿1,800/week, ฿6,500/month - Thai massage: ฿350–1,200; Introduction to Thai Massage course (6 hours) ฿3,500; Warrior Massage course (10 hours) ฿7,500; Advanced Massage Certificate (12 hours) ฿7,500 - Ice bath: ฿500 - Photography: up to 20 edited photos of a private lesson ฿2,000; edited video of a private lesson ฿4,000; photos of your fight at a local stadium ฿3,000

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