Relocating to Phuket
Thinking about relocating to Phuket? Start here
This free introduction walks through what the rest of this course covers, from choosing where to live to schools, visas, costs, and daily life on the island. Watch it first before deciding which chapters make sense for your family.
What relocating to Phuket looks like
This course was filmed to answer the questions we hear most from families planning the move to Phuket.
Six chapters walk through the whole relocation from start to finish. Where to Live in Phuket compares the island’s different areas and who each one suits. Schools & Education in Phuket covers the international school options and how to pick one. Kindergartens in Phuket looks at early years choices for younger children. Visas for Thailand & Phuket breaks down the routes that apply to families. Cost of Living in Phuket gives real numbers for housing, schooling, and day to day expenses. Daily Life in Phuket covers what a normal week looks like once you’ve made the move.
How the course works
Each chapter is its own video. Buy the ones you need, or a bundle built around your situation.
Every video comes as a download as well as a stream. Save it to your phone and listen in the car, on a flight, or anywhere else without needing a strong connection.
Once the intro video has given you the lay of the land, the real decisions start. We’ve split everything else into six chapters, each one built around the questions that come up on almost every consultation call. Watch them in order if you’re starting from scratch, or jump straight to whichever one is keeping you up at night.
Where to Live
Phuket isn’t one place, it’s a dozen small ones with almost nothing in common, and picking the wrong area is the single most expensive mistake a family can make here. This chapter walks through how the north, centre, east, west and south of the island actually differ day to day, not just in the photos, and what that means for your commute, your budget and how quickly you’ll feel settled. By the end, you’ll know which parts of the island are worth shortlisting and which questions to ask before you sign anything.
Schools and Education
For most families, the school comes before the house, the visa and almost everything else, because it quietly decides all three. This chapter is built from Inbar’s own visits to every international school on the island, at least once a year, so you’re getting a real sense of each one rather than a directory listing. It covers how the different curriculum systems actually differ, what drives the huge range in fees, and how to work out which tier of school genuinely fits your family and your budget.
Schools and Education
For most families, the school comes before the house, the visa and almost everything else, because it quietly decides all three. This chapter is built from Inbar’s own visits to every international school on the island, at least once a year, so you’re getting a real sense of each one rather than a directory listing. It covers how the different curriculum systems actually differ, what drives the huge range in fees, and how to work out which tier of school genuinely fits your family and your budget.
Kindergartens
Phuket has dozens of nurseries and kindergartens, and a lot of them won’t exist in their current form a year from now. This short chapter cuts that list down to the ones worth knowing about, what actually differs between a Montessori, Waldorf or play-based setting at this age, and what matters more than the label on the door when you’re choosing somewhere for a very young child.
Visas
Visas are the least exciting part of this whole process and the part most likely to derail it if you get it wrong. This chapter organises Thailand’s visa options by why you’re actually moving, whether that’s your child’s schooling, remote work, retirement or something else, so you’re not wading through a list of names that mean nothing to you. It also covers the documents to start gathering early and the mistakes that cost families the most time.
Visas
Visas are the least exciting part of this whole process and the part most likely to derail it if you get it wrong. This chapter organises Thailand’s visa options by why you’re actually moving, whether that’s your child’s schooling, remote work, retirement or something else, so you’re not wading through a list of names that mean nothing to you. It also covers the documents to start gathering early and the mistakes that cost families the most time.
Cost of Living
Every family asks some version of “how much will this actually cost us,” and the honest answer is that it depends far more on your choices than on Phuket itself. This chapter breaks the real monthly numbers down by category and walks through four different household budgets, from a single digital nomad to a family of five, so you can see where your own situation is likely to land rather than relying on an average that doesn’t apply to you.
Daily Life
This is everything that happens after the move is done: healthcare, banking, hiring help around the house, getting a driving licence, finding your community and settling into an actual routine. It’s the chapter that answers the small, unglamorous questions that don’t show up in a relocation checklist but shape whether your first year here feels smooth or exhausting.
Daily Life
This is everything that happens after the move is done: healthcare, banking, hiring help around the house, getting a driving licence, finding your community and settling into an actual routine. It’s the chapter that answers the small, unglamorous questions that don’t show up in a relocation checklist but shape whether your first year here feels smooth or exhausting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to buy all six chapters, or can I get one on its own?
Every chapter is available on its own, so you can buy only the ones that matter for your situation. Two bundles are also available for anyone who knows they’ll want more than one or two chapters, covering the family route and the digital nomad route respectively.
What's included in the Family Bundle?
The Family Bundle covers all six chapters, Where to Live, Schools and Education, Kindergartens, Visas, Cost of Living and Daily Life, at a lower combined price than buying each one separately. It’s built for anyone moving with children who wants the complete picture rather than piecing it together chapter by chapter.
What's included in the Digital Nomad Bundle?
The Digital Nomad Bundle covers the four chapters most relevant if you’re moving without school-age children: Where to Live, Visas, Cost of Living and Daily Life. It leaves out Schools and Education and Kindergartens, since those are built specifically for families choosing a school, and prices the remaining four together for anyone who doesn’t need that part of the picture.
How do I watch the videos once I've bought a chapter?
You’ll get instant access after checkout, with a link to watch online and a downloadable version so you can listen while driving, cooking or doing anything else that doesn’t need your eyes on a screen.
Is the information in these videos still accurate?
We update the chapters as rules and prices change, but visa requirements, financial thresholds and school fees in particular can shift with little notice, so always confirm anything time-sensitive directly with the relevant school, provider or official source before acting on it.
Do I get any support after I've watched a chapter?
The videos are built to stand on their own, but if you want anything reviewed against your specific situation, a free discovery call is the next step, and more detailed paid support is available from there.
Which chapter should I start with?
Start with whichever question is most urgent for your family and situation. If you haven’t decided anything yet, Where to Live and Schools and Education are the two that shape everything else, so most families start there.
