South East Phuket is the area surrounding the town sprawl of Phuket City. The coastal areas are dotted with numerous islets while the mainland of the island is gradually being developed.
South East Phuket has some tourism infrastructure, but it really geared towards supporting the locals. There are a number of huge shopping malls and hypermarkets here, but as most tourists are concentrated in the Central Western part of the island, they are visited mostly by the locals.