Phuket

Phuket Sightseeing Tour with the insider guide

Phuket, Thailand
Half Day Sightseeing Tour in Phuket
  • 4 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

There’s more to Phuket than white sands and turquoise waters: it also has vintage streets, colonial mansions, Buddhist shrines, and more. This 4-hour tour takes you into Phuket Old Town, to discover bustling lanes, 19th-century architecture, and quaint shop-houses as you hear about the town’s history. Plus, visit the Wat Chalong Buddhist temple, and relax at a hillside viewpoint overlooking Phuket’s coastline. Soda, plus hotel or central location pickup and drop-off included.
  • 4-hour Phuket city sightseeing tour
  • Explore Phuket Old Town, with its pretty streets, 19th-century houses, and quaint shop-houses
  • Visit Wat Chalong, the town’s largest and most elaborate Buddhist temple
  • Learn about Phuket’s history, people, and culture
  • Visit a viewpoint overlooking the Andaman Sea, islands, and Phuket’s white beaches
  • Choice of morning or afternoon departure
  • Pickup and drop-off from your Phuket hotel or central location, plus a soda included

What's Included

  • Professional English speaking guide
  • Soft drink
  • Local taxes
  • Hotel transfer by air-conditioned vehicle
  • English Speaking Guide
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We provide free pick up service from all hotels in Phuket, Please include the hotel/villa name in order to arrange the transfer accordingly

What To Expect

Book a morning or afternoon departure, and after pickup from your hotel or a central location in Phuket, set off by air-conditioned minivan with your guide.

On route, hear about Phuket’s history, and how the Old Town was built on the wealth of tin mining in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Explore the Old Town, strolling down Thalang Road, one of the oldest roads. Discover the street’s colorful past as you pass 19th-century Sino-colonial houses, quaint cafes, and shop-houses. Admire the buildings’ carvings, and swing by Dibuk Road, known for its Chinese-style houses and vintage shops. Enjoy time to peruse the wares, including artisanal clothing, artworks, and knick-knacks.

Next, visit Wat Chalong, the largest of Phuket’s Buddhist temples. Admire the richly decorated temple with its Grand Pagoda, and explore the buildings, filled with gilded Buddha statues, wall paintings, and shrines.

Continue to the Karon Viewpoint to drink in Phuket's beautiful location. Take in the far-reaching westerly views over the Andaman Sea and Koh Pu (Crab Island), and gaze out over three of Phuket’s white sand beaches: Kata Noi, Kata, and Karon.

Relax, take photos, and absorb the panoramas here before your tour finishes at the starting point.

Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Karon Viewpoint

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Phuket Town

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Big Buddha Phuket

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Great overview
jason_r, Feb 2024
We had a great trip. Nice easy way to see some cultural sites of Phuket and the city. Our tour guide Nurse was so good and friendly
Absolutely disappointing tour...
Emma_G, Aug 2016
Absolutely disappointing tour. Pretty sure the provider has special deals to share profits from the tourists in the locations they bring you to. The guide did not say more than 100 words the entire time and offered no real culture or historical knowledge. The only thing he could say about the temple was that it was the largest in Phuket. They brought me to a cashew factory that was basically a tourist trap where you are harassed into buying the nuts or dried fruit. They then brought me to a so called jewelry factory which seemed promising with a few halls of historical exhibits, but I was rushed through these halls into a jewelry purchasing room by a pushy attendant. They force you to try things on and when they realize that you will not buy anything, quickly change from fake charm to rude and push you into the gift shop with absurdly priced cheap Thai souvenirs. When arriving at Old Phuket town, the guide just lets you explore but does not give you any context about the location. I would not recommend this tour to anyone, even for 20 bucks.
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Tiago_P, Oct 2023
Marquei o tour para as 12h, foi confirmado mas depois o Agente Local disse que só poderia ser no tour das 14h pois não tinha as 12h. Isso complicou os nossos planos pois as 17h já tinhamos que estar no Hotel devido a outro compromisso. A Guia foi impecável e merece 5*.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
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