Phuket City Tour – Old Town, Local Food, Temple & Viewpoint
Description
Enjoy a relaxed half-day tour that introduces Phuket’s food, culture, and scenic viewpoints. Taste traditional local snacks, explore the colorful streets of Phuket Old Town, enjoy a Thai lunch with popular dish choices, experience simple cultural activities at Chalong Temple, and finish at the Big Buddha viewpoint overlooking the island. With comfortable transport and a friendly guide, this tour is an easy and enjoyable way to experience Phuket. • Taste Phuket’s famous A-Pong pancake • Try Pao Lang grilled sticky rice with banana, a traditional local snack • Explore Phuket Old Town’s colorful heritage streets • Enjoy lunch with a choice of popular Thai dishes • Experience simple cultural activities at Chalong Temple • Visit the iconic Big Buddha viewpoint with panoramic island views. Afternoon tours may enjoy a beautiful sunset from Big Buddha • Travel comfortably with drinks, cooling towels, umbrellas, and an air-conditioned vehicle
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Itinerary
Begin with A-Pong, Phuket’s famous thin pancake freshly made by local vendors.
Continue to Phuket Old Town, where colorful shophouses, street art, cafés, and markets create a lively backdrop for learning about local culture and history.
Taste Pao Lang, a traditional grilled sticky rice with banana wrapped in banana leaf. This warm and naturally sweet snack is a simple example of Phuket’s traditional street food culture.
Enjoy lunch at Mee Ton Poe, a long-established Phuket restaurant known for its Hokkien-style noodles. Choose one dish from a curated menu of Thai favorites — the signature Hokkien noodles, Pad Thai, Phat Kaphrao, Tom Yum noodles, Sweet & Sour, Fried Rice.
At Wat Chalong (Chalong Temple), Phuket’s most well-known temple, your guide explains how local people typically visit temples in simple, friendly terms. You may join optional hands-on activities such as folding a lotus flower, trying a fun fortune-stick activity (like a fortune cookie, where you shake a cup and receive a written message), or placing a small gold-foil sheet on a designated statue. These activities are light, enjoyable, and suitable for all ages.
Finish the tour at the Big Buddha, one of Phuket’s most iconic landmarks. The impressive white marble statue sits high above the island and offers breathtaking 360-degree panoramic views across Phuket. Guests may also enjoy a beautiful sunset from the Big Buddha viewpoint, creating one of the island’s most memorable photo moments before returning to the hotel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free Pickup Zones — select “Join Tour – Free Pickup” • Patong • Karon • Kata • Kata Noi • Phuket Town • Kathu • Talat Yai ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paid Transfer Area 1 — select “Join Tour – Area 1 Pickup” • Kamala • Kalim • Nakalay • Rawai • Nai Harn • Chalong ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paid Transfer Area 2 — select “Join Tour – Area 2 Pickup” • Bang Tao • Laguna • Surin • Ao Por • Panwa • Ao Yon • Sirey • Koh Kaew ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Paid Transfer Area 3 — select “Join Tour – Area 3 Pickup” • Mai Khao • Nai Yang • Airport • Layan • Nai Thon • Paklok ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Prefer a private pickup? Select “Join Tour – Private Pickup” for a direct, private transfer. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— ⚠ Important If the incorrect pickup zone is selected, the price difference will be collected in cash on the tour day. (Fee varies by group size.) ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Pickup Notes (Join-in Tours) • Shared transfer with other guests • Route may take up to 1 hour depending on hotel location • Closer hotels = shorter transfer time • Farther hotels = longer transfer time • Thank you for your patience as we accommodate all guests
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Pickup time will be send and confirmed one day before tour day.
- Please advise special meal requirements. - (vegetarian food or allergies)
- 10 Person per Group
Reviews(560)
We had an amazing Phuket tour experience, and our guide Rainy truly made it unforgettable. Her English was excellent, and her deep knowledge of the island’s history added so much value to the day, my partner and I absolutely loved learning about Phuket beyond the usual tourist spots. What really stood out was how she took us to a few hidden gems that we would never have discovered on our own. Lunch was at an authentic Phuket restaurant, and it was absolutely delicious, one of the highlights of the day. A big thank you as well to our driver, who was professional and made the journey smooth and comfortable. The van was clean and comfortable, and the cold water provided was such a thoughtful touch in the Phuket humidity. To top it all off, they went the extra mile to make my husband’s birthday feel special, which we truly appreciated. Highly recommend this tour, especially if you have Rainy as your guide, she made sure I walked away with some jewelry on a birthday that wasn't mine 😂!
Fantastic day. Chan our guide was knowledgeable, helpful and respectful. His driver Meen (?) Was safe and efficient. They added stops for us and adjusted times to suit us. Great way to see some beautiful sights and get your bearings. Highly recommend 👌
Tour was great to see all of the major attractions in Phuket. Chan was our English speaking tour guide, and he provided relevant information. As it was only the 4 of us on the tour, he asked if we wanted to stop at other places (we stopped at a cashew nut factory). Would have liked to do a little more in Old Phuket Town, as we literally walked around the block in an hour. The lunch was tasty. We were not given the banana sticky rice listed in the itinerary. The food inclusions were part of the reason we booked this tour over others that were cheaper. Paid an additional fee for pickup in Panwa. Take your own cover ups if you wear a singlet or shorter shorts to the Buddha and temple, as the ones provided were a polyester with Mega Tour written all over them.
Sofia was a wonderful guide.she was lnowledgeabe and very friendly. The stops were interesting and educational
Was a great tour, good way to see the city and key temples while learning some history. The food was quite good and felt/taste authentic. Su was a great guide
Great organised Tour with our Guide Sao and Driver Tee. Both very good, and looked after us very well as I had minor mobility issues. Highly recommend this tour throughout Phuket to any age group.
Our tour guide Rita & Driver Mr D were fantastic. Very knowledgeable & funny. A great tour you won’t be disappointed.
Rainy, our tour guide is very friendly and explained everything very clearly to us. She makes sure everyone is comfortable all the time and give us time to explore.
Our guide Chan was very knowledgeable and the driver of the car was excellent! The hotel pickup was a nice added perk too
This Phuket City tour was amazing. Our guide Noom and our driver Tee were the best. We were provided with so much local information and cold drinks along the way. It was easy to see how proud they were of their town. We had lunch at the popular Mee Ton Poe. It was delicious. We saw the Big Buddha, Wat Chalong Temple and were taught how to fold lotus flowers, and walked around the colourful Phuket Old Town. We had a great afternoon out the weather was kind to us too. Thank you
