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PRIVATE EXPERIENCE: 1-5 PEOPLE PER GROUP. IF YOU NEED MORE PEOPLE, PLEASE TEXT ME. Hello! My name Is Sunsanee. I am local Thai girl and this is a page about my family business that I making with soul and an open heart. We have 300+ 5-STARS reviews on Airbnb and travelers usual says that this experience is amazing and probably the best start of the day. I am really happy about that! Morning ceremony with a personal guide in the most famous temple in Phuket – Wat Chalong. We will meet at sunrise at 7 AM to explore the temple in a majestic morning atmosphere. It’s only you and a few local people who come to pray at sunrise time. At first, we will pray with the monk and participate in the morning ritual – the most important ritual in the Temple’s day. **It's only 1000 characters available in product overview section at TripAdvisor/Viator. But there is a lot to say about this private Ceremony. So you can continue reading in section Itinerary (TripAdvisor) and What To Expect (Viator).
After the ritual, we will bring food to the monk (I will give it for you). Food bringing is one of the most important in Thailand –in Thai villages you still can see how people especially wake up early to give food to the monk. Because that ritual brings luck to your day.
Also, we will make a prediction by Siamsi fortune-telling. Siamsi sticks – is a traditional Buddhist way to predict the future. Many centuries Thai locals using this ritual to get answers about the future - there are more than 28 different predictions, I will translate your prediction for you from the Thai language.
After this, I will bring you around the temple to give you a small excursion about Thai Buddhism. I am from a traditional Thai family, I have a lot of interesting stories to tell. We are not a big company – we are a local family business. Our target is not to make money so Normally group is a pretty small - only 1 to 4 people. So most of the tours going in private style. It helps to keep the best tour quality and keep the morning atmosphere. Skip the tourist traps and explore temple like a local.
Private Morning Сeremony in Wat Chalong (Chaithararam Temple) lasts about 1h 30min. The itinerary has 3 stops.
Prices start at $52 per person for this Phuket experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The meeting point is inside the temple. Nearby building you will see 2 elephants. In the building there are 3 statues of monks. Let's meet in front of this temple.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 6 participants.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 53 verified reviews; it is run by Phuket locals. Most-mentioned highlights: Flowers and candles for the ceremony; Live Fish for the final ceremony - you'll choose type of fish yourself, depends on the type of blessing you want to receive; Food offering to the monk.
Sunsanee was the perfect guide. Very informative and so friendly. She had everything prepared for us. It was such a beautiful and spiritual experience for us. Thank you Sunsanee ❤️
Meeting wonderful travelers like you is what makes my work so special. 🥰🌿
This was a really good experience. Sunsanee(the tour guide)is very knowledgeable she guides you every step of the way. If you would like an authentic temple experience and blessing like the locals receive the do this tour.
Thank you for sharing your time, smiles, and stories with me. 😊💛
Beautiful Spiritual experience ✨️ Very personal time to reflect and learn more about Buddhism and how it relates to every aspect of our lives. Peaceful and calm.
I hope you take home beautiful memories from today. 🌴📸
After paying and being confirmed 2 days before, we got up at 5am and travelled to the other side of the island to the meeting point for 06:30 am... No Guide arrived for our trip and after several messages even the app help couldn't get hold of the guide... 2 hours we waited in 90° heat to be told the trip is cancelled!!!! They then told me its 3 to 5 days to get a refund!!! I had spent 2500Baht in taxi fees to be told hard luck we can only refund the tour price... they then had the cheek to offer me a 5% discount, but only if I booked 2 more trips with them immediately!!!!!... they didn't care that I had a 14 year old who was extremely upset, the didn't care that our special day was ruined. I had never used this app before, but was advised it was extremely good... Well I beg to differ. There customer service is appalling. Please stay away from booking anything on this app, if it goes wrong, they just don't care.
Dear Gary, I am truly sorry for what happened on March 19th. I completely understand your frustration and disappointment, especially after waking up at 5:00 am, travelling across the island, and waiting for two hours in the heat. Your booking was made the day before the tour. Unfortunately, I was teaching when Viator tried to contact me, and at the same time I was experiencing an issue with my email, so I did not receive the booking notification in time. While this explains what happened, it is absolutely not an excuse. **I take full responsibility, and I sincerely apologize for letting you and your family down.** I have arranged a **full refund for your tour**, and I am truly sorry that your special day was affected by this situation. If you ever return to Phuket, I would be honored to welcome you back personally. **I would like to offer you and one guest a complimentary tour as my sincere gesture of apology.** There is absolutely no obligation — I simply hope that one day I will have the opportunity to give you the experience you originally deserved. ❤️ I know an apology cannot give you back the time you lost, but I genuinely hope you can accept my sincere apologies. I have taken this experience very seriously and will put better systems in place to make sure this does not happen again. I sincerely hope our paths cross again someday. 🙏🌴 Warmest regards, Sunsanee
I would recommend this to everyone visiting Phuket. The guide was great, very knowledgeable. She even gave us a goody bag after with fruit and water. Arrived early and was able to see the sun rising there. It was very peaceful.
Thank you for making my day as special as yours. ☀️💕
Amazing tour guide, knowledgeable, friendly and great English. Seeing the temples up close and understanding the religion more was an eye opening experience that left you wanting to know more and more. Thank you so much Sansunsee.
I’m so thankful that you chose to experience this with me. 🙏✨
What a great experience we had on this morning ceremony.Sunsanee has great knowledge about the history of Buddhism and Hinduism. The ceremony itself with the monk was very fulfilling and grounding I’d highly recommend if you’ve never experienced before. Sunsanee is truly a lovely person and it was nice to hear some stories of her childhood.
It was truly a pleasure to share this special moment with you. 🥰🌸
Sunsanee was amazing - This is the way you want to see the temples to gain a real authentic Thai experience. From start to finish everything was well done - making the lotus flowers to lighting candles and incense for different reasons was explained to releasing the fish at the end Wat Chalong is beautiful and seeing it early morning as a local does and experiencing their culture and understanding more is something that will stay with me forever it was beautiful.
Thank you for making today such a memorable experience for me. 💖✨
We had the privilege of booking the Private Morning Buddhist Ceremony at Wat Chalong during our holiday in Phuket, and it was the highlight of our trip. Our guide, Sunsanee Wongaksorn, was absolutely excellent from start to finish. The ceremony began promptly at 7:00 AM, and Sunsanee ensured we were fully prepared and comfortable throughout the entire experience. 🙏 The Experience Sunsanee provided everything necessary for the ceremony: Lotus Flowers: She took the time to show us how to beautifully peel back the petals and explained the deep meaning behind this offering. Incense Sticks and Candles: Essential items for the temple ritual. Fish Release: We were given fish to release into the lake, a wonderful act to conclude the morning. Sunsanee's knowledge was outstanding. She provided a detailed and fascinating explanation of the origins of Buddhism and the history of the magnificent Wat Chalong temple. She respectfully guided us to meet a local monk who performed a beautiful and moving ceremony. The entire morning felt incredibly authentic and personal, thanks to Sunsanee's attentive and insightful guidance. She was patient and answered all our questions with enthusiasm. 🛍 Conclusion We highly recommend this private ceremony, especially with Sunsanee as your guide. After the ceremony, we explored a number of the charming local stalls, which was a lovely way to conclude the morning. Booking this experience is a must if you are looking for a meaningful and spiritual encounter with Buddhist Thai culture in Phuket.
Thank you so much for your review. This makes me feel more impressive and have more energy to this for everyone:) I hope you will be more understand about Buddhism. Hopefully to see you again:))) Have a good day!!
Really great immersive experience. My partner and I’s connecting flight got cancelled, and our tour guide was kind and flexible, allowing us to move the date. We were the only ones on the tour. Greatly appreciated her knowledge, patience and flexibility for allowing us to experience Phuket in this way even though it maybe did not make the most sense for her. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you so much for joining the tour :)
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