Phuket Discovery Tour: Experience Local Heritage and Scenic Beauty
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729 Ratings
Patong
Embark on the Phuket Discovery Tour and immerse yourself in the vibrant culture, heritage, and scenic beauty of this stunning island. Capture amazing photos, explore the old town's gastronomic delights and street art, visit Buddhist temples, and enjoy breathtaking views from iconic viewpoints.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Patong Beach - Scenic drive through
  • Big Buddha Phuket - Visit the Big Buddha, the most important statue and revered landmark on the Phuket which is sitting on top of Nakkerd Hills at 45m tall and offers spectacular views of the island
  • Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) - Buddhist temples are very important symbols in Thailand, you will witness the unique architecture and experience the culture and traditions of the local people.
    Wat Chalong ( Chalong Temple ) is the largest of Phuket’s temples, and the most visited.
    The most recent building on the grounds of Wat Chalong is a 60 meters tall ‘Chedi’ sheltering a splinter of bone from Buddha.
  • Wangtalang Gems International - Depending on the origin of a gemstone, Wangtalang experts import the gems or specially choose the stones straight from the mines of Thailand. We choose our gemstones based on cleanliness, colour, cut and design. Ensuring each stone’s quality, as well as verifying the weight to make sure it is exactly as specified, as all of our collections must be certified. Wangtalang offers a vast selection of precious stones. We also offer some of the most popular name brand designers for diamond jewelry, and give quality certificates for each stone.
  • Old Phuket Town - Visit Phuket Old Town and explore the rich colonial-era Sino-Portuguese heritage. Explore the street art at Old Town, that try decrypting the various traditional food items and Thai delicacies from the murals and paintings
  • Khao Rang Hill View Point - Well-known hilltop site with a park & terrace for sweeping views of the town & offshore islands.
  • Karon Beach - Scenic drive through
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from central Phuket (Patong Beach, Karon Beach, and Kata Beach)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Phuket is not just a beach, this is what you would discover as you come to an end of this tour. This program introduces the vibrant culture and heritage of Phuket to you and drives through some of the most scenic routes of the island.

If you are looking for wonderful selfie and photo opportunities, this is the tour you will relish.

Did you know Phuket won the UNESCO award for being the creative city of Gastronomy? You will visit the old town where the food and street art meet to celebrate F.A.T - Food, Art, Town

If you haven’t been to a Buddhist Temple, here is your chance to have a close look at Thai Buddhist culture and get captured in some really vibrant photos

Get a sweeping view of Phuket from two iconic viewpoints, the Big Buddha at the start of the tour and from Rang Hill as the tour ends.

  • Our free pick up service covers hotels in Patong, Kata and Karon areas. If you are in other locations there will be additional surcharge: THB 200 per person, for hotels in Rawai, Nai Harn, Trin Trang Beach, Panwa Beach, Phuket Town, Surin, Bangtao, Kamala, Kalim beach and Sirey etc. THB 400 per Booking for NaiThorn, Naiyang, Mai Kao Beach.
Location
Patong Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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N1311xrdeborahc
Apr 29, 2024
Great Half Day Tour - Our tour guide Best was fabulous and also our driver. Best was very informative and explained everything along the way. It was an enjoyable tour and the sights we visited were great!
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E5418nkantoniop
Apr 29, 2024
Great! - Great tour. We had a very informative guide named BEST who was friendly and helpful throughout. Would recommend!!!!!!
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Crystalphuong
Apr 27, 2024
Great full day Phuket city tour - Great tour! The itinerary is good. We covered many popular places in Phuket. Khun Best is a lovely guide. He helped us take many photos and videos. Thank you for your service!
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Kuhans2023
Apr 23, 2024
Tour Guide Review - Sao - SAO took us on our tour of phu ket town and it was a great experience. It was a beautiful experience and SAO was very good at showing us around and providing details on the town. We visited Buddha as well and was amazing. Sao was very friendly and fun tour guide. I would definitely recommend her to others.
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922linl
Apr 18, 2024
Amazing half day - Amazing city tour with Fa 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 she was super knowledgeable and made our day amazing. We have learned a lot about Phuket and Thailand
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Sarah_h
Apr 28, 2024
Overall great trip - Enjoyed the whole trip. Great tour guide. Time in the Old town was a bit rushed. Only had 30 minutes and we’d have liked a bit more time to sit and have a drink and some lunch
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Jacqui
Apr 28, 2024
A good way to see Phuket - Perfect tour to see the main sights of Phuket. Didn’t feel rushed as we moved from one place to the next. Trip was everything we expected.
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598missb
Apr 25, 2024
Big Buddha tour! - I booked this the night before. The morning of at 7am someone sent me a WhatsApp message to confirm but said they didn't know what time we would be picked up. Around 9am we were told 11am. We waited downstairs for 15minutes before calling the WhatsApp number. We were told he'd arrive in 5 minutes. Our driver came at 11:40am. That was a bit of a bummer but the tour guide Kwan was very nice, helpful, informative, and professional. Our bus had A/C but not very cold. The Big Buddha was breathtaking! Everything there was lovely. Wat Chalong was stunning and peaceful all at the same time. The stop at Old Town was nice and had some good shopping and photo ops. I feel like our time was cut short because our driver was so late to pick us up and we felt very rushed. Would have loved more time to take pictures, shop, and enjoy the general atmosphere. The cashew factory was just ok. Mostly a stop for clean bathrooms and to get us to buy stuff. The lookout point seemed kind of a waste of time. It was explained that it was too hot to be there long. We kind of just walked to the edge to lookout while avoiding aggressive monkeys and take a few pics then back to the van. Driver and tour guide were super kind, friendly and pleasant. Bring your own water though. It's VERY hot and we were only offered one small bottle of water for the entire time we were out in humid 90 degree weather. Your shoulder and knees need to remain covered the entire time you're there. There are attendants that will blow a whistle to remind you to cover if you take your coverings off. You need the protection from the sun tho so it's best to keep it on.
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Nicole_c
Apr 23, 2024
Quick Stops - We booked this trip to see the main attractions within Phuket. Our guide was Lita, and she was amazing but sadly the majority of this tour was spent in the car driving from destination to destination. We felt very rushed throughout each stop and were given 30 minutes max to explore which in my opinion isn’t enough time.
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Juliana_v
Apr 17, 2024
It was fine, as a... - It was fine, as a transportation for different points, but the guide unfortunately didn’t have good English, so, anyone couldn’t understand anything about the story. Even tough that she couldn’t communicate with us, she always tries to give her best to us, being totally polite and helping with photos. I respect her job, but it’s important you don’t advertise that it’s a tour with English guide.
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