Old Town Cultural Heritage Tour of Phuket
Description
Phuket has a rich and profound history. This exclusive Old Town Tour starts in the evening and lets you discover the historical and cultural heritage that Phuket has to offer. Visit Wat Siray, Sunday Street Market, Phuket City Viewpoint and enjoy Phuket Heritage Trail and authentic Thai Dinner with a beautiful city view.
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Itinerary
Situated on a hilltop on Siray Island, Wat Koh Siray Temple offfers impressive sea and island views over Sapam Bay & Tukkae Cape, plus also of Phuket Town. The stairs lead up to the Nakas architecture Ordination Hall, where inside is a reclining, over 18 metres in length, Golden Buddha. Also not to be missed is the huge,stunning, golden Kyaiktiyo Pagoda.
Phuket Heritage Trail begins on Phang-Nga Road close to Old Police Station. Along the way we encounter art galleries, cafes, authentic shops. The next sight to explore will be Downtown Fresh Market which is the cheapest place to get a variety of awesome fruits including juicy mangos or exotic sapodilla.
Afterwards heading to Thalang Road where every Sunday is a Street Market with the best goods Old Town is to offer. Local Snacks and Art pieces, all kinds of souvenirs can be found along the Street. Much of the Old Town, especially Thalang Road still has the old shophouses.
We will visit Soi Romanee, which in the past was same amusement area like Bangla Road in Patong nowadays and offers unique colourful sino-portugese Architecture.
Rise above the Town and see Phuket City Viewpoint with myriads of Phuket lights.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup from hotels can be arranged, those hotels in the Kata and Karon areas are free, other areas there is a fee depending on the location of the hotel.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Reviews(5)
Great tour and guide was friendly
Great trip. Fantastic guide called Nim. Good value. Loved the street market 😍. So interesting to see different areas within Phuket. Fully recommend 👍
Absolutely amazing experience! Nim was a lot of fun, and made us all feel welcome right away with her quirky humour. We visited a temple, fed monkeys by the roadside, then went to the Sunday markets in Old Phuket. Nim bought us street food to taste, showed us around the market and let us do our own shopping for an hour or so. I told her I was interested in the architecture and history so she told me about all the significant buildings we passed. After the market, the group went to dinner at a restaurant high up in the hills with panoramic views. As a solo traveller, I had a great time meeting the other participants too, and we all appreciated Nim’s guidance and fun spirit. The organisers communicated via WhatsApp to arrange transfer to/from my hotel… it was all seamless. Best part of my trip! Thanks xx
Right from meeting Nim this was a fun and informative tour. Everything was great, but wear socks when you visit the Reclining Buddha. I loved the food tasting in the market, walking through Old Phuket and the dinner topped off a great afternoon.
<p>We have been to Phuket many many times so was looking for something different to do. Our guide Nuya drove 5 of us to a temple on a hill with amazing views of Phuket. Following that we went to an area where monkeys live in the mangroves where there's a small area across from those mangroves the monkeys will come to so the public can feed them. We then went to a 24 hour fruit and vegie market where our guide told us about the different types of foods and bought quite a few different things for all of us to try. We then did a walking tour of Phuket town and ended up in a very large street market with the road closed so there were heaps of stalls selling all types of things.We had about 45 minutes free time to explore the market. Our guide bought a couple of other foods for us to try. After walking back to the car we were then driven up to a very high hill or mountain with a Restaurant with beautiful views of eastern Phuket. We then had a 3 course meal with a drink. All this was included in the price. I am so pleased I did this tour. It's great value and I highly recommend it.</p>
