Phuket City Tour: Big Buddha, Wat Chalong & Scenic Viewpoints
Description
This tour is the perfect way to get to know Phuket and soak in its natural beauty as we journey along scenic beach roads through Patong, Karon, Kata, and Rawai. Enjoy incredible photo opportunities with stops at Karon Viewpoint and at cultural landmarks like the revered Wat Chalong, Phuket’s famous Buddhist temple. Phuket Town is a highlight, with its unique blend of architecture, including stunning Sino-Portuguese buildings. Often featured as a backdrop in Western films, this charming town offers a nostalgic glimpse of old Indochina, making it a fascinating stop on your Phuket adventure. Join the fun during your tour! Complete 3 in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) for a BINGO (check the image) and win a surprise gift. How to Play: • Play solo or in teams • Capture any 3 in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) • Post your photos on Instagram Feed or Story • Bonus points for clever, funny, or local-language captions!
Tour Options
Itinerary
We’ll pick you up from your hotel around Patong, Karon, or Kata. If you're staying a bit farther, we may arrive earlier. Guests staying near Karon and Kata can expect pickup around 8:30 AM (or 1:30 PM for the afternoon tour). Once everyone’s on board, we’re off to explore Phuket’s top spots — starting with the gorgeous Karon Viewpoint!
See three beaches in one shot — Kata Noi, Kata Yai, and Karon. This is the place to snap a postcard-perfect panoramic photo!
This 45-meter-tall white marble statue sits high in the Nakkerd Hills and watches over Phuket. Peaceful vibes, stunning views, and a great spot for reflection (and photos, of course).
Phuket’s most famous temple, where history meets beauty. Pay respects to the monk-heroes, and admire the glittering golden details all around.
Cruise through the heart of Phuket’s heritage. Spot Sino-Portuguese buildings, colorful street art, and feel the local charm of streets like Thalang Road and Dibuk Road.
Grab some Phuket-made snacks or souvenirs at a local shop or cashew nut factory.
Morning Tour Returns: 1:15 PM / Afternoon Tour Returns: 4:15 PM - We'll drop you off in reverse order — starting with guests in Phuket Town, then Karon and Kata, and finally Patong. Travel time back takes around 45–60 minutes depending on traffic.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Our Pick Up Area Phuket - Patong Beach - Kata Beach - Karon Beach Join tours pick up means we might go up to 4-5 places to pick up tourist, usually we limit number of person per tour to 10-12 person maximum. During this join tour pick up, Our traveler may have to wait up to 40 minute (Maximum) because of traffic conditions or picking up different persons. But you must be at your pick up time as we have to bring all traveler on board before starting the tours. 1: Jungceylon Shopping Center, ถนน ราษฎร์อุทิศ 200 ปี Tambon Patong, Amphoe Kathu, Chang Wat Phuket 83150, Thailand 2: Pa Tong, Kathu District, Phuket, Thailand Traveler pickup is offered Free Door To Door Pick up for our tours at the following locations with NO CHARGE - Patong District area (3 KM radius area) with namely Patong Beach, Kata Beach & Karon Beach You can also join our tours at PHUKET Meeting Points - Star Bucks Café On the front of Jungceylon (Jungceylon is a famous shopping center located at center of Patong District /Patong Beach Area) An additional surcharge for hotel pickup outside 3 miles (5 km) radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(137)
We had such a great time on this tour. We went up to big Buddha and our tour guide was so knowledgable. We really enjoyed going to the cashew nut plant and trying all the different flavors. All together we were gone around 5 hours and worth every minute. We also enjoyed the old city quarters and exploring around there.
We had such an amazing day with tour guide Daisy, she was honestly the highlight. Full of knowledge! We got to spend a good amount of time at each site and no additional fees! The tour was fun and would definitely recommend to anyone!
Our tour guide Maowin was fantastic, so friendly, gave good information and full of energy the whole day. Only criticism is that the tour tried to fit in a bit too much for the time so the time at a couple of stops was quite short. Would recommend.
The big Bhuda is closed because of a landslide. They told us on the morning. Took us to some honey place, why, must have some commission on sales. Monkey hill was good l, sightseeing hill good, old Phuket town good, but after that guide did a runner. Probably not worth it as there’s not a lot to see but they took me to places I’ll never go again. Make your own mind up
We chose the morning tour. We waited 1h30 for nothing because the tour did not take place. We were then offered the afternoon tour. First of all we did not visit the great Buddah because the site has been closed since August 2024, but the proposed route is still not up to date... In addition we had selected French in the languages offered but everything was done in English. And finally we spent much more time in traffic jams than on places to visit. And about that the visit to the 'honey farm' looked much more like a commercial demonstration than an educational visit...
It was a great trip i liked Karon viewpoint and Big Buddha statue. But unfortunately there was not open to get close to Big Buddha. The monkey's was also very funny to watch at the Buddha statue. The tour guide was very friendly and helpful 🙏🏼
Daisy was excellent. She made our tour great. Friendly, accommodating, high energy, interested and fun.
The tour was well organized and showed the highlights of the island. Daisy ( like the flower) was our tour guide and she was extremely nice and very knowledgeable ! Top notch ! The bus was nice and A C was cold and it even had charging ports for your phon. I would recommend this quick half day tour to see the sights and get a feeling for the island - highlights - big Buddha ( been closed for a while but still nice to see and there are monkeys out there ) - cashew factory ( very yummy ) - temples and at the end old town which was really nice and the longest stop
-The price is to high for the 3-4h it was -You can't access the big Buddha x 1 year -We didn't go to the Windmill Viewpoint -We didn't go to the cachew factory But the guide and driver were awesome, kind, answering questions, funny,...
You are not going to see the budda as advertised. Apparently there was a mud slide a YEAR ago that prevents you from getting to the budda. Rather then adjusting their trip/ad they wait till you are on the bus heading out to inform you. That was the #1 thing I wanted to see and take pictures of. The guide(nice kid) was doing two tours at same time, so he would rotate back and forth between buses. So when we would arrive at next stop, he would get us off bus and say what he should have said in route to that location before cutting us loose. The last thing that irritated me is it took them 4-5 times to check people’s tickets before we could get started and at one stop they went looking for people that were already on the bus. It was very disorganized.
