Thailand · CITY TOURS IN PHUKET
The good city tours in Phuket go weeks ahead and the cheap seats go first. Below: 15 to book early, what each includes, and where they differ.
Explore Phuket’s temples, viewpoints, Old Town, cashew factory, and night market on a small-group tour with hotel pickup.
“Our guide was very sweet and showed us all the good spots. She helped us with the prayer in the temple and took pictures of us. Our transportation was timely and we had a lot of fun. Worth it!”
See Phuket’s top sights for $38, with hotel transfers, Old Town, temples, viewpoints, local snacks, and a practical English guide.
“Sugar was a very funny and informative guide. We saw Wat Chalong temple (very beautiful and they were setting up for the fair), several amazing viewpoints and Sugar showed us the main shopping street in Phuket Old Town and a local food hall where he himself eats every day. We appreciated the safe transport back to our hotel.”
Review of Phuket’s half-day city tour, with Wat Chalong, viewpoints, Old Town, hotel pickup, guide tips, costs, and Big Buddha closure details.
“Cheaters because my trip was diferent what you orderis on advert they dont bring us where we supypsės to go. Am realu disapointing for this trio and am not recommendit to anyone”
Review of Phuket’s $21.20 shared city tour, covering Wat Chalong, Big Buddha, Old Town, Khao Rang Hill, transport, value, and drawbacks.
“We had a nice lady guide but overall I regretted booking this tour. For starters we were given a 30min window but we were waiting for 50mins in total. The small van was super hot. We were 6 in total. Our guide gave us information for the temple tour but we realised we could not do another 4 hours of stewing in a hot van. We left the tour after one stop. Given the last stop was to a diamond place over one hour away. Wouldn’t recommend. Better off to pay a driver to take you to the spots and would probably be more comfortable.”
Explore Phuket Old Town, temples, Big Buddha, and coastal viewpoints on a flexible five-hour small-group tour for $45.
“Fantastic way to see phuket in such a short time, plenty of time at each spot, organised brilliantly.”
Explore Phuket Old Town, local snacks, Hokkien noodles, Wat Chalong, Big Buddha, and coastal viewpoints on a 5 to 6 hour guided tour.
“This was our last tour of the trip. We opted for a private tour guide because we had already done a few other tours and wanted a relaxing day. Our tour guide, Teya, was very nice and spoke English very well. We were able to customize our itinerary a little bit.”
Review of Phuket’s 4-hour sightseeing tour, covering beaches, Phuket Town, Wat Chalong, viewpoints, value, shopping stops, and practical tips.
“Considering the price, I shouldn't be complaining much, but the tour was not as described in totality. We visited Karon View Point, Karen lookout, Wat Chalong, and made stopovers at a small Cashew Nut factory tourist snack shopping stop and a China-owned Jewelry shop Read more”
Phuket half-day tour with Karon and Windmill viewpoints, Wat Chalong, Old Town, hotel transfers, guides, and a key Big Buddha warning.
“We enjoyed our tour. It started and ended on time and just nice to cover the planned attractions. Choice of attraction varied from scenery to local architecture to local market and life. Our ride was comfortable, air-conditioned and with entertainment system. Got complimentary water bottle and refreshing face wipes. Our guide came across as very energetic and informed about the places. She also helped play songs on TV on my kid's request. It was short and sweet tour which is also full value for money.”
Review of Phuket’s half-day city tour to Big Buddha, Wat Chalong, Old Town, and scenic viewpoints, with practical tips on closures and value.
“Because of a landslide, we couldn't get very close to the Big Buddha, however, our guide added a couple of stops to help make up for it, including a short visit t a bee farm, and a stop to see the more gorgeous views and wild monkeys. Our guide was incredibly friendly and outgoing.”
Taste southern Thai street food and explore Phuket Old Town with Jane on a four-hour small-group food and culture walk.
“Jane is a great host. She shares her knowledge about Phuket and some of the different cultures that now call Thailand home through its food. You will learn interesting information about the culture and architecture too. You will not be disappointed. Make sure to come hungry.”
Review of Phuket’s half-day city tour to Wat Chalong, viewpoints, Old Town, and Big Buddha, with honest advice on value, timing, and closures.
“Our tour guide was great, friendly and helpful! The tour however was average. Big Buddha was closed and therefore had a change of itinerary. They added Promthe Cape, but they didn’t take us, they stopped at a random location and said that this was it. My favourite part on the trip was visiting old town Phuket.”
Review of Phuket’s 6-hour city, food, temple, Big Buddha, and elephant sanctuary tour, with practical advice on value, timing, and what to expect.
“Prompt and nice mini van. Pat was very knowledgeable and driver drove safely. Started with walk and look round town. Went for a Thai meal, which we all agreed was nice. Then to the elephant sanctuary. This was the wow ! We fed them, hRead more”
Review of Phuket’s six-hour city tour with viewpoints, Wat Chalong, elephant feeding, Old Town, hotel transfers, and practical tips.
“An amazing tour that anyone needs to do in order to meet scenery viewpoints and the life of the city centre. Our guide and driver were really nice to us and they tried their best so we feel content. The meeting with the elephants was a great experience for us. Everything in this tour is really good and very interesting.”
Review of Phuket’s six-hour city tour with viewpoints, Wat Chalong, elephant feeding, Khao Rang Hill, and Old Town night market.
“No stress, chilled and nice information from guide. The elegant feeding was nice also see the Temple with the monks. Yeah overall the hole journey was nice.”
Review of Phuket’s $16 city tour, with Old Town, temples, viewpoints, Sunday market, transport details, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Wouldn’t recommend this trip. While you do see some cultural sites and temples, the tour includes mandatory stops at a honey shop and a cashew shop, which aren't mentioned in the itinerary. Although mildly interesting, these stops felt like a waste of time. As a result, there’s less than an hour at the night market, which isn’t enough to properly explore. That time would have been much better spent at the market or the temples (the main reason we booked this tour). If you have no other way to get around Phuket, this tour might be useful, but otherwise you’re better off saving your time and using Grab.”
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