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Half-day Phuket Sightseeing Tour with a Local Guide
Excursions & day trips

Half-day Phuket Sightseeing Tour with a Local Guide

4.3/5
Excellent
Based on 9 reviews
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$74.00
Free cancellation
language
Language: German , English , French
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Mobile voucher accepted
duration
Duration: from 4 hours to 8 hours
Do this because
  • Visit Big Buddha statue and Wat Chalong temple
  • Tour a cashew nut factory
  • See Old Phuket Town and learn about it's Chinese influences
  • Chin Pracha mansion
  • Typical pearl factory
What to expect

This trip allows you to experience another side of Phuket. And there's more to the island than amazing beaches. You'll visit the famous Big Buddha statue and Wat Chalong temple, taste locally grown cashew nuts on a factory tour and explore the Sino-Portuguese Chin Pracha mansion. There's a visit to a pearl factory, too.

The tour kicks off at Nakkerd Hill with a visit to the Big Buddha statue. You'll enjoy views over Chalong and southern Phuket before continuing to Wat Chalong, the island's most revered temple. Then, for a demonstration on cashew nut production, you'll go to a factory and see how the locally grown nuts are transformed.

Next, you'll head to Old Phuket Town for a tour of the colonial-era Chin Pracha mansion, famed for its Sino-Portuguese architecture. Walk through town to catch a glimpse of how Chinese culture has influenced the island, before our final stop at an authentic pearl factory to learn about one of the areas biggest industries and exports.

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What's included
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What to remember
  • Please be aware, Phuket's rainy season runs between May and October. During this time, the Big Buddha stature can be closed due to poor weather. If this is the case during your tour, you'll visit Khao Rung Temple instead.
  • Not suitable for guests with poor health
  • Not suitable for wheelchairs
  • Children must be supervised by an adult (over 18 years) at all time
  • Bring suitable footwear
  • Money for extras or gratuities
  • Food and drinks not included
  • Subject to weather conditions
  • Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
  • Dress appropriately – no shoulders or knees showing – when visiting religious buildings
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Provider
TUI DESTINATION EXPERIENCES (THAILAND) LTD.
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.3/5

Based on 9 reviews from verified customers

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Value for money

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  • Smokey

    From United Kingdom - July 2024

    Traveled as a couple

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Great tour guide & driver

  • Jayne Babey

    From United Kingdom - July 2023

    Traveled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Absolutely brilliant, the tour guide Noy she was exceptional, she was very knowledgeable of every aspect . We enjoyed the Pearl factory but didn’t lik ...

  • Becky

    From United Kingdom - April 2023

    Traveled as a couple

     

    18 - 24 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Guide was amazing, very knowledgeable. The stops were varied and interesting.

  • Mrs howell

    From United Kingdom - March 2023

    Traveled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Average

    Overall rated

    3/5

    The tour itself was good and we enjoyed it up to the point we were put in a car for hours being frove all around.

  • Billy and gayle

    From United Kingdom - March 2023

    Traveled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    5/5

    Our guide udon was brilliant and keep us fully informed with a great knowledge of all aspects of the tour the visit to the pearl factory was a bit of ...

  • Karen Harrison

    From United States of America - February 2023

    Traveled as a couple

     

    35 - 44 years old

    Excellent

    Overall rated

    4/5

    Big Buddha and Temple was fantastic could've done without the Cashew and pearl factory

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