Phuket City Tour: Big Buddha, Wat Chalong & Scenic Viewpoints
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Phuket, Thailand
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Discover Phuket away from the beaches and bars. This small-group sightseeing tour introduces you to the history and culture of the island while you visit landmarks like Karon Viewpoint, Big Buddha Phuket, Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), and Old Town Phuket. This hassle-free tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off for added convenience.
- Discover the highlights of Phuket on a sightseeing tour
- A small-group tour for a more personalized experience
- Play a BINGO game and win prizes
- Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off from select areas only
What's Included
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
- English-speaking guide
- Bottled water
- All entrance fees
- InstaHunt game card & souvenir for winners!
- Lunch
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
Sun Leisure World
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Karon Viewpoint
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Big Buddha Phuket
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong)
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Old Phuket Town
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Phuket
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Sun Leisure World (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Charlene_M
Excellent tour. Our gide was very knowledgeable. The time with the wild monkeys 🐒 kept us laughing. The view point over phuket so pretty. Learned how cashew nuts grow. Old town phuket was beautiful and the shopping kept the ladies busy. Would do this tour again.
Reviews
4.5
based on 137 reviews
Carl_W, Feb 2026
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.
David_B, Jan 2026
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
Xavier_B, Dec 2025
Daisy was excellent. She made our tour great. Friendly, accommodating, high energy, interested and fun.
AnniePier_L, Dec 2025
-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,...
Shawn_O, Nov 2025
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.
David_D, Oct 2025
Daisy was a fantastic guide, everything was organised perfectly and even with the rain we had plenty to see and do! Highly recommend!!
Charlene_M, Sep 2025
Excellent tour. Our gide was very knowledgeable. The time with the wild monkeys 🐒 kept us laughing. The view point over phuket so pretty. Learned how cashew nuts grow. Old town phuket was beautiful and the shopping kept the ladies busy. Would do this tour again.
Michael_A, Sep 2025
Enjoyed our City tour with our knowledgeable guide. We booked Sunday afternoon which was great as Old Phuket Town had their weekly markets on.
paul_s, May 2025
Daisy our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and passionate about her job. The trip was worth every penny. Would have liked to get closer to the big Buddha though.
Inae_Y, Mar 2025
Our tour guide Daisy was very nice and courteous. I had a really good time touring the city of Phuket.
Yamin_A, Feb 2025
I asked for a refund because the tour was not as I booked it and we could not visit the biggest Buddha because the place has been closed for 7 months so I am asking again for a refund.
Peter_N, Jan 2025
Our tour guide was amazing. Very upbeat. Kept everyone interested. Explained everything really well and answered all questions. But the website for this tour implies that you'll be seeing the Big Buddha. The website even shows the Big Buddha in the picture to attract you to this tour. The website should be updated to explicitly indicate that the Big Buddha is no longer part of this tour due to a landslide and the picture of the Big Buddha should be replaced with a different picture. Otherwise, the tour was great.
Jane_H, Jan 2025
A fantastic afternoon spent seeing some amazing sights in Phuket! Lots of information shared that gave some great background on Thai culture & Phuket’s history. Our tour guide was super cheerful and accommodating. Highly recommended half day tour 😊
Prakash_K, Dec 2024
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.
Nansi_G, Oct 2024
Great city Tour and the best part was the tour Guide Daisey with the driver Adam , they were very professional, Daisy was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic, very helpful , making sure that she met all our needs in the tour
Cheree_D, Jul 2024
Tour was fantastic, it stated included snacks these were not offered. The travelling limited exploring at stopd. Alex was fantastic.
Kathryn_B, Jun 2024
We loved our tour with Daisy! She was so sweet and shared so much information about Phuket and the places we were visiting - not to mention what a great photographer she is too!
The mini-van was comfortable and the air conditioning was perfect.
Highly recommend!
lvaddict, Jun 2024
Our guide Alex was in his second day with the company. What a great chap. Accompanied us everywhere. Very knowledgeable and good humour as well. Very well organised. You see a lot in a minimum time. Defo recommend.
Daniel_L, May 2024
Our guide was very knowledgeable and courteous. She knew the exact spots for the best pictures and waited for all before proceeding to the next item. The tour itself was what I expected. I would recommend this tour to my friends.
sophie_y, Apr 2024
The guide was very nice and kept offering to answer any questions we have but she didn't do much to bring the sites we visited to life, make the tour fun or interesting. It felt more like a taxi between sites and someone to take photos. In Old Town, she just encourage us to shop without any information about the history, culture, architecture etc. Could have been so much better.
Matthew_W, Mar 2024
We had an incredible day with our guide Daisy showing us around the wonderful sights of Phuket. From the city lookout to the ‘Big Buddha’ on the hillside, it was a great way to see the city and find our bearings for the rest of our stay. Daisy our guide was so friendly, informative and knowledgeable when it came to explaining details about each site we visited. An ice cold ‘Thai Tea’ in Old Phuket Town was a great way to finish off our trip. You won’t be disappointed with this tour if you’re new to the City.
Jacob_C, Mar 2024
This was a great tour for people who want to see the highlights of the island. We went to the Big Buddha, a major temple, a look out point, and the old town. There was a stop at a cashew factory that wasn't on the itinerary which was interesting, but felt a little targeted at selling to us rather than educational. It mostly ran pretty on time, which is always great for group tours.
Snehamay_B, Jan 2024
Friendly service, starting at the right time (before it was too hot) and a comfortable transport. It was a very pleasant experience.
Cosmin_Z, Dec 2023
half a day in which I was not bored at all. I definitely recommend it. we visited the most important tourist spots in Phuket. The tour guide was fantastic.
Sasha_M, Jul 2023
This was a great tour and time! Maggie is VERY kind and sweet. She was very knowledgeable about everything as well.
Krzysztof_M, Dec 2022
Great programem and fantastycznym Guide. Strong recommendation for the next travellers at affordable price.
Kevin_F, Oct 2022
This tour was a great opportunity to see all the key points around Phuket. Daisy, our tour guide was so lovely and accommodating. Her English was excellent and she was very knowledgable at all the cultural sights. This tour is a must for anyone visiting Phuket.
Natasha_T, Aug 2022
We did this tour end of August in order to get familiar with Thai cultures and main attractions. But actually it was nothing more than a taxi service around the sightseeings with a smiley local Daisy. She was really nice and kind, but not much of informative guide. She was telling us some words about the place we were heading and dropping off there giving us some free time. So if we had any questions inside the temple or around other sightseeing there was no one to guide us. The best thing I liked from this excursion was a free 7 minute meditation next to Big Buddha (i am not a religious person and don't normally meditate). That i definitely recommend you, but not this tour if you really want to learn something interesting :) Cheers!
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Megan_S, Jan 2022
Kim was a fantastic guide, spoke good English and I enjoyed learning about Thailand from him. The car was lovely and he was very considerate, taking photos for me. 100% would recommend to others for a lovely day seeing Phuket
Jaswinder_A, Dec 2021
A very enjoyable tour! Kem was a very lovely tour guide who showed us around at our leisure. Highly recommended.
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