Phuket City Sights : Big Buddha, Wat Chalong & Scenic Viewpoints
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Phuket, Thailand
- 4 to 5 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Step away from the crowded beaches and discover Phuket’s rich culture on this half-day tour. With your guide and a small group, visit the island’s top points of interest and learn about the island’s history. Take in the idyllic views from the Karon viewpoint, marvel at the 150-foot (45-meter) Big Buddha, walk through Old Phuket, and pay a visit to the historic Wat Chalong monastery.
- Learn about Thai history, culture, and traditions
- Take in the scenic island views while you drive
- Round-trip transfers from your Patong-area hotel are included
- Enjoy a more personalized experience on a small-group tour
What's Included
- Half day Phuket city tour
- Professional tour guide.
- Hotel pickup & drop off (Patong/Kata/Karon only)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- InstaHunt game card & souvenir for winners!
- Gratuities
- Extra charge for hotel pickup other than Patong/Kata/Karon
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
Itinerary
1
Sun Leisure World
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Big Buddha Phuket
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong)
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Karon Viewpoint
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Windmill Viewpoint
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Old Phuket Town (Pass By)
Cashew Nut Factory (Pass By)
Sun Leisure World (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- We are SHA Plus certified. A certificate awarded to an organisation proving that they have approved Covid-19 health and preventative protocols in place and that 70% or more of all employees have been fully vaccinated.
- Minimum 2 pax is required to start for Join Tour, we might cancel the tour with full refund or bring you forward to the next schedule if minimum travelers not meet.
- 48 hours is needed to arrange for tour with special language other than English, we have the right to cancel with full refund if booking is made less than 48 hours
- When visiting temples visitors should ensure they are suitably dressed. No short pants or sleeveless tops, as a general rule knees and shoulders should be covered
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 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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Reviews
4.3
based on 89 reviews
Paul_R, Dec 2025
This half-day tour was a great way to see Phuket and learn about its culture and history. We visited scenic viewpoints, Wat Chalong, a cashew factory, and Old Town Phuket. We couldn’t go up to the Big Buddha due to a mudslide, but still got a good view nearby.
Our guide, Daisy, was excellent—friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about Phuket. Pickup was on time, transportation was comfortable, and the pace was just right.
Highly recommend if you want a solid introduction to Phuket in a short amount of time.
Roshni_N, Jul 2025
It’s not what’s written when you book this trip … you are not able to go to see the Bhudda , wrong information and also you have to pay extra 500 bhats for each person when they pick up …. So I never went and called in for my credit and no response as of yet , so basically I wasted my Canadian dollars ….
Brittnee_E, Feb 2025
Idea was a friendly tour guide. However, if you’re looking to learn more about the city complete with history or explanations, this isn’t the tour for you. However, if you’re looking to see the sights (with AC!) this is a great tour!
AmandaJane_H, Dec 2024
Great half day tour to see the main sites on Phuket.
Disappointed not to visit Big Buddha but a landslide can't be helped.
You still get views of it from other stops on the tour.
Our guide Daisy was knowledgeable and friendly and answered everyone's questions.
I would recommend this trip.
Robynne_S, Oct 2024
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.
Eoghan_R, Sep 2024
Alex is a great guide, very informative and engaging. Just a good guy overall with a lot of knowledge about the history surrounding the monuments on the tour
rabaudoin, Jul 2024
Relaxing half day tour. Full of must see tourist spots. Comfortable transportation in an air conditioned van and they provided water
Kayla_C, May 2024
This tour is great to get a view of all the ancient areas around Phuket seen in a day. Tour guide Daisy was fantastic and kind to all with lots of knowledge. Recommended if you're wanting to visit temples and sacred locations.
Hayley_R, May 2024
This was an amazing tour and the tour guide was super friendly. All the places are a must see. The bus was comfortable and air conditioned. Definitely recommend!
Bruce_G, May 2024
This was a great tour made all the better with the information that our amazing guide, Daisy gave us along the way. We enjoyed all aspects of the tour and would highly recommend it to anyone.
Kirstie_C, Apr 2024
Great half day experience. Would recommend that you spend a bit more time in Phuket Town. You can easily organise a taxi when you are ready.
Sharon_L, Mar 2024
Our guide Daisy who was just lovely. The Big Buddha was my favourite part. Very serene at the top even with many people. You could meditate or have a blessing too (or both).
Rita_R, Nov 2023
Meandering through the amazing traffic, route up to big buddha…
Interesting insight to how labour intensive
Cashew nut peeling is‼️by visiting the cashew factory
Excellent service to bring us back to the cruise ship peer on time.
Faith_O, Apr 2023
It was ok. I didn’t learn any history. The bus had a horrible smell from the start to end of the tour.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Good afternoon,
I am sorry to know that you have an issue with our tours, WE usually use only MIni Van not BUS, however thanks for your kind review to us.
Melanie_W, Mar 2023
This trip was great…lots to see in a half day tour and enough time at each attraction. Daisy the tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly .
Francois_T, Sep 2022
I was lucky. I booked to join a group tour but got a private toor because of cancellations.
Daisy, the guide, was happy to answer all my questions and discuss different topics. This was very informative.
I had a lovely afternoon and it was well worth the money spent.
Joshua_H, Nov 2021
My girlfriend and I went on this tour the second day of our trip and it was perfect! The guide was really friendly and helpful. He helped us map out a perfect vacation with tips about Thailand and where to go. 10/10 recommended!
Lorrie_G, Feb 2020
Would I recommend? Well we did it, it was long and the a/c hardly did a thing on this super hot day, the sights were ok for what you pay, 2 view stops for pictures, then Big Buddha with coconut Ice Cream, then 5 Temple stop, lots to see there. Could’ve skipped the whole cashew please buy (no thx) stop and the Old Phuket stop, nothing was happening that time of day and there were no stores with a/c just stands, all the same. Made for a long day. The tour guide lady only seemed to talk to the couple in the front seats, the rest of us had no clue what was going on.
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Dear valued customer thanks for your reply on trip advisor. We have already repaired our van and have made all the changes. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but our team have already resolved the air condition. Hope you enjoyed the tour and thanks for opting our service.
Sonia_M, Jan 2020
This was a great way to see phuket without paying a large amount of money for taxi fares. Our guide Kim was fantastic! He gave us a lot of extra information which made us learn more about Phuket.
The air conditioned car was a great plus.
Overall such a great experience, i can not recommend it enough.
Response from Host, Jan 2020
Thanks you for your feedback we value your response and hope that you had a great experience
throughout your tour.
rushdamallick2019, Dec 2019
Beautiful stops to take amazing pics... The tour guide (Kim) was really good and funny... we did this trip because it picked us up at a good time and dropped us off at a location we preferred. Money well spent.
Response from Host, Jan 2020
Dear traveler thanks for your feedback. We are happy to take you on board for this tour and hope that you had a great leisure time during the tour.
joefonseca2005, Nov 2019
Guide didn’t describe, narrate about our surroundings or interesting fact of our tour highlights , very dry and bland
Raghava C, Nov 2019
Pick up from the hotel was on time and the AC Van carried around 12 people. We along with two other similar vans toured all the places including old Phuket town (that was not mentioned in the itinerary) but the tour operator skipped the Rawai Beach. It was a great half day tour of all important places in Phuket. Would recommend to anyone.
amethyst63, Aug 2019
Our tour guide SOM was really amazing. She picked us up from our hotel. Very informative and extremely helpful. There were a few places we did not know that we were going to for example the honey factory & the cashew factory and also we did not have a booking for Tiger Kingdom. When we went to the honey & cashew factory we wanted to buy stuff but we did not have enough money. No questions asked she lent us the money and we were extremely grateful to her for doing that and she also helped us with a booking to go to the Tiger Kingdom. On the return back to our hotel we gave the money back to her. SOM did not know who we were we were just tourists on one of her tours but for her to do that for us was so amazing which we will not forget in a hurry. Me & my hubby thoroughly enjoyed the tour. THANKS SOM. So for anyone doing this tour please specially ask for SOM
PaoloMVE78, Aug 2019
We had fun and visited a lot of beautiful places.
Cheap compared to a taxi fare just to one of the attractions.
The guide was helpful,knowledgeable and nice.
Frederik_C, Feb 2026
- educational excursion with a very nice guide
- Excursion done in the morning, then you do not suffer from the traffic jams
- Not spectacular, just really nice
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Claude_B, Dec 2023
Daisy est un guide très agréable calme et très attentive. Le programme du tour est intéressant.
Je recommande ses services
Aurelie S, Nov 2019
Guide peu accueillant ! Nous navons pas fait 2 attractions qui etaient indiqués Patong et bijouterie.
Lexcursion a demarré 2 h en retard soit vers midi au lieu de 10h et sest terminée vers 17h
Nous avions choisit cette attraction car cetait censé être une demi journée nous etions avec notre fils de 1an et demi.
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