Phuket Private Local Guide: Discover Culture, History, and Sino Portuguese Architecture

Immerse yourself in Phuket’s rich culture, history, and Sino Portuguese architecture with our private local guide. Discover hidden street art, interact with locals, and gain a deeper understanding of Thai people beyond the tourist areas.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Big Buddha Phuket - Top on the hill “Big Buddha” Status where you must see and enjoy Chalong and City View of Phuket on East side
  • Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) - The most sacred Temple in Phuket with the long history.
  • Karon Viewpoint - Visit Karon View point where you can see Kata Noi, Kata and Karon Beach from the top.
  • **Cape…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • No fuel surcharges
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Food and drinks
  • Activity and entrance fees.
  • Airport Transfer
Additional Information

Our excursion offers an in-depth exploration of Phuket’s rich history and culture. It provides insights into the lifestyle of Thai inhabitants. Participants will be able to discern Sino-Portuguese architecture, observe a Shophouse constructed in 1850, and take note of Phuket’s first hotel. The tour uncovers the underlying significance of Street Arts,…

Location
Big Buddha Phuket
Soi Yot Sane 1, Chaofa West Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jessica
Jun 10, 2025
Amazing experience!!! - We had an amazing time on this tour! VJ was our tour guide and he did an awesome job showing our family around. We are a family of 4 and we picked 4 places to visit and he took us to each location as well as directed us where to go and what to do when we arrived at each one. He kept us informed throughout the drive and pointed out landmarks, facts and history about the city. He took family photos for us and was extremely attentive. One thing to keep in mind when booking is that the tour is 8 hrs and no food or drink is provided UNLESS one of your stops has an place to buy. We knew this so we took our own water and snacks. Also, you choose which locations to visit and determine the amount of time you spend at each stop. So be aware of the time as the tour is 8 hrs and you may run out of time at the end if you spend more at another site. We only had an hour at our last stop but it was fine as we just wanted a quick stop. You can also add additional time if needed, for a small fee of course. I would highly recommend this tour and I’d book again in the future.
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Tour63252899564
Dec 21, 2024
Customizable trip and enthusiast guide! - Highly recommend this experience! Guide provided us more than 20 activities to chose for the day and was flexible to change throughout the day. Our guide, VJ, is a local and very knowledgeable about the area. He answered all our questions and was very enthusiastic. Will book again with "Phuket Day Trip" if we ever come back again.
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Gary
Jul 3, 2024
Excellent experience - The experience was excellent that we booked the 2nd time during our stay. As always VJ was great and execellent with communication.
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Millw2024
Mar 23, 2024
100 Recommend for Families - Wonderful! The guide VJ was very good at communicating before and during our trip and customizing our experience. We had a great day!
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Susan_s
Dec 26, 2023
Fantastic family activity - We loved VJ’s enthusiasm and quick wit. He had solid knowledge of the sites and was eager to share information with us.
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Megan_c
Jul 9, 2023
Great customized tour - We went on a private customized tour with VJ. He was able to fit in all of the sights we asked for into the day. He helped provide background information at each sight and gave us free time to explore on our own as well. Overall great tour.
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James_s
Mar 18, 2023
Great Phuket tour! - We chose this tour because we were able to customize it for what we wanted to see. The driver was prompt, knowledgeable and took us to all the Phuket sites we wanted to see. Would definitely recommend to those wanting to see the sights of Phuket!
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Vj639
Jun 7, 2022
Very good tour - Have the best time in Phuket with Need Phuket tour. Very recommend to every one to Phuket. There are many views points and culture points of this program.
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Niecss
May 23, 2020
Love Phuket - The staffs of this program will take you to the old town of Phuket. You will get knowledge about the history of Phuket. You will love Phuket more and more.
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Jaydad
May 16, 2025
tour guide poor - Driver spoke poor English, hard to understand.Supposed to be a tour but was basically transportation with little commentary.
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From $183 (Per Vehicle)
up to 8 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).