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Phuket Food Tour: Explore Southern Thai Cuisine
3.8
12 Ratings
Phuket Town
Embark on a flavour-filled food tour in Phuket, Thailand, exploring the local cuisine and culture. Sample delicious dishes, visit a barbershop, a temple, and a night market, and admire the unique architecture of Phuket Old Town.
Embark on a flavour-filled food tour in Phuket, Thailand, exploring the local cuisine and culture. Sample delicious dishes, visit a barbershop, a temple, and a night market, and admire the unique architecture of Phuket Old Town.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Phuket Town - The tour guide and driver will collect guests from their hotel, so please be prepared and wait in the hotel lobby.
- Kua Tien Keng Shrine - Explore the Kio Thian Keng Saphan Hin Shrine, a stunning, colorful temple that is particularly captivating at sunset. The guide will share insights into the temple’s importance to the locals,…
- Phuket Town - The tour guide and driver will collect guests from their hotel, so please be prepared and wait in the hotel lobby.
- Kua Tien Keng Shrine - Explore the Kio Thian Keng Saphan Hin Shrine, a stunning, colorful temple that is particularly captivating at sunset. The guide will share insights into the temple’s importance to the locals, highlighting its role during the Vegetarian Festival.
- Phuket Town - The journey continues to the first culinary stop to savor Khanom Chin, a must-try dish from southern Thailand. These delicate rice noodles come highly recommended by Chef Supaksorn “Ice” Jongsiri, the owner-chef of Sorn (Two MICHELIN Stars, Thailand MICHELIN Guide 2022).
- Khao Rang Hill View Point - Relish the breathtaking views of the city from the Khao Rang Hill viewpoint.
- Old Phuket Town - Proceed to the second stop in the heart of Phuket Old Town to sample Oh Aew, a refreshing shaved ice dessert. Brought by Hokkien Chinese settlers, it is named after its key ingredient, a jelly made from the seeds of the o-aew plant.
- Phuket Weekend Night Market - After enjoying this delightful dessert, stroll along Thalang Road, appreciating the charming mix of Chinese and European-style architecture and browsing the numerous boutique shops. Finally, experience the lively night market, searching for more delectable local delicacies, from sticky mango rice to spicy satay skewers. Enjoy the food in a festive atmosphere, often enhanced by live music.
- Phuket Town - The tour guide and driver will return guests to their hotel in Phuket.
What's Included
- Dessert sample
- Bottled water
- Roundtrip transfer
- Snacks
- English Speaking Guide
- Dinner
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Insurance
- Dessert sample
- Bottled water
- Roundtrip transfer
- Snacks
- English Speaking Guide
- Dinner
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Insurance
Additional Information
For those seeking an unforgettable adventure, this flavor-packed food tour is the perfect choice. Embark on an evening journey through Southern Thailand’s rich cuisine and culture, sampling a variety of local dishes like Khanom Chin and Oh Aew. The tour includes a visit to a donation-based barbershop, a breathtaking temple at sunset with spectacular…
For those seeking an unforgettable adventure, this flavor-packed food tour is the perfect choice. Embark on an evening journey through Southern Thailand’s rich cuisine and culture, sampling a variety of local dishes like Khanom Chin and Oh Aew. The tour includes a visit to a donation-based barbershop, a breathtaking temple at sunset with spectacular views of Phuket, and the lively night market. As you wander through the streets of Phuket Old Town, enjoy the charming mix of Chinese and European-style architecture.
Location
Phuket Town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(12 Ratings)
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Etelka_v
Feb 27, 2026
Ms. Lang was an amazing... - Ms. Lang was an amazing guide. Very knowledgeable and as friendly as they come! She also introduced us to other facets of the culture other than food, which was a nice plus. Would definitely recommend!
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261rossb
Mar 9, 2025
Fantastic tour - A great trip. The food was fantastic, and our guide was very helpful and provided some great insights. I really enjoyed learning about the local culture.
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Vera_f
Feb 16, 2025
Good trip - We had a very nice time seeing the sights and having a taste of Phuket. Our guide was informative and our driver was very kind.
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Ailse67
Dec 14, 2024
Komprimierte sightseeing food flavour Tour - We booked this tour on 12/13 with 2 people, first of all in advance, come hungry for this trip to Phuket Old Town, we were served or offered so much food it was impossible to try everything, everything was all inclusive. There are no additional costs. Due to the fact that a food festival took place in old town, we adapted the route, which was very convenient for us. Air our tour guide told us a lot about the history of Phuket and led us to places we would not normally have visited. 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and thank you very much for the 4 hours of numerous conversations and impressions that were allowed as experienced. 🙏
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Joseph_k
Sep 25, 2024
Great food tour in Phuket - This tour was so fun! Wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised with the experience. This was a group tour and we met lovely people from all across the world. Our guide was very knowledgeable, friendly, kept things timed well and fun. The foods we sampled included:
Mixed fried street food: prawn, chicken, fish, and lake kelp. Dessert was Thai coconut pancakes.
Curry restaurant: vermicelli noodles with a choice of green, red, or peanut Thai curries.
Chillva market: freshly made pad Thai, assorted street foods, and mango sticky rice for dessert. Ube coconut pancakes too!
All food was included in the admission ticket.
We also visited a Chinese shrine, the city view point on a hill, old town Phuket, and the Chillva market. The market was my favorite part!
Highly recommend this food tour!
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Heatherbf5447cz
Nov 23, 2024
Good local food, but portions could be smaller - Some of the best food I had in Thailand was on this tour. It was great to see local spots where the flavours aren't watered down and be recommended dishes. We ordered our own complete entrees, which was too much food given there were only two people on the tour. It would be nice to go somewhere with a tasting menu and sample small portions of many dishes instead. Friendly staff keen on taking many photos for us.
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Narelle_a
Nov 21, 2025
Not great - Tour is advertised as
4pm to 8pm online
But Spent to long driving in car, and rushed with the food
Not value for the price
Staff were friendly which made it duable
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Piedpiper7373
Apr 12, 2025
Mostly a waste of money - Prompt pick up all started well ( I’d been contacted impressively in advance about food preferences and allergies and advised the operator in advance of our wishes ) guided to a Chinese temple ( very picturesque) but less relevant then off to a street market - gorgeous authentic BEST part of the trip!!! Anything we wanted we could try - but told not to have too much as the main course was in Phuket old town. Having been previously to the old town I know what to expect. Only ….. this is where the trip fell short - taken to tourist markets and then left for ages ( apparently waiting for food ) 40 mins later some shrimps / pork which I don’t eat no napkins ( other fish diners hasd gloves ans wipes, we were literally left in front of a band waiting not sure what we were doing. We were led to believe that main tour was the highlight as per previous reviews. 2 pad Thai arrived but there was four dinner akk had fish which we’d specifically said two don’t eat - all with fish and some then he turned up with chips ????? Loud noisy couldn’t wait to leave. Binned most of the food . Asked to leave. Such a shame had really high hopes. Do yourselves a favour and just get a taxi to old town market. I hoped having a guide would show us authentic selections.
The local market was magic but over £40 each waste of money. Our guide was nice but then left us in Phuket so he could go home! Taxi dropped us at hotel couldn’t wait to go back to be honest.
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Jasesa21
May 21, 2025
Don’t bother. - Tour started off ok, there was only the two of us in the group. Driver arrived for our pick on time. He made some effort to explain some Thai history for us, however there was no microphone, so if we had been sitting further back in the van, we would have had no hope of hearing him, and some things were just plain hard to understand. First stop was the Chinese temple as advertised, however, it was from here things started going against the programme. We then arrived at some very local markets near a sporting field. Despite his assurances of ‘No sick’ we decided we would just play it safe with some fruit. The itinerary was then supposed to take us a to a lookout for sunset, but for some reason that didn’t happen. We then arrived in old town for some photos and some quick exploring. We were supposed to sample the shaved ice dessert and a local Thai dish (Khanom Chin), but none of that occurred. We then headed to the Chillva night time markets. Our guide went off and returned with Pad Thai, an egg dish and some mango and sticky rice (we had already had this dessert-at the previous market) Our guide then left and told us to meet him back in an hour. There was so much food to sample, and we were expecting some explanations and recommendations, but we were just left to guess. Returned back to our hotel, at around 8.30. It wasn’t until we read through the itinerary that we learned of the things we missed out on. No explanation from our guide at all. $93AUD per person for some Pad Thai and basic dessert. Extremely disappointing and poor value for money. Would not recommend.
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Bob_c
Mar 17, 2025
WORST Food Tour - DO Yourself a Favor and Skip it! - WORST Food Tour – Do Yourself a Favor and Skip It!
We've been on four other fantastic food tours, and this one was a complete disappointment. If I could rate it below one star, I would.
Instead of multiple stops at restaurants, street vendors, and markets like other tours, this one included just one restaurant, an outdoor dessert stand, and a quick visit to a market—with little to no guidance from the tour guide. He didn’t explain the local foods, offer recommendations, or demonstrate how to eat unfamiliar dishes. We even had to ask for a second bottle of water—on a 95-degree day!
Unlike other food tours that provided numerous tastings and ample portions, we left this one hungry. Other tours also offered unlimited beverages (water, soda, or beer), but that wasn’t the case here. To top it off, we were unexpectedly taken to two temples—completely off-topic and not what we signed up for.
This tour was a complete letdown. Save your time and money—there are far better options out there!
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