Phuket City Tour with Wat Chalong, Big Buddha & Famous Viewpoints

Overview

Available languages

German

Russian

English

Italian

French

Spanish

Mobile ticket

As the tour name suggests this is an ideal opportunity to familiarize yourself with your holiday island and take in the islands natural beauty as we drive along the beach roads through Patong, Karon, Kata and Rawai. For fabulous photo opportunities we will stop at the Karon viewpoint and cultural sights such as the sacred buddhist temple of Phuket Wat Chalong.

Phuket town offers an interesting mix of architecture including Sino - Portuguese. This town has been the backdrop for many western movies as it is said to be very similar to Indochina.

• Big Buddha, spiritual site with breathtaking views of the island

• Wat Chalong, Phuket's most famous & beautiful monastery

• Take panoramic shots at Karon Viewpoint & Windmill Point

• Enjoy scenic drives through old Phuket Town & beachside roads

• Participate in the Phuket InstaHunt Bingo Challenge – Snap, Share & Win!

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please wait at Hotel Lobby 15 minutes before the time specified on this voucher to start.

Any late from your side may be re-allocated to a later time if available, Otherwise this will be auto canceled with charge 100%.

Driver can be late by 15-30 Minutes due to Traffic or any unwanted clauses.

You can Show either a printed or a mobile voucher for this activity to our Guide.

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

Please be informed that from 01/10/2024, Big Buddha Phuket is closed, due to the landslide.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

08:00 Hours(Morning Tours)/13:00(Afternoon Tours) Hours - Pick up time at Patong, your pick up time may be early if you stay far from Patong, Or May be around 08:30 if you stay at Karon and Kata. Meet us to get picked up or we will start our Tours from here and pick up other guest around Patong to Visit Karon View Point, We will also pick up our guest at Kata and Karon. Please note that our timing may be different depending upon the traffic conditions.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Big Buddha Phuket

Big Buddha – Panoramic views + Insta-worthy yoga shot Big Buddha Phuket - is one of the most important and revered landmarks on the island. The huge image sits on top of the Nakkerd Hills between Chalong and Kata and, at 45 metres tall, can be seen from as far away as Phuket Town and Karon Beach.

Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Professional tour guide.

Half day Phuket city tour

Hotel pickup & drop off (Patong/Kata/Karon only)

InstaHunt game card & souvenir for winners!

Air-conditioned vehicle

Extra charge for hotel pickup from other than Patong/Kata/Karon

Lunch

Gratuities

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Kamala/Nakalay/Kalim

Tour from Kamala/Nakalay/Kalim area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 700 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Novotel Phuket Kamala Beach, 118, 16, Tambon Kamala, Amphoe Kathu, Chang Wat Phuket 83150, Thailand
The Naka Phuket, a member of Design Hotels, 1/18, 1/20 Tambon Kamala, Amphoe Kathu, Chang Wat Phuket 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Fun & Educational Family Tour

This tour is designed especially for families with kids, combining fun, food & fascinating discoveries (different itinerary)
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Private + Farm Life Experience

Free pick up from Patong, Kata & Karon only. Phuket Heritage & Countryside Tour: Temples & Farm Life Experience
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Join from Patong/Karon/Kata

Join tour from Patong/Karon/Kata with hotel pickup
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Panwa/Siray/Koh Kaew

Tour from Panwa/Siray/Koh Kaew area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 1000 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Cape Panwa Hotel, 27 27/2 Mu 8 Tambon Wichit, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
The Oceanic Sportel, 37/7, M.1, Thepkasattri Road Tambon Ko Kaeo, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket, 21/1, 21/3, 21/4, 21 6, Tambon Ratsada, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
Pickup included

Muslim Friendly Halal Tour

Designed for Muslim travelers, offering Halal meals, prayer-friendly stops & cultural enrichment (alternate itinerary)
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

PhuketTown/Talat Yai

Tour from Phuket Town/Talat Yai area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 500 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Hivetel Phuket, Chowfar Road 22 10 Soi Pa Lai, Tambon Chalong, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83130, Thailand
Pearl Hotel Phuket, 42 Montri Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
Pickup included

Private Tour in English

Free pick up from Patong, Kata & Karon only
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Private + Rainforest Hike

Free pick up from Patong, Kata & Karon only. Landmark Tours of Phuket with Rainforest Hike (Khao Phra Teaw National Park)
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Naiyang/Maikhao

Tour from Naiyang/Maikhao area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 1500 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Dewa Phuket Resort and Villas, 65 Moo 1 Sakoo Tambon Sa Khu, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, 231, Tambon Mai Khao, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Pickup included

Privat+FoodMarket+PhuketMuseum

Free pick up from Patong, Kata & Karon only. Landmark City Tours with Local Food Market & Phuket Museum
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Bangtao/Laguna/Surin

Tour from Bangtao/Laguna/Surin area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 1000 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, 390 Moo.1 Srisoontorn Road Cherngtalay Tambon Choeng Thale, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Sunwing Bangtao Beach, 22 Moo# 2, Bangtao Beach, Cheung Thalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110, Thailand
The Surin Phuket, 118 Soi Hat Surin 8, Tambon Choeng Thale, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Pickup included

FromRoyalParadisePatongHotel

Tour from Royal Paradise Patong Hotel
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand

Chalong/Rawai/Naiharn

Tour from Chalong/Rawai/Naiharn area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 1000 to the driver/guide during pickup
Starting points:
Aqua Resort SHA+, 555 ถนน สุขสมบูรณ์, Tambon Rawai, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83130, Thailand
Nai Harn Beach Resort, 14, 29 Soi Naya, Tambon Rawai, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
SHIN Arch39 Phuket Beach Front, 99 ฉลอง 9 Soi Jaofa 39, Tambon Chalong, เมือง Chang Wat Phuket 83130, Thailand
Pickup included

Private+Beach Swing Experience

Free pick up from Patong, Kata & Karon only. Phuket Serenity Tour: Temples, Viewpoints & Beach Swing Experience
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Private Tour in Multi Language

Private Tour in Russian/German/French/Spanish/Italian with pickup from Patong/Kata/Karon. Please book 48 hours before
Multi Language: Please provide the preferred language during booking in special requirement section
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Tour for Dog & Cat Enthusiasts

Explore Phuket in a way that celebrates your love for animals while enjoying scenic beauty & food (different itinerary)
Starting point:
Sun Leisure World, The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa Patong Phuket Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road Kathu, ตำบลป่าตอง phuket, ภูเก็ต 83150, Thailand
Pickup included

Layan/Naithon/AoPor/Paklok

Tour from Layan/Naithon/AoPor/Paklok area hotel, please pay extra charge THB 1200 during pickup to the driver/guide
Starting points:
Anantara Layan Phuket Resort, 168 หมู่ที่ 6 หาด Soi Layan 4, Tambon Choeng Thale, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Ao Po Grand Marina, 113 Tambon Pa Klok, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Supalai Scenic Bay Resort, 69 9 Ao Po-Lang Daeng Rd Tambon Pa Klok, Amphoe Thalang, Chang Wat Phuket 83110, Thailand
Pickup included

Reviews

4.37

1,285 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

845

239

Great Round Up of the Area
Nina C,,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great tour. Big Budda is still closed. We took photos from the side. Tried to open for a few days in January but it wasn’t safe to continue. Will try to open again this year. Saw many temples, bees and honey making, cashew nut factory, old Phuket town and beaches. Nicely organised with good access to clean toilets. Great tour guides who were very friendly and knowledgeable
Divine guidance!
Elita217,,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide was super friendly, explained each thing with a lot of passion. Super fast everything but very nice tour
Phuket City Tour
Rob P,,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
We were picked up from and later returned to our hotel. The guide was very helpful and the tour was interesting.
Excellent half day Phuket sights
Lesley B,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Excellent 4-5 hour tour with minibus and tour guide. Only 4 of us on the trip today. Early start so nowhere was crowded. 15 to 20 mins stop for sights, 45 mins at the temple and an hour in Old Phuket which was ideal for photo stops and a bit of shopping. We paid extra on the day for hotel pick up from Cape Panwa to tour start in Pattong as out of pick up area but was a private taxi and very straight forward and pricing was made clear on booking.
This was a fun day spent...
Carissa S,,Jan 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
This was a fun day spent however there was construction going on at big Buddha so you only get a side view and we sat in a lot of traffic going from place to place. But the views are pretty!
The whole reason I booked this tour was to see the big Buddha not to just get a glimpse of it from the view point below. I was n
Journey49320466660,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
The whole reason I booked this tour was to see the big Buddha not to just get a glimpse of it from the view point below. I was never told by the tour company that the big Buddha was closed due to a landslide. I should have been given this information prior to payment
Half day tour. Old Phuket town, temples and viewpoints.
Julie N,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We loved the half day morning tour. Picked up from our hotel at the time specified. Previous messages had given us an exact time to wait in hotel lobby. Minibus comfortable and air conditioned. Our first 2 stops were pretty view points with approx 15-20 minute stops. 3rd stop was the temples which was a longer stop. Time to look around a beautiful temple and have a drink. Our final stop was old Phuket town and we had 40 minutes to have a look around which was fine to do a bit of shopping. Pleased we went on the morning tour as was a bit cooler. Our tour guide Daisy was delightful. Enthusiastic and informative. The driver was very good.
The tour itself was very...
Andrew P,,Jan 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00
The tour itself was very good and our guide Daisy was fabulous. But the tour started over 30 minutes late due to so many pickups and then things only got later and later. In all it was nearly 2 hours longer than advertised. As for the tour itself the only disappointment was that the Big Buddha was closed for renovation so we did not get to even have a good view of it. This was sure known weeks in advance since the renovation project took months. But no one mentioned this at the time of booking so I feel misled.
Great cultural experience with helpful guide
Rache1ina,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My mum and I had a lovely experience on this tour. Daisy, the guide, was very sweet and helpful. My mum has a bad back, so we were looking for a tour without a huge amount of walking/exertion and this fit the bill. We felt the tour had the perfect amount of time at each stop to get the full experience. There were stairs at the lookout point and at the temple, but they were no problem for someone in good health. The big Buddha is still closed from a landslide in 2024, but you can get fairly close and see it from the side. There were monkeys there too. The cashew farm was a bit of a sales opportunity and was packed with various tour groups, but the guides weren’t pushy about selling (although I suspect they’re on commission). If nothing else, a bathroom break. Old town was really nice and we will definitely go back there. Lots of slightly more upmarket shops, cafes and ice cream places. The bus was comfortable and air-conditioned. The only area for improvement was that the outside of the bus was quite dirty so it was hard to see out of the windows. I would definitely recommend this trip to those who would like a bit of culture but who don’t want to spend ages walking around or traveling in the heat. We saw people who had taken the local bus and were walking the 6km (2 hrs) up the mountain to the big Buddha and we were very glad to be on the bus!
Disappointing
racso7909,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Among other things, we have been sold the visit to the Big Buddha and announced that we were not going to see him only after we got on the bus. In general, it's not worth it, better to stay on the beach. Besides, this is not a guided tour, they do not explain anything. It's like taxiing without picking the stops. Not to give not even the bottle of water they promised.