Nature & Culture
PHU 001
PHU 001 / Half Day Phuket Island tour
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Daily: am / pm
This tour will take you pass many welknown sites on picturesque Phuket Island. You begin with a visit to a local rubber plantation to observe rubber tapping demonstration. Continue to Wat Chalong, the island’s largest most sacred Thai Buddhist temple, long revered for its enshrined bronze images of three notable monks. We then move on to Rawai Beach to visit the Sea Gypsy Village, the indigenous people of Phuket who still keep very much within their own close community. You will stop at Promthep Cape for a spectacular view of this peninsula. On the beach road you will make photo-stops at Karon, Karon Noi and Patong Beaches. You return to the town of Phuket with its colonial Portuguese buildings where you may browse or shop for cultured pearls and handmade local souvenirs.
PHU 002
PHU 002 / Half Day Phuket Island Tour and Cultural Show
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Tour Description:
Daily: am
This tour takes in most of the welknown sights on the island, First, you will head for Wat Chalong, the island’s most sacred Buddhist Temple, long revered for its enshrined bronze images of three notable monks. Afterwards, drive along the beach road with a scenic stop for a panoramic view of Kata, Karon and Patong Beaches. Continue to the Thai Village Show, which provides an enjoyable and comprehensive sample of Southern Thai life and culture. Enjoy demonstrations of sword and long pole fighting and Thai boxing. You’ll be charmed by a sampling of Thai dances from different parts of the country, and if you like, you can join the dancers in “Ramwong” folk dancing. Rejoining your coach for a return drive with a photo-stop at Kao Rang Hill. Time permitting, you will have an opportunity to shop for handmade local souvenirs before returning to the hotel.