The 10 Food & Drink Experiences in Phuket Worth Your Baht

1.Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,933 reviews · from $59Our pick

Explore Phuket Old Town with a food-loving guide and sample 15 or more dishes, from Burmese curries and Hokkien noodles to grilled meats, tropical fruit and local desserts. The four-hour walk starts and ends at Ranong Main Market, with guides such as Lucky, Cat, Gigi and Tom leading small groups of up to eight.

“Me and my two friends had a really good time. Our guide, Gigi was extremely warm, inviting, and kind. Can't say enough good things. We got to experience the Phuket culture and left the activity with new friends and insight into the diverse melting pot that is Phuket! Would highly recommend.”

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2.Phuket City Tour – Old Town, Local Food, Temple & Viewpoint

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 525 reviews · from $48

Spend five to six hours seeing Phuket’s Old Town, Wat Chalong, the Big Buddha viewpoint and Windmill Viewpoint, with a local A-Pong snack, lunch and refreshments included. An English-speaking guide leads a group of up to 10, with pickup offered from many hotel areas. Guides such as Rita, Sue and Rainy have led lively, informative tours.

“The tour guide Num was very knowledgable, he made the tour fun as well as informative. He also took some incredible photos too! Highly recommend!!!”

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3.Phi Phi & Maya Bay Speedboat: All-Day Food & Choice of 3 Marinas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 372 reviews · from $51

Set out from one of three Phuket marinas for a 10-hour speedboat circuit of Maya Bay, Pileh Bay, Phi Phi Don, Monkey Beach, and Khai Island. Expect snorkeling stops, a halal buffet lunch, hotel transfers that vary by marina, and guides such as Tik, Nun, Bao, and Lily. The ride can be rough, and the national park fee is extra.

“Despite the chopping seas, we all enjoyed this trip. The snorkelling was good and the crew very good,”

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4.Baba Tastes Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · from $59

Walk Phuket Old Town’s backstreets with a local foodie guide and try 15 or more tastings at neighborhood eateries. Guides include Gigi, Cat, Nam, Lucky and Nana. The four-hour tour starts and ends at Jui Tui temple, with a maximum of eight people, bottled water and local soft drinks included.

“Brilliant tour lovely food Cat our guide was informative and excellent company ,she was great . Visited 7 restaurants and tasted at least 15 different dishes ..Superb. .”

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5.Phuket Food Tour and City Walk by Jane

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $65

Join Jane at Ranong Main Market at 10:30 am for a four-hour walk through Phuket Old Town, with museum visits and a generous brunch of Southern Thai street foods and desserts. The group is capped at eight, and water and local drinks are included. Expect meat and gluten in the food; hotel transport and alcohol are not included.

“This was our first foodie tour and it’s changed our holidays forever. Always felt “we could go there ourselves, why have a guide” and we have missed out. Jane is such a lovely and knowledgeable person, explaining the ingredients and history Read more”

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6.Phuket City Tour & Elephant Sanctuary – Town, Temple, Food & View

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 85 reviews · from $81

Spend about six hours exploring Phuket with hotel pickup, a guide and a group capped at 10. Try A-Pong and Hokkien-style noodles, walk through Old Phuket Town, feed elephants at Bukit Elephant Park, and visit Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha viewpoint. Guides have included Noom, Pat, Su and May. The Buddha site may have restricted access.

“We had a great experience with elephants and made lots of photos & videos… Driver Mr King was on time and very polite, the tour guide Pet was also very nice and showed us the temple around and spoke about culture and traditions a lRead more”

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7.Phi Phi Islands & Maya Bay: Premium Service & All-Day Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $44Best value

Set aside about 8.5 hours for a Phuket speedboat trip to Maya Bay, Pileh Bay, Monkey Beach, Phi Phi Don, and Khai Island. Expect an early hotel pickup, a Thai buffet lunch, drinks and fruit, and snorkel gear. The crew includes Dream, named in feedback for attentive onboard care. National park fees cost extra.

“Had the best time on this trip. Well organised, informative. We were very lucky with the weather and sea conditions made for a very pleasant travel. Dream and the team on board were great: really looked after us. Plenty of drinks all day. Read more”

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8.Phuket City Tour – Old Town, Local Food, Temple & Viewpoint

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 30 reviews · 6 hours - 1 day · from $48

Spend a relaxed day seeing Phuket through its food, temples, and old streets. Try fresh A-Pong, walk Old Town with an English-speaking guide, choose a Thai lunch at Mee Ton Poe, and visit Chalong Temple, Big Buddha, and Windmill Viewpoint. Guide Arm and driver T have been praised on some departures, but guide engagement and extra shopping stops can vary.

“The driver T was excellent and helped us across the busy roads in Phuket old town. The guide Arm was good and told us lots of interesting facts. The meal was a little disappointing considering it was supposed to be Michelin standard. Overall the experience was good.”

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9.Phuket Night Food Tour & Old Town’s Magical Lights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · from $126

Start at 4 pm for a private, 5.5-hour Phuket evening with hotel pickup, a local guide and a private minivan. Visit Rang Hill, Saphan Hin and a Chinese shrine, then sample Phuket dishes and explore Old Town and its night market. The plan includes five food stops and at least 10 samples. Adam is often praised for his food and cultural knowledge, though the number of stops can vary.

“Adam was a fantastic guide. He took us to delicious restaurants and he helped us to explain to the restaurant’s staff that we could not take spicy food. He helped us to arrange a private driver to take us around the following day.”

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10.Phuket Old Town : Food | Art | Town :Travstore OG F.A.T Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 6 hours · from $52

Spend six hours visiting Wat Chalong, Phuket Old Town’s food stalls and art streets, and Rang Hill, with hotel pickup, lunch, snacks and dessert included. An English-speaking guide leads a group of up to 10. Guides Katie and Kwan have led past tours, though your guide may differ.

“Guide was nice and helped us take a number of good group photos. Snack and desert were good. Experience at the temple was unique too. However, different from the description of the tour, there was not much sharing or explaining of the sights. Nothing was mentioned at the Art Street and we were wandering aimlessly. The hands-on cooking was also only a simple process of putting papaya salad ingredients together.”

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