Half-Day Street Food Tour in Phuket
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Half-Day Street Food Tour in Phuket

3h30
Half Day
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About this activity
Start your evening with hotel pickup in Patong, Kata Beach and Karon Beach hotels on Phuket. You'll travel with a small group by air-conditioned minivan to the top of Khao Rang, which boasts panoramic views of the lush jungle scenery the island is known for. Here, cool down with a refreshing drink and a snack before setting off for Phuket Town.
Your guide accompanies you to a popular local market. Dense with the aromas of chili, garlic, and spices, this buzzing commercial hub is known as a local foodie favorite, with the lines to prove it. Follow your guide's lead and sample market favorites like boiled rice and barbecued meat skewers.
After a smattering of specialties, wrap up your meal with some of Phuket's very own takes on a famous French dessert: a Thai-style macaron. Finish with a short stroll along Talang Road, lined with historic buildings adorned with shimmering lights at night. After dinner, you're driven back to your hotel.
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Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Food tasting (dinner)
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
Not included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with two paying adults
Features
Tourism
90%
Food
80%
Cultural
55%
Original
55%
Reviews
4.2
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susan.grigsby
5 | 2018-04-12

This was the best way to get started on my trip to Phuket! I tried things I've never tried before - and probably would never have tried myself because I didn't know what they were. Barbecued chicken, coconut milk crepes, fried spiral potatoes, meringue pancakes, noodle dishes - the list goes on and on. We mostly visited street food vendors but did stop at one small restaurant. This is Phuket as the locals do it. I made plenty of notes and went back on my own at times during the rest of my stay. If you're into food and trying new things, you can't go wrong with this one. Knowledgeable guide, out-of-the-way stops, delicious food, and interesting tour mates. Highly recommended.

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Chris R
2 | 2018-01-15

So here we are 2hrs into this food tour the grand finale so to speak, so far not so good, we walk into a normal thai style restaurant common all over the country and a lazy susan awaits at a table that seats 10. I figure cool, finally a restaurant now lets bring out some various types of food that can be explained and share them all amongst our tour group of 6 right? Wrong. I don't like to write bad reviews. I am however concerned, because my Viator tours have been 50/50 at best and I still don't understand why when I book things as I have done for years on Trip Advisor who owns Viator I never have issue yet Viator its like a roll of the dice everytime you book. I was charged 120usd for this tour for 2 people. I hadn't heard from the tour company so I emailed 2 days prior, no reply. The day of I call them from my concierge to confirm there is a tour and a pick up of 4:15 after calling 2 different phone numbers I get someone to speak with. For 30usd you can rent a cab for an entire day who will take you wherever you want on the island of Phuket, these 4 statements are facts. The positive about this tour? The tour guide was polite, spoke great english, some of the food was good, we got to see some of Phuket Old town on the other side of the island albeit the closed version. Here are the problems with this tour, if it was say half the price I was charged I likely would have sung a slightly different tune. First a 45 minute bus ride from Patong Beach, and I'm confused why this tour couldn't have just been in Patong, what exactly is it a parking lot full of street vendors could offer 45 minutes away that couldn't be bought at any market in Patong? Second at 60usd a person the tour guide bought us 5 items from a parking lot street market for around 5usd total per person at most, then took us to another street market for some bugs, yes bugs grasshopper and worms worth about 1. Third why would you take us to Phuket Old Town at 18:00hrs if you knew everything was closing as the tour guide knew and immediately pointed out when we got there? 90 of the shops are closed but we are allowed to walk around for 10 minutes? Finally, the dinner was the grand finale, this was this tours chance to make things right, it didn't happen. We were escorted into a local restaurant and then 1 menu yes 1 for 6 people was passed around the table so we can order from a folder full of pictures just like we could at any restaurant in any city anywhere in Thailand. Nothing was really explained and it was a la carte meaning nothing was shared and no one who is hungry is going to try something new they are unsure of which was the reason I went on the tour to try new things. 30 minutes later we are all back on the bus on the way home in my opinion not really much more knowledgeable of Thai food than prior. I am basing my reviews and comparing my tour to food tour I just took in Vietnam around this time last year, to Viators credit it was booked through them and excellent. Overall I feel gypped of my hard earned vacation time and money. I strongly urge the coordinator to get a real itinerary together and stick to it. This tour had 0 communication from the company, it appeared thrown together, uncoordinated, poorly planned and ineffectively executed. I would not recommend.

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Marla H
4 | 2018-01-03

This was very cool, we got to try a lot of different foods. Benz did a great job. Plus it was New Year's Eve so the streets were very festive. I would suggest a few little changes. We didn't know how far the tour was from our hotel this took 5 hours, not 3.5 so we got back much later than expected, and we were exhausted. Also, we had to wait 30 minutes for the van to pick us up at the end, which was not good. While I understand that there were some local road closures the driver should have been in the area and picked us up more promptly.

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kevin m
5 | 2017-09-21

a great afternoon/ evening out, are guide was called Nat, and was one of the best guides i have had so friendly and helpful we first got taken to a local market where we were given a number of local dishes to try and i must say most tasted fantastic after visiting the market , we were then taken up to the hills above phuket , and to a great vioewing platform overlooking phuket the third stop was to a local restaurant where the locals go , the final stop was phuket old town if you like tasting different foods and want to see parts of phuket . you would not normally see, i would recommend doing this tour , and hope you get Nat as your guide

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carolinemcdougall233
4 | 2017-06-28

Most enjoyable tour. Beautiful food. Certainly recommend this toyr

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