Phuket: Peranakan Evening Food Walking Tour
ID: GYG414868-752406
Category:
Country: Thailand
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Journey into Phuket Old Town's Peranakan food history and taste your way through the Chinese and Malay influences on food and drink on this delicious food walking tour.
Explore the unique cuisine of Phuket, a fusion of Chinese and Malay cultures called Peranakan. Hit up the drool-worthy eating and drinking spots around Phuket Old Town with a guide, a place bestowed with UNESCO status for its culinary history.
Wrap your chopsticks around sticky handmade fresh spring rolls, wok-fried mee hoon (noodles), Hokkien noodles peppered with delicate prawn wontons, and char sui barbecue pork.
Try spiced chicken curry puffs, gaeng som fish curry, and forget about mainland staples on this gastronomic island journey. Learn from your guide about the city's Portuguese townhouses and Chinese temples. Find secret gems around the Old Town and hear about the amulets seen often around the city.
Highlights
- Taste more than 14 Phuketian drinks and snacks highlighting the island's flavors
- Follow a foodie guide to lead you on your incredible culinary adventure
- Spend hours discovering mouthwatering food and exploring Phuket Old Town
- Treat your taste buds to new vibrant flavors such as gaeng som fish curry
- Enjoy a small group limited to just eight guests for a more personal experience
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour isn't suitable for people with severe allergies
There are no vegetarian or vegan options
The pork served is not halal
This tour runs rain or shine
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Your guide will be waiting just outside the Kuan im Teng Chinese temple along Soi Phutorn close to the city center. If you are traveling by bus from other parts of the island, many will bring you to Phuket's Central fresh market just a few minutes away.
If you are traveling by taxi, it might be useful to give them the following address in Thai: ศาลเจ้าปุดจ้อ (เจ้าแม่กวนอิม) ที่อยู่: 289 ซอย ภูธร ตำบลตลาดเหนือ อำเภอเมืองภูเก็ต ภูเก็ต 83000
INCLUDED
- All food, snacks, and soft drinks
- Local guide
- Guided walk through Phuket Town
- Small group
NOT INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Alcoholic drinks
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
