Phuket: Southern Flavours Food Tour with 15+ Tastings Phuket: Old Town Food Tasting Tour with 14 Dishes
ID: GYG177807-270597
Category:
Country: Thailand
Duration:
04:00 hours
Description
Get a taste for Thai cuisine with a small group walking and food tasting tour in Phuket Old Town. Indulge with over 14 dishes in the Central Market including Hokkien noodles and coconut pork skewers.
Explore why Phuket is considered one of Thailand's top foodie hotspots on a walking and tasting tour in the Old Town. Treat yourself to more than 14 different dishes as you make your way through the Central Market. Enjoy spiced rice cooked in banana leaves and traditional rotis.
Meet your guide in outside the famous Central Market and begin your walking tour. Weave through the streets and admire a Chinese temple from the outside. Start off with trying a Phuketian classic snack of spiced rice cooked in banana leaves.
Back at the market, your guide will take you to a hidden little teashop which serves the local Burmese working community. Here, you'll try Burmese curries, crispy samosas, and other delights accompanied by naans freshly cooked in their wood-fired oven and washed down with sweet tea.
Go down the road to find an outdoor fresh fruit and vegetable market where your guide will explain the ingredients that go into Thai cuisine. Sample exotic fruits, juices, and other tasty morsels like deep-fried coconut balls and prawns cooked in banana leaves.
Continue your culinary adventure with a bowl of rich Hokkien noodles from a little restaurant. Discover an indoor market famed for its fresh spring rolls filled with cured pork and topped with sweet sauce. Try their coconut pork skewers served with rich peanut satay and zingy ajat cucumber relish.
Take a sweet twist as you help yourself to a particularly special Phuket-style crepe cooked over fiery coals. Cool down with a refreshing iced dessert and a sweet milky tea as you indulge on flaky rotis.
Return back to the Central Market with a full stomach. Your guide will help direct you back to your accommdations.
Highlights
- Taste 14+ different Phuketian food and drinks
- Follow an experienced foodie guide
- Discover Phuket's eating cultures and history
- Visit Old Town Phuket with its beautiful and colorful streets
- Eat at hidden street food joints you would never find alone
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour operates rain or shine, so carry an umbrella if rain looks likely
Make sure to come hungry
Look at your GetYourGuide booking for the emergency telephone number of the tour guide, should you have any issues on the day
Unfortunately, this tour is not suitable for vegetarians as several dishes will be unable to be eaten on the tour
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
The Phuket Town Central Market is located along Ranong Road in the heart of town. Your guide will be waiting on the steps outside the front of the market. Many shuttle buses from other parts of the island drop guests right outside the market. Here is the address in Thai if you decided to travel by taxi: ตลาดสดเทศบาลนครภูเก็ต (ตลาดสดดาวทาวน์ ) ข้างโรงแรมชิโนเทล ดาวทาวน์ภูเก็ต ถนนระนอง ตำบลตลาดเหนือ อำเภอเมือง จังหวัดภูเก็ต.
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
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
