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Old Phuket Town

Old Phuket Town

Old Phuket Town
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  • Gillian S
    Johannesburg, South Africa44 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Take time to visit Old Town
    After several visits to Phuket, primarily Patong Beach, I finally got to explore Old Town Phuket. And would again. It has a very different flair to hectic Patong - and we enjoyed the colours and flavours of this area. Including the 3D museum which was an hour or 2 of different fun.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 2 November 2023
  • HitmanV
    Chelmsford, United Kingdom47 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Colourful and vibrant place
    Excellent and well worth the visit especially on a market day. The place was heaving with stalls and tourists. Very lively and vibrant atmosphere. But be careful of pickpockets. The buildings are quaint and colourfully decorated. Some excellent restaurants and bars
    Visited November 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 November 2023
  • Sggolf
    Singapore, Singapore102 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Once a visit to this Old town is good enough
    As the town name implies, many old historical buildings around. Good to walk around to kill time with many shops selling souvenirs, clothes, food etc. Tourist place and hence most items are expensive though. Traffic are a little heavy with motorcycles wheezing past so be careful. Once a visit is good enough for me though.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 11 December 2023
  • Birt1964
    Melbourne, Australia3,405 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fantastic Sunday Night Market
    There are 2 main night markets in Phuket and the Old Town market was recommended by our hotel. We arrived at 5pm and it was already in full swing. It is bustling but has a great vibe and the smells of the food is divine. We wandered in and out of shops and stalls and surprisingly we were not hassled by the vendors. The music was also great with lots of street performers including some very talented children & even a childrens choir. Getting home was also easy as there is an abundance of taxis but suggest you agree on the price before getting in the vehicle.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 17 December 2023
  • travel-nana
    28 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Old historical buildings
    Hustling n bustling with tourists all over the place! Although they say it’s a night market but it’s forever crowded whether day or night! Nice to see are the old buildings although stores are new. Good to get a souvenir or two, try the local food and definitely enjoy a good massage at affordable prices.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 23 December 2023
  • Jim S
    10 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Phuket 1st Time
    Phuket was wonderful. Wish we’d spent more time in Phuket old town. Toured Phi’s snorkeling and understand speed boats are quick but pounding. Rented a car, no problem, hit the big buddy fantastic.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 29 December 2023
  • Zoe_JL
    Windsor, United Kingdom354 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Enjoyable but busy!
    We came here for the day as we were staying in the north of the island. Lovely architecture and beautiful locations. The only thing we didn’t enjoy is the amount of people posing for the gram and taking videos/photos all the time. This causes people jams and overcrowding in certain areas. It’s very busy and some beautiful vendors/food stalls. It’s just ruined by those only posing for pictures. Other than that it is certainly worth a visit to look around.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 4 February 2024
  • Natalie W
    Codsall, United Kingdom749 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful old town
    Really enjoyed walking round experiencing Thai culture. Lots of souvenirs that are reasonably priced. You’ll always find coffee and ice cream shops round here.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 21 February 2024
  • Karoli24
    714 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very nice little oldtown
    Phuket City is located in the south of Phuket. There is a big night market in the main road Thalang road of the old town on Sunday evenings(16-22hrs). This is the best day to combine the very nice oldtown with the pittoresk old colored buildings and the existing marked in the evening. Due to the traffic you have to go early from your origin stay. The streetfood on the night marked is outstanding. Take 2hrs for the oldtown and enjoy the rest of your stay on the marked.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled solo
    Written 26 February 2024
  • Jocelyn W
    4 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun to walk around for a couple hours
    This is a cute town to walk around for 1-2 hours. Plenty of cafes and food spots, and lots of boutique clothing stores that sell pretty similar clothing. Not much else to do. After walking around the streets here, I walked ~15 minutes to a nearby food court (Cham Cha Local Market) which is a very local food court (no other tourists when I went) with amazing spring rolls and pork bone soup.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 1 March 2024
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DadandCab
Coffs Harbour, Australia1,302 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
We had a walkaround as a pre-cursor to a cruise. he centre is totally manic but a great place for a stroll. Our guide pointed out buildings of interest, there are some great shops & cafes, a far cry from the beach resorts around the coast.
If here on a resort holiday take time out to enjoy some real local history & culture.
Written 5 February 2020
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Chris T
Alice Springs, Australia87 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Family
I had no frame of reference or knowledge of this place until I arrived. Multi-colored Sino-Portugese historic buildings really give this a place a truly unique look. Not surprised to see many Chinese and other Instagrammers getting selfie’s everywhere, some with their own pro photographers trailing behind. Some interesting shopping, good food and with quite a large Chi-Thai population quite the place to be during Chinese new year.
Written 11 February 2020
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David
Lille, France1,911 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2021 • Solo
Old phuket Town has preserved some of the architectural styling of previous ages. Although not as bustling as it may once have been, it maintains some of this atmosphere, particularly in the evening.

Although a good half of venues are closed or shuttered, plenty remain open.

Of note in the photo I've uploaded is this building which is locked up and does not appear to have been modified in who knows how long! So whilst the buildings around have been maintained, this one has fallen to dilapidation. Id love to know the story there!
Written 26 July 2021
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LoveTravelling1116
Singapore, Singapore774 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019
Phuket Old Town is littered with almost endless streets of shops selling souvenirs of all kinds and also quaint and colourful shop houses. Due to our hectic travel schedule, we only spent around 1.5 hours carefully scrutinising at the souvenirs and were immensely delighted to come across a stall which sell cute food magnets at an affordable price. We bought the food which we enjoyed the most at Phuket, mainly Pineapple Fried Rice, Mango Sticky Rice and Banana Roti. Next, we purchased some beautiful Thai Scarf at THB 100 each.

Should we have more time, we would have explored and shopped more, as there could be more colourful shophouses to photograph or more intricately-designed souvenirs to acquire! Nevertheless, this has been a rewarding journey and we quickly hailed a taxi around the corner of the street before sunset and departed this place with gratification.
Written 1 January 2020
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HOOMAN
Tehran, Iran1,204 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019
An Old Town in almost south east of Phuket Island with colorful houses and very nice and convenient atmosphere, far from the noisiness of touristic parts of Phuket Island. Here most people are local Thai people with some simple and quiet (but alive!) Cafes & Bars and lovely Hostels, it's a very nice place for getting relaxed and enjoy walking through this Antic Bright town. When we were passing the streets of Old Town, we found a celebration in a school by chance, we had some good time there, Thai people behaved us very friendly and served us with eatables and drinks. We felt completely at home.
Written 10 February 2020
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Maria Shulutko
Moscow, Russia17 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Old Town is pretty authentic and a nice change of scene after beaches, jungle and islands. Nice walk among the historic buildings with lots of cafes, gift shops and small restaurants.
Preferable to visit in the evening when the sun is down and the heat is off. Last Sunday there was a gastronimic bazar in Krabi street with music and karaoke and a variety of street food cooked right before your eyes (though not sure if it is every Sunday or some special event)
Written 13 January 2020
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Ingeborg56
Oslo, Norway2,397 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We stayed in Old Phuket and we loved walking around admiring lots of nicely restored buildings, - of course not all buildings are restored, but quite a few are. There are also quite a few good restaurants in this area. There are lots of shops, but I was not too impressed by the quality of the art work in the shops. But we enjoyed to look at the art work at quite a few of the walls.
Written 21 January 2020
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Nikolay V
Sofia, Bulgaria76 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
The Old Phuket Town is a attraction you don’t miss! Walking the streets in the Old town is very interesting experience. It is a walk through the history of Phuket. You can enjoy the houses in the old Portugal and Chinese architecture which is so emblematic for Phuket town. The most of the old houses are now hotels, shops, cafe and restaurants but the atmosphere in the streets is very authentic and charming. Take a break of the beaches and visit for half day the Old town of Phuket and you don’t be disappointed!
Written 5 January 2020
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David D
Devon, UK27,673 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Friday 14th February and a visit to Old Phuket was the last stop of our Sun Leisure World's Explore Phuket Tour

It was an opportunity to see the different architectural styles, Chinese and Portuguese, that are about the Town. The streets were lined with colourful buildings, some in better shape than others.

Two of the most memorable buildings were Museum Phuket and Sang Tham Shrine (both reviewed separately).

There are an abundance of different shops and arcades in which to browse and shop. It was interesting to see the tourist shops side by side with the normal day living shops, like fabric and hardware stores.

There was a lot of street art to be admired. There was a plethora of bars, restaurants and cafes.

We found our time here really interesting and we enjoyed wandering about exploring.
Written 23 February 2020
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nwy624
Shah Alam, Malaysia124 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Friends
Full of old buildings with hipsters places to have a drink. A lot of shops that you can buy souvenirs or local made clothes but the prices are kinda fixed. They only give a little bit of discount if you asked for best price. The streets are relatively quiet at night since shops are closed in the evening.
Written 8 January 2020
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