This trip allows you to experience another side of Phuket. And there's more to the island than amazing beaches. You'll visit the famous Big Buddha statue and Wat Chalong temple, taste locally grown cashew nuts on a factory tour and explore the Sino-Portuguese Chin Pracha mansion. There's a visit to a pearl factory, too.
The tour kicks off with a visit to Wat Chalong Temple, the most-famous Buddhist landmark in Phuket. Here, you'll walk around the manicured grounds and learn about the lives of the monks that live here, before heading to a cashnew nut factory to see how they're harvested and processed.
Next, you'll head to Old Phuket Town for a tour of the colonial-era Chin Pracha mansion, famed for its Sino-Portuguese architecture. Walk through town to catch a glimpse of how Chinese culture has influenced the island, before going to take a look at Big Buddha, a 45-metre-tall, white-marble statue of the religion's founder. From here, your final stop is at an authentic pearl factory to learn about one of the areas biggest industries and exports.
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