Phuket Old Town Food and South Coast
Stay in Phuket Old Town and eat Hokkien noodles, red-braised pork and dim sum, then head to Rawai Seafood Market and Promthep Cape in the evening.
Phuket is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy. This route is based in the old town, suited to repeat visitors and those who prefer local life. By day, explore the Sino-Portuguese shophouses and temples; eat dim sum in the morning; in the evening, pick out seafood at Rawai and watch the sunset at Promthep Cape. Set aside one day for the rainforest waterfalls in the northeast and the Heroines Monument. The old town has no beach, so spend the last half day at Nai Harn Beach for a swim. Ideally, plan your trip to span a weekend to catch the Sunday walking street.
The Thalang Road walking street in the old town runs Sunday evenings. Sep–Oct may coincide with the Vegetarian Festival.
Day by day
Day 1 · Arrival and Old Town Night Stroll
Phuket（Phuket Old Town、Khao Rang Viewpoint）
A taxi or bus from the airport to the old town takes about 45 minutes. In the evening, walk around Thalang Road, then take a taxi up Khao Rang for night views.
Stay: Phuket Old Town
Day 2 · Wat Chalong and Rawai Seafood at Sunset
Phuket（Wat Chalong、Big Buddha (Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri)、Rawai Seafood Market、Promthep Cape）
After dim sum, take a taxi to Wat Chalong, about 20 minutes, then continue south to the Big Buddha. In the evening, head to Rawai and Promthep Cape; the drive back to the old town takes about 40 minutes.
Seafood bought at Rawai can be taken to a nearby restaurant to be cooked.
Stay: Phuket Old Town
Day 3 · Rainforest Waterfalls and Weekend Night Market
Phuket（Heroines Monument、Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary & Bang Pae Waterfall、Phuket Weekend Market (Naka Market)）
Hire a car north, about 40 minutes to the Heroines Monument and Bang Pae Waterfall. Return to the old town in the afternoon, and in the evening go to Naka Weekend Night Market, about 15 minutes away.
Naka Weekend Night Market only opens on Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Stay: Phuket Old Town
Day 4 · Nai Harn Beach and Departure
Take a taxi to Nai Harn Beach in the morning, about 40 minutes, for a swim. In the afternoon, head north to the airport, about 1 hour.