Thailand - Phuket (Day 3)

This is our third day in Phuket. The last day we can enjoy before going back to sg. We booked a city tour package at 650 Baht person (original 1200 baht). We were picked up from the resort at 10am. Our tour guide for the day is a thai girl named Pam.

The first destination we went is the viewpoint. It is one of the island's best views. From this point can be seen the bays of Kata Noi, Kata and Karon, and also Poo Island. The viewpoint is between Kata and Nai Han Beach. One can view the beautiful sunset here but we went in the morning, so just a few pictures of the nice scenery.

Next we went to the lighthouse and took more photos.

The third destination is the Wat Chalong Temple. It is a place replete with history and legend. Many stories have been told about how the miracles performed there and how the wat played a pivotal and healing role in the fighting between Chinese secret societies ('Angyee') in 1876. Dun think I am gotta bored you with all the legends. Some pictures to show you how grand the place is.

After the visit to the temple, we went the elephant trekking, elephant show, monkey show and ox riding. We bought some bananas from the stall at 50 baht to feed the elephant while on the trek. The elephants are really greedy. They keep raising their trunks to ask for food. Really cute. The elephant and monkey show are equally entertaining. They manage to perform numerous stunts and keep the spectators clapping and cheering. The best part is being "Massaged" and "Kissed" by the elephants. The last activity is the ox riding. I would say the ride is pretty boring and bumpy. But it was a nice experience.

Finally it is lunch time. We went to Big C for lunch. Our lunch is the Teriyaki Grilled Chicken Rice, Spicy Grilled Chicken Rice, a Salad, a Fish nuggets with fries, 2 soups, 2 drinks at only 210 Baht. Less than SGD 10 bucks.

The last destination is Waang Talang - Palace of gems. Pretty obvious, it is a place that sell all the precious stones. The most scary parts is not the prices of the stones but the sales assistant. They will follow you up and down. No matter where you go. A sales assistant attached to per person/couple. I had a hard time trying to shake off them.

This is the end of our one day city tour. Pretty interesting and a Nice tour guide who bother to explain all the history and details to us.