Old Phuket Town
The old heart of Phuket city, along Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk and Yaowarat roads. The streets are lined with pastel Sino-Portuguese shophouses, many now cafes, small hotels and museums.
- Where
- Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 7.8857, 98.3876
Get the Old Phuket Town stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Phuket Town. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phuket volume with your photos and a note.
Near Old Phuket Town
Wat Chalong 7.1 km
The most important of Phuket's Buddhist wats, officially called Wat Chaiyathararam. It honours two revered monks, Luang Pho Chaem and Luang Pho Chuang, who treated the island's wounded with herbal medicine in 1876.
Patong Beach 10 km
The long curve of sand on Phuket's west coast at the heart of the island's busiest resort town. It began drawing European travellers in the late 1980s, and the bay is now lined with hotels, restaurants and shops.
Phuket Big Buddha 10 km
A seated white Buddha on Nakkerd Hill above Chalong, officially named Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, with work begun in 2004. Faced in white marble, it is the third tallest statue in Thailand and looks out over much of southern Phuket.
Karon Beach 11 km
A long beach on Phuket's west coast, counted as the second longest in the province, with a small town behind it. Its wide, open stretch of sand lies between the bays of Patong to the north and Kata to the south.
Kata Beach 12 km
A beach of about 1.5 km on Phuket's west coast, just south of Karon, in a sheltered bay with a small island offshore. Hotels and restaurants line the shore, and in the monsoon months its waves draw surfers.
Phuket FantaSea 14 km
A nighttime cultural theme park at Kamala on Phuket, opened in December 1998 on about 24 hectares. Evenings centre on a large Thai theatrical show, with a themed buffet restaurant and a shopping street around it.
Kamala Beach 14 km
A beach and small town on Phuket's west coast, north of Patong, in a curving bay backed by green hills. It is calmer than its busier neighbours, and one of the island's major attractions.
Coral Island 16 km
A small island in the Andaman Sea off Phuket's southeast coast, known by its English name for the coral reefs around it. Speedboats from Chalong bring day visitors for its beaches, snorkelling and water sports.
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Questions
Where is Old Phuket Town?
Old Phuket Town is in Phuket, Phuket, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Chalong (7.1 km), Patong Beach (10 km), Phuket Big Buddha (10 km).
How do I get the Old Phuket Town stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Old Phuket Town and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phuket volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Old Phuket Town before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phuket volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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