3 Days in Phuket. Old Town, Phang Nga Bay & FantaSea.
The version of Phuket that is not only a beach. A first-day tour of Promthep Cape, Wat Chalong and the Sino-Portuguese shophouses of the Old Town, an evening at the FantaSea theatre, then a full speedboat day through Phang Nga Bay to James Bond Island and Koh Panyee.
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3 Days / 2 Nights
3 Days Phuket: City Tour, FantaSea Show & Phang Nga Bay
This three-day package answers a common complaint about short Phuket trips — that they are all beach and no island. Day one is a proper sightseeing day, day two is a full day at sea, and the evening entertainment is booked rather than left to chance.
The city tour covers Promthep Cape at the island's southern tip, Wat Chalong — Phuket's largest and most significant Buddhist temple — and Phuket Old Town, where Sino-Portuguese shophouses, cafés and street art fill a compact grid of streets. The evening is given over to Phuket FantaSea, a Thai cultural theme park whose Palace of the Elephants theatre stages a roughly seventy-minute production of illusion, aerial ballet, acrobatics and pyrotechnics, preceded by an international buffet.
Day two is the Phang Nga Bay speedboat tour: Panak Island's sea caves, James Bond Island, canoeing at Tham Lod Cave, lunch at the stilt village of Koh Panyee, and swimming at Naka Island. Day three is free in Patong before your transfer.
Package Includes
- ✓Return private airport transfers
- ✓Hotel accommodation (2 nights Patong)
- ✓Daily breakfast
- ✓Dinner at Phuket FantaSea
- ✓Phuket city tour — Promthep Cape, Wat Chalong, Phuket Old Town
- ✓Phuket FantaSea show, buffet dinner and transfers (Tue, Fri, Sun)
- ✓Phang Nga Bay speedboat tour with sea canoeing
- ✓English-speaking guide during tours
- ✓National park admission fees
Not Included
- ×International flights & airline taxes
- ×Compulsory tour tips (RM39 per person)
- ×Optional travel insurance
- ×High occupancy surcharge
- ×Peak season surcharge
- ×Items not stated under inclusions
Why This 3 Days Phuket Package Stands Apart
Phuket FantaSea — Palace of the Elephants
FantaSea is a Thai cultural theme park on Kamala Beach, and its centrepiece is the Palace of the Elephants theatre. The production runs around seventy minutes and combines Thai mythology and cultural storytelling with illusion, aerial ballet, acrobatics, indoor pyrotechnics and stunts. An international buffet dinner and time to browse the grounds come before the show. Performances run Tuesday, Friday and Sunday; when FantaSea is not running, the Carnival Magic show is substituted.
Promthep Cape & Wat Chalong
Promthep Cape is the headland at Phuket's southern tip and the island's most photographed viewpoint, looking out across the Andaman Sea, the offshore islands and the rugged southern coastline. Wat Chalong is Phuket's largest and one of its most important Buddhist temples, with elaborately decorated halls and a grand pagoda, and your guide provides the context for what it means to the local community.
Phuket Old Town's Sino-Portuguese Streets
Phuket Old Town is a compact grid of preserved heritage buildings — Sino-Portuguese shophouses in faded pastel, built on the island's tin-mining wealth. Thalang, Dibuk and Soi Romanee are now filled with cafés, boutiques, galleries and street art, and it is the part of Phuket that looks least like a resort and most like a town with its own history.
Phang Nga Bay & James Bond Island
The full-day speedboat tour cruises Panak Island's limestone cliffs and sea caves, lands at James Bond Island — Khao Ping Kan and the offshore stack of Koh Tapu, made famous by the 1974 film The Man with the Golden Gun — and includes a canoe through Tham Lod Cave at Koh Talu. Lunch is at Koh Panyee, the stilt village in the bay, and the day finishes with swimming at Naka Island.
Your 3-Day Phuket City, Bay & FantaSea Itinerary
Arrive Phuket — City Tour & FantaSea Show
Dinner
Met at Phuket International Airport and straight into the island's sightseeing highlights. Promthep Cape for the sweeping panorama across the Andaman Sea, the offshore islands and Phuket's rugged southern coastline. Wat Chalong to walk the decorated grounds and hear its cultural and religious significance to the local community. Then Phuket Old Town, wandering among preserved heritage buildings, traditional shophouses, cafés, boutiques and street art. In the evening, Phuket FantaSea: an international buffet dinner in grand Thai-inspired surroundings, time to browse the souvenir shops and grounds, then the Palace of the Elephants theatre for the Fantasy of a Kingdom production. Return to your hotel.
Suggested activities
- Airport meet and greet
- Promthep Cape viewpoint
- Wat Chalong temple
- Phuket Old Town heritage streets
- FantaSea international buffet dinner
- Fantasy of a Kingdom show, Palace of the Elephants
Phang Nga Bay by Speedboat — James Bond Island, Canoeing & Naka Island
Breakfast, Dinner
07:30 hotel pickup and pier transfer. 09:00 board the speedboat across water known for its emerald-green colour and towering limestone formations. Cruise Panak Island for its cliffs, caves and forest — Ice Cream Cave, with formations that resemble dripping ice cream, Keaw Cave with its narrow passages, or Mangrove Cave, depending on conditions. Continue to James Bond Island (Khao Ping Kan and Koh Tapu) with time to explore, photograph and browse the souvenir stalls. Canoe through Tham Lod Cave at Koh Talu. 12:00 arrive at Koh Panyee sea gypsy village for a buffet lunch, then explore the boardwalks and the village's floating football pitches. Finish at Naka Island for swimming and beach time. 17:00 speedboat return to the pier and hotel transfer.
Suggested activities
- 07:30 hotel pickup
- 09:00 speedboat across Phang Nga Bay
- Panak Island caves
- James Bond Island
- Canoeing at Tham Lod Cave
- Buffet lunch, Koh Panyee village
- Floating football pitches
- Naka Island beach time
Free and Easy — Depart
Breakfast
After breakfast, explore Patong at your own pace — Phuket's most popular base. Bangla Road is its liveliest strip, and Jungceylon Shopping Mall, the Simon Cabaret show, spas and massage parlours and Surf House are all close by. Freedom Beach and Paradise Beach are a short ride away, as are the Flying Hanuman canopy zipline, Muay Thai at Patong Boxing Stadium and Kathu Waterfall. Private transfer to the airport for departure.
Suggested activities
- Patong at your own pace
- Jungceylon Shopping Mall
- Simon Cabaret (optional)
- Freedom Beach or Paradise Beach
- Kathu Waterfall (optional)
- Private airport transfer and departure
Choose Your Comfort Level
All hotels are in or around Patong. FantaSea performances run Tuesday, Friday and Sunday; Carnival Magic is substituted on other days.
3 Star
Budget Friendly
GU Hotel / Centro One / PJ Patong / Aspery or similar
- All SeasonRM1,188 per person
From RM1,188
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4 Star
Premium Value Stay
Sawaddi Patong Resort and Spa / The Ashlee Plaza Patong / Seaview Patong / iCheck inn Residence Patong or similar
- All SeasonRM1,388 per person
From RM1,388
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Phuket — Arranged by Malaysia's Trusted Agency Since 1988
The difference between this package and a cheaper Phuket break is that the two things people most often miss — the Old Town and a booked seat at FantaSea — are arranged in advance. FantaSea runs on set nights, and the show sells out; Dhesu books it against your arrival date rather than leaving you to discover on day three that the theatre is dark.
MATTA & IATA Registered
Fully licensed Malaysian travel agency. Southern Thailand is a short flight from Kuala Lumpur and one of our most frequently booked beach circuits.
35+ Years of Thailand Experience
Since 1988 we have been arranging Thailand holidays for Malaysians. Our Andaman coast operators are long-term partners, not rotating contractors.
Private Airport Transfers
Arrival and departure transfers are private and included, so you are met at the terminal rather than left to find a taxi rank.
Transparent Pricing
The rate shown is per person on twin sharing, with the boat tours, guide and national park fees stated plainly under inclusions and exclusions.
Phuket City Tour and FantaSea Package from Malaysia
Most short Phuket packages from Malaysia are beach-and-boat only. This one adds the island's cultural sightseeing on the arrival day, which is the day usually written off to a transfer and a hotel check-in.
Promthep Cape, Wat Chalong and Phuket Old Town can all be covered comfortably in an afternoon with a guide and a private vehicle, and they sit naturally between the airport and Patong. The FantaSea show then fills the evening. It is a considerably fuller first day than a standard arrival, and it means day two can be given entirely to Phang Nga Bay.
Is the Phuket FantaSea Show Worth Seeing?
FantaSea is a large-scale theatrical production rather than a traditional cultural performance, and it is best approached on those terms. The roughly seventy-minute Fantasy of a Kingdom show in the Palace of the Elephants combines Thai mythology and storytelling with illusion, aerial ballet, acrobatics, indoor pyrotechnics and stunts, and the production values are genuinely high.
The international buffet before the show is substantial, and the grounds — laid out as a Thai-inspired village with souvenir shops and entertainment areas — are worth arriving early for. Performances run Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday the Carnival Magic show is included instead.
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