Local Life Experience (Takuapa)

A unique opportunity to visit Takuapa Old Town and to learn more about Thai people and their way of life. Walk through the streets in the old part of the town with a local guide to see the almost 200 year old houses that were built in the traditional style of that period.

Visit temples in the area and see the difference between a Buddhist and a Chinese Taoist temple. It will be a delight to go to a local school to watch the children singing hymns and saying a Buddhist prayer.

See how traditional cookies called 'Moon Cakes' are made at a local bakery, and see what you can find at the local market.

You will visit various places where the 2004 tsunami disaster is remembered and respect is made to those who lost their lives, including the Saori Foundation, a women's workshop which develops its own textile designs after a Japanese monk showed tsunami survivors how to weave and earn a living.

Highlights

Visit to Takuapa Old Town 

Giving alms to Buddhist monks

Visits to Thai Buddhist and Chinese temples

Seeing children at a local school

Remembering and respecting those lost in the 2004 tsunami 

Included

Guided tour in English

Thai Set Lunch

Roundtrip transportation to and from your Khao Lak hotel 

General

Children under 4 years are complimentary.

At least 4 people are required for this activity to take place.

Hotel pickup is available from most centrally located Khao Lak hotels and from Phuket for an additional surcharge, payable on the day of your activity. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.