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The Best Things to Do in Phuket with a Small Budget

What are the Best Things to Do in Phuket with a Small Budget? Of course, it’s not as easy as in general Phuket is more expensive than anywhere else in Thailand. But if you start with these few suggestions you will be able to make the best of your holiday without spending a fortune. You might find the experience a lot more enlightening too!
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One of the best ways to stay within budget is to rent a bike, as taxis and tuk-tuks will increase your cost dramatically, expect to pay 150 baht a day but the price goes down if you rent for a week or more. Of course, driving a bike in Phuket is a tricky thing and you will have to drive carefully, but many people do it without problems. All you have to do is keep your eyes on the road at all times, and you will need a driving license for the occasional controls

Worst case, even though there is no beach to beach local buses, there are ‘Beach to Town’ local buses. Local buses are cheap but a great waste of precious time, it is still better to take a tuk-tuk but agrees on a price before stepping in!

1. Visit Local Markets

Always fun to discover the colorful and vibrant Local Fresh Markets, if it is your first time in Asia, you will learn a lot more about Thais people’s life than in any tour! Also, great for budget shopping Phuket Week End Market in Phuket Town is the very popular, not far from Central Festival Shopping Mall. Lately, we have a new, fun and very cool night bazaar in Town called the Chillva Market.

Amphawa is the second most popular floating market in Bangkok. Indeed, the Amphawa Floating Market is not as wide as Damnoen Saduak, but you can feel that this floating market is more authentic because most of the visitors are native Thai citizens. It's different from Damnoen Saduak which is already very popular among foreign tourists.

What makes the Amphawa Floating Market is the culinary taste that is served on different food vendor boats. Almost all foods in the form of seafood are served by baking. the smell is definitely going to make you very tasteful to eat it.

Seafood sold starts from grilled shrimp, shellfish until the squid also exists. The Amphawa Floating Market culinary vendors serve visitors from day to night by propping their boats on the sides of the river. Visitors can order their favorite culinary without having to go down to the boat. There are already available small tables and chairs provided by culinary vendors Amphawa Floating Market. The price of seafood culinary here really depends on the weight, for example, for five large shrimp usually sold for 300 baths

2. Go Snorkeling

A great way to spend the day for free as Phuket has more than 36 beaches, but not all are good for snorkeling. Here are some with nice rocky ends and warm blue clear waters, often sheltering colorful fishes and corals. You should bring your own gear, it’s not easy to rent one, but buying a mask and snorkel is affordable. Laem Singh Beach, Ao Sane, Ya Nui Beach, Banana Beach, Surin Beach, Nai Harn, Nai Thon and Kata Noi Beach.

3. Visit Temples

Also an obvious recommendation, but some of many temples and shrines around the island are really beautiful, and isn’t it time to pay respect to your ancestors and bring yourself some good luck? Of course, Wat Chalong is the most popular, but there are many Thai Temples and Chinese Shrines to enjoy. Read more about Phuket Temples

4. Eat Like Locals

Sounds obvious? Some are a lot better than others! Listing them all would be impossible, so we picked 10 of them in town: Best Local Restaurant in Phuket Town. Eating in the streets is always cheaper but beachfront streets and seafood centers with touts trying to convince you to sit down might not. In the back streets, you will always find cheaper, especially if all the seated guests are all Thais! Almost every shop can understand a simple order, or point at the images or at the food from your neighbor's lots of fun!

5. Go from Viewpoint to Viewpoint

One of the great ways to explore Phuket is to go from point to viewpoints. As they are here and there on the island, they will give you a unique free overview of the island and will be a perfect opportunity to see a lot and a chance to stop when you spot something interesting (or something appetizing!).

6. Explore the Old Phuket Town

Hard to resist those old Sino-Portuguese streets with their beautiful shop houses and magnificent mansions. With many small cafes, bakeries, and eateries along the way. it is perfect for a half day. Visit also the local markets near the bus station and explore the tiny streets here and there to discover some incredible abandoned mansions.

7. Phuket Night Markets

Phuket night markets are always fun, from the new Chillva Market to the giant Naka Weekend Marketor the Sunday Walking Market in Phuket Town, almost everyone loves to browse the incredible array of things you don’t actually need. Phuket night markets are intense, colorful, surprising, fascinating, puzzling, smelly, messy, labyrinthine or overwhelming. But night markets all have one thing in common, they offer a unique glance at the daily life of Thai people, rich, poor or just like you and me.

8. Go to Phi Phi by Big Boat

Phi Phi is a wonderful island and going for a cheap day trip is possible. The cheapest is to go by bike to the Rassada Pier in Phuket Town and catch a ferry for only 600 baht, but you can find cheaper options online. But if you want the full day, best is to look around to find the cheapest price for hotel transfer + lunch + National Park fee included. Much safer if you are not sure you will be able to find the pier near Phuket Town in the morning. And make sure you don’t miss the ferry back to Phuket!

9. Go to Phang Nga Bay

Phang Nga Bay for 1,100 Baht per person is the cheapest and most reliable we could find, and we tried it. On the way, stop at the reclining Buddha inside Suwannakuha Cave and its monkeys. Cruise around Phang Nga Bay and visit a renowned water cave. Get a glimpse of daily life in Koh Panyi, the village on stilts and reach James Bond Island. This tour includes lunch and hotel transfer!

10. Get a Glimpse of Bangla Road

Everyone should see it at least once, unlike what most people believe, Bangla Road is not ‘Sin City for Single Men’. It’s more of a colorful street full of life, restaurants, shops, and bars and of course girls. Now if you want to know more, enter these famous Go-Go bars and see for yourself what is this all about. Patong is a lot more easy-going than Bangkok or Pattaya and all the many beer bars sell beers from 90 baht.

11. How to find a cheap but good hotel

Phuket has a collection of small but good hotels and they are not that difficult to find. We get the question all the time: can you recommend a cheap hotel in Phuket? but there is no real fixed list for that as prices keep changing.

Here is how you can find it:

1. go to your favorite online hotel website and us the filters!

2. Select your location

3. Select low price

4. Select ‘highest guest satisfaction’

It’s that simple!

12. Travel by Local Bus (Song Taew) or Smart Bus

There are several ways to use Phuket bus services in Phuket. Ride the local bus is slow and complicated, but you can’t have it all! There are 4 kinds of buses: the blue bus, the pink bus, the airport bus, and the new Smart Bus.

The one you need most is the new Smart Bus which starts at Phuket airport and drives down the island all the way to Rawai beach. It’s long and slow but incredibly cheap. You just buy a card onboard that can be refilled when needed.

Then you have the Blue Bus (known as Song Taew) that goes from Phuket Town (Central market, Ranong road) to each beach and vice versa… The blue bus leaves roughly every 30 minutes from 6 am to 6 pm and ride costs 30 to 40 baht. A typical trip from Phuket Town to Patong is 50-60 minutes.

Then you have the Pink Bus that circulates all around Phuket town, and the Air