Visit Chinese ShrineVisit Chinese ShrineBrowse around the Takuapa local marketA popular dessert in the Takua Pa district of Phang Nga is Taosor Cake. It is similar to a Chinese mooncake but smaller.The buildings in Chinese and Portuguese architectural styles are preserved. Visitors can walk and see the way of life of people of the old town of Takuapa.Visit the International Tsunami Museum, dedicated to showing and preserving for subsequent generations the tragic story of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami that devastated the area. Thousands of lives were lost, businesses ruined, and a great portion of the coastline suffered terrible damage. The museum documents the timeline of events, as well as the post-disaster period, including the ongoing rebuilding process. With information panels and exhibits, the museum tells a desperately sad tale in a simple fashion.
Thailand · Culture
Historical And Cultural Day Tour To Takuapa Old Town From Khao Lak
The journey
- 01 Explore the historic streets of Takua Pa Old Town
- 02 See preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture
- 03 Browse the local market and discover local life
- 04 Visit a Chinese shrine
- 05 Learn about the area’s tin-mining heritage
- 06 Visit the International Tsunami Museum
- 07 Enjoy lunch and drinking water included
- 08 Round-trip hotel pickup and drop-off included
Step back into the rich heritage of Takua Pa on this cultural day tour from Khao Lak. Explore the old town’s preserved Sino-Portuguese architecture, browse the local market, and discover traces of the area’s tin-mining past while soaking up the atmosphere of one of southern Thailand’s most historic communities.
Along the way, visit local cultural sites including a Chinese shrine and learn more about the region’s traditions, daily life, and local flavours. The experience also includes a moving visit connected to the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, offering important insight into one of the area’s most significant modern events.
The experience also includes a moving visit connected to the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, offering important insight into one of the area’s most significant modern events.
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What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch, drinking water
National park entrance fee
Tour guide, first aid kit
Accident Insurance
Know before you go
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not suitable for pets
- Not stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Child ticket: Age between 4-10 years
- Guests who are pregnant or have high blood pressure, heart disease and bone diseases are not recommended to join the tour.
- There is a minimum of 2 people required to run this tour! On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund.
- In any case, if your booking isn't matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child's age, child's height, the number of people and etc), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the tour.
- • For the mentioned service. • Not transferable to any other service or person. • Please arrive in the hotel lobby 15 minutes before the scheduled for departure.
- • You can also get picked up from anywhere in Khao Lak. • Please plan to meet your driver at your hotel lobby at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time • If you arrive more than 10 minutes late or after we have moved from your hotel, you may be considered a no-shows
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