Colonial Singapore: Splendid Walking Tour Across Heritage Sites with Lunch

Step back in time on this splendid walking tour of Colonial Singapore. Explore well-preserved heritage sites, admire impressive architecture, and learn about the legacy left by the British colonial masters. Enjoy a delicious lunch by the Singapore River. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St Andrew’s Cathedral - The journey begins with the establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819, where early European settlers built their homes, leading to the construction of the first Anglican church in 1836.
  • National Gallery Singapore - Explore the two colonial buildings that now form the National Gallery Singapore: the…
What's Included
  • Licensed tourist guide
  • Disposable poncho for rainy weather
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities.
Additional Information

On this walking tour, we cast our minds back more than 200 years to a time when Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles of the British East India Company arrived in Singapore, started a British trading post in 1819, became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826, and eventually a separate colony of the British crown in 1867.
We’ll visit well-preserved…

Location
City Hall
North Bridge Road
Please meet us at City Hall MRT Station Exit B (Street Level) at 0955 hrs. We start our tour at 1000 hrs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Pippaa34
Apr 14, 2026
A wonderful tour of Singapore's buildings relating to its colonial history. - We had a fascinating tour of the buildings relevant to colonial history in Singapore and how the country has developed since independence. We really appreciated pings family stories...it really brought her narrative to life. Our favourite place was the Armenian church...a sideline to the main history of Singapore but such a beautiful simple and atmospheric place.
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Desh899
Apr 10, 2026
Informative & passionate. - I would highly recommend this tour. Guide, Ping, was very informative and passionate about the subject, keeping us all engaged. Relating the history of colonial Singapore about her own family, brought it to life. Group photo at each location a bonus. Lunch stop enjoyable.
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Cathy_d
Apr 10, 2026
History Knowledge Walking Tour - Our tour guide, Ms. Ping, was absolutely fabulous! She was a wealth of knowledge, and the tour was packed with fascinating insights about the history, buildings, and people. She also went the extra mile by taking photos and sharing them with the group, which was such a thoughtful touch. Lunch was great as well. Highly recommend!
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Frank_w
Mar 17, 2026
Awesome Singapore tour! - Tour guide Ping was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about everything. She had lots of great insights and stories about Singapore to share. Highly recommended!
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Excursion669975
Mar 6, 2026
Excellent tour - Ping is a wonderful guide. She is knowledgeable, personable and has an excellent sense of humor. She showed us a considerable amount and took us places we would not have gone otherwise, providing relevant, digestible information all along the way.
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Jdeloach330
Feb 28, 2026
Excellent Tour!! Ping was a joy! She is professional, kind, helpful and extremely knowledgeable of the history. THX! - Wonderful tour and leader! If you are lucky, you will get Ping who is one of the best Tour leaders we have ever had. Thank you.
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Cathyc625
Feb 18, 2026
Brilliant tour - Absolutely brilliant tour, Ping was friendly, knowledgeable, engaging and shared some very poignant family history which really brought the situations to life. History, geography, economy...got to go in some buildings you would never normally go in to. But most of all great fun! It's just her, not a big tour operator, it really does get that personal insight and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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Andy_c
Feb 16, 2026
Fabulous walking tour, learned so much - Such an excellent tour! Ping was so informed, easy going and had great insight into the history, economy and present day Singapore. We learned so much and got inside buildings and discovered places we would never have thought of! She also told us some of her family history in the context of WW2 which really struck home. Thoroughly recommended. Pic is of our group in the holding cell of the Supreme Court (we're innocent m'lud!!)
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Gillianlf
Feb 10, 2026
Great Tour, Lovely Guide, Great Lunch! - We had a fabulous tour around Singapore with Ping. She was so friendly and we were impressed with her knowledge of Singapores’ past history. The included lunch was excellent with several options to choose from. Definitely recommend!
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Kevin
Feb 7, 2026
Excellent - We had a lovely guide who was knowledgeable, informative and explained to us during the well planned tour the history and development of Singapore and visiting important sites in the history of this country. Had a lovely lunch by the sea. A very memorable day. Our guide showed us to the MTL stop and helped us plan our onward journey Thanks
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up to 6 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).