Historic Hill Tour: Discover Singapore's Origins
4.8
89 Ratings
Singapore

Uncover the secrets of Fort Canning Hill in Singapore, where ancient civilizations and modern history converge. Explore graves, a colonial fort, and relive a pivotal battle in this thrilling journey through time.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fort Canning Park - Discover the world-changing story of a humble spice. Visit graves, a colonial fort and re-live one of the most important battles in history.
  • Keramat Sultan Iskandar Shah - Hear stories of rulers who commanded from the hill and the empire-builders who were buried on its slopes.
What's Included
  • Licensed guide fluent in English
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Tread lightly, for treasures lie beneath a historic hill in the heart of the city - the spot where both 14th century Singapura and modern Singapore were born. Trace the rise and fall of great empires. Hear stories of rulers who commanded from the hill and the empire-builders who were buried on its slopes. Discover the world-changing story of a humble…

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Location
Fort Canning Centre
Cox Terrace
Start your tour at Fort Canning Centre (5 Cox Terrace, Fort Canning Park)
Cancellation Policy

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

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Marygree
Sep 14, 2024
Fort Channing Hill - Our guide Helena was very engaging. Her knowledge of the Singapore history and the way she explained it was very understandable.
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Gerald
Aug 27, 2024
Historical sites of Fortifications and Graves - This is a very interesting and amazing part of Fort Carring that is part of very early colonial history in a U shape wall graves and a enclosure of some existing structures inside, this is the first time l have seen this in my 8 trips to the area , The history of Fortifications and Buildings are part of the original site
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Yourcandy143
Aug 8, 2024
surreal - its nice kinda bit scarey because your going to feel it how its like to be in the war its really effective like you reallt time travel going back to the past the experience is surreal im happy the maintain it well and the worker there is so nice no time limite you can stay as long as you want
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Andyck964cg
Aug 5, 2024
Detailed, Passionate and Personal Experience - Me and my mum had a fantastic tour with our guide Wui Wui. Her passion for the local history of Singapore shone through every minute and was infectious. She had a warm and friendly disposition that made the two and half hours fly by. The location is fantastic and you'll get an overview of the whole history of Singapore from the 1200s-present. Again, Wui Wui really impressed us on a personal level and can heartly recommend.
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Charlescl3082pb
Jul 24, 2024
We had a very interesting morning - We had a tour of Fort Canning Hill and had a great tour guide her name was Nancy , she was very good about Singapore history very informative, we had a great morning.
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Deborahlee_t
Jul 14, 2024
Fascinating - Excellent guide or was very informative and personable. We learnt a lot about the Japanese invasion of Singapore and we found it very interesting.
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Suzannebhw
Jun 8, 2024
Terrific orientation to Sinapore's history - We did this as a way to orient ourselves to Singapore's history, and it was great - really interesting and fun. Our tour guide was terrific and was able to answer everyone's questions.
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Jennifer_k
May 28, 2024
Wonderful Historical Perspective of Singapore! - Our guide, Helena's tremendous knowledge about the history of Singapore was amazing. We received an in depth history lesson which was even more than we anticipated as we toured the various important landmarks on the hill. Highly recommend Helena as a Fort Canning tour guide. (Although we were disappointed to find out late that the Battlebox was not included on the tour, it was a short walk to the Battlebox visitor center to register and access the bunker which is run by a non-profit which is grateful for donations. It is
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Backwash_h
May 25, 2024
Insightful history of Singapore - If you are fortunate enough to get Helena as your guide, be assured of a great experience. This park is a critical key to understanding the history of Singapore. Helena weaves together the many threads through a very sophisticated cultural lens that is refreshingly honest and direct. Highly recommended.
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717simonc
May 7, 2024
Great- very interesting. - This was a fascinating – albeit a little warm – visit around the Fort Canning area. Our guide was excellent and kept our small group of five very informed as she recounted a version of Singapore’s origination and history. I have been to Singapore countless times over the last 20 years, but all for relatively short periods, this was the first time I have spent understanding its rich heritage and the shock of the Japanese invasion in Feb 1942. The gravestones around the wall were illuminating, not least because over three quarters of them seemed to be for people who died under 40. It was rare to see people die in their 60s. Intellectually interestingly.
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