Singapore Walking Tour: Culture, History, Hidden Gems

Discover the cultural influences of Singapore through art and architecture on a private walking tour. Explore iconic landmarks and learn about the portrayal of everyday scenes in 19th century Singapore.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Thian Hock Keng Temple - Explore Singapore’s oldest Hokkien temple, a site of architectural significance that played a crucial role in the lives of early Chinese communities. Learn how local customs and cultural traditions continue to thrive.
  • Pagoda Street - This historic area of Chinatown was designated for early Chinese immigrants during…
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Any additional expenses/fees not included in this tour.
Additional Information

Experience Singapore’s hustle & bustle in this private walking tour that highlights Singapore’s culture, history and hidden gems through 3 key districts - Chinatown, Civic District and Marina Bay. A culturally immersive experience that connects you to Singapore’s must-see sights and city highlights. You’ll also get to see art prints of old Singapore, as…

Location
Chinatown MRT Exit A
New Bridge Road
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Laura_c
Oct 17, 2024
Cultural and architectural tour of Singapore - Our tour guide Rachel was a delightful and super knowledgeable guide. We spent 3.5 hours walking Chinatown and the area around the Parliment and National Gallery. She graciously made stops for water and even a hawker market to try chicken and rice and fried banana ! She was very accommodating of our schedule and things we are interested in. I’ve been to Singapore 3 times and still learned many interesting facts and stories from her tour. I highly reccomend the view from the rooftop of the National Gallery overlooking so much of the Singapore skyline.
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Jhappydays
Oct 14, 2024
Excellent tour of Singapore. - Rachel gives an excellent tour of Singapore. She is very personable, warm and informative. Had a great time on her tour. Highly recommend!
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Andreas
Oct 4, 2024
Really a highly recommended private city tour. - Rachel lovingly told us the history and specialties of Singapore during a visit to temples, a food market and other sights. Really a highly recommended private city tour.
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Passport31423210293
Apr 29, 2024
Highly interesting and relevant to our interests in understanding Culture, Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. - Curious about the Singaporean Art scene, we were looking to increase our knowledge and also seek hints and tips of how to spend our remaking days here. Rachel was most informative and clear in her descriptions of historical facts, with relevant visuals to support each topic. We were enamoured by the content she spoke of and she was happy to answer the MANY question we had that deviated from her initial plan. This was a most enjoyable half day tour and we have loads of links to further sites to visit. We would recommend this to anyone wanting a clear grounding in Singaporean history, culture, art and architecture, it was totally enjoyable.
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Theresa1276
Jan 4, 2024
Excellent Tour - Ms Rachel Chen was an amazing tour guide. She was both patient and extremely knowledgeable about each sight. Plus, she was our personal photographer :). This tour is not to be missed while in Singapore. You will not be disappointed as Ms Chen answers all questions with ease. Thank you very much Ms Chen. You made our tour in Singapore unforgettable.
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Emily_h
Sep 13, 2023
Great Tour!! - My aunt, uncle, and I took this tour during our recent visit to Singapore, and it was fantastic! Rachel is an awesome guide. She was incredibly knowledgeable and catered to our group’s specific interests. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour or guide.
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Eastcoasttrvlr
Dec 29, 2022
Excellent half day tour of Singapore, the old and the new - This is an excellent tour facilitated by a very knowledgeable guide, Rachel Chen. Rachel packs a lot of information into her little frame and explains different topics clearly backed up by pictures and photographs of both old and new Singapore. I especially liked that the tour was in that part of the city that blends the old and the new and gave me a vision of the origin of the city state and its unique and rapid progress to its current first world status. She has a good command of facts on different topics ranging from art to faith and religion, environment and the greening of the city, architecture and economics. For me this is what makes traveling so educational and interesting. On top of all these, she is also a very charming, personable and caring person.
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Alexgot98
Nov 16, 2022
Very enjoyable - Rachel was such a knowledgeable and kind guide, I really enjoyed walking around the city and learning more about its history and culture. She answered all of my questions and even gave me additional information in order to make the most out of the remainder of my trip. I would strongly recommend this tour.
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Kashpach
May 24, 2022
Memorable Experience - My cousin had booked this tour as part of my 2-week vacation in Singapore. It was my first time in the country and we were looking for things to do and places to visit. As an architect, I really enjoyed visiting all of the old temples and structures, as well as the more modern buildings in the area. Rachel was a fantastic tour guide, very knowledgeable, friendly, and just overall a great companion! What's great was it was just my cousin and me in the tour so it really felt like a private tour or just three friends walking around Singapore. She even volunteered to take photos of us! I learned so much about Singapore, not only relating to Architecture, but also about the country's culture and current events. It was such a memorable tour, and I would gladly book a tour again with Rachel!
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Archblood
Mar 19, 2022
A well-crafted tour with a refreshing perspective of Historical Singapore - Tour guide Rachel has shown much zest in helping us to understand more about historical Singapore. Her energetic delivery of the past behind each place that we went — whether it’s Thian Hock Keng Temple, the Fullerton Building, or National Gallery Singapore — filled us up with little known facts that you may not find in a generalised presentation of the city-state. And she was very confident to answer our questions in respect to these things. Highly recommended if you want a refreshed perspective of familiar and lesser-known places.
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From $64
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).