Join us on a journey through Singapore from past to present. Enjoy dinner in a Hawker Centre and a tea ceremony.
You start your journey with the founding of Modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles, visiting historic colonial buildings to learn about the early pioneers who came to Singapore.
You will board a bumboat and cruise down the river through to the present day. Visit Merlion Park and soak in the sunset view of Marina Bay whilst learning about the mega construction project behind it.
Discuss the political reform by Mr Lee Kuan Yew and discover how Singapore went from third-world to first-world in one generation.
Feast on Singapore’s most iconic dish; Chicken Rice at a Hawker Centre in Chinatown. Your guide will teach you Hawker Centre etiquette and point out all of the must-try foods in Singapore.
After dinner, retreat to a beautiful teahouse for a traditional tea tasting experience. Try the Imperial tea that Queen Elizabeth II was served in the very same teahouse.
Posted By : MaryJo_R
Enjoyable Christmas Day walk through Singapore for family of four. Darryl was our guide and did an amazing job. Wonderful overview of Singapore. Good amount of walking but plenty of stops and kids (ages 9 and 10) had no issues keeping up. A+
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Posted On : 2023-12-25 20:11:24 
Posted By : Mila210403
If you want to discover the true culture and heart of Singapore, this is the tour for you! The views were so stunning, and our tour guide Gee was always ready to accomodate for the quick changing weather without sacrificing the quality of the experience. The route is well planned for tourists who aren’t quite used to the weather, taking short breaks in public buildings and areas where you can cool down from the air conditioning. Everything in the tour is explained extremely well and goes into further depth than usual tours about the history and context as you pass the buildings. Our guide was also always open to accept and answer our questions as they popped up. The hawker centre and tea ceremony were our favourite experiences on the tour as it allowed us as tourists to see sights and experiences are closer to what the ‘real’ Singapore would look like for the locals. But the most valued part of this tour for us was the obvious passion and love for Singapore that shined throughout the explanations of the tour, Gee’s energy was so positive and uplifting that it really just made the whole experience very special!
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Posted On : 2023-12-09 10:25:41 
Posted By : 884tatianat
First & foremost our guide Gee Soo was PHENOMENAL! We had such a wonderful experience - I had mentioned prior to the tour that my mother had been cleared by her doctor after an ankle injury for the walking tour. Gee Soo remembered and kindly & discreetly checked in with me throughout the tour to ensure my mother was comfortable and see if she needed a break or was good to continue. He was so thoughful and took such great care of our group.
For the tour itself, it was the perfect way to get to know Singapore as a first-timer. We met outside City Hall MRT station and from there headed off to the National Gallery (the Former City Hall and Supreme Court) where we visited the rooftop, the bridge that links the two historical buildings and the holding cell. We then headed over to Clarke Quay, stopping along the way for a quick site of Raffles' statue and some photo ops, and we took the Singapore River Cruise down the river and around Marina Bay. The river cruise had beautilful views of Marina Bay & the area around it. Afterwards, we took a local bus to Tanjong Pagar and headed onto the rooftop of The Pinnacle @ Duxton from where we had an amazing view of the city - stunning!
We then walked to the Maxwell Hawker Centre, through “little Korean Town”, and enjoyed one of Singapore’s iconic dishes - Chicken Rice, iced Sugar Cane Juice with Lemon and Kuih Koci for dessert (sweets made of Tapioca, coconut and brown palm sugar). We rounded out a wonderful day at the Tea Chapter where they demonstrated the traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony.
Beautiful walking tour of Singapore - highly recommended, and recommended requesting Gee Soo as your guide!!
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Posted On : 2023-11-17 16:54:32
Posted By : meyerd51
Gee Soo was knowledgable, friendly and obviously loves what he does. He provided interesting facts and information throughout the tour.
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Posted On : 2023-11-10 17:32:56
Posted By : David_K
Our tour guide, Pam, was an excellent guide and companion. She met us timely at the appointed location and took us through the itinerary at our own pace. She was very knowledgeable about the history and current policies of Singapore and the areas we visited. After the tour, she sent us many photos that she took and a summary of the tour. She also included a few recommendations that we asked for on the tour so that we didn't need to write them down. All told, this was a delightful afternoon.
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Posted On : 2023-11-10 02:12:17
Posted By : T6500IBrebeccat
We had an amazing afternoon/evening with our guide, Gee Soo. We were able to see the highlights and learn so much about the history of Singapore and current life. My partner and I were the only two on the tour so our guide was able to tailor it to our interests and found food at the hawker market that we hadn’t tried already. Our guide was also able to rearrange aspects of the tour when weather got in the way to ensure we got the most out of our time. I would highly recommend this tour and suggest it for your first or second day in Singapore.
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Posted On : 2023-10-19 05:48:19
Posted By : catherineh130
I had 24 hrs in Singapore so figured I’d spring for the 9k walking tour since it was my first visit. I found this through Airbnb, it took a bit to find an option that didn’t charge more for a solo traveler but this one worked perfectly! I was a bit nervous about all the walking/humidity but Pam was a fantastic guide, the time went so quickly…didn’t want to leave at the end! I thought the pace and timing were perfect. Pam was very knowledgeable, had an upbeat attitude and explained everything in detail but in such a way that you can remember the facts she shared. She also sent a helpful recap email at the end with a link to photos she took throughout. Loved the boat cruise through Clarke Quay to get the perspective from the water and we had a great sunset view from the top of Pinnacle at Duxton. Can’t recommend this tour enough, especially if you’re a solo traveler with little time in Singapore like I was!
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Posted On : 2023-09-14 09:22:42
Posted By : Darrell_J
Gee Soo was the BEST!! Gee is exactly what a tour guide should be. His love of Singapore show was evident and engulfed the group.
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Posted On : 2023-09-10 02:10:13
Posted By : the5cootes
Please be aware this tour will go ahead even in poor weather, we had continuous rain for the whole of our tour.
Because of the weather, we missed out on many of the highlights. We didn’t visit the parks or go to Marina Bay or see the Fullerton Bay Hotel. St Andrews Cathedral was covered in netting and wasn’t visible, and most disappointing of all was no river cruise due to the rain. We didn’t look round clerk quay.
Our Guide Daniel was very pleasant and he gave us lots of interesting information about the history of Singapore. We enjoyed the Hawker meal of chicken rice and the tea ceremony very much.
Our visit up a typical residential tenement building involved a trip up and down in the lift and a 10 minute look over the walkway balcony at China town below.
The visit to the two old Colonial buildings of city Hall and the national art gallery, involved standing under the new ( ish) glass and aluminium structure that joins the two old buildings together, and being told all about the joins construction.
We didn’t visit any other part of these beautiful old buildings or see any exhibits/art.
I understand that the weather cannot be predicted and that some of the itinerary has to be adjusted for weather and renovations. But there didn’t seem to be any plan B for such situations. Surely other attractions should be available.The only alternative to the river cruise offered was a visit to a Chinese sweet shop. This lack of any other alternatives is my reason for such a poor review.
We were told we would get a refund for the river cruise part. I today received an email confirming that we would receive $11SD (approx £6.50) pp refund. In light of the fact the tour cost nearly £190 for two and we missed so many of the expected sights this feels very unsatisfactory.
An alternative option to cancel on the day when the weather was so obviously appalling would have been appreciated.
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Posted On : 2023-09-07 09:40:42
Posted By : hopewell8899
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I definitely highly recommend this must see combined land and river cruise tour with this established well-planned and outstandingly-operated down to every detail? Hello! Singapore tour company! Thanks to Khyati in the office for facilitating my urgent last minute request promptly, while I was waiting to take off in a plane? to Singapore, converting it from a group tour into a private 1 on 1 guided tour to accommodate my recent knee injury issue (with mutually agreed additional fees due to the change). ? Khyati is absolutely Fabulous in making my tour possible. Thank you Khyati! Special thanks to ?Daryl, the Awesome internationally well travelled, bilingual English and Mandarin speaking guide with wealth of Singaporean tourism knowledge (from history, economics, cultural, and also for pointing out the grounds for the upcoming exciting Singapore Grand Prix Formula One race in mid September!) Daryl is very professional, positive, patient and able to modify the tour to make it truly tourist's mobility-friendly for me! My 5 star tour started from the National Gallery, sighting of St Andrew's and CHIJMES' steeples, and identifying nearby city skyline, Merlion, a roof top 360 degree bird's eye view of Singapore's off shore merchant ships, modern and historical architectural marvels, and the famous 牛車水 Chinatown area that I have heard about. This tour ends with a bang ?with my favorite Hainan chicken rice and experiencing a delicate Chinese tea tasting ceremony sitting where the beloved ? Queen of England had long ago, sat and enjoyed the imperial Chinese tea at that exact modern day historical spot! A bonus honorable mention for the bird lovers is the chance sighting around late afternoon, of a large, possibly a Singaporean native ? Grey-headed Fish Eagle or one of its relatives, with a wingspan of almost up to a meter wide, majestically circling, and hovering across the sky over the industrial harbour area and then it swooshed over to circling above the inland city area for a good total of 3 to 5 minutes unplanned serene Audubon time ! Great memories of this guided tour, complete with a welcoming back by my personal lucky sign of a soaring giant eagle in close proximity! Thank you the Hello! Singapore team for making it all possible! An 8 star tour for me! ???
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Posted On : 2023-09-05 13:41:19
