SINGAPORE
Singapore’s best days out.
The 15 most popular historical tours in Singapore. The short list worth building an afternoon around, with prices, run times and who runs each one.
A small-group historical bike tour that rolls from Kampong Glam to Marina Bay on full-sized bikes, with coffee snacks and an F1 pit photo.
Most Popular“Fabulous experience we had a great time with Choo he was very knowledgeable and good fun. Highly recommend it to anyone but definitely go early it gets very hot”
Pedal through historic Singapore, Chinatown coffee breaks, and the Marina Bay/F1 sights in a 4-hour bike tour for $63.
“Highly recommend this tour! Alfie was a wonderful local guide with lots of interesting information to share about Singapore, good humour and clear communication and instructions along the way.”
A private 6-hour Singapore walk through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam with 9 tastings plus a river cruise ticket.
“Definitely not worth the money we only tasted 2 dishes which we had to share and an iced tea it was more a history lesson than a food tour”
A small-group night walk through Singapore’s landmarks, hawker chicken rice dinner, bumboat cruise, and a traditional tea tasting.
“RK is an excellent tour guide and will go above and beyond to make sure you have a great experience. He is very knowledgeable about the history and shared lots of information during our tour. He also took a bunch of pictures of our group and shared more information afterwards. Would highly recommend!”
Singapore Chinatown walking tour with temple stops, soy sauce chicken lunch, tea pastries, and a traditional medicine shop. 3.5 hours.
“guide was extremely knowledgeable, provided lots of information and was very easy to understand”
Private 4.5-hour Singapore walking tour with bumboat cruise, chicken rice dinner, and a traditional tea tasting in Chinatown.
“We had the best guide. Richard went into great detail on historical and cultural aspects of Singapore. Took us around the city explaining about the people, education, art, government, economy. Had best rice and chicken with sugarcane juice /lemon drink. The tea experience was amazing! Great tour, great guide!”
Explore Chinatown’s past at Chinatown Heritage Centre with timed mobile tickets, QR-code stories, and self-paced galleries in about 1–2 hours.
“I took a weekend off to visit the Chinatown Heritage Centre. I was able to see the older looks of the shop houses and the exhibition in CHC. I truly enjoy my time here.”
Singapore’s Chinatown walking tour with skyline views, historic temples, Club Street stories, Yip Yew Chong murals, and lunch included.
“Thoroughly recommend the historic Chinatown walking tour. This was our 2nd walking tour with our guide Ping, whose knowledge brings the history of Singapore to life. We went to areas that you wouldn't necessarily know about or find on your own.”
Private Malacca day trip from Singapore: river cruise, Jonker Street food guide, mosques, temples and forts. Door-to-door pickup.
“Well arranged and nicely planned tour. Though this tour’s pickup time is really early, you will find out that the early starts works really well since Melaka’s weather is really hot and humid. Though I was in a wheelchair, the tour guide assisted mRead more”
A 6-hour small-group Singapore street-food tour through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam with stories, markets, and hawker classics.
“BOOK THIS TOUR! This was one of the best tours we ever booked! Gerry is such an amazing, funny and knowledgeable guide. No matter the question, Gerry always had an answer for us. The food-spots are chosen very smart, and the ways between the spots always have a lot of secrets to discover. The infos…”
A 4-hour walking tour linking Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India with temples, shophouses, murals, and great guide storytelling.
“Very much recommended activity to get to know SG better. Ganesh was really knowledgeable and a great guide who has a lot of insight about the city”
Speedboat tour to Kusu Island for shrines and turtle sanctuary, plus Singapore skyline views from the water. Small group, mobile ticket.
“The guide was very friendly, informative and helpful. The speedboat driver was very competent. We enjoyed the trip to and from the Kusu Island and hearing about the history of the place.”
A small-group Chinatown walk with 7–8 hawker tastings in 150 minutes, led by an English guide near Maxwell MRT station.
“Nothing to improve, our guide was fantastic, very informative and kind”
Guided Chinatown Heritage Centre tour with English storytelling, recreated 1950s shophouses, and authentic artifacts. $36.40, 90 minutes.
“Great experience and amazing guide. I really liked the history of chinatown. And how the lives of people live back then and .”
Private day trip from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca with Batu Caves, Petronas Towers, historic forts, temple stops, and Jonker Street.
“One of the best day of our vacation so far. Everybody was so accommodating and even though we have to drive to different places and long distances the drivers were amazing and got us safe and on time from one point to another. This si one excursion you do not want to miss.”
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