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“Jackie was a brilliant guide - knowledgeable, funny and engaging. We loved the route - including Grand Prix diversions - and refreshments were perfect.”
Pedal through historic Singapore, Chinatown coffee breaks, and the Marina Bay/F1 sights in a 4-hour bike tour for $63.
“Excellent guide, very informative. A great way to see the city”
A private 6-hour Singapore walk through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam with 9 tastings plus a river cruise ticket.
“interesting tour & stops at relevant historic and cultural sites with a well-informed guide. our guide was friendly and accommodating. food choices were in line with our specific dietary needs.”
A small-group night walk through Singapore’s landmarks, hawker chicken rice dinner, bumboat cruise, and a traditional tea tasting.
“We loved the experience of Singapore from the ground up, walking much of the city- and experiencing the excellence of the bumboat ride, a fun Hawker meal, and our guide Su’s excellent take on the history of the city!”
Singapore Chinatown walking tour with temple stops, soy sauce chicken lunch, tea pastries, and a traditional medicine shop. 3.5 hours.
“Our guide Ping was kind and knowledgeable guiding us through Chinatown. We loved the history and the comparison to the modern day. Lunch was in an old town eatery keeping with the family tradition. Highly recommend taking the tour”
Private 4.5-hour Singapore walking tour with bumboat cruise, chicken rice dinner, and a traditional tea tasting in Chinatown.
“Pamela was fantastic! She took us through the most interesting parts of Singapore and its history. She was knowledgable, engaging, and funny. She also took pictures so my husband and I could both be in them. So kind of her! Would definitely recommend!!”
Explore Chinatown’s past at Chinatown Heritage Centre with timed mobile tickets, QR-code stories, and self-paced galleries in about 1–2 hours.
“Tailor shop is super fun and kitchen is my olden time I like the small cubicle and all the arte fact the opera house and street barber . Just not enough chin yee service is excellent will come back again”
Singapore’s Chinatown walking tour with skyline views, historic temples, Club Street stories, Yip Yew Chong murals, and lunch included.
“I booked my tour less than 24 hours before the tour date. Ping, my guide, happily appeared even though I was the only participant. Ping is cheerful, knowledgeable, pleasant, and full of helpful hints. She also likes to answer questions. I liked Ping so much I booked a second tour with her.”
Private Malacca day trip from Singapore: river cruise, Jonker Street food guide, mosques, temples and forts. Door-to-door pickup.
“Got to drive with Andy for a day to Melaka and it was very enjoyable! communication and pick-up were easy, and Andy was much fun to talk to :) (told us many interesting things you wouldn't usually get to know about and we also we're haviRead more”
A 6-hour small-group Singapore street-food tour through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam with stories, markets, and hawker classics.
“Gerry is a local and knows his stuff. We tried a big selection of food and learnt so much. Time went by so fast. Definitely worth it.”
A 4-hour walking tour linking Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India with temples, shophouses, murals, and great guide storytelling.
“We learned much of Singapore history. Joyce was great in sharing. All the sites were very interesting. Joyce also took many pictures for us”
Speedboat tour to Kusu Island for shrines and turtle sanctuary, plus Singapore skyline views from the water. Small group, mobile ticket.
“Our tour leader was Max and the Captain was Fred we have done 5 trips whilst we have been here, all were good but this was outstanding Full explanations and interesting history ,it was fun and the highlight of our trip to Singapore”
A small-group Chinatown walk with 7–8 hawker tastings in 150 minutes, led by an English guide near Maxwell MRT station.
“Amazing tour across Chinatown and local market in Singapore. The Tour started at local market where Jason introduced us to typical local food and let us taste it. After that, we had a walk in Chinatown with an interesting explanation of the main important spots. Jason was open to accomodate our request to have a…”
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.
“My initial plan was a short vacation in Singapore, when I discovered the Malaysia tour for 1 day. Can’t be more grateful to my tour guide Vikram who helped me during the complete trip, I visited so many different places in Kuala Lumpur and MRead more”
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