The Heart of Kampong Glam: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Duration45m - 1h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Kampong Glam wears its contradictions openly. Prayer calls echo from Sultan Mosque while tattoo artists work in shophouses nearby, and century-old restaurants share streets with pop-up photo-booths.

On this walking tour, you’ll find out how a neighborhood that began as a gathering place for Singapore-based Indonesian pilgrims planning their Hajj journey became Singapore’s creative quarter. It’s also where pioneering street artists and independent businesses built a community that’s now threatened by its own success.

The tour starts at Sultan Mosque, which is the last remaining mosque where the call to prayer still sounds across the streets. You’ll walk past restaurants that’ve been operating since the 1900s, and explore alleys transformed by artists like Zero when rents were still affordable and regulation minimal. As you walk along streets lined with commissioned murals and independent boutiques, you’ll hear from the artists and entrepreneurs navigating dramatic change.

What's included

  • Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • App for Android and iOS
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
  • Food and drink
  • Transportation

What to expect

  1. Sultan Mosque
    5m
    Our Starting Point and also the heart of Kampong Glam is this 2 century old Mosque. Note the band of circles at the base of the dome; these are glass bottles, add to symbolise that all are equal when they come to prayer
  2. Muscat Street
    Pass by
    The arches over Muscat street are popular for pictures - from the east side, you can frame up the golden dome of the mosque behind you.
  3. Gelam Gallery
    Pass by
    The 2 back alley lanes of Gelam Gallery are an experiment in a free gallery of street murals painted by local urban artists: the murals evolve from year to year.
  4. Arab Street
    Pass by
    Arab Street has been part of Kampong Glam since it's beginning; visitors can browse and purchase fine fabrics from the wide selections on offer.
  5. Haji Lane
    Pass by
    Declared "the most instagrammable street in the world" by the New York Times, from mid-afternoon until night, this is where visitors flock for selfies.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This tour starts at 699 N Bridge Rd, Singapore, by the Sultan Mosque. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

The tour ends in Haji Lane.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The total tour time includes walking the route and passing by the attractions

Cancellation policy

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