Singapore Culture & Local Living: A Private Tour by a Singaporean

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Duration4h - 8h
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LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

We’re Amy and Alan, your friends and family here in Singapore. Join us for a private tour that brings you into real local life, from neighbourhoods and markets to the stories that shaped our city. We’ll share the fun, laughter, and hidden gems that make Singapore unforgettable.

Our goal is to give you the best experience possible, showing you the bits and pieces that make Singapore who we are today. We love capturing moments, sharing stories, and creating memories you can look back on for years to come.

This tour is fully customised to your interests, your pace, and the way you love to explore. Whether you enjoy culture, food, history, nature, hidden gems, or a mix of everything, we’ll design the route around what matters most to you.

After booking, we’ll be in touch to curate a personalised itinerary that fits your timing and preferences perfectly. Whatever you have in mind — even if it’s not listed — we’ll make it happen.

Options

5-Hour:Dive into SG Local Life

Duration: 5 hours: Explore more of Singapore’s culture, flavours, and stories. This five‑hour tour offers a richer look into the heart of SG.
Pickup included

4-Hour: A Taste of Singapore

Duration: 4 hours: See Singapore through the eyes of locals who grew up here. This four‑hour tour blends culture, stories, and local living.
Pickup included

Fall in love SIN, 6-hours Tour

Duration: 6 hours: This is HOME, truly, where I know I must be. Let us show you in this 6-hrs tour, why and how much we love our HOME ~ SG.
Pickup included

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Admission Tickets if applicable

What to expect

  1. Colonial District/Civic District
    45m
    Start your holiday at where the story of Singapore started! Greet Sir Stamford Raffles, the founding father of modern Singapore before taking a stroll along the Singapore River to get to Merlion Park. Experience the rich history of heritage architecture, passing by the historic momunuments and bridges while you enjoy the astounding scenary along the way.
  2. Chinatown
    45m
    What used to be the dwellings of Chinese immigrants have been transformed into a bustling neighborhood which home a good mixture of hawker, history and architecture.

    Be awe by the Tang Dynasty inspired Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, walk the street between the shop houses and step into Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore oldest Hindu Temple to experience the rich culture of the Hindu religion.
  3. 1h
    (Singapore City Gallery + Lunch @ Maxwell Market)-

    Singapore is a nation by design and URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) plays an important role in planning, reviewing and executing the development of Singapore. Visit The Singapore City Gallery in Chinatown to find out more!

    Experience where the locals have their comfort food. Visit Maxwell hawker centre for a meal, start off with a Chinese rojak (fruit salad) before indulging in the famous Hainanese Chicken Rice. Have some Appam as a side dish, a type of South Indian pancake that has crispy edges and a soft, fluffy centre which goes great with the orange palm sugar and grated coconut. Treat yourself to some Chendol or Ice Kachang, a dessert that will make you wanting to come back for more.
  4. Mount Faber
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    Take a cable car into Sentosa and enjoy the aerial view of the Southern part of Singapore. If cable car isn't a fancy, visit the Mt Faber Point which is watching over the harbor and southern islands, a popular sport to catch a panoramic view of the heart lander from its peak.

    The round trip cable car ride experience = 30 minutes
    Sight seeing at the peak of Mount Faber = 15 minutes

    No time to explore Sentosa and yet wanting to have a feel of it? Add in 30 minutes to take the cable car line in Sentosa to complete the experience of the Southern Exposure.
  5. Little India
    30m
    Pretty colourful garlands of flowers, dazzling and intricate gold jewellery, traditional indian sweets that will satisfy any sweet tooth, mouth-watering roti prata with curry with the not to be missed teh-tarik . . . The list can go on and on with what you can experience in Little India!
  6. Kampong Gelam
    30m
    Sing along with me to the Disney movie theme song "Aladdin"... "A whole new word, a hundred thousand things to see..." That's how I felt when I was first presented the majestic Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam.

    See Kampong Glam, a place where the royal family once lived, through our lenses and experience the rich culture of our Malay ethic group.
  7. National Orchid Garden
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Located in our National Botanical Garden (Singapore first UNESCO World Heritage site), National Orchid Garden houses over 1000 species and 2000 hybrids of Orchids on display. Take a leisure walk in the garden and enjoy the remarkable exhibition of an array of colorful orchids.
  8. Tiong Bahru
    1h 30m
    Tiong Bahru Market - One of our family favourite morning hang out!

    Located in the oldest housing estate in Singapore, Tiong Bahru area houses a mixture of old and new. Tiong Bahru Market offers a great varieties of food and is a morning market to go to have a local market experience.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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