Singapore 5.5-Hour Cultural Tour of Chinatown, Little India & Kampong Gelam with UNESCO Street Food
by Singapore Foodsters
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.S$400Overview
This 5.5-hour tour visits three ethnic neighborhoods in Singapore: Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Gelam. The tour begins with a 70-minute walk through Chinatown, where participants learn about the early Chinese immigrants who settled in the area, their businesses, and the challenges they faced. During this time, guests sample local street food at a UNESCO-recognized hawker centre. After Chinatown, the group travels by public transportation to Little India. Here, for about 70 minutes, visitors explore colorful markets, traditional shops, fruit stalls, flower markets, incense shops, and Hindu temples. The guide explains the history of the Indian community and the neighborhood, while guests taste more street food at another UNESCO-inscribed hawker centre. The tour continues by public transit to Kampong Gelam for another 70 minutes. Participants learn about the Malay royalty that once governed Singapore and visit the Sultan Mosque, a key site for religious and cultural events. Guests sample local desserts from an independent shop and view colorful wall murals on nearby shophouses. The guide shares stories about the area's history and its role during Ramadan. Food tastings include a variety of local dishes and drinks such as carbonated beverages, bottled water, tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages. The guide provides instructions on using Singapore’s MRT subway and bus system to travel between neighborhoods. Optional hotel pickup and drop-off are available depending on location. The tour is led by a professional and accredited host and is designed for small groups.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Chinatown
The tour begins in Chinatown, where guests walk through the neighborhood learning about early Chinese immigrants who settled here seeking work and community. The guide discusses the range of businesses from traders to hawkers, as well as social issues like opium and gambling that affected residents. Visitors taste local dishes at the Chinatown UNESCO hawker centre and observe remnants of historical Chinatown along the streets.
70 min
Kampong Gelam
In Kampong Gelam, the group learns how the area was governed by Malay royalty and that the Sultan Mosque stands as a key religious and cultural site attracting Muslims island-wide. The guide explains the area's transformation during Ramadan when a night market with many food stalls appears. Guests sample desserts from a local independent store and view colorful murals decorating shophouses nearby.
70 min
Little India
Little India offers a vibrant scene of flower markets, traditional clothing shops, fruit stalls, incense sellers, and Hindu temples that remain central to the Indian community today. The guide shares the history of Little India’s streets and the reasons the early Indian settlers moved here from an original location elsewhere. Tastings take place at a UNESCO hawker centre in this neighborhood.
70 min
Meeting point
We will meet you at the Ticket Concourse area of the MRT Station.
End point
We will meet you at the Ticket Concourse area of the MRT Station.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Singapore 5.5-Hour Cultural Tour of Chinatown, Little India & Kampong Gelam with UNESCO Street Food
by Singapore Foodsters
Choose from 3 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.S$400Overview
This 5.5-hour tour visits three ethnic neighborhoods in Singapore: Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Gelam. The tour begins with a 70-minute walk through Chinatown, where participants learn about the early Chinese immigrants who settled in the area, their businesses, and the challenges they faced. During this time, guests sample local street food at a UNESCO-recognized hawker centre. After Chinatown, the group travels by public transportation to Little India. Here, for about 70 minutes, visitors explore colorful markets, traditional shops, fruit stalls, flower markets, incense shops, and Hindu temples. The guide explains the history of the Indian community and the neighborhood, while guests taste more street food at another UNESCO-inscribed hawker centre. The tour continues by public transit to Kampong Gelam for another 70 minutes. Participants learn about the Malay royalty that once governed Singapore and visit the Sultan Mosque, a key site for religious and cultural events. Guests sample local desserts from an independent shop and view colorful wall murals on nearby shophouses. The guide shares stories about the area's history and its role during Ramadan. Food tastings include a variety of local dishes and drinks such as carbonated beverages, bottled water, tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages. The guide provides instructions on using Singapore’s MRT subway and bus system to travel between neighborhoods. Optional hotel pickup and drop-off are available depending on location. The tour is led by a professional and accredited host and is designed for small groups.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Chinatown
The tour begins in Chinatown, where guests walk through the neighborhood learning about early Chinese immigrants who settled here seeking work and community. The guide discusses the range of businesses from traders to hawkers, as well as social issues like opium and gambling that affected residents. Visitors taste local dishes at the Chinatown UNESCO hawker centre and observe remnants of historical Chinatown along the streets.
70 min
Kampong Gelam
In Kampong Gelam, the group learns how the area was governed by Malay royalty and that the Sultan Mosque stands as a key religious and cultural site attracting Muslims island-wide. The guide explains the area's transformation during Ramadan when a night market with many food stalls appears. Guests sample desserts from a local independent store and view colorful murals decorating shophouses nearby.
70 min
Little India
Little India offers a vibrant scene of flower markets, traditional clothing shops, fruit stalls, incense sellers, and Hindu temples that remain central to the Indian community today. The guide shares the history of Little India’s streets and the reasons the early Indian settlers moved here from an original location elsewhere. Tastings take place at a UNESCO hawker centre in this neighborhood.
70 min
Meeting point
We will meet you at the Ticket Concourse area of the MRT Station.
End point
We will meet you at the Ticket Concourse area of the MRT Station.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.