Enjoy the best of both worlds—the must-see sights and the hidden places only locals know about—on this tour with a lot of variety. Get a personalized experience with a private guide, who will answer all your questions as you visit local markets and hawker stalls, Singapore’s Merlion, the Gardens by the Bay, the Colonial District, and more.

A private guide at your service
Includes a traditional Chinese snack
Visit a range of sites, from iconic landmarks to local hang-outs
Learn about Singapore’s three main cultures: Chinese, Malay, and Indian

What's Included

Private Tour
Local Guide
1 local drink/tasting
Transportation

No guest pick up & drop off
Public transportation costs

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

150 North Bridge Rd
150 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179100
City Hall MRT station exit A, upstairs

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

St Andrew's Cathedral

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Chinatown

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tiong Bahru

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

City Hall Building (Pass By)

Singapore River (Pass By)

Merlion Park (Pass By)

Qi Tian Gong Temple (Pass By)

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (Pass By)

National Orchid Garden (Pass By)

Gardens by the Bay (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Private tour: only you & your local guide
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Traveller Tips

This was best tour I have ever had on Viator and worth every penny.

Reviews

5.0

143 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Excellent local insider tour!

Bonnie_G, May 2023

Excellent local insider information, visits. Sights and phenomenal history of the city was shared.. local durian ice cream, art festival exhibits our guide knew everything going on in the city!

Thank you Ang!

Liz_C, Apr 2023

A BIG Thank you to Ang for taking us around the beautiful city of Singapore! We had a great time! We definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Singapore.

Great private tour!

Van_N, Feb 2023

Eliza was great! Very knowledgeable about the history of Singapore and very personable. We enjoyed the tour immensely!

Fantastic

Joseph_H, Jan 2023

Kenny gave us great insight into the “culture” of Singapore. Highly recommended. I would recommend this to everyone.

Informative and Fun

stephen_K, Jan 2023

Ang was excellent! He spent the time to explain and answer all of my questions while showing off his wonderful Singapore. I would highly recommend a tour with him.

A Very Nice Singapore Introduction

David_J, Jan 2023

Grayson did an excellent job showing us several aspects of the city center. I saw elements I would not have seen on our own. It was a well spent 4 hours. It was organized to adjust to our interests, which I really appreciated. I’ve tried to add photos several times to no avail.

Take this tour

Joanne_H, Jan 2023

We loved this tour, Kenny was an amazing guide and gave us such a good insight into the life and history of Singapore and its people. He was a lovely man and it was a pleasure to have him as our guide. It was great to have the tour first before we ventured off by ourselves as he gave us so much information about Singapore.

Thank you Eliza.

Barbara_L, Jan 2023

Eliza was our tour guide and we couldn’t have asked for anyone better. She was an absolute mine of information and made the tour both fun and interesting. We learned so much from her and were taken to many places of interest.

A Must!

SHill, Dec 2022

Jack, our guide was absolutely amazing! We were able to see and experience so much in a short period of time. Definitely a must!

Great overview of the city

Rachel_D, Dec 2022

I enjoyed seeing the main sites and some less known sites with our tour guide. I had hoped to spend more time at the Gardens by the Bay but the tour guide rushed us through it, almost running, due to potential rain. Although the guide wasn’t great, the tour and places he took us to were great. He didn’t seem to be fully invested in our experience.

Great tour

Flora_K, Dec 2022

Excellent tour Ronnie made for us very interesting introduction to Singapore We had great time We saw amazing sights of Singapore and got vey useful tips to continue our journey

Singapore highlights with a difference

Adeline_S, Nov 2022

We spent a most enjoyable 3 plus hours with Leo our guide. We found him to be very knowledgeable not only about Singapore and its history but also about the trees and plants we saw, and his general knowledge of world affairs refreshing. He tailored out tour to what we wanted to see as well as the hidden gems of Singapore. We would definitely recommend a private tour with him it was most enlightening. Thank you Leo we really appreciated it. Thank you Adeline and Brenda (Perth- Australia)

Awesome tour.

Linda_I, Nov 2022

Leo is an exceptional guide. He is knowledgeable about all things Singapore, including the history and the future of Singapore. He made the tour educational, interesting and fun. I highly recommend this tour.

A memorable tour

Oluwatosin_D, Nov 2022

My friend and I had a wonderful tour led by Mr. Ang who made our experience so memorable. He was so knowledgeable about the history of Singapore and even brought along learning and visual tools which really helped. To top it off, Mr. Ang brought us personalized gifts including a hand held fan to help relieve the heat in Singapore (I’ve never experienced this level of thoughtfulness on a tour before)! I was truly touched by his kindness and enthusiasm. Thank you so much Mr. Ang!

Great intro to Singapore!

James_M, Nov 2022

HJ took us to many of Singapore’s iconic sites…the Merlion park, around the colonial area and its museums, Chinatown, the Buddhist Temple, a hawker center, etc. We got to see a lot in 4 hours and learned about Singapore’s origins and growth

Best Tour in Singapore!

Melissa_D, Nov 2022

Our guide, KK, was the BEST! He provided us with history of Singapore, while combining it with the tour. He explained it well and we really enjoyed it. It was a hot day, so he utilized taxis and the train to get us around the city. We even stopped for lunch in a market that was a unique and fun food experience. We enjoyed our tour with KK and I have already recommended him to our friends who are traveling to Singapore. If you are interested in how Singapore came to be and why, while exploring the city, KK is your guy. We had the best day! Thanks, KK...we now know the secret!

A true local’s perspective & highlights

Linda_A, Oct 2022

In a short amount of time, I saw several of the highlights of Singapore and learned a lot about its history. The behind-the-scenes portions of the tour really gave a flavor that I think most tourists would miss out in. KK Ang was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable and engaging.

Singapore 2022

Richard_T, Oct 2022

Ronnie was excellent extremely knowledgeable and friendly, we enjoyed our tour and learnt a lot about Singapore. Would recommend Ronnie and the trip. Richard and Janet

A Wonderful Introduction to Singapore

Margaret_K, Oct 2022

This was a really enjoyable walking tour. We learnt a lot about Singapore, it’s history, people and way of life. Richard was an excellent guide with so much knowledge and enthusiasm. We had a lot of fun and highly recommend this tour as an introduction to Singapore. Thank you Richard.

The story telling and...

Laura_M, Sept 2022

The story telling and strolling through the history of Singapore and experiencing the life of the average Singaporean was fantastic. A history lesson in a modern experience.