Nostalgic Chinatown of Singapore
Overview
Available languages
2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Assigned guide was born and raised in Chinatown as a child, and knows every nook and corner of this area. She would be able to provide with a very personal account of her experiences growing up in this area, including her encounters with colourful characters like prostitutes, Samsui women, opium smokers, secret society members and more!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
You will see one of Singapore’s oldest wet markets, stalls selling sundry goods, and have our local breakfast at the hawker centre in the same complex.
Chinatown Heritage Centre
Get a rare glimpse into the lives of Chinatown’s early residents. Located within three beautifully-restored shophouses on Pagoda Street, the Chinatown Heritage Centre is the only place in Singapore with the original interiors of its shophouse tenants in the 1950s recreated.
What‘s Included
Light local breakfast
Options
English
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great insight into Singapores Chinatown
Louise M,Apr 13, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00To hear what Singapore was like and what triggered the changes. The tour was informative, interesting. It was good to try a real Singapore breakfast that was surprisingly yummy
Highly recommended!
TheodoreChen74,Jan 7, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I would highly recommend the tour! Jasmine the guide gave a deep and insightful nostalgic account of Chinatown and brought the place to life with her personal anecdotes. You would leave with a real understanding of the place.
Fantastic Nostalgic trip in China town
Z4687ADpaulinep,Jan 21, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We LOVED this tour. Jasmine our guide was fantastic. We had taken the HDB tour with her and loved her way of explaining things. She has been born in Chinatown and was able to show us where her house used to be. She took us to smith hawker market for breakfast. We tried a completely different food of steamed rice cake with meat and sauce over it. We had a delicious cup of sweet black coffee ( kopi O) Jasmine explained how to order, which vendors had been there the longest and a wee bit of history regarding the food. On the HDB tour we’d had the toast set breakfast so wanted to try something new. After breakfast we toured Chinatown, got to know the names of the streets. We then went to the Chinatown heritage center. This is an amazing museum and a tribute to those that loved through it. Jasmine was one of 11, they lived in 2 small rooms with a shared bathroom and kitchen. There were examples of these rooms in the museum. My husband had a cold so we went to a Chinese herbalist and got a special tea. It fixed him;) If that didn’t fix him the temple visits would have. We got to see the hills/clubs section of China town and ended up at the Maxwell hawker center, Please do this tour and ask for Jasmine
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