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 US$129.27  per guest
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Earliest available date: August 17, 2026
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
Chinese, English
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Other
Family-friendly, Private Experience
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Digital Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover Singapore's housing evolution, from early shophouses to modern HDBs. Experience local life with a family visit, learn about daily routines, and understand Singapore's urban growth.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This is all about the evolution of the Singapore home. As the population grew, there was a housing shortage. And the government had to build and relocated people from slums and squatter living conditions to new high rise apartment flats, known to Singaporeans as HDB flats.


Learn about Singapore’s first homes - shophouses. What do they look like and what’s the story behind shophouses? Why the exodus from shophouse to apartment flats? When did this happen? Today, HDBs are regarded as enviable top-of-the-line homes.


Visit a typical housing neighbourhood to learn how local Singaporeans go about their daily lives - from supermarkets to hawker centres, from void decks to fitness amenities.


Highlight will be the home visit to a host family. This is a rather intimate meeting with a Singaporean family, where you learn about their lives, their daily chores and have a no-holds barred session where nothing is off limits.

What You Get

Snacks
Local home made goodies
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Chinatown Heritage Centre

Learn about Singapore’s first homes - shophouses. What do they look like and what’s the story behind shophouses? Why the exodus from shophouse to apartment flats? When did this happen? Today, HDBs are regarded as enviable top-of-the-line homes.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
2

Sengkang

Visit a typical housing neighbourhood to learn how local Singaporeans go about their daily lives - from supermarkets to hawker centres, from void decks to fitness amenities. The neighbourhood may be substituted based on HDB owner availability.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

Sengkang

Highlight will be the home visit to a host family. This is a rather intimate meeting with a Singaporean family, where you learn about their lives, their daily chores and have a no-holds barred session where nothing is off limits. The location of the HDB home visit may be substituted depending on owner's availability
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Bee Cheng Hiang 美珍香 (69 Pagoda Street), Pagoda Street, Singapore, SG, 059228

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Chinatown MRT Exit A (outside Bee Cheng Hiang) (69 Pagoda St, Singapore 059228)
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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