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Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Central Singapore
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Language
English
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Discover Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown on a 3-hour private tour with local street food tastings. Enjoy authentic dishes, learn rich histories, and ride the MRT. Hotel transfers optional.

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

Experience Details

In this 3-hour private walking tour, you will not only discover the stories behind the various historical ethnic quarters but also sample 9 different local tastings.


Explore the ethnic quarters of Kampong Glam, Little India and Chinatown, where early immigrants to Singapore had created communities. Within each quarter, experience the sights, sounds and flavours of each ethnic groups and discover interesting nuggets of facts and hidden sights that you would have missed. What's more, taste authentic local food and drink while your guide reveals the historical and cultural stories behind each tasting.


Each tasting stop is always in an authentic local eatery or hawker centre for you to experience first-hand where the locals love to eat. As bonus, you would get an opportunity to take a ride on the MRT, just like how the locals get around.


This tour is truly a multi-sensory experience that you'll never forget!


**Two options available:

1) With hotel transfers

2) Without hotel transfers

What You Get

Snacks
9 tastings of local food & drinks inclusive of 7 or 8 food/snacks (sharing portion) and 2 or 1 local drinks (individual portion)
Private licensed guide
If "With Hotel Transfers" option is chosen, pick-up & drop-off are included.
Additional food and drink
Gratuities (optional)

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues as this is mainly a walking tour
  • 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

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Kampong Gelam

Visit the Malay & Muslim ethnic quarter and see the magnificent Sultan Mosque while your guide explains about the origin of this quarter and other highlights. Take a walk through the hip area of Kampong Glam with small and interesting boutiques lining a narrow street with Instagram-worthy photo spots. For your tasting, stop by a small eatery and tea shop where the locals frequent.
35 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Little India

Walk around the busy streets and sidewalks of Little India and experience the sights, sounds and scents of this colourful place. Walk past fruits and vegetables shops, flower garland shops, goldsmiths and pawnshops. Your guide will show you to a wet market where the locals shop for fresh produce and Indian spices. For your tastings, stop by a hawker centre where the locals eat, for a sampling of authentic south Indian food.
35 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

Chinatown

Arrive in Chinatown via the MRT, just like how the locals travel and see the cleanliness, safety and efficiency of this public transport. Your guide will show you around the busy streets of Chinatown and reveal to you interesting facts and hidden gems. Walk past the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and see the magnificence of its architecture. For your food tasting, your guide will show you to a Chinatown hawker centre for a sampling of local coffee and local snacks.
35 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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Pick-up only available if you book the tour option "With Private Vehicle", in which case, please inform us at least 24hrs in advance or upon booking the tour (whichever is further from your tour start time) regarding your hotel for pick up. If you would like to be picked up from the cruise centre, please inform us your vessel details. Tour duration includes travelling time from pick-up point to the first stop of the tour.
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Meeting Point

56 Arab St, Arab Street, Singapore, SG, 199753

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Your guide will meet you outside the entrance of the % Arabica cafe.
End Point

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, South Bridge Road, Singapore, SG, 058840

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The tour will end in the vicinity of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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