Colonial Singapore: Splendid Walking Tour Across Heritage Sites with Lunch

Step back in time on this splendid walking tour of Colonial Singapore. Explore well-preserved heritage sites, admire impressive architecture, and learn about the legacy left by the British colonial masters. Enjoy a delicious lunch by the Singapore River. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • St Andrew’s Cathedral - Our story begins with how the British started their trading post in Singapore in 1819, where the early European settlers built their homes, and how the first Anglican church came to be constructed in 1836.
What's Included
  • Licensed tourist guide
  • Disposable poncho for rainy weather
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities.
Additional Information

On this walking tour, we cast our minds back more than 200 years to a time when Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles of the British East India Company arrived in Singapore, started a British trading post in 1819, became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826, and eventually a separate colony of the British crown in 1867.

We’ll visit well-preserved structures from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras, and stately neo-classical style buildings, which have all been restored to showcase the splendour of Colonial Singapore.

We pay tribute to our former colonial masters who left behind their legacy of careful town planning, sound legal system, good education system, solid infrastructure, impressive architecture, etc, which have certainly played a significant part in the development of modern Singapore.

At about midday, we’ll kick back and enjoy lunch by the Singapore River at Boat Quay, before we resume our tour of the Civic District and Old European Town.

Location
City Hall MRT
Please meet us at City Hall MRT Station Exit B (Street Level) at 0955 hrs. We start our tour at 1000 hrs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Myrita_c
Aug 24, 2024
Fantastic tour about Singapore. - The Colonial Walking Tour was informative and interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with my guide Ping. She was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and fun. The co tent helped me connect the dots of the fascinating history of Singapore. Thank you!
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Lindl_r
Aug 17, 2024
Great tour, great guide - Very knowledgeable and passionate tour guide, Ping was excellent! Very engaging with the whole group, and well organized to include indoor stops in the air con!
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Gracek105
Jul 12, 2024
Great tour - Great morning doing the colonial tour with ping today! We both really enjoyed the tour, especially as go to actually go into a lot of buildings on the tour which hasn’t been my experience on other waking tours. Have already recommended to friends coming to Singapore soon.
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Karl_b
Jul 11, 2024
Great historical walking tour - Really fantastic tour guide. Ping kept us engaged the whole time and clearly cares about the history she shared with us on our walking tour. Highly recommend the tour if you can take it.
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Anonymous
Jun 18, 2024
Good choice for who want to look around downtown with history - Guide Ping is so nice. She is professional and kind. If you have questions, she will answer them :) During tour, I could hear about Singapore's history and background knowledge of visit places. She also took pictures and sent google photo link. It was a great experience!
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Margaret_m
Mar 24, 2024
This was an informative... - This was an informative tour visiting places not readily thought of by tourists, good insight into the development and history of Singapore, friendly knowledgeable guide, very well organised.
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Byron_g
Jan 23, 2024
Best tour. In Singapore - Ping was phenomenal. If you want to learn about Singapore, its history, government structure and development through the years, this is the tour for you. Ping was super friendly and the most knowledgeable tour guide we had in our four day tour heave stay in Singapore. The tour includes a lunch that had better food than the Private food tour and allowed us to talk more about Singapore and its culture. If you take no other tour in Singapore, choose this one if you are interested in the history and governance of Singapore. She took us places that are off the beaten track, but historically significant. By the way, she also takes great pictures around the civic district.
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Annmarie_b
Aug 7, 2024
Great - Ping was very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail. The history and the buildings we beautiful
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