Singapore History & Culture Tour: River Cruise, Hawker Dinner & Tea Tasting

Embark on a captivating journey through Singapore’s history and culture. Cruise down the river, indulge in a Hawker dinner, and savor a traditional tea-tasting experience.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 6 days learn more
Highlights
  • Hello Singapore - This private tour of Singapore is just for you and your friends/family. No one else will join your tour. You can bring a maximum of 12 people on your tour. Private history and culture tours can be booked any day of the week and can start any time between 9:30 am and 3:30 pm Sunday to Thursday and any time from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Tours last 4.5 hours and finish in Chinatown.
What's Included
  • Traditional tea tasting experience with take home souvenir
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Exclusive private tour for your group
  • Experienced professional guide
  • Refreshing Sugar cane juice
  • Local favorite Dinner (Chicken Rice)
What's Not Included
  • Prices do not include the costs of transport to get to the start and from end points of the tour.
  • The extra half an hour for hotel pick-up to take you to the start point of the Singapore night tour.
Additional Information

Embark with us on a temporal voyage through Singapore’s history until today. Relish a meal at a Hawker Centre followed by a tea ritual.

Your adventure kicks off with the establishment of modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles. Explore historic colonial architecture to understand the lives of the first settlers who arrived in Singapore.

Navigate the river on a traditional bumboat sailing towards the present day. Explore Merlion Park and bask in the amber glow of the sunset over Marina Bay, while discovering the colossal construction project that shaped it.

Delve into the political transformation spearheaded by Mr Lee Kuan Yew and uncover how Singapore transitioned from third-world status to a first-world nation in a single generation.

Savour Singapore’s emblematic dish; Chicken Rice at a Hawker Centre in Chinatown. Your guide will instruct you on the etiquette of Hawker Centres and will recommend other irresistible Singaporean dishes.

Post dinner, unwind at an exquisite teahouse for a traditional tea-tasting session. Sample the Imperial tea served to Queen Elizabeth II in the same teahouse.

  • You must be physically fit and be able to walk 9km to join this tour. We do walk at a slow casual pace but if you tire easily we will suggest to make use of the occasional taxi ride to cut down the walking. In this case taxi costs would be payable by yourself.
  • If you are a vegetarian we promise to get you something to eat at the Hawker Centre but we can not guarantee what will be available, it might be quite basic (like rice and veg)
  • If the tea house is closed for any reason we will include a larger dinner section.
  • If the rooftop of The Pinnacle is closed due to bad weather we will take you to a different HDB building.
  • Cancellation Policy: If you cancel more than one week (more than 168 hours) in advance we will give you a full refund (excluding the booking service fee). If you cancel between 7 days and 2 days (between 167 and 48 hours before) we will give you a 50% refund (excluding any service charge). No refund under 48 hours cancellation.
Location
City Hall
North Bridge Road
Your tour starts from outside Exit B of City Hall MRT Station. Your guide will be waiting for you at street level. Please fully exit the MTR Station, do not wait inside. If you are arriving by taxi Exit B is located on North Bridge Road. Ask for St Andrews Cathedral, North Bridge Road.
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Ascotitaly
Aug 16, 2024
What a super tour - Richard was a warm and friendly tour guide who intermingled his life growing up in Singapore with the history. We gained a good grasp of the past and the current reality of life in Singapore. Richard is an oracle and we are keeping his number for future trips. We would all fully recommend his tour.
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Trip63829759603
Jul 14, 2024
Excellent experience with an even better guide, PAM! - The tour was great and informative. Pam was an excellent guide who made the experience even better! There was a fair bit walking which was fine and fairly easy with plenty of breaks.
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880jessd
Jul 13, 2024
Excellent Tour - This was a fantastic tour! Pam, our guide, was absolutely fantastic! An excellent way to get to know the history of Singapore and get some insight to what it is like to live here!
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Relax29421947149
Jun 14, 2024
Well organized - We had pleasure taking the tour. Pam demonstrated exceptional knowledge, enthusiasm and professionalism. The tour was well organized and Pam shared fascinating insights about each location we visited.
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792triend
Jun 4, 2024
Excellent tour - We had a great time with Richard, our tour guide. He went above and beyond to make sure that we know about Singaporean culture and history. He offered to take pictures for us throughout the tour and gave advices about what to do and where to go in Singapore. He walked us to our train at the end of the tour to make sure that we get home safely. Everything was well paced and we did not feel rushed. We loved the tea tasting and boat ride experience.
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Climber01473333561
May 5, 2024
A wonderful experience - The Guide was very nice and explained to us a lot of interesting things about Singapur. We enjoyed and learn a lot. It was more than four hours, but ir we need six it was ok. Thank you Pam you did it fantastic!
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Lydiamm9760pk
Apr 27, 2024
Awesome Singapore - Boo and our driver Bernie did a 5 star job with our tour and went way above to make our experience great. Our main contact at PE dropped the ball and scheduled a five mile walk when we asked for limited walking day 2 was great but day 1 we couldn't do. Boo worked with his company and Bernie and saved the day and did the tour wr needed. The great pictures were a real plus. Thanks again Boo and Bernie at Hello Singapore
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Yolandam835
Apr 5, 2024
Highly recommended experience - The views were incredible, we took some beautiful photos, the guide was a 10, the explanations were super interesting. Recommended 100%, we loved it.
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William_d
Mar 6, 2024
Fun and learning in Singapore - We had a great day with our guide Su Ling. We learned a great deal about the city and she helped us plan the rest of our time in Singapore.
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Michelegg8754hr
Feb 26, 2024
Very informative, educational and enlightening - Our experience with Richard was amazing. He is a very knowledgeable and educated tour guide answering every question we asked. It was extremely humid so I suggest taking plenty of water and a powered portable fan. Comfortable shoes is a must because of all of the walking. We had a wonderful time and highly recommended this excursion. Thank you Richard☺️
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