Tea & Tiffin: Cultural Tour of Little India with Food Tastings
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6 Ratings
Singapore
Explore Little India's rich culture: visit a Hindu temple, taste local foods, and learn about Singapore's social transformation and heritage trades.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Little India - If your idea of exploring Singapore is to experience locals’ way of life while biting into tea-time treats , then this tour is for you! With 2-3 different tastings woven into a walking tour off the beaten path, our walk takes us into the charming districts of Jalan Besar and Little India where old meets new. Step into a public housing estate, and understand how the ubiquitous apartments paved a way for the nation’s survival in the late 20th century. In a city with an ever-evolving urban environment, see how gentrification has sprouted lifestyle and creative pursuits in an area originally occupied by traditional trades. Hear how immigrants eke a living in early Singapore as we visit places of worship such as Abdul Gafoor Mosque and Sri Veeramakaliamman temple. From spices and slaughterhouses to old-time hawker centres and eclectic shophouses, this tour is for those with a voracious appetite for food and culture.
What's Included
  • Professional Licensed Guide
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • This is a walking tour; transportation is not included.
Additional Information

Situated on the city fringe, Little India embodies a fusion of cultures evident in its architecture, religious traditions while offering a glimpse into everyday Singapore. Visit a Hindu temple. Hear about Singapore’s social transformation at a public housing estate. See heritage purveyors in action and discover how these trades are an important pillar of the Indian community, including a tour of a busy hawker centre as we dive into Singapore’s UNESCO-listed Hawker Culture and enjoy local food tastings.

a) Get a headstart on Singapore’s hawker culture and sample 2-3 different foods and a local tea or coffee.
b) Explore historic shophouses and learn about our immigrants’ way of lives and the trades of the past
c) Appreciate the Hindu traditions at a local temple
d) Discover Singapore’s urban development and social housing transformation

Location
76 Buffalo Rd
Buffalo Road
Little India MRT Exit E
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Katrinalu16
Oct 10, 2022
Explore the mysteries of Little India - Rachel is the best tour guide we have ever seen! She is excellent, lovely and definitely a superb storyteller and very insightful. We like and appreciate the way and attitude Rachel organized the tour with details, patience and her true passion before, during and after the tour which made our Little India time a very interesting, informative and memorable. Tasting local foods and walking through wet market were also an amazing part of the arrangements to get to know more about the culture and tradition. Highly recommend Rachel and you will always get surprise from her.
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Helen54321
Feb 5, 2022
Fascinating Little India! - Enjoyed the tour tremendously! Even though Little India is like within the Singapore backyard, there were still gems of knowledge my husband and I got to know today! Rachel is such a personable and passionate guide. She takes every effort to make history "come alive". Drawing from her research and experience, she breezes us through a most enjoyable time down the "back streets" of little India to Jln Besar, dropping little tips and nuggets for the time-tested traveller. I am proud to support such quality local tours like these! Keep it up guys! :)
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Fiona
Jan 3, 2022
Interactive and informative - Joined the tour with a friend and group size was 5 in total inclusive of our guide, Rachel. Rachel is an exceptional guide who takes time to familiarise with us and has enriched us with tidbits of information on the historical background of the sites seen at Little India. Her rich knowledge of the place is clearly demonstrated in her bringing us to places where we can get magnificent bird's eye view of the landscape of Little India. Depsite the heavy rain, she was flexible in the tour schedule and was accommodating in checking with our schedule and extending the tour to 4 hrs to ensure that we still get to enjoy the full experience of the tour when the rain died down. The impressive depth and range of places, food and information covered makes it worth the price for the tour.
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Greenteaconnoisseur
Jan 2, 2022
A lovely and informative tour around Little India - I joined the tour with a friend, and a couple haf also signed up for the tour separately so there were five of us in total with our tour guide, Rachel. The tour group's small, which makes for a much more discussive atmosphere and even though I'm Singaporean myself, I've taken away quite a fair bit from the tour. Unfortunately, it rained pretty heavily during the tour but Rachel re-arranged our itinerary and we started off with some food at Tekka hawker centre and a look through the wet market. She went through the history behind how hawker centres were started, how the dishes are made and some ingredients in the wet market. Once the rain had died down into a drizzle, she led us through Little India and shared about how Little India has 'evolved' over time including pointing out some relics from building projects and architectural features of cultural importance. She also gave us several food recommendations, which is always a plus. 😊 The tour took a total of almost 4 h. Overall, despite the more expensive price tag, I do think the small group tour Rachel provides is a really informative and personal experience. If you'd like to learn more about Singapore, Rachel and her tours with Curious Culture is definitely worth going for.
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Marielacoursiere
Dec 17, 2021
Terrific tour that I strongly recommend - Visiting Singapore from Canada for the first time and did this tour with my 14 year old son on Day 7 of our visit. Booked the tour because I was curious about Little India and there wasn’t much about it in my travel guide. This tour is hands-down on my Top 3 highlights for the entire trip. Rachel is very knowledgeable and entertaining. She took us to places we would have otherwise not been to and gave us a solid and very interesting overview of the Indian cultural heritage in Singapore. Having her guide us through the Hawkers and market was very valuable so we’d get a great sample of Indian foods from “A” stalls, and so was having her guide us through a Hindu temple. We left with an appreciation we wouldn’t have had doing this on our own. Strongly recommend her to anyone visiting Singapore wishing to learn more about this fascinating facet of Singaporean life.
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Emmakev2019
Jul 21, 2019
Best tour ever ! - Rachel was prompt; extremely knowledgable about the various Singapore cultures; religion & history. The food tasted on the way was magnificent and I learnt about the Singapore not seen by most tourists such as the government sponsored housing. Amazing and excellent value - a must do tour.
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