Take a Singapore city tour to orient yourself with popular districts like Chinatown, Little India and Marina Bay. A great activity for the start of your trip, this half-day tour introduces you to top attractions like the Merlion, colonial landmarks like City Hall and cultural sites like Thian Hock Keng Temple. A stop at the UNESCO-listed botanical gardens is also included along the way.

Singapore's highlights in a choice of morning or afternoon tours
Chinatown's ancient Thian Hock Keng Temple and handicraft centre
Photo stop at Marina Bay to photograph Singapore's iconic Merlion
Informative commentary from your English-speaking licensed guide

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
Local guide
Admission to National Orchid Garden (Non-Refundable)

Meals and Beverages
Gratuities
No cruise port pick up

Departure & Return

This operator has two meet-up options available. You can either meet at the departure point below or select a location for pick-up.

Departure Point

Furama RiverFront, 405 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169633
Lobby Foyer - Coach departure point. We provide complimentary pickup before tour start time. Do look through the list of selected hotel pickup or contact Tour East for further information. Thank you

Pickup Details

Possible departure locations

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Departure Time

8:30 AM

Return Details

This activity will end right where it started.

Please Note

Tour departs from selected hotels in Singapore city or Sentosa Island, excluding Changi Village Hotel and Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel --------------------------------------------------------------- Pick up 45 minutes prior to tour start time ------------------------------------------------------- Festive Hotel - Main Lobby Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa - Main Lobby Le Meridien Singapore, Sentosa - Main Lobby Shangri La Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa - Main Lobby Siloso Beach Resort - Main Lobby Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort - Main Lobby Capella Singapore - Main Lobby W Singapore Sentosa Cove - Main Lobby Bay Hotel Singapore - Main Lobby Harbour Ville Hotel - Main Lobby Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park - Main Lobby Ibis Singapore Novena - Main Lobby Oasia Novena Hotel Singapore - Main Lobby Fragrance Hotel Crystal - Main Lobby Fragrance Hotel Pearl - Main Lobby Fragrance Ruby - Main Lobby Fragrance Hotel Sapphire - Main Lobby Hotel 81 Palace - Main Lobby Grand Mercure Roxy - Main Lobby Park Hotel Alexandra - Main Lobby Hotel Ibis Styles Singapore on Macpherson - Main Lobby ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pick up 30 minutes prior to tour start time ------------------------------------------------------- Fraser Suites River Valley - Main Lobby Fragrance Riverside - Main Lobby Fragrance Hotel Imperial - Main Lobby Hotel Vagabond - Main Lobby Cherry Loft - Main Lobby Hilton Garden Inn - Main Lobby Hotel Grand Pacific - Main Lobby InterContinental Singapore - Main Lobby Orchard Parade Hotel - Main Lobby

What To Expect

Your half-day Singapore city tour starts in the Civic District, where you’ll see government buildings and other landmarks such as the Parliament House, the Cricket Club, Padang sports field and the National Gallery Singapore, where the former Supreme Court Building and City Hall sit. Then stop for a view of Marina Bay and photo op of the Merlion statue, Singapore’s mythological figure that’s half-fish, half-lion.

Next, visit Thian Hock King, one of the city’s oldest Buddhist-Taoist temples, followed by a drive through Chinatown. Stop by the National Orchid Garden, part of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which is home to 60,000 orchids of various colors and hybrids. Your last stop is the neighborhood of Little India, where you can take in the lively atmosphere and delicious scents coming out of the many Indian restaurants.

When your tour ends, you’ll have a helpful overview of the city so you can decide where you want to return later to explore in more depth on your own.

Padang (Pass By)

Explore the city by driving around the Civic District, passing by the Padang, Singapore Cricket Club, historic Parliament House, the National Gallery Singapore, Old Supreme Court Building and City Hall Building.

Merlion Park

Stop at the Merlion Park and enjoy the impressive views of Marina Bay. Do not miss out this picture-taking opportunity with The Merlion, a mythological creature that is part lion and part fish.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
On Car-Free Sunday, National Gallery and Merlion Park will be replaced by Mount Faber.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Operated by Tour East - Singapore

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

Q:What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Singapore City Tour?

A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival

Q:What is the policy on sanitization during Singapore City Tour?

A:The policies on sanitization are:

Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

Q:What is the social distancing policy during Singapore City Tour?

A:The policies on social distancing are:

Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

Q:What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Singapore City Tour?

A:The policies on staff health & safety are:

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms

Traveler Photos

Traveler Tips

It is only for a Morning too so if you’re limited to time, it’s perfect to cram a lot in and leave the afternoon for other things!

I really recommend this trip for those that have limited time and want to familiarize with Singapore in a short time.

Most of it was fine but whoever thought 20 minutes at the orchid gardens was enough needs to realise even an hour isn’t really enough to take in such beauty.

Reviews

4.0

968 reviews

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Informative and engaging tour!

Kelly_W, May 2022

This was a fantastic tour. Our guide was incredibly informative, and told us the history and socio-demographic breakdown of Singapore, along with explaining how the different religious groups pray when we visited a temple. Would highly recommend!

Singapore City Tour

Robert_M, Mar 2020

We found the City Tour to be excellent. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took us to a number of key locations and we were able to walk around as well. Would highly recommend the tour for first timers to Singapore. Great value for money.

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Dear Robert, Thank you for your wonderful feedback and kind words to our Tour Guide. With your encouragement Tour East Singapore will do even better. Hope you can visit Singapore again in near future when the current situation gets better. Best wishes to you and your loved one.

Great Tour

Kane_L, Mar 2020

Great tour - the guide was awesome making our visit to Singapore even more special. Really like the extra tips to help us out after the tour too! Thank you

Skip it

Lucie_S, Mar 2020

The guide was great with a lot of knowledge that was probably only thing i enjoyed. I would say, now from my own experience, It is better going without a tour. You can easily take metro/subway. Cheap and easy. Especially Marina bay where everything is just around (Supertree, flyer, gardens..) Your time will not be limited because with the tour they stop on the opposite side just to take pictures. The temple, little India are stops I would skip at all. I was excited to visit Orchid garden but it was raining heavily and you know.. Tour wouldn't wait until it stops... So I saw nothing from the garden which was the main point of booking this tour. You cen get there using metro and if it rains you can wait... Because it stopped like 10 min. after we left to little India.. Which again, nothing interesting. It is just a market with no time to browse or shop anyway. You just walk through small, smelly aisle. Tea tasting... Not bad but nothing special. Just go sit down and enjoy a cup of tea somewhere else.

Photo stops

Wayne_G, Mar 2020

Everything great. Pick up on time , tour guide Natalie was humorous and very informative. Botanical gardens were well worth a visit o

City Highlights

Margaret_E, Mar 2020

I had not visited Singapore since 2002 and this was a great way of seeing the changes and growth of this wonderful city.

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Hi! Thank you for your 5 star review! Indeed Singapore is a fast - developing country and we will continue to bring more wonderful attractions to the world :) Please come Singapore more often and we hope you enjoy the rest of your days in this sunny island! Have a nice day ahead! Rgds, Tour East Singapore Team

Singapore city tour

john_m, Mar 2020

this was an excellent way to get a feel of the city and the where everything was in relation to another.The guide passed on some good tips on what to visit and we followed up on his tips

Great way to spend the morning in Singapore

Catherine_C, Mar 2020

We really enjoyed this City Tour. The tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable about Singapore. Taken to Marina Bay and the Botanical gardens were the highlights. Although you do need more time at these locatons. Overall a perfect insight to Singapore.

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Thank you for your valuable feedback. We are glad that your enjoy the tour.

Excellent tour

Maria_D, Feb 2020

Excellent tour. A great way to get yourself oriented with Singapore. I especially liked how organized they were.

Bad tour

German_A, Feb 2020

Visited very little places, most of which were closed for being a sunday. The guide wasnt very helpful and was angry most of time. He left even before the tour was over

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you for your feedback, and we apologize for not bring you a pleasant experience. At end of the tour, we usually arrange different vehicles to send guests back to different hotels, and our guide will follow the coach back to the tour center, which may be the reason you did not see the tour guide at the end of the tour.

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