Singapore Culture & Local Living: A Private Tour by a Singaporean

Colonial District/Civic District

Singapore

Start your holiday at where the story of Singapore started! Greet Sir Stamford Raffles, the founding father of modern Singapore before taking a stroll along the Singapore River to get to Merlion Park. Experience the rich history of heritage architecture, passing by the historic momunuments and bridges while you enjoy the astounding scenary along the way.

Chinatown

Singapore

What used to be the dwellings of Chinese immigrants have been transformed into a bustling neighborhood which home a good mixture of hawker, history and architecture. Be awe by the Tang Dynasty inspired Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, walk the street between the shop houses and step into Sri Mariamman Temple, Singapore oldest Hindu Temple to experience the rich culture of the Hindu religion.

(Singapore City Gallery + Lunch @ Maxwell Market)- Singapore is a nation by design and URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority) plays an important role in planning, reviewing and executing the development of Singapore. Visit The Singapore City Gallery in Chinatown to find out more! Experience where the locals have their comfort food. Visit Maxwell hawker centre for a meal, start off with a Chinese rojak (fruit salad) before indulging in the famous Hainanese Chicken Rice. Have some Appam as a side dish, a type of South Indian pancake that has crispy edges and a soft, fluffy centre which goes great with the orange palm sugar and grated coconut. Treat yourself to some Chendol or Ice Kachang, a dessert that will make you wanting to come back for more.

Mount Faber

109 Mount Faber Road, Singapore, 099203

Take a cable car into Sentosa and enjoy the aerial view of the Southern part of Singapore. If cable car isn't a fancy, visit the Mt Faber Point which is watching over the harbor and southern islands, a popular sport to catch a panoramic view of the heart lander from its peak. The round trip cable car ride experience = 30 minutes Sight seeing at the peak of Mount Faber = 15 minutes No time to explore Sentosa and yet wanting to have a feel of it? Add in 30 minutes to take the cable car line in Sentosa to complete the experience of the Southern Exposure.

Little India

Singapore

Pretty colourful garlands of flowers, dazzling and intricate gold jewellery, traditional indian sweets that will satisfy any sweet tooth, mouth-watering roti prata with curry with the not to be missed teh-tarik . . . The list can go on and on with what you can experience in Little India!

Kampong Gelam

Singapore

Sing along with me to the Disney movie theme song "Aladdin"... "A whole new word, a hundred thousand things to see..." That's how I felt when I was first presented the majestic Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam. See Kampong Glam, a place where the royal family once lived, through our lenses and experience the rich culture of our Malay ethic group.

National Orchid Garden

1 Cluny Rd, Within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 259569

Located in our National Botanical Garden (Singapore first UNESCO World Heritage site), National Orchid Garden houses over 1000 species and 2000 hybrids of Orchids on display. Take a leisure walk in the garden and enjoy the remarkable exhibition of an array of colorful orchids.

Tiong Bahru

Singapore

Tiong Bahru Market - One of our family favourite morning hang out! Located in the oldest housing estate in Singapore, Tiong Bahru area houses a mixture of old and new. Tiong Bahru Market offers a great varieties of food and is a morning market to go to have a local market experience.