Singapore’s Historic Chinatown Walking Tour

On this guided tour of Chinatown, you'll explore Singapore's Chinatown, the oldest part of the city, and try some local cuisine.

Description

At the indicated time, we will meet at exit A of the MRT station at Raffles Place to start this walking tour around Chinatown. First, we will ascend to the Sky Garden in CapitaSpring, the second tallest building in Singapore, for stunning views of the city.

Next, we will visit the Temple of Yueh Hai Ching, the oldest Chinese sanctuary in Singapore, founded in 1819. Here, you can admire its unique carvings and mask and learn about the beliefs and rituals of the first Chinese immigrants.

Continuing our route, we will pass Pekin Street, the patio of an old Chinese boys school, and the Fuk Tak Chi Museum, formerly a temple to the God of Prosperity.

We will also visit Thian Hock Keng, the most important Hokkien temple in the country, which was constructed with materials from China. This temple was where sailors thanked the Goddess of the sea for their protection. You can see a relic of Buddha's tooth and a gift from the Qing emperor.

After lunch at one of Singapore's oldest noodle houses, we will explore the traditional trades of Chinatown, including a tea shop, pastry shop, and ointment store. We will also view murals by artist Yip Yew Chong, depicting daily life from the past.

The guided tour of Chinatown will last a total of 3.5 hours.