Private tours • Singapore
Private walking tours in Singapore with a licensed guide
A 3-hour private walk for one or two guests, on a route built around what you want to understand. Add a photo session for pictures of you along the way.
Why a private tour
Singapore makes more sense once you know how it works
Most visitors have a few days here. The signboards at each attraction tell you what you are looking at. They rarely tell you why it is there, who decided it, or how it was built and kept running.
Take Marina Bay Sands. It stands on land reclaimed from the sea, and since 2008 the bay in front of it has been a freshwater reservoir, closed off by the Marina Barrage.
Most people photograph the hotel. Few know why the water is there.
That is what this tour is about. Each tour is private and sized for one or two guests, so the conversation can go anywhere. During the breaks, ask about life here beyond the route: how CPF, the national savings scheme, works, what national service involves, or what school is like for Singaporean children.
Ready-made routes
Ready-made routes for your Singapore walking tour
Not sure where to start? Pick one of these. Each takes about 3 hours on foot, with a break along the way.
Heritage
Chinatown and Telok Ayer heritage walk
Where Singapore’s early immigrants landed, from Thian Hock Keng Temple through the shophouses of Ann Siang Hill into Chinatown.
Stops: Telok Ayer • Ann Siang Hill • Chinatown
Sustainability
Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay sustainability walk
How a dense city builds in nature, energy and water, from Marina Bay Sands and the Supertrees to Marina Barrage.
Stops: Marina Bay Sands • Gardens by the Bay • Marina Barrage
Housing and city planning
Tanjong Pagar public housing walk
How Singapore’s public housing (HDB) works, from the Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge to the older blocks and murals of Everton Park.
Stops: Pinnacle@Duxton • Everton Park • Tanjong Pagar
Your own route
Something else in mind?
Food, a neighbourhood near your hotel, or a mix of the routes above. Tell us what you are into and we will plan it. Same price.
Your guide
A guide who has worked on the city you are walking through
Jeremy is a Singapore Tourism Board licensed tourist guide (licence no. 6074). Before guiding, he spent years working on Singapore’s public housing and energy systems.
Public housing
Began in town council estate management, running public housing estates day to day.
Solar on Singapore’s rooftops
Worked on rooftop solar for public housing and for commercial and industrial buildings, during the push that saw Singapore meet its 2020 solar target.
Across the region
Technical expert on renewable energy projects in Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Then asset management for infrastructure investments in Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India and Laos. Ask how Singapore compares.
Travel photographer
Takes the photos for RoamingSimply’s guides and for the photo add-on.
Price
One price for your private tour
There is one booking a day, so the time is yours.
Private walking tour
• 3 hours, private
• Any ready-made route, or your own
Food, drinks and any entry fees are paid separately on the day.
Add photos
• Photos of you taken along the route
• Edited gallery of high-resolution images
• Delivered within two weeks as an online gallery
Three or more people, or photos only? Ask us.
Booking
How booking works
Three steps from your first message to the meeting point.
Send your dates
Pick a route or tell us what you like. We reply with availability.
Pay to confirm
Full payment confirms your date. We send the meeting point and start time.
Walk the route
Meet at the start point. Ask anything along the way.
Where do we meet?
The meeting point and start time are sent to you once your booking is confirmed.
What happens if it rains?
We move to covered walkways and indoor stops, or sit out the worst of it over a drink.
How do payment and cancellation work?
Full payment at booking, by card payment link or bank transfer, confirms your date. Cancel 7 days or more before for a full refund, or within 7 days for a 50% refund. No-shows are non-refundable. Full details are in our Booking Terms.
How much walking is there?
Most of the 3 hours is on foot at a steady pace, with a break along the way. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water and an umbrella.
Is it suitable for children?
The routes cover a fair distance on foot in tropical heat, and the storytelling is pitched at adults, so they are not designed for young children. If you are unsure whether a route suits your party, ask us.
Enquire
Check your dates
Tell us your dates and the route you like, and we will reply with availability.
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