Singapore Chinatown & Little India Night Tour with Bumboat

Three neighborhoods in one night: Chinatown's night market, the Singapore River lit up, and Little India's temples and street art

You're picked up at your hotel, taken to Chinatown for Chinese dinner, then onto a bumboat to see the Singapore River and Marina Bay Sands lit up at night. After that comes Little India: a temple, street murals, jasmine garland making, and a traditional henna experience before dessert. Hotel drop-off included. The whole evening takes about four to five hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Chinatown Singapore30m
2. Little India30m

Evening tour of Chinatown and Little India

• Explore Chinatown night market
• Dine at local Chinese restaurant
• Take bumboat ride at Clarke Quay
• Visit Sri Veerakaliamman Temple in Little India
• See Indian murals on Upper Dickinson Road
• Watch jasmine garland making at Campbell Lane
• Experience Mehndi Henna at Selvi’s
• Enjoy dessert at Apollo Village

The experience

You're picked up from your hotel as the sun drops. By 7:30pm you're sitting down to Chinese dinner at a local restaurant in Chinatown, the kind of place where the owner knows the regulars and the menu doesn't need translation because the food speaks for itself. After eating, your group walks down to Clarke Quay where a bumboat is waiting. These flat-bottomed wooden boats are how locals have moved along the Singapore River for decades, and tonight you're on one as the city switches on. The Merlion lights up. Marina Bay Sands throws its water display across the dark. Restored shophouses glow yellow. The financial district towers turn into something almost soft when they're reflected in the water at night.

Once you're back on land, the air-conditioned vehicle takes you to Little India, which is a different kind of alive. Sri Veerakaliamman Temple sits right there on the main street: your guide walks you through its history, and then you cross the road to where the real texture of the neighborhood shows itself. Upper Dickinson Road has Indian murals painted across entire building facades. At Campbell Lane, you stop to watch locals weave jasmine garlands and wrist garlands by hand, the flowers still fresh, their fingers moving in a rhythm that takes years to learn. Then Selvi's, where a henna artist applies traditional Mehndi designs, not the tourist version, the actual thing, intricate and slow.

The tour ends at Apollo Village on Hastings Road with dessert, which lands around 10:30pm. You get back to your hotel sometime after that. The whole Chinatown & Little India night tour runs with small groups, minimum two adults, so it doesn't feel like you're herded through. There's a complimentary drink voucher included (valid June–August 2026), redeemable for either a half-pint beer or soft drink before the tour starts.

What’s included

• Chinese dinner at a local Chinatown restaurant.
• bumboat river cruise along Singapore River with views of the Merlion, Marina Bay Sands, and city skyline.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• air-conditioned vehicle transportation.
• visit to Sri Veerakaliamman Temple in Little India.
• guided walk through Indian murals.
• observation of jasmine garland making.
• traditional Mehndi henna experience.
• dessert at Apollo Village.
• complimentary drink voucher (beer or soft drink, valid June–August 2026).

Options for this experience

2 options

Without hotel pickup, starts at ParadoxGuide in English · 18:00

Guide in English18:00, 18:15 and 18:30

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Before you book

Days and timesTuesday, Thursday, Saturday and SundayDepartures at 18:00, 18:15 and 18:30

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (under 2)

GroupUp to 10 · max 9 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “This tour departs from our Tour Coordination Centre at Paradox Singapore, 20 Merchant Road.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48h

Paid on siteS$ 50

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tour East - Singapore

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see three distinct neighborhoods in one evening without navigating between them yourself: the fixed route and included transport mean you move through Chinatown, the river, and Little India without planning stops or timing connections.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 2).

What time does the tour start?

Hotel pickup happens in the early evening, with dinner served between 7:30–8:15pm. The tour finishes around 10:30pm.

Is the bumboat ride included?

Yes. After dinner in Chinatown, you board a bumboat at Clarke Quay for a cruise along the Singapore River to see the Merlion, Marina Bay Sands, and the city skyline illuminated at night.

What's included in the tour?

Chinese dinner, bumboat river cruise, hotel pickup and drop-off, and transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle. A complimentary drink voucher (beer or soft drink) is included for tours booked June–August 2026.

Do I need to arrange my own dinner?

No. Dinner at a local Chinese restaurant in Chinatown is included. Drinks during dinner are not included.

What happens in Little India?

You visit Sri Veerakaliamman Temple, see Indian murals on Upper Dickinson Road, watch locals make jasmine garlands at Campbell Lane, and experience traditional Mehndi henna tattooing at Selvi's. The tour ends with dessert at Apollo Village.

Is this tour available during Chinese New Year?

No. The tour does not operate during the Chinese New Year period (dates announced in advance).

What's the minimum group size?

The tour requires a minimum of two paying adults to operate.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes. Pickup and drop-off at your hotel are included in the tour price.