Singapore Walking Tour: Custom Itinerary with Local Guide
Your host designs the itinerary around you, not the other way around.
A private walking tour of Singapore where you and a licensed local guide build the day together based on your interests. After booking, you fill out a Personalization Form so your host can craft a route that fits what you actually want to see, whether that's iconic landmarks like Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay, or neighborhoods like Tiong Bahru and Chinatown where locals eat and spend time. You choose the duration (2 to 8 hours) and start time. The guide handles the route, the timing between stops, and the stories behind what you're standing in front of.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Singapore's iconic sights and neighborhoods
- Meet your local host
- Complete personalization form
- Visit ArtScience Museum
- Walk along Marina Bay waterfront
- Explore Chinatown streets and landmarks
- Discover Gardens by the Bay
- Tour historic hilltop park
- Experience Tiong Bahru neighborhood
What’s included
- Online Personalization Form sent after booking so your host can tailor the itinerary to your interests.
- flexible duration (2 to 8 hours) and start time that you choose when you book.
- pickup included if your accommodation is central.
- private walking experience with a licensed local guide speaking English or Malay.
- direct communication with your host for itinerary planning and local recommendations before and during the tour.
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Walk Singapore with a licensed local guide who tailors the route to what you want to see, from Marina Bay and Chinatown to Tiong Bahru's street art.
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The experience
Before you meet, you'll complete a short online form describing what draws you: food, history, street art, colonial architecture, markets, or a mix. Your host then reaches out to build an itinerary that actually reflects that, not a preset script. On the day itself, you walk at your own pace through neighborhoods like Chinatown, where heritage shophouses and hawker centers sit alongside ornate temples, or Tiong Bahru, known for Art Deco buildings, indie bookstores, and a thriving food scene. Marina Bay offers skyline views and the Merlion. Gardens by the Bay shows you the Supertree Grove and Cloud Forest, where vertical gardens and sustainability tech blend together.
This is a walking experience, so you'll cover ground on foot through Singapore's streets and neighborhoods. Public transportation or local taxis may connect some sites, and your host can discuss those costs after you book. The guide speaks English or Malay and carries the local knowledge, which hawker stall serves the best dish, which alley opens onto a hidden temple, what each district's history actually means. You're not following a group or a fixed schedule. You're moving through the city with someone who lives there, stopping when something catches your eye and skipping what doesn't interest you.
Pickup is included if your accommodation is central. Otherwise, you'll meet your host at an agreed location. Food, drinks, and tickets to any attractions (like Gardens by the Bay or museums) are separate, so you control what you spend on those. Gratuities are optional. The whole thing is built around flexibility. You choose how long you want to walk (2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 hours) and what time you start, then your host shapes the route to fit.
Top questions
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 377 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you arrange it with the operator after booking. Pickup is about 5 minutes before departure.
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Malay.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 13).
What neighborhoods and landmarks does this tour actually cover?
The tour includes Chinatown, Marina Bay, Tiong Bahru, and Gardens by the Bay as starting points, but your host customizes the route based on what you tell them in the Personalization Form. You might focus on one neighborhood deeply, or mix landmarks with hidden local spots. The itinerary is yours to shape.
Do I have to pay for food and attraction tickets separately?
Yes. Food, drinks, and entry tickets to any attractions are not included in the tour price. You and your host can discuss where to eat and what to visit, and you decide what to spend on those as you go.
Can I choose how long I want to walk?
Yes. You pick your duration when you book (options range from 2 hours to 8 hours), and your host builds the itinerary to fit that timeframe and your interests.
Will we use public transportation, or is this only walking?
This is primarily a walking experience through neighborhoods and streets. Public transportation or local taxis may connect some sites to save time or distance. Your host can discuss any additional costs for those transfers after you book.
Operated by City Unscripted. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Singapore Walking Tour: Custom Itinerary with Local Guide
2h–8h · EN +1
from S$ 107 per person
≈ US$ 83 in your currency
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