Little India & Kampong Glam

Singapore’s dynamic ethnic neighbourhoods with enduring traditions showcase a vibrant past, but also thrive on reinvention. Discover history, heritage, art and architecture as your guide walks you through narrow lanes, awakening your senses with the scents, colours, sounds and flavours on display around these historic neighbourhoods. Our 2 or 3 hour ‘Saris, Sultans and shophouses’ tour takes you to two of our three ethnic quarters.

Be immersed in exotic scents, colourful sights & spicy tastes as you take a walk through Little India. Discover the traditional trades within this precinct, and the local Indian community’s cultural practices & faith, through the medium of street art found in the side lanes & back alleys.

Next, take the train to Kampong Glam. The train fare is easily paid by tapping your credit card (Visa/Mastercard only) against the card reader at the gantries in the station. (Foreign-issued credit cards are accepted.)

Wander through the streets & alleys of Kampong Glam, the former royal & Arab Quarter, to discover the history & heritage of the precinct, as well as the culture of the indigenous Malay people. We will also discuss the impacts of gentrification upon this neighbourhood. Kampong Glam today is the vibrant heart of the street art movement in Singapore, and large street art pieces may be viewed as you explore the buzzing side lanes.