Saris, Sultans & Shophouses: Little India & Kampong Glam Walk

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.

This tour takes you to two very different old quarters of Singapore—Little India and Kampong Glam. These two neighbourhoods were conceived in Sir Stamford Raffles’ 1822 Master Town Plan created to help the immigrants from different communities settle and thrive in a new land.

Little India – Be mesmerised by the vibrant colours of the silks and gold, the wafting smells from the incense and curries, and hypnotic clangs of the temple bells. You’ll discover that this was actually the second place Indian immigrants settled after abandoning their first allotment next to Chinatown. Why? Join us and find out!

Kampong Glam – It was envisioned as a Malay enclave divided into three sections in Raffles’ Town Plan: one for the Sultan, one for the Arab traders, and one for the Bugis settlers. Today, Kampong Glam retains much of its traditional flavour. But, the area has also grown to become one of Singapore’s most bohemian and hippest areas bursting at the seams with cafes, bars, and clubs sitting alongside the golden Sultan mosque and adjacent heritage centre.