PRIVATE CUSTOMISED singapore WALKING TOUR
Discover Singapore your way—historic, hidden, or iconic—on a fully personalised private tour designed around your interests, pace, and schedule.
🏆 Winner of the Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Award, placing it in the top 1% of tours worldwide.
Private Customised Tours are available as Walking Tours or as Car Tours.
At a Glance
- • Duration: 4 to 8 hours — you choose
- • Start Time: Anytime from 8am to 7:30pm (8-hour tours must begin by 3:30pm)
- • Meeting Point: Hotel, airport, cruise terminal or custom location
- • End Point: Anywhere convenient for you
- • Includes: Expert local guide and public transport (MRT & bus)
- • Languages: English and Chinese
- • Available: Day or night, 7 days a week
About the Tour
This is Singapore, your way. Rather than following a fixed itinerary, this private walking tour is designed around what fascinates you most.
You might wander through the historic lanes of Chinatown, where clan associations, hidden temples and the stories of early migrants still shape the neighbourhood. In Little India, you might explore vibrant streets filled with spice markets, Hindu temples, gold shops and textile traders. Or step into Kampong Glam, the former seat of Malay royalty, where traditional trades sit alongside trendy cafés and boutiques tucked into colourful shophouses.
Elsewhere, we might stroll through the elegant colonial buildings of the Civic District, uncover Singapore’s remarkable transformation at the City Gallery — home to a giant three-dimensional model of the entire city, or visit neighbourhoods like Tiong Bahru, where art deco housing blocks, street murals and beloved hawker stalls reveal everyday Singaporean life.
Because this is a walking tour, you experience Singapore at street level — noticing details most visitors pass straight by, from quiet courtyards and historic shophouses to lively markets and neighbourhood food centres.
Your guide will adjust the route throughout the day, following your curiosity and sharing the stories, quirks and insights that bring Singapore to life.
This is not a generic tour. It’s a tailored exploration shaped around your curiosity, delivered by guides who know the city deeply and love sharing it.
Why Choose Hello! Singapore Tours
- • Fully private and customised — designed around your interests, pace, and schedule.
- • Award-winning experience — Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best (top 1% worldwide).
- • Expert in-house guides — we are not a guide marketplace and we don’t subcontract tours.
- • Flexible routes — your guide adapts the day in real time as your curiosity leads the way.
- • Small specialist team — consistent quality, thoughtful storytelling, and personal service.
Who Will Be Your Guide
Unlike many tour platforms, Hello! Singapore Tours is not a guide marketplace. All of our tours are delivered by our own carefully selected in-house team of guides.
We work as a close-knit team — the Hello! Singapore family — and every guide shares the same standards, warmth, and storytelling style. Many of our guests tell us that the highlight of their day is the time spent with their guide: someone who not only knows Singapore deeply, but genuinely enjoys bringing the city to life.
Optional Experiences
If there’s a particular attraction you’d love to include, we can seamlessly incorporate it into your day.
These optional experiences can be added when you book your tour. We’ll take care of the reservations and design your itinerary so everything flows naturally.
Chinese Tea Ceremony
A 30-minute tea appreciation experience in a beautiful traditional tea house. Learn the art of Chinese tea ceremony and sample the same imperial tea once served to Queen Elizabeth II.
Duration: ~30 minutes
US$12 per person (minimum $24)
Singapore River Cruise
A relaxing ride along the historic Singapore River on a traditional bumboat. It’s one of the best ways to see Marina Bay and understand how the city grew from a trading port to a modern metropolis.
Duration: ~40 minutes
US$19 per person
Gardens by the Bay
Visit Singapore’s spectacular Cloud Forest and Flower Dome conservatories — a stunning showcase of plants, architecture, and sustainability.
Duration: ~1.5 hours
US$46 adults / US$32 children. Prices subject to change.
Singapore Flyer + Time Capsule
Take in sweeping views of the city skyline from one of the world’s largest observation wheels, followed by an immersive journey through Singapore’s past and future.
Duration: ~1 hour
US$40 adults / US$25 children
Botanic Gardens & National Orchid Garden
Explore Singapore’s UNESCO-listed botanical gardens and the National Orchid Garden, home to more than 60,000 orchids.
The botanical gardens are a 20-minute taxi ride out of the city (payable by yourself). Suggested for 6+ hour tours.
Duration: ~1 hour
US$15 per person.
Bicycle exploration of Marina Bay
A relaxed cycle around Marina Bay’s scenic waterfront paths. Ride past landmarks like the Merlion, Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, and the Singapore Flyer, stopping whenever you like to take photos or explore on foot. The route is flat, safe, and largely pedestrianised, making it an easy and enjoyable ride.
Duration: ~1.5 to 3 hours
US$20 per person
Something Else in Mind? If there’s another attraction you’d like to include, just let us know. We’re always happy to tailor the day to your interests.
Good to Know
- • If it’s your first time in Singapore, don’t worry if you’re not sure what you’d like to see. We’ll design a well-balanced city tour that combines major highlights with local neighbourhoods and hidden gems, giving you a wonderful introduction to the city.
- • Private and flexible. Your guide will adjust the route throughout the day depending on your interests, energy levels, and what captures your curiosity.
- • Hotel, airport and cruise terminal pickup available. If you have plans before the tour, we can also meet you at another convenient location.
- • Public transport is included. We typically travel using Singapore’s excellent MRT and bus system during walking tours. If you prefer to use taxis during the day, we’re happy to arrange them, though the cost would be your own.
- • Tours run rain or shine. Singapore’s weather can change quickly, but a little rain rarely slows us down. Bringing a small umbrella is always a good idea.
- • Children aged 11 and under join free. Guests aged 12 and above are counted as full participants.
Arriving by cruise or stopping in Singapore on a layover?
Pricing
Prices shown are in US$ and are for the entire private group, not per person.
Choose a tour length between 4 and 8 hours, depending on how much of Singapore you’d like to explore.
Shorter tours usually focus on one or two districts, while longer tours allow time to explore several neighbourhoods and hidden gems.
6-hour tours are the most popular choice, offering a relaxed pace and a broader introduction to the city.
| 1-2 People | 3 People | 4 People | 5 People | 6 People | 7 People | 8 People | |
| 4 Hours | 350 | 400 | 450 | 495 | 535 | 575 | 615 |
| 5 Hours | 395 | 445 | 495 | 540 | 580 | 620 | 660 |
| 6 Hours — Most Popular | 440 | 490 | 540 | 585 | 625 | 665 | 705 |
| 7 Hours | 485 | 535 | 585 | 630 | 670 | 710 | 750 |
| 8 Hours | 530 | 580 | 630 | 675 | 715 | 755 | 795 |
Pricing Notes
• Children 11 and under join free. Guests 12+ count as full participants.
• Groups larger than 8 guests: add US$30 per additional person.
• Public transport (MRT and buses) is included.
• Taxis or ride-hailing services are optional and paid by guests.
• Entrance fees and food/drinks are not included.
• Tours starting before 8:00am or ending after 9:00pm incur a US$40 per hour surcharge.
• Prefer to travel by vehicle? We also offer a Private Customised Singapore Car Tour.
Where Can We Take You?
Singapore is a city of wonderfully varied neighbourhoods, each with its own character, culture, and history. Depending on your interests and the length of your tour, we can explore everything from colonial landmarks and waterfront promenades to temples, markets, heritage districts, and local food centres.
Here are a few of the neighbourhoods we often include on customised tours.
The Civic District
Emerald Hill
Marina Bay
Little India
Chinatown
OPTIONS
Airport Layover Tour
If you have 6-hours or more between flights make the most of your time and book a Singapore Airport Layover Tour with us.
Cruise Passengers Tour
Book the tour as your Singapore Shore Excursion and we guarantee that the best tour of your cruise will be the one that you take with us.
Ready to book your tour? Then use our secure online booking form to secure your ultimate Hello! Singapore tour experience. If you can't find what you're looking for, please feel free to contact us.
Please select the number of persons aged 12 years and over joining your tour. Children aged 11 years and under are free of charge.
Please click on your desired date to choose your start time and tour length; 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 hours.
‘Extras’ such as free of charge children, Bumboat River Cruise tickets, Gardens By The Bay tickets etc can all be added on after you click ‘checkout’. Simply click on the Extras section.
All pricing is in USD.