The 5 Best Half-Day Tours in Singapore

1.Historical Half-Day Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 399 reviews · 4 hours · from $63Our pick

Ride a full-sized bicycle on a guided, roughly 16 km route from Crawford Lane through Kampong Glam, the Singapore River, Chinatown and Marina Bay. Your English-speaking guide links colonial landmarks and WWII memorials with everyday life, public housing and the modern business district. The four-hour tour includes one local snack and one drink at a Chinatown coffeeshop or eatery.

“very hard to improve it. excellent historical tour and the guide was very knowledgeable”

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2.Singapore Private & Personalized Half-Day Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $133Top rated

Spend three to four hours walking Singapore with a local host, shaping the route around your interests in culture, food, history, or lesser-known corners. Possible stops include Chinatown, the Malay-Muslim quarter, an Indian district, and heritage lanes. Your host contacts you before the tour to plan; transport, food, drinks, and attraction tickets cost extra.

“Our guide was very sweet and respectful. He showed a ton of interesting places and was very knowledge about Singapore.”

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3.Live Like a Local in Singapore (Half-day Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews

Join Chester, known as The Grey Shirt Guy, and his family for a private morning walk through Taman Jurong. Visit the first high-rise housing in Jurong, explore a public housing estate and neighborhood mall, then finish at a local food centre. Coffee or tea and snacks are included, and you can ask questions as you go.

“This is a great way to get an education on how Singaporeans live outside the tourist bubble of the central city”

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4.Private Batam Highlight Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · 7 hours · from $169

Take a seven-hour Batam trip from Singapore with a ferry ticket, English-speaking guide, land transfers, Indonesian lunch, and a 90-minute traditional massage included. Stop at the Welcome to Batam Monument, taste Layer Cake, and visit a Luwak coffee factory. Guides have included Gunawan, Reza, and Agus, though your guide may differ.

“Batam is a pleasant one hour ferry ride from Singapore. Reza met us at the ferry terminal and gave us an informative tour before taking us for a relaxing 90 minute massage. Then we had an Indonesian feast. Reza was a good tour guide. The tour included the ferry ride, the touring, the massage and the feast. A great deal and an interesting day.”

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5.Sentosa Luxe: A Premium Half-Day Island Discovery Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $371

Explore Sentosa with a private local guide on a four-hour route from Imbiah Lookout to Sentosa Cove. You’ll see SkyHelix and Fort Siloso Skywalk from outside, then visit Resorts World Sentosa, Central Beach Bazaar and Palawan Beach. Helen has guided the tour, though your guide may vary. Transport costs about $16 per person and is not included.

“A great taste and orientation of all the activities around Santosa Island. Well worth doing as soon as you arrive so you know where to come back to spend more time. Helen was a very informative tour guide providing lots of info before and Read more”

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