Little India, Singapore: The 15 Best Tours

1.Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Gelam City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · from $80Our pick

In about three hours, a licensed English-speaking guide leads you through Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown, with stops for murals, Tekka Centre, and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. Expect cultural and historical context, photo stops, and possibly MRT rides between neighborhoods. Guides have included Cheyenne, Yap, Yong, and Corliss.

“Fabulous tour. The guide was enthusiastic, entertaining and knowledgeable. Corliss made sure we had a great time. Thanks for taking photos of us. The tour was excellent for getting your bearings and seeing three great areas efficiently. We would highly recommend this trip.”

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2.Chinatown and Little India Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 190 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Walk from Little India through Kampong Glam to Chinatown with a licensed English-speaking guide. Expect temples, mosques, street art, shophouses, and stories about Singapore’s Chinese, Indian, and Malay communities. Guides including Yap, Yong Yuan, and Cheyenne have led tours that use the MRT between neighborhoods, so wear comfortable shoes for three hours on foot.

“Jackey from Let's Go Tour was knowledgeable, friendly, funny and accomodating, giving us wonderful tour while also thinking about toilet breaks and water purchase. This tour was a great insight into Ethnic Quarters and fun to do.”

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3.Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 70 reviews · from $177

Explore three of Singapore’s best-known cultural neighborhoods with a private guide and nine local food and drink tastings. Expect street stalls, hawker-center dishes, a look at Sultan Mosque, and an MRT ride to Chinatown. Guides have included Grace, Joseph, Grayson, and Nigel. Hotel transfers are an optional upgrade.

“We had a really excellent time with Grace as our guide who was really knowledgeable. Definitely recommend this private food tour as it took us around different areas of Singapore where we tried things we wouldn’t normally. So why 4 stars and not 5? The chicken rice we had at the end was not great at all. Not tasty, and hardly any chicken. Was lucky to get two bites. So glad we ended up getting chicken rice the following day from a different place which was a night and day difference. Otherwise we’d have left Singapore with a very poor impression of the chicken rice famous dish.”

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4.Tasting Trails: Chinatown OR with Kampong Glam, Little India

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $67Best value

Choose a three-hour Chinatown food walk or a longer route through Chinatown, Kampong Glam and Little India. Expect 8 to 10 local food and drink tastings, heritage streets and stories from a licensed English-speaking guide. Guides on recent tours have included Jeanette, Kelvin, Dawn and Leo. Food choices and the route depend on your booking.

“Really good tour. I was on my own and it was my first day in Singapore. Liang our guide was very informative and gave us a lot of history and tips for where to go for breakfast and about the hawker centres. Gave me confidence for the next day and where/what to eat. Food was amazing. I really enjoyed trying the traditional items. I would definitely do this again if I am in a new place by myself.”

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5.5 hours Little India, Kampong Glam, Chinatown with 9 Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $141

Spend about five hours walking through Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown with a licensed guide and a group of no more than 10. Expect 9 to 10 food and drink tastings, visits to landmark temples and a mosque, and stories about Singapore’s cultures. Guides may include Kelvin, Ronnie Tan, Jeanette, or Wee Soon.

“Food & drink combo… Ronnie was great!! Full of so much info! Don’t eat breakfast!! Got to try the mass transit as well,”

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6.4-hour Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $76

Join a licensed local guide for a four-hour walk through Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street. See historic temples, murals, Sultan Mosque, Haji Lane, and Parkview Square, with an MRT ride between districts. Guides named in guest feedback include Jolynn, KK, and Jeremy. Morning and afternoon departures are available.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our 4+ hour walking tour of Chinatown, Little India, and the Arab Quarter. Our native guide, Jolynn, was very knowledgeable and generous with her time, sharing with us Singapore’s past and present. She brought us to hRead more”

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7.Private Singapore Food Tour in Chinatown and Little India

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $141

Walk from Chinatown MRT to Little India MRT with a licensed local food guide, tasting nine Singapore dishes and refreshments along the way. Stops include Maxwell Food Centre, Tekka Centre, Serangoon Road, and a Buddhist temple. Guides who have led the route include Rachel, Kelvin, and Corliss. The private tour lasts about three hours and uses public transport.

“Our tour guide was very informative but overall feel the tour was expensive for your food choices you are given.”

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8.Little India Hawker Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Meet your English-speaking guide at Little India MRT Exit C for a three-hour walk through hawker centres and side streets, with eight food and drink tastings. Try Indian rojak, pani puri and thosai while hearing about local life and history. Guides on past tours have included Yap, Kyanta Yap and Corliss, though your guide may differ.

“We liked it ! Had a private tour, our guide provided a pretty mix of Information and entertainment.”

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9.Singapore Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $88

Spend four hours exploring Singapore’s Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India with a licensed English- or Chinese-speaking guide. See temples, historic shophouses, street art, and lively local shopping areas in a group of no more than 10. Guide names associated with the tour include Ganesh and Joyce.

“Very much recommended activity to get to know SG better. Ganesh was really knowledgeable and a great guide who has a lot of insight about the city”

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10.Little India Hawker Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $88

Spend three hours walking through Singapore’s Little India with a local guide, tasting South Indian favorites such as dosa and panipuri alongside an Indian take on Malay rojak. The tour includes food stops, stories about the neighborhood, and time to photograph street art and hawker cooks. Past guides have included Vidhya and Colin, though your guide may differ.

“Had a great time on the Little India tour with Vidhya. We got to try a whole list of things we hadn't had before, she tailored the options for us and we learned a lot of context about the area too. Can't imagine only spending a short piece of a 3 neighborhood tour on this rich area so I would highly recommend this more focused tour option.”

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11.Chinatown and Little India Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 3 hours · from $123

Start near Alsagoff Arab School for a three-hour private walking tour through Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown. Your English-speaking local guide leads you past temples, mosques, street art, textile shops, and historic shophouses, with room to shape the walk around your interests.

“Der Guide war ausgezeichnet, Singapur mit seinen Besonderheiten hat er uns in der kurzen Zeit anschaulich vermittelt.”

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12.Little India, Tekka Centre and Food Tastings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 17 reviews · 3 hours

Spend three hours walking through Little India with an English-speaking guide. Browse spices and taste roti, teh tarik, and Indian sweets at Tekka Centre, make a flower garland by hand, see Tan Teng Niah’s colorful villa, and visit Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple. Guides on recent tours have included Nathalie, Howard, Christina, and Francis.

“It was a very Nice Tour - the Guide took me (as there I was the only one) through Little India - there were a lot of Stops along the way with Little Treats and at the end a meal at the hawker Centre in tekka Centre. All in all recommended 👍🏻”

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13.Private Singapore Food Tour of Chinatown & Little India

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $107

Explore Little India, Chinatown, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, and Maxwell Food Centre with a private English-speaking guide. Food tastings and MRT transport are included, and dietary needs can be accommodated. Guides named Daniel and Danial are associated with the tour. A river cruise may be added, but confirm its timing and cost before booking.

“Daniel was informative but also quite flexible in his program. He knows a lot about the history of Singapore and its people.”

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14.Private Singapore Chinatown, Little India and Temples Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $191

Visit Chinatown, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Kampong Glam, Arab Street and Little India on a private tour with an English-speaking guide and hotel pickup and drop-off. Guides named by past guests include Edwina, Kim and Carol. Expect a mix of temple visits, neighborhood walks and time to browse traditional shops.

“Our experience was fantastic! Edwina was our tour guide and she was fantastic! She took us to all the hot spots and was always checking in to make sure we were enjoying ourselves! Very kind and very friendly. She highlighted a few places aloRead more”

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15.Kampong Glam and Little India Join-in Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $84

Start in Kampong Glam at 9:00 am, then follow an English-speaking licensed guide through historic streets, Sultan Mosque, Tekka Centre and Little India’s temples. The 3.5-hour tour ends in Little India, with a group of no more than 15. Charles has guided the route, but your guide may vary.

“Charles our guide was awesome. He was well informed and very educative. He took us to very interesting places and provided excellent background information on those places. He was overall extremely helpful even on matters not directly related to the tour. I highly recommend him.”

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