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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour
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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour
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Activity Duration (3 hours)
Light
Hosted in Japanese, English, Chinese
Full refund if cancelled up to 24 hours before the experience starts
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What you'll do
Join us on a culinary adventure through Chinatown's vibrant Hawker Culture! On this food tasting tour, you'll discover the rich flavors and aromas of Chinatown's iconic street food.
Tour Highlight
Singapore's Hawker Culture is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This tour takes you on a culinary journey to explore the best of Singapore's hawker scene. With a local guide, you'll visit iconic temples, secret alleys with vintage shophouses, and hidden spots with aesthetic murals. You'll also get to taste a selection of handpicked hawker dishes and sweet treats recommended by your guide. With a maximum group size of 10 guests, you'll have a personalized and intimate experience. Join us on this culinary adventure and discover the best of Singapore's hawker culture.
What is included?
- 1 Bottle of Mineral Water
- 910 handpicked food at famous hawker centres or Michelin Bid Gourmand Award dishes
- 3 hours with a Licensed Local Guide
What is not included?
- Tips & Gratuities (is appreciated but not required )
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- Attraction Closures and Alternatives In the event of unforeseen circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions, resulting in the closure of any paid attraction(s) included in our tour itineraries, LC Travel reserves the right to substitute the affected attraction(s) with an alternative attraction(s) of similar value. This decision will be made at the discretion of LC Travel and is intended to minimize disruptions to the tour. No refunds or compensation will be provided for attraction closures or substitutions.
- Childs Policy: 1 adult can buy max 1 child tickets and 2 adults can buy max 2 child tix, etc. Any additional child will have to pay Full adult price.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Itinerary
No meal included on this day.
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Here is the starting point
Sri Mariamman Temple
1
Sri Mariamman Temple
Stop: 10 minutes
The Sri Mariamman Temple was founded in 1827 by Naraina Pillai, a prominent figure in Singapore’s Indian community. It was recognized as a National Monument for its architectural and historical significance.
2
Ann Siang Hill Park
Stop: 15 minutes
Ann Siang Hill was once a bustling business Centre for Chinese immigrants in Singapore, retaining much of its historical and architectural charm with many of the ethnic picturesque shophouses being restored and conserved. The tour guide will show you photo taking spots that were featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians.
3
Maxwell Food Centre
Stop: 35 minutes
Maxwell Food Centre is a treasure trove of hawker delights, featuring famous hawker dishes like Singapore's famous chicken rice, Fuzhou pancakes and other Hawker food
4
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Stop: 10 minutes
This Tang-styled Chinese Buddhist temple’s richly designed interiors and comprehensive exhibits on Buddhist art and history tell stories of culture over thousands of years old. The temple houses a relic said to be a tooth from Buddha. Next to it is Sago Lane, a place the Cantonese name ominously called 'street of the dead'.
5
Chinatown
Stop: 20 minutes
Chinatown Complex is a repository of unique architectural heritage showcasing shophouses with exteriors decorated in Chinese-style tile ornaments and motifs. Previously, street hawkers would ply their trade in pushcarts all over Chinatown causing congested traffic, resulting in the construction of Chinatown Complex to resettle them without losing the district’s unique character. Today, Chinatown complex is a popular place to dine & shop.
6
Smith Street
Stop: 30 minutes
Walk through several alleys with ethnic picturesque shophouses, Instagrammable murals by local artist Yip Yew Chong and have a rest stop at a traditional coffeeshop, feeling the nostalgia and tradition of coffee beans being roasted and ground at their backyard back in the old days.
This concludes the tour.
You’re free to explore at your own pace from here.
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