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Singapore Morning City Tour
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Singapore Morning City Tour

By Tour East Singapore
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Ages 0-99, max of 40 per group
Duration: 3h 30m
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
  • Local guide
  • Admission to National Orchid Garden (Non-Refundable)
  • Entry/Admission - Singapore Botanic Gardens
What's not included
  • Meals and Beverages
  • Gratuities
  • No cruise port pick up


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Tour departs from selected hotels in Singapore city or Sentosa Island, excluding Changi Village Hotel and Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel --------------------------------------------------------------- Pick up 45 minutes prior to tour start time for Sentosa hotel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pick up 30 minutes prior to tour start time for City hotel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If no hotel advise, you will have to meet your own way to our co-ordination point at The Robertson House by The Crest Collection and meet the guide at the lobby (Tour East Tour desk) 30 minutes before the tour starts.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Near public transportation
        • Infants must sit on laps
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3695CTC

        • Most travellers can participate
        • On Car-Free Sunday, National Gallery and Merlion Park will be replaced by Mount Faber.
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled 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 40 travellers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3695CTC

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        • Tour East Singapore
          1,199
          Singapore, Singapore
          Joined in July 2011
        • R2791EMmonicac
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Tour didn’t happen.
          Waited an hour at pickup point but the company never showed up, called them a bunch of times but they didn’t pick up the phone either. Been using TripAdvisor for many years and never had this experience before. Don’t book this.
          Written 13 September 2024
        • namanpatel
          0 contributions
          3.0 of 5 bubbles
          Very crowded and expensive
          It was my second time. But this time. God !! My God!! it was monday 19th aug it was so damn crowded. hot. wait times around 2 hrs. express pass cost a fortune. I mean its just to expensive . They want to rip off the tourist like anythin. some rides are not even worth waitin for 10 min also. for e.g the treasure hunt ride for kids. even the kids were not happy. we waited for around 40 min and it was so boring and no thrill. i mean you could make it more interesting. 2 rides were shut due to technical issues. the 2 main roller coaster. they should inform us prior at the ticket counter. this was very misleading. or else refund some amount back to us. Around 4.30 they open one of them and its a 200 min wait time. Its so annoyin. the food, transport everythin so expensive and then we have to wait for hours for each ride. its not acceptable that some rides are not workin and u charge a fortune. We loved the mummy ride the best.
          Written 29 August 2024
        • 820gillg
          0 contributions
          2.0 of 5 bubbles
          Not a patch on Universall USA
          The most frustrating thing about our day here was waiting in long queues (minimum 1 hour) to see carriages leaving half full. Especially when queuing in the single riders queue! It’s as if you weren’t allowed to ride together regardless. We knew it wouldn’t meet the same expectations as Florida but if you’re ok with this and have nothing better to, then it’s worth a visit!
          Written 27 August 2024
        • julzz2022
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Interaction with the animals at brekky is worth the extra money. Rest of the zoo was a disappointment compared to 30yrs
          Marie was an excellent tour guide. So friendly and helpful. Driver wasn’t very good staying the lane driving and up and down the whole way on the accelerator. The one back was also the same. Both distracted with their phones & looking around. The breakfast wasn’t that good but the experience with the animals was worth every cent. We had some extra animal come to breakfast. Orangutans, Macaws, Owl, penguins and an iguana. You cannot touch the animals except the iguanas side of the body. Great photo opportunities. The zoo itself was not as good as it was 30 years ago. There seems to be a lot of staff walking around not doing much. It would help if there was staff on each exhibition. I remember there was a recording or someone there talking about the Komono Dragons last time but this time nothing on any of them. It’s all about reading the signs. So it wasn’t a good experience because it was not educational. There was not one drink machine or shop that had sparkling water or normal water TBH, only soft drink and a few other choices! Most of the cafes and stops were only opening at midday. The gift shop prices were quite reasonable. Over all interactions with the zoo was the best part and the rest was below average. I was very disappointed as I had raved about it to my family.
          Written 31 July 2024
        • Barbara W
          0 contributions
          2.0 of 5 bubbles
          Night Safari Singapore Zoo
          The experience felt rushed and the volume of people made it difficult to keep track of our guide. Expectations were not met in terms of what was sold to us. Very disappointed.
          Written 23 July 2024
        • kedarbirid
          0 contributions
          3.0 of 5 bubbles
          An average attraction
          It's an average attraction but not too bad..... The animals were not seen properly from the tram. Though concept was fascinating, the execution was not that great. The waiting period was quite long, it's better to walk as you can explore it better and can have an adventure. There is also a stage show of nocturnal animals within the same tickets which was very good.
          Written 22 July 2024
        • burghughes
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Complete waste of money
          The tour guide was absolutely terrible. All he basically told us is that sometimes the Otangutans don’t come out. That once it happened 3 times in one week and we should complain if they didn’t show. In his exact words “it’s stupid.” He had a long drive to the zoo but that is all the info he gave - no history, no animal info, nothing. I’ve traveled all over and this was undoubtedly the worst tour guide I ever had. On the return trip he was chatting up a single lady from Australia the entire way back and from her responses you could tell she was being polite but wanted to be left alone but he couldn’t take a hint. Breakfast at the zoo was terrible. I expected it to be bad, but it was worse even than my low expectations. There are a few photo ops with small animals during the breakfast, then they try to get you to pay S$65 for 2 photos. There is also not enough time with this excursion to see much of the zoo. After breakfast we had time to see the Sea Lion show and that was about it. My recommendation based on this experience, just enjoy breakfast at your hotel, take aGrab to the zoo and enjoy it at your own speed.
          Written 21 July 2024
        • chrisdV1874YN
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Very disappointing
          Sentosa on its own is a great place and definitely a must do in Singapore. However I wouldn’t recommend booking this activity. You could just buy tickets for whatever you want to do in sentosa on your own (either online or at the ticket offices). There is a considerable lack of communication. Book this tour if you want DIY and you don’t want to bother getting on your own the tickets for the attractions it covers.
          Written 4 July 2024
        • brookemK9900VE
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Terrible customer service and company. Tour did not happen.
          Be careful when booking anything with this company!!! Terrible customer service and company. When I rang to confirm pick up the day before all was revealed that they did not sell that tour and did not have my booking. All was false. They are still selling a morning at Singapore Zoo with breakfast on this site and many others. Even on a Sunday. But they did not honour my booking that was booked through an agency. They apparently had no booking for me even though that agency had confirmed the tour with them twice. I will not recommend this company at all.
          Written 30 June 2024
        • 531martind
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          A muted night safari but a good experience nevertheless
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          Written 8 June 2024
        • 531martind
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Gardens by the Bay - A must do trip
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          Written 8 June 2024
        • 577traceyb
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Breakfast at the zoo
          A really lovely zoo to visit, we had breakfast at the zoo which was lovely and a good choice of food for everyone. We were lucky enough to have a great guide all to ourselves and he was very friendly and helpful to point out the animals and to see them so close was great.
          Written 7 June 2024
        • Navinshyam
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Never again with Tour east tours thru viator
          The trip was cancelled at last minute... very bad service as I was at a loose end and cud not plan either activities. We should be informed a day in advance or an alternate tour should be provided for...
          Written 28 May 2024
        • Kylie G
          0 contributions
          1.0 of 5 bubbles
          Didn't get picked up
          We opted for the hotel pick up as we thought this would be an easier way to get to the venue - bur our pick up didn't happen. We had a great experience with this company before - but this time we simply didn't get picked up - and no communication about this. We ended up getting a private vehicle through the app Grab which was very efficient. Universal studios itself was good fun and wheelchair friendly. My daughter had hurt her ankle and we hired a wheelchair for S$15. The staff were very helpful and ensured we were looked after.
          Written 28 May 2024
        • 980genevievec
          0 contributions
          3.0 of 5 bubbles
          Disappointed that no refund for display closed that we had paid for. Gardens beautiful
          Driver was excellent, however we were unable to see the floral fantasy which we paid for as it was closed on that day. we requested a refund but this was refused. Very disappointing
          Written 16 May 2024
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        4.0
        4.0 of 5 bubbles142 reviews
        Excellent
        65
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        36
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        15
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        9
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        17

        tmg123Melbourne
        Melbourne, Australia119 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sept 2022
        Generally an enjoyable experience. The Orchid Garden was an absolute highlight. We could, however, have spent less time at the Merlion. This tour really needs another stop because there was a lot of hanging around. It didn’t start until more than half an hour after the published time because pick-ups from various hotels occupied that time. People who were picked up early had to wait for the others. At the end of the tour the return of customers to their hotels was much more efficiently handled. The tour leader was knowledgeable and friendly.
        Written 15 September 2022
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        Richard H
        Stock, UK15 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Driver arrived 20 minutes late and we were expecting smaller party but shipped off to bigger bus.
        Was hoping to hear history of the city and Singapore but spent nearly 2 hours at Mosque and Chinese temple discussing why Muslims do not eat Pork and drink alcohol which I am guessing most people knew. Guide was at times difficult to understand but get that English is not his first language. Felt that after the tour I did not know any more about Singapore than before the tour.
        The 2nd World War was barely mentioned, very disappointed having been on excellent tours in Hanoi
        Written 14 March 2024
        This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
        Dear Richard, First please allow us to apologize for any inconvenience caused to you. Our City Tour is a collective tour we call SIC or Seat in Coach whereby we pick up all the guests from different hotels and arrange a bigger coach for the main tour. Noted on your feedback with regards to our guide. May we know when was your tour and possible to know the guide's name as we do have daily city tours and few guides operating the tour. Nevertheless, noted on the lack of English proficiency and will seriously look into this as its an English operated tour. Hope we could do better for your next or future tour with us. With best regards, Fay
        Written 14 April 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Sabrina L
        Dubai, United Arab Emirates165 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jul 2024 • Solo
        This tour is a good introduction to the city, especially if you're visiting Singapore for the first time. It will allow you to get around the city much faster

        The tour includes the main places of interest and our guide, Paul, was very knowledgeable of the history of the city. Plenty of time to take great pictures as well.

        I would recommend this tour for first time visitors at the start of their trip to Singapore.
        Written 1 August 2024
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        Dear Sir / Madam, Thank you for giving us a good feedback and positive review. Will also share the good news with the tour guide. With best regards, Fay
        Written 23 August 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Oregon Mom
        Eugene, OR88 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2024 • Solo
        This was a perfect little morning tour (before it got too hot & humid) to take on the first full day of Singapore. It provided us just enough info of landmark buildings, areas of town to visit later and of course a whirlwind through the beautiful National Orchid Garden. Our tour guide was friendly, energetic and attentive.

        We were first picked up in smaller mini vans in pre-determined hotels (make sure you know exactly where you’re scheduled to meet up). After picking up 3-4 groups of people in the minivan, you are joined into a larger bus of 25-30 people for the bulk of the tour. Then at the end of the Orchid tour, we rebosrded the minivans again and were dropped back off at the hotel.
        Written 27 May 2024
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        Dear Sir / Madam Thank you for your kind words and positive feedback. We definitely share your review with regards to our Tour Guide. With best regards, Fay
        Written 21 June 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Jaya Jaisswal
        Kolkata (Calcutta), India6 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Apr 2022 • Couples
        The light and sound show with dancing waters in Marina bay sand has been a beautiful experience. The view of merlion from the boat too was ecstatic. The shopping malls and the fountain of wealth too is a famous sight seeing in Singapore.
        Written 1 June 2022
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        tina L
        8 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jun 2024 • Solo
        Good half day tour that gives an insight into the history of Singapore and its development into the city it is today
        Hotel pick up and drop off
        Visiting four main locations including the Merlion down at the Bay and the vast Botanical Gardens to visit the exotic orchid house. Plus Tao Temple.
        I had been in Singapore a couple of days already and this tour added context to Singapore’s history and development rather than ‘catching the tourist spots’ that the Hop on Hop off type tour gives and I enjoyed it. Knowledgeable and friendly tour host
        Written 16 June 2024
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        Dear sir/madam, Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We appreciate and glad that you enjoyed the tour. With best regards Fay
        Written 20 June 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        NQTrish
        Queensland, Aust.94 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Mar 2024 • Couples
        We thoroughly enjoyed our morning tour with the very knowledgeable Monica! After a bit of a late start things flowed very smoothly and we didn’t feel rushed at the stopping points. Of course, you could spend all day at the gorgeous orchid house but we had nearly an hour to wander and marvel at the beauty of the gardens. Stops at Kampong Glam, Merlion Park and the Temple of Heavenly Happiness were long enough to feel you’d actually been there, not just whipped through! Monica was a fountain of information and very personable!
        I’d recommend this tour.
        Written 10 March 2024
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        Dear Trish, First would like to thank you for your kind words and positive review on the tour and our Tour Guide. Monica is one of our regular and long service guide. We sure share your feedback with Monica. Thank you once again and we hope to see you again in Singapore. With best regards Fay
        Written 14 April 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Enimish
        Mumbai, India47 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jul 2024 • Family
        It was a great tour- we visited many of the city’s districts like Chinatown , little India , civic town . Also covered the temple , Merlion park and orchid garden. Ian is a great guide - informative and with a good sense of humor. He was talking to all the guests and answering their queries . Overall an excellent trip. My 12 year old daughter loved it as well

        Also I booked tickets last night. Got the tickets on my mail. Though my hotel was not in the list , I had put in the hotel name. However was not sure if we would be picked up from the hotel. I sent a message to their customer care name and though it was beyond office hours I got a response. It would also help if along with the ticket the pickup is mentioned. thanks for a great trip !!
        Written 24 July 2024
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        Dear Sir / Madam, It was nice to see you had great time during your City Tour and happy with our Tour Guide Ian. Ian is one of the best tour guides we have who is very passionate with his job and very dedicated. Will sure share with him the good news. with best regards Fay
        Written 23 August 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Zainab M
        Accra, Ghana1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sept 2024 • Friends
        Great Tour Guide, picturesque locations and interesting history. Tour guide was too detailed and was a little inconsiderate about age group as we had lots of older people on the tour. I think that should be considered next time so that older people don’t end up being exhausted. JFYI: if you have valuables please be very cautious so you don’t end up forgetting them because they wouldn’t make any effort to assist you in getting it back. You practically have to accept the fact that you have lost whatever thing it might be for good. That was bad. I highly recommend. Paul was great!
        Written 8 September 2024
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        Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your positive feedback and comment. With regards to missing items if you misplace it inside the bus we always guarantee our passengers that drivers will return your items unless you lose it outside while walking we are unable to guarantee. Thank you for the good work about Paul and we will definitely share with him. With best regards Fay
        Written 9 September 2024
        This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

        Dillon1626
        Santa Rosa, CA21 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2020 • Friends
        Got to see all the main areas and the beautiful Botanical Gardens. This tour gives you a small glimpse of all areas allowing you to return and spend more time.
        Tour guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor.
        Written 6 January 2020
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