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Tours of the City The Singapore Tourism Board in Tourism Court (website: www.visitsingapore.com) can provide information on an enormous number of city tours, whether walking, on buses, cruises, by night or by special interest. Hotels can usually book any of these. Walking Tours The Singapore Tourism Board produces a series of Yours To Explore guides for walking tours, including the Singapore River, Chinatown, Little India, Orchard Road and various arts sights. Singapore Sightseeing Tour East (tel: 6332 3755; website: www.singaporetours.com.sg) conducts a longer tour through the sights, smells and sounds of Little India. This tour promises insights into fortune-telling, flower weaving, making the perfect curry powder and the secrets of ayurvedic medicine. The two-and-a-half-hour tour costs S$30 and starts at 1000. Bus Tours There are many bus tours run by different private operators – Singapore Tourism Board can provide details or they can be booked via hotels. One of the most popular is the Singapore Trolley (tel: 6339 6833), an imitation of the red trams of the 1920s. The one-hour tour takes in 17 spots between Orchard Road, the colonial district and Clarke Quay, with running commentary. The fare (S$14.90) includes a free riverboat tour. There are six tours a day, departing Clarke Quay at 0945, 1045, 1245, 1345, 1500 and 1600. Other Tours An alliance of travel operators, East-West Executive Travellers PTE Ltd (tel: (612) 9997 8010, Australia; website: www.singapore.travelmall.com), based in Australia, runs a number of unusual and interesting tours in Singapore. Singapore Sightseeing Tour East (see above) also offer cruise tours. |
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