Day 1: Street food tour
My favourite way to get to know a city quickly is always to book on to a local food tour. Singapore had been tempting me with thoughts of spicy noodles, curries, wantons and chilli crab and I thought the best way to eat my way through Singapore was to tour some eateries with a local!
So the day we arrived (we had an early flight in), we headed straight out on our Urban Adventures food tour. Our tour had six people, but we can also book this as a private tour if you prefer.
The tour cost £60 per person and includes stops at three food markets and a cultural centre. In the cultural centre, we also learned a bit more about Singapore – from looking at a scaled down map of the entire city to hearing some interesting facts. For example, we heard that most of Singapore’s tube stations were also built to double up as air raid shelters!
We met our local guide, Renee at the MRT station in China Town, ready to embark on our 3.5-hour walking tour. Renee was incredibly knowledgeable and combined explanations about the local food with some insights into Singapore’s roots, culture and history - so it was a delightful tour that I’d highly recommend.