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The Heart of Kampong Glam: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Singapore
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The total tour time includes walking the route and passing by the attractions
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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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.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Kampong Glam wears its contradictions openly. Prayer calls echo from Sultan Mosque while tattoo artists work in shophouses nearby, and century-old restaurants share streets with pop-up photo-booths.
On this walking tour, you’ll find out how a neighborhood that began as a gathering place for Singapore-based Indonesian pilgrims planning their Hajj journey became Singapore’s creative quarter. It’s also where pioneering street artists and independent businesses built a community that’s now threatened by its own success.
The tour starts at Sultan Mosque, which is the last remaining mosque where the call to prayer still sounds across the streets. You’ll walk past restaurants that’ve been operat...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
699 N Bridge Rd
This tour starts at 699 N Bridge Rd, Singapore, by the Sultan Mosque. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Haji Lane
The tour ends in Haji Lane.
The Heart of Kampong Glam: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Singapore
About
Kampong Glam wears its contradictions openly. Prayer calls echo from Sultan Mosque while tattoo artists work in shophouses nearby, and century-old restaurants share streets with pop-up photo-booths.
On this walking tour, you’ll find out how a neighborhood that began as a gathering place for Singapore-based Indonesian pilgrims planning their Hajj journey became Singapore’s creative quarter. It’s also where pioneering street artists and independent businesses built a community that’s now threatened by its own success.
The tour starts at Sultan Mosque, which is the last remaining mosque where the call to prayer still sounds across the streets. You’ll walk past restaurants that’ve been operat...
Highlights
From 45 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 45 minutes to 1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
699 N Bridge Rd
This tour starts at 699 N Bridge Rd, Singapore, by the Sultan Mosque. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Haji Lane
The tour ends in Haji Lane.
Itinerary
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Sultan Mosque
Our Starting Point and also the heart of Kampong Glam is this 2 century old Mosque. Note the band of circles at the base of the dome; these are glass bottles, add to symbolise that all are equal when they come to prayer
5 minutes
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Muscat Street
The arches over Muscat street are popular for pictures - from the east side, you can frame up the golden dome of the mosque behind you.
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Gelam Gallery
The 2 back alley lanes of Gelam Gallery are an experiment in a free gallery of street murals painted by local urban artists: the murals evolve from year to year.
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Arab Street
Arab Street has been part of Kampong Glam since it's beginning; visitors can browse and purchase fine fabrics from the wide selections on offer.
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Haji Lane
Declared "the most instagrammable street in the world" by the New York Times, from mid-afternoon until night, this is where visitors flock for selfies.
