Singapore CIVIC DISTRICT & SINGAPORE RIVER- COMBO- Self Guided Audio Guide

Singapore CIVIC DISTRICT & SINGAPORE RIVER- COMBO- Self Guided Audio Guide

Welcome to Singapore River & Civic District, a professionally narrated walking tour This app offers a fully-guided experience - just like a local giving you a personalized, turn-by-turn, fully-guided tour.

After you book the tour, we will email you the link to the APP and the TOUR PASSWORD.

FULLY-AUTOMATIC & OFFLINE: Each point of interest along the tour has a narrated story, narrated directions, and helpful images. As you walk along the path and approach a pin, it’s story will automatically pop up and start playing.

FASCINATING STORIES: Engaging, and entertaining story about each point.

FREEDOM TO TRAVEL: No scheduled tour timings, no crowded groups, and no rush to move along past stops that interest you.

PRE-TRAVEL PREPARATION
We recommend that you download the app & the tour while you have a good internet connection.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Raffles City, 252 North Bridge Rd, Singapore 179101 Singapore

Raffles City is located is in the heart of the Civic District, where the colonial authorities housed many important buildings. In fact, the mall sits on the site of the city’s first colonial school - the Raffles Institution. The school was established almost 200 years ago by Sir Stamford Raffles, modern Singapore’s founder.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Tan Kim Seng Fountain, connaught Dr, Singapore Singapore

The fountain is a memorial to Tan Kim Seng, a wealthy merchant who was also actively involved in public life. He funded the construction of Singapore’s first public reservoir – now called MacRitchie Reservoir – which was completed in 1877.

Stop At: Padang, Between St. Andrew Road and Connaught Drive, Singapore 179682 Singapore

The Padang (Malay for 'field') is an open playing field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Anderson Bridge, Mouth of Singapore River, Singapore Singapore

The steel ribbed Anderson Bridge was built in 1910 to facilitate the growing traffic. Today, the bridge remains the oldest bridge across the river still open to vehicular traffic.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: 1 Fullerton Road One Fullerton Merlion Park, Singapore 049213 Singapore

This is an ideal spot to witness the dramatic changes Singapore has recently undergone. Go over to the platform on the left of Merlion Senior and out across the water.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bugis Street, 4 New Bugis St, Singapore 188868 Singapore

Bugis Street is a hot, bustling, and nearly claustrophobic street market selling everything from I Love SG shirts to sex toys. It’s Singapore’s version of Tokyo’s Harajuku, except it's cheaper, and has a lot more food.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bras Basah Complex, Blk 233 Bain St, #04-11, Singapore 180231 Singapore

Bras Basah gets its name from the Malay term for ‘wet rice’, which was once laid out to dry on the banks of a nearby river. Back then, the Bras Basah neighborhood was designated as a European area by the British colonial planners. It explains the prevalence of Catholic churches and missionary-run schools.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: 30 Victoria Street Chijmes, Singapore 187996 Singapore

CHIJMES, is the secular repurposing of what used to be a chapel, orphanage, and convent school.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, A Queen St Bras Basah MRT Station / City Hall MRT Station, Singapore 188533 Singapore

The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Catholic church in Singapore. It was established in 1832. The neo-Palladian porticoes and steeple are its most prominent features, which a $30m restoration in 2015 made sure to keep.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Singapore Art Museum, 61 Stamford Road #02-02, Stamford Court, Singapore 178892 Singapore

This building was originally constructed in 1852 by a priest-cum-architect, who came from France with Father Beurel. Additions to the structure, like the blue teak dome, were slowly added to this Baroque landmark

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: 93 Stamford Road National Museum of Singapore, Singapore 178897 Singapore

The National Museum is a piece of heritage that stands in its original skin.Today, the museum itself is an architect’s mix-and-match dream.

Duration: 30 minutes