Questions, answered

Yes, genuinely. Our free walking tours — Chinatown, Kampong Glam and Little India — cost nothing to join. We run them on a pay-what-you-feel basis, so at the end of the 1.5 hours you simply tip your guide whatever you think the walk was worth. There’s no minimum and no pressure; if money is tight, the smile and the review are enough. We just ask that you reserve a spot for the popular slots so we can cap the group size.

The paid small-group tours go deeper and almost always include food. They run two to three hours instead of 1.5, cap the group smaller (4–10 instead of 12), cover more ground, and bundle in tastings — laksa and kueh on the Katong walk, five hawker tastings in Chinatown, supper stops on the night tour. The per-pax price covers the guide and everything tasted, so there’s nothing to settle at the end except a tip if you’d like.

Most walks cover two to three kilometres at a relaxed pace over flat ground, with regular stops in the shade. The Tiong Bahru and Kampong Glam walks are the gentlest; the food walks involve a bit more standing than striding. For families with young children or grandparents, a private tour is the easy choice — we set the pace, distance and stops around your group. Just tell us about any mobility needs when you book and we’ll plan accordingly.

Walks run rain or shine in light weather — Singapore showers usually pass quickly, and the five-foot-ways and covered markets give us plenty of shelter to duck under and keep the stories going. If there’s a thunderstorm or a heavy-rain warning, we’ll message you to either shift to a later slot the same day or reschedule to another date at no charge. Your guide makes the call on the ground with safety first.

Each tour has a fixed meeting point and start time listed on its page — usually right outside an MRT station or a well-known landmark, so it’s easy to find. We send a confirmation with the exact spot, a photo of where to stand and your guide’s contact, and we ask you to arrive five minutes early so we can start on time. If you’re running late, message the guide directly and we’ll try to hold on a moment or help you rejoin the group.

Free walks can sometimes take walk-ins if there’s room, but the popular morning and late-afternoon slots fill up, so reserving a spot is the only way to be sure. Paid small-group, private and themed tours always need a booking, because we cap the numbers and arrange the tastings in advance. You can reserve any walk online or over WhatsApp in a couple of minutes.

Yes, with a little notice. The food walks can be adapted for halal, vegetarian and most common allergies if you tell us when you book — Singapore’s hawker scene has excellent options for nearly everyone. We can’t guarantee a fully allergen-free environment in a busy hawker centre, so for serious allergies we’ll talk it through with you first and plan the tastings carefully around it.

Free walking tours are capped at 12 people so everyone can hear the guide and ask questions. Paid small-group tours run with 4–10 walkers for a more intimate feel and more generous tastings. Private tours are just your own group of up to six. We deliberately keep numbers low across the board — a good neighbourhood walk is a conversation, not a crowd following a raised umbrella.

Your name, contact and any dietary or mobility notes are used only to organise your walk and follow up afterwards, handled in line with Singapore’s PDPA. We don’t sell your details or add you to marketing blasts you didn’t ask for. Payment for paid tours is taken securely; free walks are tip-based, so there’s nothing to pay until you decide what the guide earned.