Singapore – Round-Island Exploration Tour | Singapore – Peranakan Trail With Food Tasting
Singapore – Round-Island Exploration Tour – 7 hours
April 18, 2013
Pricing: $175/person
Escorted by a CMEatSEA Team Member
Our tour will begin with a drive to the City Center to visit the Merlion – Singapore’s iconic statue.
We will then head to the West Coast of Singapore en route to the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market. You will be taken for a walk through the wholesale fruits market, where you will see a variety of imported fruits from different parts of the world. You will have a taste of local fruit(s) of the day. The term “local” is used largely because they are tropical fruits available all year round.
Then it is off towards Northern Singapore driving past the Jurong Industrial Estate, Countryside and the Kranji Dam, once a swampy area used as a landing point by the Japanese advance party to invade Singapore during WWII and get a clear view of Johore Bahru.
Upon arrival at Kranji War Memorial unveiled in 1957, you will witness a beautifully landscaped garden where some 22,000 soldiers of the British Commonwealth who lost their lives during WWII, having no known grave in most cases are commemorated by name.
Lunch will be at Hawker's Market with sodas, water, juice and tea.
Following lunch we will head to Central Singapore to visit the Bright Hill Temple Complex, a renowned ancestral worship place where ceremonies are frequently held and appreciate the ornate carvings all around. Onwards to Eastern Singapore to visit the township of “Tampines” to witness life in the Heartlands. Finally we head to Changi Village where you will have some time at leisure to explore this laid back community that has transformed over the years since the Colonial days before returning to the ship via the East Coast Highway.
** PLEASE NOTE: Tour is subject to change.
Singapore – Peranakan Trail With Food Tasting – 7 hours
April 18, 2013
Pricing: $175/person
Escorted by a CMEatSEA Team Member
Join us on a colourful journey into the history, lifestyle and unique character of the Peranakan Babas (the men) and Nonyas (the women). Take a walk through the Spice Garden which sites on the original site of the first Botanic Gardens and uncover the intricacies of spices and herbs that go into Peranakan cooking.
A fascinating display of Peranakan costumes, embroidery, beadwork, jewelry, porcelain, furniture and craftwork provides insight into the captivating culture of the Peranakans.
Wander through the bustling enclaves of Katong and Joo Chiat that showcases the rick and baroque Peranakan architecture. Admire rows of colourful traditional shop houses that date back to the 1920s and 1930s. A sampling of Nonya Delicacies will be included with lunch. Sodas, water, juice and tea are included with lunch.
** PLEASE NOTE: Tour is subject to change.
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