The 15 Best Little India Tours in Singapore

1.Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Gelam City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · from $80Our pick

Spend three hours with a licensed English-speaking guide such as Cheyenne, Yap, Yong, or Corliss, walking through Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown. Expect murals, Tekka Center, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, MRT rides, cultural history, photo stops, and practical food tips.

“Young was a great guide. Knowledgeable and helpful. He covered a lot of information, and showed us just hold different communities, and different architecture of the area.”

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2.Singapore: Chinatown and Little India Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 190 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Spend three hours with a licensed English-speaking guide exploring Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown. Expect street art, temples, mosques, shophouses, local stories, photo stops, and a short taste of Singapore’s MRT system. Guides such as Yap, Yong, Cheyenne, and Chan are praised for lively, personal commentary.

“Very personalised tour with only 3 guests, nice balance of pace without being rushed, Yong the guide was very motivated, and clearly interested in and enjoying this role, and as a result was all of informative, humorous, and accessible. Came away with a much better sense of Singapore’s historical Muslim, original Indian and Chinese communities and districts.”

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3.Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 70 reviews · from $177

Follow a private guide through Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown, sampling nine local foods and drinks along the way. Guides such as Grayson, Grace, Joseph, and Nigel explain the history behind each neighborhood and dish. Expect a good amount of walking, an MRT ride, and generous tasting portions.

“We booked last minute (Saturday night for Sunday afternoon). We were her on business and realistically only had a few hours free. This seemed ideal. We opted to be picked up at our hotel which, as luck would have it, was pretty close to the tour start point (Haji Lane). We walked around and tried some Arabic snacks, then walked approximately 1km to Little India, to a hawker centre where we tried tosai, and then on, via the MRT, to Chinatown, to our final destination (the broken tooth temple) and Chinese dumplings. Throughout the tour our guide, Loy was a constant source of interesting historical facts and anecdotes - he…”

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4.Tasting Trails: Chinatown OR with Kampong Glam, Little India

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $67Best value

Choose a 3-hour Chinatown tasting or a longer route through Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India. A licensed guide such as Dawn, Jeanette, Kelvin, or Leo leads you to 8 to 10 local dishes, kopi shops, temples, markets, and hawker stalls, with public transport between districts.

“Had a great time on this tour. Jeanette made Singapore’s food, culture and history easy to enjoy, and the walk through Little India, Arab Street and Chinatown was a highlight. Would definitely recommend!”

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5.5 hours Little India, Kampong Glam, Chinatown with 9 Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $141

Explore three Singapore districts with a licensed guide such as Ronnie, Kelvin, or Jeanette. Taste nine to 10 local foods and drinks, visit temples and a mosque, and learn how Indian, Malay, and Chinese traditions shaped Singapore. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Great tour, good food selection. Our guide Ronnie did a great job sharing the Singapore history and culture”

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6.4-hour Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $76

Join a licensed guide such as Jolynn, KK, Jeremy, or Joylin for a four-hour walk through Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street. You’ll visit temples, see murals and shophouses, ride the MRT, and finish near Sultan Mosque. Groups are limited to 10, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Great way to learn more about Singapore. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend this walking tour to everyone.”

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7.Private Singapore Food Tour in Chinatown and Little India

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $141

This three-hour private walk links Chinatown and Little India through nine shared tastings, public transport, temples, markets, and food history. Guides including Rachel, Kelvin, and Corliss explain Singapore’s cultures as you eat, with pickup available on the selected option.

“Rachel provided a lot of Singapore history in addition to the food stop in Chinatown and Little India. Definitely a great tour.”

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8.Singapore: Little India Hawker Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Meet your English-speaking guide at Little India MRT Exit C for three hours of Indian street food and neighborhood culture. Taste Indian Rojak, thosai, pani puri, and North Indian dishes while exploring hawker centres and side streets. Guides such as Kyanta Yap and Corliss add local history and personality.

“We liked it ! Had a private tour, our guide provided a pretty mix of Information and entertainment.”

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9.Singapore Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India Cultural Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $88

Spend four hours walking through Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India with an English or Chinese-speaking guide. See major temples, Sultan Mosque, Haji Lane, Tekka Centre, street murals, and heritage shophouses. Ganesh and Joyce have earned special praise for clear explanations and thoughtful help.

“Very much recommended activity to get to know SG better. Ganesh was really knowledgeable and a great guide who has a lot of insight about the city”

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10.Singapore: Little India Hawker Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $88

Spend three hours in Singapore’s Little India, tasting South Indian dosa, panipuri, Indian-style rojak and other local favorites. A guide such as Vidhya or Colin may add stories about the district, its traditions and food culture. The tour starts and ends in Little India at 2 pm, with groups capped at 20.

“Had a great time on the Little India tour with Vidhya. We got to try a whole list of things we hadn't had before, she tailored the options for us and we learned a lot of context about the area too. Can't imagine only spending a short piece of a 3 neighborhood tour on this rich area so I would highly recommend this more focused tour option.”

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11.Singapore: Chinatown and Little India Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 3 hours · from $123

Start at 111 Jalan Sultan and walk through Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown with a private English-speaking guide. Expect temples, mosques, shophouses, street art, textile shops, and practical advice for the rest of your Singapore stay.

“Der Guide war ausgezeichnet, Singapur mit seinen Besonderheiten hat er uns in der kurzen Zeit anschaulich vermittelt.”

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12.Singapore: Little India, Tekka Centre and Food Tastings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 17 reviews · 3 hours

Meet your English-speaking Discova guide at Little India MRT and spend three hours on foot around Tekka Centre, spice shops, flower stalls, Tan Teng Niah, and Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple. You’ll taste local treats and make a flower garland. Guides have included Howard, Christina, Nathalie, and Francis.

“It was a very Nice Tour - the Guide took me (as there I was the only one) through Little India - there were a lot of Stops along the way with Little Treats and at the end a meal at the hawker Centre in tekka Centre. All in all recommended 👍🏻”

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13.Private Singapore Food Tour of Chinatown & Little India

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $107

Join a private 3.5-hour Singapore food tour with a guide such as Daniel or Danial. Visit Little India, Chinatown, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, and Maxwell Food Centre by MRT while sampling local dishes. Food tastings are included, but this is not a full lunch or dinner.

“Daniel was informative but also quite flexible in his program. He knows a lot about the history of Singapore and its people.”

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14.Tasting Trails: Chinatown, Little India & Kampong Glam, Haji Lane

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $100

Spend about four hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Kelvin or Dawn, moving from Little India to Kampong Glam and Chinatown. Expect 8 to 10 local tastings, neighborhood stories, market stops, murals, temples, and a mix of walking, public transport, and cultural detail.

“Dawn was a wonderful guide, telling us all about the history of Singapore, the culture and the food. We tasted a lot of dishes, many we would never have tried. The tour around all the different areas was brilliant, lived the henna tattoo and the perfume shop. Highly recommended even if you’ve been to Singapore before.”

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15.Private Singapore Chinatown, Little India and Temples Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $191

See Singapore’s key cultural districts in one private outing. Your English-speaking guide leads you from Chinatown and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple to Sri Mariamman Temple, Kampong Glam, Arab Street and Little India, with hotel pickup, private transport and flexible attention for your group.

“Excellent history of Singapore and religious sites. Beautiful murals. Helpful tips. Warm personality. Thank you Carol.”

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