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Scratch this city's underbelly @ Singapore Uncut

Duration: 150 to 155 minutes
Destination: Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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  • 150 to 155 minutes
  • Singapore
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Do you recall those bloopers, back-of-house scenes on DVDs? Those scenes were precious. Called 'Uncut', they offered peeks of fun or unsavoury sights of how some blockbuster films were made.

On this walk, we take you behind the scenes, where there are no rose-tinted lenses, we share Singapore as it is. At least of whatever that is left.

Along Jalan Besar or ‘Big Road’ (in English), on the fringe of the city centre, of exceptional convenience for vices to thrive, we head off into back-alleys to view the Uncut version of our city-state.

However, increasingly, it is also a destination for the cool, the fancy, the hip, and in no time at all the new will soon envelope its intangible cultural edges.

A step too late and there’ll be no bling to peel, no hints of the industries that shun the limelight, those pages to turn and expose its underbelly goes crusty.

We’re still ahead of time, but barely. Join us, put on this blockbuster DVD and enjoy the "show" we have curated for you.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: City Square Mall, 180 Kitchener Road City, Singapore 208539 Singapore

Definitely not going into 'Another' mall. The vicinity is rich with stories of early entertainment and this area is 1 of 4 entertainment hotspots until the 80s here

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Petain Road, Little India, Singapore Singapore

What does a street named after a general in WWI got to do with Hitler and men getting quick fixes here squeaky clean Singapore? Let's answer that here

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Petain Road, Little India, Singapore Singapore

Homes on the 2nd floor and once-upon-a-time shops being housed on the ground floor, these baroque style houses are worth millions$$$ today!

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Jalan Besar, Jalan Besar, Singapore

Jalan Besar or 'Big Street' the local Malay language is home to foods with Michelin stars and without, slew of clubs un-entertaining for female patronage, and years ago, my residence

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Futsing Association Building, 2 Allenby Rd, Singapore 209973

Early migrants onto these shores dashed into a place of worship and thereafter a clan or association, resolving their spiritual and physical needs

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: 100 Tyrwhitt Road Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 207542 Singapore

New Town Concept, is an ingenious urban planning work to keep Singaporeans outta downtown and safely within the confines of their neighbourhoods. (So we don't step on tourists' toes > <)

Duration: 5 minutes

Inclusions
  • Snacks - My favourite local dessert made from Soya

Exclusions
  • Cost of public transportation, if any
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Departure Point

Farrer Park, Rangoon Rd, Singapore


Departure Time

05:00 PM


Return Details

Lavender, Singapore

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

150 to 155 minutes


User's Reviews

michaelgZ516DG

23 Mar, 2024

excellent place to visit, fantastic food choices, very safe, lots to do for all ages, reasonably priced, easy to communicate as 'most' people speak English

ChandlersForders

24 Dec, 2022

Great and unusual tour of parts of Singapore that are off the beaten track. It is thought-provoking, thought-challenging (in a good way) and presented with a great deal of humour. You scratch the underbelly of Singapore - hearing of activities that are not usually exposed to tourists or even to locals. You see the many sides of Singapore within a relatively short distance. It is a city of many facets that are changing rapidly and the tour helps uncover the more hidden aspects. Jan is passionate about his city of Singapore and balances the tour well for the people in the group.

Meredith F

20 Nov, 2022

We thought we were extremely fortunate to have come across Offbeat tours and to have Jan as our guide. This tour was viewing Singapore from a different perspective - we could not find other tour groups that offer this kind of experience. The passion Jan has for Singapore is evident in his knowledge and entertaining narrative. He was engaging, humorous and always looked out for our safety and wellbeing as we manevoured around.

munyicheng

12 Feb, 2022

Jan's Singapore Uncut tour was a fantastic experience for the three of us. Although I'd grown up near Jalan Besar and am familiar with Singapore urban history, the behind-the-scenes stories relayed by Jan were new to me and very fascinating. It's clear that Jan is really passionate about the area and we really appreciated his dedication and curiosity in personally investigating the lesser known stories of the area. The tour was well-paced, fun, personal and we had a great time in spite of (or perhaps because of) the intermittent rain. I would highly recommend Jan's tours to anyone looking for something a little off the beaten track. 🙂

MervynQuek

30 Apr, 2021

An excellent tour led by Jan who knew the area well and was able to share many nuggets of information and delightful stories with us. The tour brought us to places which we may sometimes walk past but never took a second look or consider the history behind them. Definitely a tour worth going on!

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