Get Up Close with Singapore's Disappearing Trades
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Get Up Close with Singapore's Disappearing Trades
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- Exclusive access to people behind Singapore's disappearing trades - coffee roasting factory, old school bakery etc!
- Witness living history of Singapore before it fades
- Perfect for families
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This is a 3-hour exclusive access to some of the people behind Singapore's disappearing trades. Visit a coffee roasting factory, an old-school bread maker and even an obscure ancestral paper money shop. This may be the last generation of such tradespeople in Singapore, so you'll be experiencing living history. Option DetailsToday, Singapore is recognised on the global stage as a modern metropolis. But what was life like in the 1950s to 1980s? Travel back in time with Tribe Tours on this nostalgic journey to learn about the rich heritage of some of Singapore's dying trades.On this 3-hour guided trip, you will get special access to factories and shops, where you can meet the expert craftsmen of some of the nation's favourite comfort foods and watch them in action!Pick up tricks of the trade and sample the Singaporean staple Kopi 'O' (black coffee) at a coffee roasting factory. Hear a baker share about how old-school bread is being replaced by mass-produced bread and see if you can taste the difference at one of Singapore's oldest traditional bakeries. Meet the highly skilled makers of the intricate paper offerings that the Chinese use to pay respects to ancestors...and much more!This journey into history is a great experience for adults to reminisce their childhoods and for children to witness a slice of Singapore's disappearing trades before they fade.Time SlotsThis experience takes place every Tuesday and Friday between 9am and 12pm.
Min 4 persons requirement:
Please note that this experience require a minimum of 4 persons to proceed. You may book for fewer than 4 persons, but if there are fewer than 4 persons booked for the date, you may be asked to reschedule to another date.
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What's included
- Experienced Guide
- See first-hand our natives at work and hear their stories
- Coach comfort to shorten travelling time
- Other expenses
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
Meet at Newton Food Centre near taxi drop off point
Newton Food Centre near taxi drop off point
500 Clemenceau Avenue North, Newton Circus Food Centre, Central Area, Singapore
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What You'll Do
Itinerary: Singapore
Learn about Singapore's past through local craftsman who have interesting stories to share!
- Start off with a visit to a coffee roasting factory, where you will learn about the local kopi industry, the tricks of the trade, roasting techniques, and have a sampling of kopi 'O' or black coffee.
- Then, meet the craftsman of a snack many locals don't even know about — sachima, and the makers of the beloved pig ear's biscuit and cuttlefish snack!
- Next up: one of the oldest remaining traditional bakeries left in Singapore. Hear from the baker himself why this once thriving business is now a disappearing trade.
- Lastly, meet the masters of paper houses making and learn how the Chinese pray and pay their respects to their ancestors by burning paper objects as a form of offering to the afterlife.
This is a sample itinerary and may be weather-dependent.
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Tribe Tours provide privately guided tours curated by locals who know the city inside out. The tours give the travellers a glimpse of the city, where you will experience and interact with locals rather than as a passive tourist. Cook local dishes, snap pictures of the local architecture, taste, and even order food like a local. Group size are kept small and intimate to facilitate interaction.
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