When visiting a new city, I love to hop on a bike tour. Seeing a city by bike is seeing it like a local. Living life like a local. You feel the pulse of the city and can truly experience the vibrancy. With only 68 hours on the ground a Singapore Bike Tour was in order. First off, I had to find a knowledgeable, local guide and jump on a bike. It was clear, after just a few searches, that Let’s Go Singapore was the right company to lead me around this City.
After sharing an awkward breakfast at the M Hotel, I hopped on the train and made my way to the Let’s Go Singapore offices. Arriving 30 minutes early for the tour, I sat outside and organized plan for the post tour afternoon. The tour was small, just me and two young German tourists. It can make for an amazing trip when you have a small group of fit tourees. I’ve had some overcrowded bike tours with people who haven’t ridden a bike in years (like our tour in Barcelona) and it just kills me.
Let’s Go Singapore – Fully Stocked for a Bike Tour
Let’s Go Singapore is opening a cooking school too. After your bike ride, you can make traditional Singapore cuisine!
The Tour
After adjusting our bikes and getting a brief rundown of the plan, we headed out. Our guide was really excellent. First off, he told us the rules of the road in Singapore. Who has the right of way and how to interpret his directions throughout the ride. And we’re off.
We moved quickly throughout the City, visiting some major sites, plus places that normal tourists likely wouldn’t see. We visited places that tourists wouldn’t find on their own either.
The Formula One Track in Singapore – Used by the citizens when not racing season
Our tour group, posing on the F1 Track
Marina Bay Sands from the Singapore Bike Tour
Three bike tourees in front of the three towers of Marina Bay Sands
Riding away, early in the tour. Singapore’s National Stadium looms ominously in the background.
The Gardens by the Bay Arboretum
The Singapore Flyer Ferris Wheel
Love the greenery built into the architecture all throughout Singapore
Closing out the tour near the Mosque
I’m really not upset, despite the angry look on my face!
Riding away, early in the tour. Singapore’s National Stadium looms ominously in the background.
The vibrant dining area near the mosque.
Colorful Haji Street in Singapore
The day we toured was a little overcast, with a constant threat of thunderstorms. You can see the cloudiness in the photos, they are not as crisp and clear as I’d like them to be. Midway through our tour, we had to stop and take refuge in a shopping mall. Shopping malls are ubiquitous in Singapore and we were thankful for that when it started to rain.
The tour lasted about four hours, plus a bit more because of the rain delay. This was an active tour, but not a strenuous effort. I really enjoyed every part of this tour and can’t recommend it enough. For S$80 ($58USD), I defy you to find a more knowledgeable guide and more fun tour.
No matter how much time you’ve got to spend in Singapore – but especially if it is only 68 hours – seek out Let’s Go Singapore and get to know the city. While I’m sure all the guides are great, Alfie was really phenomenal.
Do you take cycle tours when on vacation? What better ways do you have of getting to know a new city in such short order? What other tour would you recommend in Singapore? Have you used Let’s Go for a Singapore Bike Tour?