Raffles Hotel: Tours & Tickets

I usually do not give much about Hop-on/hop-off buses, but the one in Singapore is a clear exception. It easily connects all major sights and going on top of the bus offers a great way to catch a first glimpse of the city. Whereas the sights around the Marina Bay Area are within walking distance, a range of other places certainly is not which is where this bus comes into place. Tickets can be easily bought at several platforms, but unfortunately have to be exchanged at the central stop at Suntec City first, which is the only small drawback of this tour.

Good route. Points on route are not marked. When a person is dropped off in an area, there is no signposting that, this is stop 10 or 11, etc and on which route. There should also be sign posting at these stops to direct one to the activity or attraction that is nearby. The fare should also consider covering as additional entry fees to the most popular attractions. This would save tourists from standing in lines at all these sites. Depending on where one stays it is cumbersome to have to redeem internet ticket at main terminus only.

Sometimes we had to wait longer than expected between buses. There seemed to be a shortage of drivers too. The first driver we had was rather grumpy. Wish we had been able to validate our ticket on the bus..... we had to catch the MRT to Promenade station to validate our ticket at Suntec city. Very inconvenient! This doesn’t happen in other countries.

Great to get a macro overview of Singapore. Bikes were great, and no hills whatsoever so easy for all ages. Would not recommend for kids under 10 due to necessity to very occasionally take main roads (although traffic seemed very careful and accommodating). Strongly recommend

Renée was a very knowable guide, så while biking around the central parts of Singapore you learned a lot of Singapores history and the social structures. I highly recommend this tour as an enjoyable introduction to Singapore