where you can experience a historic and nostalgic trail as we retrace Tan Ah Huat's footsteps!
It sounds "mehhhh" ???
Like how can Singapore history be that interesting???
I'm not a big fan of history ever since the subject "history" came into my school life.
But I was hooked on this 4 hour LONG tour from beginning till the end !!!
Even Mr. Hubby n kids were hooked too...
Let me tell you why :
1) You get to choose to ride a Bicycle or E-scooter the entire 4 hours tour!!!
Mr. Hubby and I were debating between the bicycle or E-scooter especially when we have 2 young kids with us. The company will provide a child seat if you opt for bicycle. We decided to try something new and went ahead with E-Scooters. The company assured us that our kids could ride with us.
It was our first time ever on an E-scooter!
It was super fun for the adults and kids.
The tour guide will brief you on how to ride it after watching a video on safety guidelines and it only took us 2 mins to get the hang of it. Don't worry the tour guide will guide you along the way by giving you hand signals and waiting for you (if needed).
Most importantly, the entire tour is mostly done
on proper sidewalks!!!
2) Story telling - Who doesn't love a live-in-action story teller?
Especially when he keeps you in suspense till the very end. I shall spare you details of the ending as it has an element of surprise with twists and suspense!!!
"A totally new and immersive tour experience through the exciting and nostalgic story of Tan Ah Huat, bringing visitors through the 1920s to visualize and ‘experience’ life during that nostalgic colonial era."
The story of Tan Ah Huat, a Chinese immigrant who came to Singapore for a better living will unfold as visitors arrive at each location where the guide will share about Tan Ah Huat's exciting story of what happened then at the exact spot, people he encountered and what he did.
There will be many stops along the way where the tour guide will tell you the story connecting the stopping point location to the story.
He will also show you
clips of history using the iPad. This added a
wonderful touch to the tour experience as you get to see how Singapore used to be at the particular stops. It was just surreal
comparing the "now VS. then". The kids were
so intrigued and kept asking questions.
3) In character and full on attire!!!
Our tour guide transformed from a normal looking clothed guy and came out as "Tan Ah Huat" with full on costume from head to toe. He introduced himself as Alfi a.k.a "Tan Ah Huat"
We were
handed straw hats and nostalgic "Good morning" towels too to transformed us back to 1920s!!!
4) Snacks n refreshments
Unknowingly (since we were riding the time of our lives), we reached half way through our tour.
We stopped for some good old traditional Singaporean coffee shop!
We had cold drinks n some snacks (kaya toast n soft boiled eggs) to fuel up!
5) shady and breezy
I was a bit worried of what I signed up for as I'm a typical Asian who's scared of being tanned and am "allergic" to the sun. LOLs!
I brought my sunblock to lather up on our exposed areas.
I was even contemplating on bringing my umbrella...
Hahaha! Imagine an aunty riding an escooter (with a kid) holding an umbrella??!!!
But this momma ended up forgetting to put on our sunblock as it was
shady and breezy!
The tour goes through
lots of shaded areas... No pun intended! LOLs
6) unknown path and trails
7) Overnight history buff
By the end of this tour, you will appreciate the history of Singapore (even more!).
So many new things and places we learnt throughout this amazing tour that I can now proudly say I'm a history buff of Singapore!
In conclusion.
When the tour ended, we felt sad and the kids didn't want it to end either.
They kept saying they wanted to GO, GO, GO!!!
Now we know where to bring our foreign friends and family when they come to visit us!
