3 Hours, Chinatown To Tekka Market
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Free Things To Do In Singapore
Landmarks, heritage, parks, and events, each with the rule that comes attached. Plus 18 pay-what-you-want walking tours with local guides.
Free today, with no ticket needed:
- Gardens by the Bay outdoor gardens
- Thian Hock Keng Temple free to enter
- Singapore Botanic Gardens
- Supertree Grove (ground level) free day or night
- Garden Rhapsody light and sound show (free viewing) runs nightly
- 18 free walks, 14 on GuruWalk and 4 on freetour.com
- 74 places, each with the rule that applies to it
- No price anywhere: reserve free, tip at the end
What Are The Best Free Things To Do In Singapore?
The walks, gardens, viewpoints and free-entry days sit in one place here, so you can tell what costs nothing from what carries a condition or a ticket.
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Gardens by the Bay outdoor gardens
The outdoor gardens, including Supertree Grove, Heritage Gardens and the lakes, are free to enter and walk.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, City Free WalkBuddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
Temple and museum entry is free with modest dress covering shoulders and knees.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, Chinatown Heritage WalkSri Veeramakaliamman Temple
Entry is free; shoes off and modest dress required.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, Little India WalkKampong Glam, Haji Lane and Arab Street
Walking Haji Lane murals, Arab Street fabric shops and the mosque exterior is free.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, Kampong Glam WalkSingapore River promenade, Boat Quay and Clarke Quay
The riverside walk from Clarke Quay to Boat Quay and Raffles Landing Site is free.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, City Free WalkTiong Bahru estate
Walking the 1930s Art Deco estate and murals is free.
Free walk from here: Chinatown To Merlion Park WalkFort Canning Park
The park, Heritage Gallery and Spice Garden are free; the Battle Box bunker museum is ticketed.
Free walk from here: 3 Hours, 700 Years Of HistoryHenderson Waves and the Southern Ridges walk
The walking trails and bridges linking Mount Faber, Telok Blangah Hill, HortPark, Kent Ridge and Labrador are free.
Supertree Grove (ground level)
Walking under and around the Supertrees at ground level is free, day or night.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, City Free WalkThian Hock Keng Temple
Entry to the Hokkien temple on Telok Ayer Street is free.
Free walk from here: Chinatown, Little India, Kampong GlamLittle India Arcade, Tekka Centre and Serangoon Road
Walking and browsing is free; Tekka is a hawker and wet market.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, Little India WalkGarden Rhapsody light and sound show (free viewing)
The light and sound show is free to watch from Supertree Grove at ground level.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, City Free WalkMasjid Jamae (Chulia Mosque)
Free to look and visit outside prayer times with modest dress.
Free walk from here: Chinatown, Little India, Kampong GlamLittle India Deepavali Light-up and Festival Village 2026
Walking the Serangoon Road light-up is free; food, shopping and some Festival Village activities are paid.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, Little India WalkSpectra light and water show at Marina Bay Sands (free viewing)
The light and water show is free to watch from the Event Plaza and waterfront promenade.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 30, City Free WalkChinatown Street Market and Pagoda Street
Walking and browsing the street market, shophouses and Chinatown Food Street is free.
Free walk from here: 2 Hours 15, Chinatown Stories Walk
Which Free Walking Tours Run In Singapore?
Local guides, no ticket, no fixed price. Reserve a spot for free, walk the route, and tip what it was worth at the end.
3 Hours, 700 Years Of History
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2 Hours 30, Kampong Glam Walk
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Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam
4.95 · 276 GuruWalk reviews
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2 Hours 15, Chinatown Stories Walk
4.96 · 148 GuruWalk reviews
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Which Free Walking Tour In Singapore Suits You?
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3 Hours, Chinatown To Tekka Market
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3 Hours, 700 Years Of History
5.0 · 486 GuruWalk reviews · free, pay what you want
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Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam
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Which Museums Count As Free Things To Do In Singapore?
Citizens and PRs enter the national museums free. For tourists the rules differ, and this page spells them out entry by entry.
Free For Everyone, Every Day
No residency test, no age gate, no time window.
- Singapore City Gallery (URA)Admission to the whole gallery is free.
2 Hours 30, Chinatown Heritage Walk
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Which Free Things To Do In Singapore Are Really Free, And Which Charge?
Temples, gardens and waterfront walks cost nothing, with the paid attractions sitting right beside them.
| Place | Verdict | The condition | Free walks within 1 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCBC Skyway | Paid | Paid admission | 0 |
| Supertree Observatory | Paid | Paid admission | 0 |
| Flower Dome and Cloud Forest | Paid | Paid | 0 |
| Floral Fantasy (Disney Garden of Wonder) | Paid | Paid admission for everyone | 0 |
| Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck | Paid | Paid timed entry | 0 |
| Hell's Museum at Haw Par Villa | Paid | Paid admission | 0 |
| National Orchid Garden | Paid | Paid admission | 0 |
| Mount Faber Singapore Cable Car | Paid | Paid ride | 0 |
| Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and Bird Paradise | Paid | Ticketed entry | 0 |
| Chinatown Heritage Centre | Paid | Ticketed admission | 10 |
| Rules that cost money: vaping, gum, littering, public drinking | Paid | Fines apply to visitors | 10 |
| MRT and bus fares | Paid | Nothing on the public MRT or bus network is free for visitors | 10 |
| Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum | Condition | Modest dress required | 10 |
| Sri Mariamman Temple | Condition | Possible camera fee | 10 |
| Masjid Jamae (Chulia Mosque) | Condition | Outside prayer times, modest dress | 10 |
Walk counts are the free walks' meeting points within 1 km of each place, measured from their coordinates.
What Do Walkers Say About Singapore's Free Tours?
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Great fun and very informative.
4.76 across 1,010 GuruWalk reviews
Very informative and interesting.
4.9 across 263 GuruWalk reviews
The tour with Stephen is fantastic! Great stories & facts, food tips, and lots of humor. A fun and memorable experience!
4.95 across 276 GuruWalk reviews
Cecilia was engaging and knowledgeable - we learned a lot about Singapore and we're really glad we took the tour.
4.78 across 40 GuruWalk reviews
What Are The Free Things To Do In Singapore At Night?
Singapore shifts character after dark, and much of it stays free. Spectra plays over Marina Bay, and Garden Rhapsody runs at the Supertree Grove, watched from the ground without a ticket. The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands cost nothing to wander. For a guided evening, Whispers of the Enclave, a Chinatown night walking tour on GuruWalk run by Lah Kopi Tours, is a two-hour Chinatown night walk run by Lah Kopi Tours on GuruWalk. Its GuruWalk page has the details.
| Free event | District or area | Nearest metro | What is free | What you still pay for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little India Deepavali Light-up and Festival Village 2026 | Little India | Little India | Free to walk the light-up on Serangoon Road, 7pm to midnight daily; the Festival Village is open on Campbell Lane from 10 October to 8 November 2026. | Food, shopping and some Festival Village activities are paid. |
How Do You Stack Free Things To Do In Singapore On A Budget?
Keep the day cheap by spotting the paid layer before you reach it. Gardens by the Bay lets you wander the outdoor gardens and stand under Supertree Grove for nothing, while the Skyway, Observatory and the domes take separate tickets. The Botanic Gardens are open to all, the orchid house is not. Sentosa's beaches and Fort Siloso cost nothing once you are on the island, though the Sentosa Express charges S$4. Pair any of these with a pay-what-you-want morning walk and lunch at a hawker centre, and the biggest expense of the day may be the train ride home.
| What | Free or paid | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| MRT and bus fares | Nothing on the public MRT or bus network is free for visitors | Nothing on the public MRT or bus network is free for visitors. |
| National Museum free admission for all, 10 to 12 October 2026 | Free admission for everyone, any nationality, on 10 | Free admission for everyone, any nationality, on 10, 11 and 12 October 2026 (139th anniversary and Singapore History Gallery reopening). |
| SG Arrival Card | Free; submit within three days before arrival | Submitting the SG Arrival Card is free for most travellers within three days before arrival. Submit within three days before arrival. |
Are Free Walking Tours In Singapore Really Free?
What does "free" mean on these Singapore walks?
Every walk listed on this site costs nothing to join. The guides work on a pay-what-you-want basis: you turn up, take the tour, and at the end you hand the guide whatever you think the walk was worth. There is no fixed fee, no minimum, and no obligation. If a walk was excellent, you pay more. On a tight day you can pay nothing at all; the amount is always the walker's choice.
So should you tip the guide at all?
The amount is your choice. Every walk listed here is pay what you want: you reserve a place, join the guide, and decide at the end what the experience was worth to you. There is no fixed fee, no minimum, and no ticket bought in advance. The fourteen GuruWalk walks and four freetour.com walks on this site all work this way.
Who actually runs these walking tours?
The guides are independent locals, not employees of this site or of any platform. GuruWalk and freetour.com list the walks on this site, and each walk's own page on its platform carries the details. Routes, meeting points and timings all come from the guides themselves, so read the guide's GuruWalk or freetour.com page before you set off.
Are the Chinatown food walks free too?
The two food walks, the Chinatown Hawker Hop and the Chinatown Heritage and Food Trail, follow the same pay-what-you-want rule for the guiding itself, but the food is separate. You buy your own dishes in cash at the hawker stalls as the walk goes. So the tour is free in the tipping sense, while lunch costs whatever you order.
How do free walks compare with paid tours?
At the end of the walk you pay the guide what you think it was worth, and the amount is entirely your call. There is no official figure for what to give on a pay-what-you-want walk. The amount is entirely the walker's choice, and most walks here run between two and three hours.
How do you actually book one of these walks?
Booking is still expected, even though nothing is charged up front. A reservation on the guide's GuruWalk or freetour.com page holds your spot on a free walking tour. The walk's own page shows its details, including where the group meets. Reserving ahead and arriving a few minutes early is the safer habit.