Public Housing: Into the HDB Heartlands

Discover the heart of Singapore’s public housing system with a tour of a typical HDB town. Explore affordable housing, integrated transport hubs, and HDB flat layouts.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • HDB LIVINGSPACE Gallery - – TOA PAYOH BUS INTERCHANGE –

Witness first hand Toa Payoh’s role as a key transport node and its design as an integrated transport hub.

What's Included
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you have never been in a typical HDB (Housing Development Board) town in Singapore, this is your golden opportunity to get up close and experience how the majority of Singaporeans live, work, play and learn. I will take you through Toa Payoh Central’s position as a integrated transport hub, the strategic role played by HDB in nation building through…

Location
Toa Payoh MRT Station (NS19)
Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
Meet at Toa Payoh MRT Station outside the ticket office at the station concourse (just after exiting fairgates). Look for our friendly guide in dark blue hat.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emma_c
Sep 6, 2023
Great seeing local singapore life - Super interesting guide with personal stories relating to HDBS. Great variety of seeing models of HDB towns, show units, and walking through an HDB community.
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Jean_a
Jul 27, 2023
Excellent way to spend 3 hours! - Excellent guide-very knowledgeable! Enjoyed personal stories and insights. Quite jealous of the HDB system. Wish we had it in my country!!!
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535terencer
Jun 9, 2023
10/10, Highly Recommended - Awesome and comprehensive tour. Guide was very passionate, knowledgeable, polite, and energetic. Highly recommended and is a good way to spend half a day in Singapore.
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Christine_i
Nov 14, 2022
Very informative tour. - I really enjoyed this very personalised tour with Jasmine. She was so informative and really gave me a great overview of the HDB system in Singapore. I loved viewing the display apartments too. Not a typical tourist tour but one well worth taking for a deeper look at how Singapore housing works. Thanks so much!
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Operahiroko
Jan 19, 2020
Great HDB Heartland Tour! - Very informative tour! I fully understood Singapore public housing system thanks to a knowledgeable guide Jasmine. She also works in a real estate industry, which means she knows everything about singapore housing. Looking around HDB showflats mingling with local singaporians was a wonderful experience. Highly recommend it to everyone who wants to know more about excellent public system.
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Aimao
Jun 20, 2019
Singapore's World Famous Public Housing (HDB) Up Close - Great for anyone who wishes to have a good idea about public housing in Singapore or who simply wish to hear how the monumental task of housing 80% of its population was achieved. Kind and well informed guide who happened to speak Cantonese also! Eye opener for a Hong Konger like me!
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Trek50696425419
Apr 2, 2019
Excellent HDB Heartland Tour! - Had a wonderful tour focused on Singapore's HDB, by a knowledgeable and friendly guide (Jasmine) who provided in-depth details about Singapore's HDB system. Even though I have been to Singapore several times, only after this tour do I have a clear idea about how Singapore's public housing system works and it was fascinating indeed! I have no regrets joining this tour and would highly recommend it to visitors interested to know about Singapore's public housing development.
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From $49
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).