Heartland Breakfast & Wet Market Walk (Toa Payoh)

Start the day like a local: kaya toast and kopi, a busy wet market and life in Singapore's public housing estates.

  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Price: from S$75 per adult, S$52 per child
  • Languages: English, Mandarin
  • Meeting point: Toa Payoh MRT station
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

Most Singaporeans live in HDB public housing, and Toa Payoh is one of the oldest estates. Meet your licensed guide for a traditional kopitiam breakfast of kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs and kopi, then wander the wet market as locals shop for the day. See the void decks, the town park and the famous 1970s dragon playground, and hear how the estates shaped modern Singapore.

Itinerary

  1. Meet at Toa Payoh MRT (Toa Payoh MRT station): Look for the guide with the UGKS Tours flag.
  2. Kopitiam breakfast (Toa Payoh Central): Kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs and kopi the local way.
  3. Wet market (Toa Payoh Central): Fresh fish, tropical fruit and spice stalls, with a fruit tasting.
  4. HDB estate & void decks (Toa Payoh): How public housing works and why the void deck matters.
  5. Dragon playground (Toa Payoh Lorong 6): The 1970s terrazzo dragon, a Singapore icon.
  6. Tour ends (Toa Payoh): Toa Payoh MRT is a 10-minute walk.

What is included

  • Licensed tourist guide
  • Kopitiam breakfast: kaya toast, eggs and kopi
  • Tropical fruit tasting

Not included

  • Hotel pickup

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