Singapore's disappearing trades tour

Place: Singapore

Duration: 4 hours

Language: English

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Entrance Fees Included

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Smaller Group Size

Subject expert guide

Tour with Audioguide

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Transport included

Do this because

Learn about how the country’s most prolific trades are slowly disappearing in modernity
See what Singapore was like in the 1950s-1980s
Visit a popular coffee roasting factory and one of the oldest remaining traditional bakeries
Meet one of the masters of paper house making and find out how it relates to Chinese customs

What to expect

Learn how bread was made the old fashion way. Visit one of the oldest remaining traditional bakeries left in Singapore and taste the difference. Meet with one of the masters of paper objects that the Chinese use as an offering to their ancestors. Join us and meet these masters in Disappearing Trades, winner of the 2017 Singapore Tourism Awards for the best tour experience in the leisure category.

A visit to a hidden gem - a coffee roasting factory. Learn about the local kopi industry, the tricks of the trade, roasting techniques, and a sampling of kopi 'O' or black coffee. Next, you'll visit two more disappearing trades, the first is the craftsman of a snack many locals don't even know about - sachima. you'll also visit the makers of our beloved pig ear's biscuit and cuttlefish snack.

Explore the oldest remaining traditional bakeries left in Singapore and taste the difference between mass-produced bread and old-school bread. Hear from our baker why this once thriving business is now a disappearing trade. Finally, hear firsthand from one of the masters of paper house making, how the Chinese pray and pay their respects to their ancestors by burning paper objects as a form of offering to the afterlife. Learn about this custom steeped in tradition and its modern manifestations.