If you have never try duck tour before, then it is time to try at least once. This ride will not disappoint you. The amphibious Ducktour starts from land then “Splash” into the water. In just an hour, you get to see 80% of the must see historical sites in Singapore. The tour route is a carefully planned journey through the most popular tourist areas of the city.
There is an English and Chinese speaking guide in the duck tour. She will give you some introduction both in Chinese and English. You will notice there are two drivers in the Duck Tour, one for the land and the other one is for the water driver.
Key sights and landmarks include:
- Suntec City Fountain of Wealth
- Civic District War Memorial
- Old Supreme Court
- City Hall
- Singapore Flyer
- Gardens by the Bay
- Helix Bridge
- Esplanade Theatre
- Merlion Park
- New Marina Bay Financial District
- Marina Bay Sands
I did not manage to get all the pictures for the key sights and landmarks but was lucky get a bonus that is watching sea otters in Singapore River.
Singapoer Flyer
Esplanade Theatre
Merlion Park
Marina Bay Sands
Helix Bridge
Louis Vuitton Island Maison
ArtScience Museum
Garden ByThe Bay
Nice neighborhood of Singapore – Tanjung Rhu
Old Supreme Court & Historical Padang
Civic District War Memorial
Marina Square – Starting and Ending Point
Duck tour finished around an hour time, then it will pass by few landmarks on land such as Suntec City Fountain of Wealth, Old Supreme Court & Civic District War Memorial then back to Marina Square.
The next batch of Duck Tour tourists are lining up to hop in. Obviously very good business. Over 1 million passengers has tried Duck Tour for the past 15 years.
City Tourist Hub at Marina Square
I redeemed my ticket from City Tourist Hub located at Marina Square. Be half an hour early for check in.
Address : City Tours Hub @ Marina Square #01-221
Final thoughts :
Duck Tour is really a great way to see Singapore even for local Singaporean. You can act like a tourist and hop in the duck tour, learn more about Singapore and the important landmarks from the Singapore River view, it is totally a different perspective for the water. You will enjoy it especially the moment the duck enter into the water, you will hear lot of screaming and yelling from the passengers! That is the most fun part of all. One little tips, stay away from the first row behind the driver seat because you may get wet when the water splash.
You may like :
- Heart of Singapore : MBS – Merlion – Raffles
- Garden By The Bay – Check out the iconic supertree & skywalk.
- Esplanade Singapore – The iconic “durian” theatre in Singapore.
- Sentosa Island – Singapore man-made island that was built for fun and recreation.
Where to stay in Singapore
- Orchard Road – Orchard Hotel Singapore
- Marina Bay Sands – Marina Bay Sands Singapore
- Sentosa – Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, Singapore
- Chinatown – Furama City Center Hotel Singapore
- Balestier – Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park
26 comments
This place looks beautiful. Unfortunately I havnt done a lot of traveling but one day I hope too, this place will definitely be on the list. Amazing photos.
Dear Britbrat,
Thank you for your kind comment. Hope you have some time to travel around, be it within your country or abroad.
One day I will totally go to Singapore and I will 10000% do a duck tour!!!
Dear Gigi,
Duck tour is the great way to explore Singapore like an “intro” to get to know all the landmarks. Hope you visit Singapore soon.
My sister took the Singapore DuckTours when she was in Singapore a few years ago. I didn’t realize there were sooooo many beautiful sites to be seen on one of the tours. Just beautiful!
Dear Styledeco,
I am sure your sister has a great time with Singapore duck tour experience. Thank you for commenting here.
This looks like a great tour, the bus is mega cute too!! You got to see some really fascinating locations too!
Dear Elizabeth,
I totally agree with you that the bus look super cute, it goes into the water and land too.
Such a neat experience! I love how the tour bus is decorated. So fun!
Dear Justbusylovinglife,
Thanks for your comment. It is really a nice experience for travelers and yes, I agree the bus look so cute and fun. Happy vibes.
I’ve never been to Singapore , but I do have a bucket list, so I’m definitely adding this place!
Dear Dana,
Thanks for your comment. Doing the duck tour is really fun to start with when you explore Singapore. You get to see the whole skyline from the Singapore River so I guess it is a good intro to Singapore.
Planning on visiting Singapore next year, will definitely keep this information in mind.
Dear Mommyspice,
Thanks for your comment. Hope you also check out my other tour guide in Singapore when you explore Singapore. “Summary of Top Places to visit in Singapore” => http://thinkerten.com/wordpress/2018/05/summary-of-top-places-to-visit-in-singapore/
Sounds like a very interesting tour. It would be very interesting for me to see the old Supreme Court and the Gardens sound like a pleasant attraction too! I’ve never been to Singapore, but if I get there, I will take this tour upon your recommendation 🙂
Dear Corina,
The Supreme Court now became the Art Museum in Singapore having beautiful art galleries for South East Asia.
Wow this sounds like such an awesome tour!!! I would love to do this tour someday!!
Dear Daisy,
If you never done any duck tour at all, you may want to try out once. I think duck tour can be found in many countries beside Singapore.
Philadelphia, PA has Duck Tours too. It’s really a great way to see the city and take really cool pictures.
I would love to try the Duck Tour in Philadelphia too if I ever visit the city.
Thanks for the lovely collection of photos. It sounds like Duck tours are really fun.
Dear Pat,
Duck tour is fun as it explore land and water, especially you would feel the thrill when the duck goes into the water. Thanks for your comment.
We have Duck Tours here in Washington, DC (USA) too and I get invited to go all the time, but I’m no so fond of boat tours because I get sea sick easily.
Dear Hipmama,
I heard about duck tour in Washington DC and love to try it out when I visit East Coast next few years. However duck tour Singapore won’t cause any sea sick at all. The whole duration is about 45 mins to an hour and the boat goes very slow and there is no waves in Singapore River.
I agree, you can see a lot of beautiful spot by duck tour. Though, Singapore is not a huge city to roam around but its cleanliness and security will truly make you fell home. I missed Singapore a lot.
Dear Eliza,
Thanks for your comment. You are right about Singapore, it is small and clean and very safe too! Do visit us again 🙂