AWA Local Tour Policies
Viva Funky Singapore
Fascinating Street Life of Waterloo Street
• Complete detailed tour descriptions are found at www.awasingapore.org. • You must register to participate in an AWA Local Tour. Registration begins on the first of the month at www. awasingapore.org.
• All AWA tours include a $5 nonrefundable cancellation charge. • You may transfer your registration to another AWA member, no less than seven days prior to an event for no fee by emailing office@ awasingapore.org. • Only adults over 18 years of age may attend AWA tours unless otherwise designated in the description. • Tour attire: If your tour includes a visit to a place of worship, please be certain to cover your knees and shoulders. Comfortable shoes and an umbrella are always a good idea. • All tour end times are approximate.
BUS
ART/CULTURE
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NIGHT
Go off the beaten track to check out this vibrant and eclectic neighborhood and visit the hidden gems. Join us on a voyage of discovery around the up and coming hipster 'hood of Jalan Besar. Explore the site of the former New World Amusement Park where in the heady days entertainment offerings included the Queen of Striptease. Admire and visit Petain Road shophouses in all their architectural glory. Find spiritual solace in a colorful 24hour Tibetan-Buddhist temple that never sleeps. Feel the new hipster vibe brought by popular coffee roasters and dessert joints.
FOOD
NATURE
SHOPPING
End with a mini art tour at the stylish Vagabond Club with its Parisian salon decor.
12 Thu
TIME: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm PLACE: Bus Stop in front Fu Lu Shou Complex COST: $45 Member $56 Guest
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MAR
EL
LIMIT: 14
Hear the cheers of fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium, the birthplace of Singapore football.
Tour Menu:
WALKING
5
Thu
TIME: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm PLACE: Farrer Park MRT Exit I COST: $60 Member $75 Guest
LIMIT: 14
Waterloo Street is a microcosm of Singapore’s street life where the locals come to shop, play, eat and worship.
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• Unless otherwise stated you may cancel your attendance on a tour by emailing office@awasingapore.org no less than seven days prior to the event. We regret that cancellations received after that time cannot be refunded.
MAR
CA
• If a tour is full, please complete the Waitlist Form. There is no charge to be on the waitlist; you will be charged only if you are added to the tour. (This often happens!)
Witness the multiracial and multireligious character of Singapore where different places of worship are situated along this colourful street: Buddhist and Hindu Temples, Churches, and a Jewish Synagogue. The day of the tour is the Birthday of the Goddess of Mercy, when you can witness the devotees in their veneration of one of the most popular goddesses in Buddhism and how they seek the advice of the divine. Hear about the shenanigans of the infamous Bugis Street of the bygone era; muse on the things sold at the "Mall of Feng Shui" and the shop-temples. We will also visit the oldest surviving synagogue in Singapore and Southeast Asia. As the tour falls on a Thursday, we will have a chance to purchase the fresh and yummy challah bread that is baked at the synagogue for Sabbath.
Bamboo Telegraph - Mar/Apr 2020
