Duration
Guided tour
-
Take a smooth 60-minute, non-stop open-top bus loop built around the Year of the Horse Chinatown light-up, so you sit back, look up, and enjoy.
-
From skyline to lantern-filled Chinatown, horse arches and temples line your route, turning this Chinese New Year light-up into one long wow moment.
-
Enjoy open-top seats, city night air, and a friendly live English guide who keeps you effortlessly clued-in to every glowing stop on the route.
-
Easy for families with little ones, this chilled one-hour loop skips long walks, keeps everyone seated, and still feels like a big-city night out.
-
-
1-hour Chinatown light up tour
-
Exclusive Chinese New Year tour (Year of the Horse) (Jan 31 to Mar 17, 2026)
-
Live English-speaking guide
-
These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Chinatown light up tour (Chinese New Year edition)
Chinese New Year in Singapore feels supercharged, and this tour plugs you right into the heart of it without any of the legwork. From your seat on the open-top FunVee, you roll straight toward Chinatown’s festival glow, where streets are dressed in horse-themed arches, cascading lanterns, and rich reds and golds that signal the Year of the Horse and all its lively, lucky energy. The guide folds in stories about the Zodiac Horse, reunion dinners, and age-old New Year customs, so you’re not just admiring the decorations, you’re actually understanding the meaning behind them.
As the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, shophouses, and markets glide by under a wash of festive light, you get that rare mix of big-city buzz and cosy, celebratory warmth. Families point out their favourite lanterns, friends trade photo angles, and the whole ride feels like an easy, one-hour shortcut to the best of Lunar New Year in Chinatown. You finish back at Marina Square with the night breeze still clinging to your hair, your camera roll full of colour, and the feeling that you’ve stepped right through the city’s New Year doorway instead of just skimming past it.
Schedule
-
Departure: 7pm & 8:30pm from (#01-207, City Tourist Hub @ Marina Square Shopping Mall, next to 7-Eleven)
-
Frequency: two tours per evening (closed on Feb 17, Eve of Chinese New Year)
-
Duration: 60 minutes
-
What to bring
-
Bring a small bag, a light layer or scarf for the breeze, and water since there are no stops during the ride.
-
A phone or camera with a strap is useful so you can safely take photos from the open-top deck.
Additional information
-
The tour is a non-stop bus tour and will not offer hop-on hop-off service.
-
The route and duration can change slightly with traffic and road closures, especially around busy festive dates.
-
-
Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
-
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
-
Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
-
Similar experiences you'd love
Top things to do in Singapore
Nearby cities to explore
