Untold Stories of Singapore's Red-Light District - Keong Saik Road
Take a walk with Charmaine Leung to admire the beautiful architecture along Keong Saik Road and trace the area’s transformation from the 1930s, when her Ma Je grandmother first settled there, to the present.
This audio tour will focus on the three streets of the Keong Saik precinct and its surrounding areas, bringing you on an exploratory journey to discover this quaint and small area that is large in stories.
These lesser-known stories of Old Keong Saik will bring a vastly different perspective to the uber-cool drinking and dining adventures that Keong Saik is known for today.
What’s included
- Self-guided immersive audio tour around Keong Saik Road
- Audio is about 40 minutes to 1 hour
- Your Earphone/Headphone is required!
Not included
Tour guide
Other personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Pricing & availability
Things to know
Redemption information
- Download the Cinewav app (App Store, Play Store, AppGallery)
- Registration is required for first time
- Additional redemption is required on Cinewav app
- This tour requires a redemption of the audio ticket in the Cinewav app and please bring your headphones for the best experience. Redemption steps
- Upon purchase, you will receive a booking confirmation with the coupon code (voucher no.) sent to your email address.
- Select “Untold Stories of Keong Saik Road” event on the Cinewav app
- Click UNLOCK TICKET and enter your unique coupon code
- Click on GET TICKET
Things don’t always work out, so enjoy peace of mind knowing that the following cancellation options are available to you.
- Up to 24 hours before your chosen date - 100%
Cancelation policy
- You’ll get a full refund if you cancel at least 24 hour(s) before the activity starts
- This tour requires a redemption of the audio ticket in the Cinewav app and please bring your headphones for the best experience.
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Usage validity
- The voucher is valid for 30 day(s) from the booking confirmation date. It expires at 23:59 on the last day
Enter this immersive self guided audio tour (using the Cinewav app) of the prominent red-light district of Keong Saik Road to experience the history, culture, and community of this once-infamous precinct
Discover Keong Saik’s captivating heritage and tales of a bygone era through the rich stories of the Ma Je, the Pei Pa Zai, and the Dai Gu Liong—marginalised, forgotten women of the past
Narrated by Charmaine Leung, author of 17A Keong Saik Road, this tour is based on her book about growing up on Keong Saik Road as the daughter of a brothel operator
This audio tour starts at the junction of Kreta Ayer and Keong Saik Road, opposite the Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple which is located at 73 Keong Saik Road
[Departure] meet up at Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple. This is a self-guided audio tour. Download the Cinewav App, and redeem the audio tour on the App. You may start at any time of your convenience.
[Attraction/experience] 40 min(s), Self-guided, Keong Saik Road
[Return] 00:40 - 01:00, at Duxton Plain Park, behind 17A Keong Saik, You may stop the audio tour at any time and continue at any time. Feel free to take a break and enjoy the eateries and cafes along Keong Saik Road.
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Additional information
This tour involves a considerable amount of walking and stairs. Please make sure you are fit enough to participate
This is a rain or shine audio tour What to bring
Sunscreen / Sunglasses / Caps or hats / Water bottle What to wear
Casual clothing / Walking shoes Accessibility
This activity is not stroller and wheelchair-accessible