Air passengers with a long transit at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) can once again enjoy free city tours to kill their time. free of charge Singapore tours are back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Launched in 1987 by Singapore Airlines, the Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group, the tours allow travelers with long transit times to explore the surrounding areas at no charge.
With about 30% of Changi (pre-pandemic) passengers classified as transit or transit, the tours are a successful move by the tourism board to attract new visitors to the region.
“We are happy to bring [the tour] return to the resumption of tourism,” said Lim Ching Kiat, executive vice president of aviation center and cargo development at Changi Airport Group, as he announced the return. choose to transit or transfer at Changi Airport, Singapore The Freedom Tour is designed to give them a glimpse of what Singapore has to offer.”
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More than 800,000 tourists enjoyed the annual tours before the 2019 halt. At that time, three tours were active (City Sightseeing Tour, Jewel Tour, and Touring Tour) heritage tour), all of which have been restored. A new tour, the Changi Precinct Tour, has been introduced with the relaunch.
Each tour offers a slightly different taste:
- The City Tour introduces Singapore’s cityscape with stops at two of the city’s landmarks, Merlion Park and Jubilee Bridge.
- The Jewel Tour includes a curated tour through Changi Airport that explores various iconic features of the center, including the HSBC Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
- The Heritage Tour is a condensed deep dive into the history and culture of the area. It includes visits to the Neighborhood, Chinatown, and Kampong Gelam neighborhood.
- The new Changi Area Tour offers an in-depth experience of Singaporean life, taking you through a quiet residential town and village before culminating in Changi Beach Park.
Tours take place daily and each lasts about 2 and a half hours; plans to eventually offer nine tours per day. Tours are recommended for visitors with at least 5 and a half to 24 hours to spare.
For sightseeing itineraries, times and registration information, visit Changi Airport Group’s website.
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“We hope that the tour will inspire transit and transit passengers to plan a longer trip to Singapore in the near future. [the] Chang Chee Pey, executive assistant director of marketing team at the Singapore Tourism Board.
