Untold Stories of Singapore's Red-Light District - Keong Saik Road
- 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
What to expect
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.













Reviews
The Untold Stories of Singapore's Red-Light District - Keong Saik Road tour offers a fascinating look into the area's transformation from a red-light district to a cultural hotspot. Guided by a knowledgeable host, you’ll explore its colorful past, discover hidden stories, and see preserved heritage sites, making it a unique glimpse into Singapore’s layered history.
it was such a great tour that my friends and I really loved it! The description was really detailed and easy to understand, we got to know the history of Keong Saik road while walking around these unique and distinctive buildings. I highly Recommend this experience!
Highly recommend this audio tour! It was a good experience and provided a very good background of the famous Keong Saik road. Really enjoyed the voice of the storyteller as well😊Do ensure u bring your ear piece to enjoy a better experience! Thanks Klook for making all of this happen🧡
me and my friend had a fantastic time and learnt about a different side of Singapore at Keong Saik road on this historical tour. I loved that we were given a verbal description of how people lived back in the 1930s in front of specific architecture that were still preserved amazingly till today.
This audio tour was great. it was details and clear. Just like a “real” tour guide beside us and showing us the places. I like audio tour as it is free and easy. I can pause the audio at any time and take a deep look of the place. nice and great experience.
i love this audio self tour guide, the sound is very clear. I deeply immerse with the story, even my eyes was teary when heard the story about her and her mother.
it was a great experience to discover more about Keong Siak Road. first time trying audio tour and it was great.
set up for the audio tour was easy. learnt about the history and evolving culture of Keong saik! good that we can pause anytime and rest or have some food along the way. but don’t be like us and do it in the afternoon 😭 sun was not forgiving. go in the late afternoon or evening!
I brought my Indonesian friend with me on the tour and she really enjoyed getting to know about Keong Saik, as well as the author's story. She found it interesting, and I would recommend bringing your overseas friends on this tour!
Even as a Singaporean, I thought that this tour was very interesting, I did not know about this side of Keong Saik before this. It was interesting learning about Keong Saik's history, would recommend even for locals to check this out!
Good to know
- 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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