🏨 From Singapore: Malacca Day Tour with River Cruise (Via Drive-thru Border) Activity

From Singapore: Malacca Day Tour with River Cruise (Via Drive-thru Border)

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 12 hours

Departs: Singapore, Singapore

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Venture out of Singapore and visit Malacca on this fully-guided day tour from Singapore, accompanied throughout by your English-speaking guide.

Start the day with a drive-through immigration experience, before being chauffeured to UNESCO World Heritage site - Malacca in style.

Trace the footsteps of the Portuguese, Dutch and British with your English-speaking guide amongst the ruins, before hopping onboard a Melaka River cruise, with exclusive photostops at Flor De La Mar (shipwreck replica) and A Famosa Fort (Portuguese ruins).

Have a taste of Malacca's famous Cendol dessert and take some time to stroll along Jonker Street, before returning to Singapore.

Highlights
- Fully-guided day tour with English-speaking guide
- Enjoy Melaka River cruise with a refreshing bowl of Cendol dessert
- Exclusive photostops at Flor De La Mar and A Famosa Fort

What's Included

100% licensed professional local English-speaking guide

300 miles in 1 day (fully-guided tour accompanied throughout by English-speaking guide)

Admission to the famous Malacca's Jonker Street markets

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Comfortable vehicle to travel 300 miles (500km) to visit Malacca

Entrance ticket to Melaka River cruise (or Malacca Trishaw ride subject to conditions)

Entrance ticket to Melaka River cruise inside UNESCO Malacca

Exclusive photostop at A Famosa Fort (Portuguese ruins)

Exclusive photostop at Flor De La Mar (shipwreck replica)

Free Singapore hotel pickup and drop-off (any address)

Guaranteed 2 staff (1 guide and 1 separate driver) to share workload for the long journey

Guaranteed drive-through lane usage at the border (no standing-in-line)

Refreshing bowl of Malacca's famous Cendol dessert

Refreshing bowl of Malacca-famous Durian Cendol dessert

Round-trip minivan transportation between Singapore and Malacca

Round-trip transport between Singapore and Malacca (sedan/minivan - depending on group size)

Small-group sightseeing within Malacca with English-speaking guide

Taxi transfers within Malacca to access A Famosa Fort (if required)

Tourist bus between Singapore border and Malacca

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Hotel pickup/drop-off (unless option selected)

Lunch (unless option selected)

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 0 - 12
ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

Booster seat for infant/children is not available
Due to Covid-19, all guests are required to submit a personal health declaration via the SG Arrival Card website/app (every time before entering Singapore). Please search "MyICA Mobile" on Apple App store or Google Play store. For further assistance, cons
Guests from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Colombia, India, Israel, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, North/East/West/Central Africa, Pakistan, Serbia Montenegro, Sri Lanka, Yugoslavia: Please seek prior travel authorization from your nearest Malaysian embassy
In the event that the Melaka River Cruise is unavailable (ie: closed for unscheduled maintenance etc), a 20-min Melaka Trishaw ride will be offered as a replacement
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Please inform at time of booking if you need to start/end the tour at Malacca or Johor Bahru
Public transportation options are available nearby
Some parts of this tour are outdoors and involve a fair amount of walking. Therefore, we recommend that you bring along additional personal effects such as raincoat, umbrella and/or walking shoes as per your discretion
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

A current valid passport (with at least 6 months validity) and fully-vaccinated certificate are required on the day of travel to visit Malaysia
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Due to Covid-19, all guests are required to submit a personal health declaration via the SG Arrival Card website/app (every time before entering Singapore). Please search "MyICA Mobile" on Apple App store or Google Play store. For further assistance, plea
Guests should have a moderate physical fitness level as this tour includes a substantial amount of walking around historical sites (upon arrival in UNESCO Malacca) and guests should expect to spend about 3 hours in UNESCO Malacca
In the event that the river cruise is closed (ie: weather/safety reasons etc), a 20-min Malacca Trishaw ride will be offered as a replacement
Malaysia's weather is warm and humid with occasional rain the whole year round, please dress appropriately and bring along portable umbrellas as per your discretion
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Regular temperature checks for staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Make your own way (unless hotel pickup option selected) to Bugis MRT Station (exit A) at 6:30am, please arrive 5-10 minutes prior for formalities.

Directions: If you are taking the MRT/subway, alight at Bugis MRT Station, and follow signs to Exit A. Upon arrival at Exit A, you will see a bus stop where our staff will be waiting for you with a signboard.

• Admission Ticket Free

Singapore

Make your way to the starting point to meet your English-speaking guide at the stated check-in time.

After document checks, your guide will escort you to board a licensed cross-border vehicle for drive-thru immigration.

After immigration, your guide will be bring you to the regional bus station to board a tourist bus to head to Malacca together.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Johor Bahru

After a short introduction, our staff will escort you to a waiting vehicle nearby to start your day tour.

Relax in cool air-conditioned comfort as you are chauffeured across the busy Singapore/Malaysia border (no standing-in-line).

After being chauffeured across the Singapore/Malaysia border, you will make a brief stop at a rest area for guests to use the bathroom or to purchase take-away breakfast/coffee at own expense.

Thereafter, please follow your guide to a waiting vehicle nearby to proceed on to the historical city of Malacca. Bathroom stops can be requested anytime during the journey.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Malacca River

Upon arrival at the historical centre of Malacca, hop onboard a scenic river cruise that will sail you into the heart of UNESCO Malacca. Spanning 10km with many beautiful bridges, Malacca river was once dubbed the "Venice of the East" by European seafarers as it was a prominent port of entry for traders from Europe and Asia during the late 16th century.

During the river cruise, you will see this historical village which is named after a British land revenue collector during the British Malaya, Frederick Joseph Morten. It houses more than 100 traditional Malay houses, many of them built without the use of any nails.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Kampung Morten

During the river cruise, you will see this historical village which is named after a British land revenue collector during the British Malaya, Frederick Joseph Morten. It houses more than 100 traditional Malay houses, many of them built without the use of any nails.

• Admission Ticket Free

St. Francis Xavier Church

During the river cruise, you will see this twin-spired neo-gothic structure that was built in 1849, in honour of St. Francis Xavier, a prominent 16th-century Catholic missionary also known as "Apostle of the East".

• Admission Ticket Free

Red Square (Dutch Square)

Disembarking the river cruise, you will set foot upon Dutch Square. Dutch Square is distinguished by a group of bright, terracotta-red colonial Dutch buildings, built between 1650 and 1750, with louvered windows and chunky doors with wrought iron hinges.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Queen Victoria's Fountain

In the midst of the Dutch Square is a beautiful fountain - Queen Victoria's Fountain. It is an ornate Victorian marble addition, erected in 1904 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Christ Church

Facing the fountain is Christ Church, it was built as a place of worship by the Dutch in 1753 about a century after they took over Malacca from the Portuguese. When the British occupied Malacca, it was turned into an Anglican church with a weathercock and bell added to show the direction of the wind.

• Admission Ticket Free

Melaka Clock Tower

Also in the midst of Dutch Square is the Tan Beng Swee Clock Tower. Even though the structure looks Dutch, it was actually built by a wealthy Straits Chinese family in 1886 in honour of Tan Beng Swee, a rich Chinese merchant.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Middleburg Bastion

While ascending to St. Paul's Hill, from a vantage point, you can see the Middleburg Bastion. After conquering Malacca in 1641, the Dutch constructed the bastion which is strategically located at the mouth of Malacca River to strengthen the existing city defence left behind by the Portuguese.

• Admission Ticket Free

Flora de la Mar Maritime Museum

While ascending to St. Paul's Hill, from a vantage point, you can see the famous Flora De La Mar which is translated as Flower Of The Sea in English. Situated near the mouth of the Malacca River, this is the site of a replica of the Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of Malacca on its return trip to Portugal in 1512, carrying with it treasures from Malacca.

• Admission Ticket Free

Malacca Sultanate Palace

From A Famosa Fort, you will have a vantage view of a replica of the old Malacca Sultanate Palace. The building is a modern reconstruction of the palace of the Malacca Sultanate, which was founded by King Parameswara in the 1400s.

• Admission Ticket Free

St. Paul's Hill & Church (Bukit St. Paul)

At the top of St. Paul's Hill sits the armless statue of St. Francis Xavier next to the famous St. Paul’s Church. Plenty of engraved tombstones are laid against the walls of this roofless church, originally built in 1521. From the church, you can take in breathtaking views of the Straits Of Malacca.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

British Graveyard

A short walk down from St. Paul's Church leads to the overgrown remains of the Dutch Graveyard. It was originally used as a Dutch graveyard in the late 17th-century when the VOC (Dutch East India Company) was still in control. The graveyard was also used by British while they were in Malacca.

• Admission Ticket Free

A Famosa Fort

Walking down from the Dutch graveyard, you will arrive at A Famosa Fort, which is the oldest surviving structure in South East Asia. It was built in 1511 using laterite stones by Alfonso de Albuquerque, the man who led the Portuguese invasion into Malacca. The remains of the fort is now just a gate.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jonker Street

Next, your guide will bring you to the famous Jonker Street nearby to sample a refreshing bowl of Durian Cendol. Cendol is a Malacca-famous iced sweet dessert that contains green rice flour jelly, coconut milk, palm sugar syrup with durian puree toppings.

After duly refreshed, you will be given 1.5-hour of free time for further self-exploration of Jonker Street at own expense.

You may also walk to see the famous Flora De La Mar which is translated as Flower Of The Sea in English. Situated near the mouth of the Malacca River, this is the site of a replica of the Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of Malacca on its return trip to Portugal in 1512, carrying with it treasures from Malacca.

After 1.5-hour of self-exploration, please meet your guide back at Jonker Street, and you will be escorted to a carpark nearby to board a waiting vehicle to depart Malacca.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Chinatown - Melaka

Next, you will arrive at Malacca's Chinatown, also known as Jonker Street, where you will be given 1 hour to walk around to take photos of the pretty streets.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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