Public Housing - Into the HDB Heartlands
Description
If you have never been in a typical HDB (Housing Development Board) town in Singapore, this is your golden opportunity to get up close and experience how the majority of Singaporeans live, work, play and learn. I will take you through Toa Payoh Central’s position as a integrated transport hub, the strategic role played by HDB in nation building through the planning and provision of affordable housing for the masses, as well as see in detail, typical HDB flat units and their layouts. Get ready to be wowed by HDB’s achievements in uplifting a nation’s living condition and be intrigued by bite-sized nuggets about HDB living in Singapore!
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Itinerary
-- TOA PAYOH BUS INTERCHANGE -- Witness first hand Toa Payoh’s role as a key transport node and its design as an integrated transport hub.
-- LOCAL COFFEE STALL -- Enjoy a typical breakfast meal that most locals love.
-- HDB GALLERY(LIVINGSPACE) -- The newly updated HDB Gallery at the HDB Hub tells the fascinating story of the government agency tasked to provide housing for millions since pre-independence.
-- MY NICE HOME GALLERY -- The My Nice Home Gallery is an initiative by the HDB to provide showrooms for typical HDB flats to inspire creative interior design ideas and give the public a sense of how HDB flat units look like.
-- HDB HUB -- This is where public housing heaven is made, as prospective HDB flat owners choose their units. It’s also where resale transactions take place. HDB Hub is essentially HDB central.
-- HEARTLAND MALL -- Get to see how HDB heartlanders eat, shop, play and relax in this very typical HDB town centre.
-- HDB ATRIUM -- Witness community activities and exhibitions that are regularly held in this communal space for residents in the area.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
Fascinating finding out more about how the majority of Singapore residents live in the HBD housing. Interesting tour including a traditional breakfast. Our guide Jasmine was happy to answer all our questions.
We had Mrs. Jasmine as our guide. It was a great tour at the HDB and Mrs Jasmine explained everything very well. Very interesting topic for anyone who also wants to get to know the background of Singapore.
Super interesting guide with personal stories relating to HDBS. Great variety of seeing models of HDB towns, show units, and walking through an HDB community.
Excellent guide-very knowledgeable! Enjoyed personal stories and insights. Quite jealous of the HDB system. Wish we had it in my country!!!
Awesome and comprehensive tour. Guide was very passionate, knowledgeable, polite, and energetic. Highly recommended and is a good way to spend half a day in Singapore.
I really enjoyed this very personalised tour with Jasmine. She was so informative and really gave me a great overview of the HDB system in Singapore. I loved viewing the display apartments too. Not a typical tourist tour but one well worth taking for a deeper look at how Singapore housing works. Thanks so much!
Very informative tour! I fully understood Singapore public housing system thanks to a knowledgeable guide Jasmine. She also works in a real estate industry, which means she knows everything about singapore housing. Looking around HDB showflats mingling with local singaporians was a wonderful experience. Highly recommend it to everyone who wants to know more about excellent public system.
Great for anyone who wishes to have a good idea about public housing in Singapore or who simply wish to hear how the monumental task of housing 80% of its population was achieved. Kind and well informed guide who happened to speak Cantonese also! Eye opener for a Hong Konger like me!
Had a wonderful tour focused on Singapore's HDB, by a knowledgeable and friendly guide (Jasmine) who provided in-depth details about Singapore's HDB system. Even though I have been to Singapore several times, only after this tour do I have a clear idea about how Singapore's public housing system works and it was fascinating indeed! I have no regrets joining this tour and would highly recommend it to visitors interested to know about Singapore's public housing development.
Thanks for your kind recommendation:) We really appreciate it! ~ Jasmine
