Hello! Singapore Sight Seeing tour for the blind | Smell, hear, taste and Feel Singapore
Travel can be daunting if you have a visual impairment. The options might be limited in terms of finding a city that is disability friendly. But, did you know, Singapore is the most disability-friendly city in Asia? It has implemented universal barrier-free accessibility standards all over public sites. Braille tracks and ground surface indicators are designed for the visually impaired. In this article, we help you answer the following questions:
Hello! Singapore tour guide Gee Soo with Sven who is blind.
CAN A BLIND PERSON TRAVEL?
The answer is a big YES! Technologies have now made it easier for visually impaired people to travel with comfort and ease. All you need to do is find a PWD-friendly city like Singapore, find a disability-friendly hotel, and book your ticket! If you are new to the city, it is always best to find a PWD-friendly travel agency that will save time and plan your day-to-day itinerary.
Pictured above is Sven who took a 3-day sightseeing tour designed for the visually impaired with Hello! Singapore tour guide Gee Soo.
PRIVATE SIGHTSEEING TOUR FOR THE BLIND
Hello! Singapore Tours caters to all people from all walks of life. Our private tours are 100% flexible and are designed around our guests needs. When Sven first contacted us he explained that he was blind and was looking for a tour that would meet his needs in terms of ‘sightseeing without eyes’. We put together 3 days of tours that would tickle Svens’ senses.
By way of smell, hearing, feeling, and taste, Sven was able to feel the culture, history, and local life in Singapore.
Day 1: Private Food Tour of Singapore for the blind.
Katong, Kampong Glam and Little India districts. Foods included Kaya butter toasts, Chicken Curry Puff & Kopi, Nonya Bak Chang (rice dumpling), The Original Katong Laksa (Janggut Nyonya Laksa), Beef Rendang, Sambel Goreng (Spicy Vegetable dish), Iced Calamansi (Lime) Juice and Rava Dosai.
Day 2: Private Customized Tour of Singapore for the blind
Chinatown Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown Complex fresh and cooked food market, Little India’s Khrisna Hindu Temple and Goddess of Mercy Temple, and Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Day 3: Private Customized Tour of Singapore for the blind.
Siloso Beach at Sentosa Island for swimming, Siloso Fort and WW2 history, shopping for local souvenirs at VivoCity, and Goddess of Mercy (GuanYin) temple at Bugis with divination stick (Qian in Chinese).
All of Sven’s tours were designed and delivered by Hello! Singapore tour guide Gee Soo BOO. They were designed around Sven’s interests. If you are interested in booking a tour of Singapore for the visually impaired with us, we will design the content around your interests.
SMELL, TASTE, HEAR AND FEEL SINGAPORE
To meet the needs of ‘sightseeing without eyes’ we focus the tours on smell, taste, sound and touch.
In Chinatown we time the visit to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple so that you can listen to the monks chanting.
You will feel the solemnity of the Khrisna Hindu Temple and Goddess of Mercy Temple and smell the burning incense.
Touch and smell the local fresh fruits and vegetables at the markets. Taste the local speciality dishes and learn about their history and heritage.
Hear the busy chitchats of local Singaporeans at hawker centers.
Smell the fragrance of flowers at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Hear the welcoming sounds of birds chirping and the buzzing of insects in the gardens. Listen to the relaxing sound of water streaming down the manmade waterfalls.
Touch and feel miniature models of famous buildings and statues such as the Merlion and Marina Bay Sands, so that you can imagine the cityscape.
If you really want to feel the local life in Singapore your friendly tour guide will help you navigate the city using the excellent and disability-friendly public transportation of Singapore. Alternatively we can take you around by private car.
When you book a Hello! Singapore Tour, you don’t only get a tour guide, you get a friend and memories to treasure forever.
If you are looking for a PWD friendly tour of Singapore we would love to hear from you!