Highlights

 

• Is Toa Payoh Housing Estate just another sleepy old HDB estate with a modern revitalised Town Centre? Think again. 
• A walk through parts of this estate will give you an idea what Singapore’s second satellite town has to offer. 
• It is where you will discover dragons, royalty, ritual murders and an even more notorious past

 

Description

 

Discover a neighbourhood guarded by a Dragon

The Toa Payoh dragon pillar stands at the entrance of a carpark along Toa Payoh Lorong 3. Entwining a red pillar of about 4m tall, the Chinese-style dragon has been a distinctive marker in front of Block 91 since the late sixties.

 

Experience the view experienced by Queen Elizabeth II

The 19-storey Block 53 features a prominent Y-shaped design and remains the only block of flats in Toa Payoh with this layout. It has played host to a series of foreign and local dignitaries; the most prominent one being Queen Elizabeth II.

 

Discover the darkest side of Toa Payoh

Block 12 Lorong 7. where the gruesome ritual murders were committed by Adrian Lim and his two ‘Holy wives’ in 1981. The seventh-floor unit where the murders took place still exists and has changed ownership a few times since. One site related to the murder, namely, Block 11, which has since been rebuilt. This quiet neighbourhood today is just like any in Toa Payoh if you are unaware of its dark history. 

 

Did you know that you can have a dragon as your playmate ?

The Dinosaur Playground is a hidden heritage gem that calls Block 27, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh its home. Here you will find two dinosaur structures. One is a huge brown tyrannosaurus, about 3 metres tall, with five white eggs by its side. Standing nearby is a smaller tyrannosaurus, likely portrayed to be its child. The two dinosaur structures may seem out of place, but there’s nothing we like more about a quirky neighbourhood

 

Did you know that Toa Payoh housed International atheletes in 1973?

The 1973 SEAP Games Village opened in the heart of Toa Payoh, with four HDB point blocks serving as accommodation for athletes before being sold to the public after the Games. Each flat housed six athletes, and after the games, all the units were sold to the public fully furnished.

Pricing: Private Tour

 

Group Size	Price
	Adult	Child
Min 2-4 pax	SGD 65	SGD 60
Min 5-7 pax	SGD 40	SGD 35
Min 8-10 pax	SGD 35	SGD 30

Inclusions:

• English/Madarin Speaking Guide

 

Exclusions:

• Others not mentined in the itinerary