End of an Empire: Singapore World War II Tour

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Duration: 3h 30m
Location: Singapore, Singapore | Singapore, Singapore


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Singapore's historic & moving World War II sites & landmarks
In-depth stories of Singapore's involvement from your guide
Gun emplacements at former artillery fort, Pasir Panjang
Experiencing the Battlebox at Fort Canning Hill
Kranji War Cemetery & its memorial to WWII casualties

Inclusions:
Guided walking tour of historic World War II sites in Singapore
Roundtrip transportation to and from the National Museum of Singaore
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Discover Singapore's intense World War II history, including its fall to Japanese forces, on this fascinating guided tour. Visit iconic landmarks like the Fort Pasir Panjang, the Kranji War Cemetery, and learn why Winston Churchill called Singapore the “Gibraltar of the East.”

Explore the original 6-inch gun emplacements of Fort Pasir Panjang or Labrador Battery and hear about its role in the Battle of Singapore. Then drive past Alexandria Hospital, the site of one of the war's most horrifying massacres, and learn about this tragic story.

Discuss different theories on why Singapore fell so quickly and get a chance to enter Battlebox at Fort Canning Hill (British Far East Command Centre where the decision to surrender was made). Visit Kranji War Cemetery for stories behind the war, and see the heroes and heroines commemorated at Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery. As you soak up in-depth stories about the war and its landmarks, take time to contemplate this complex historical era.