Siglap Lost in Time
Cost:
$68.00 Tours are led by STB licensed tour guides. Tourists and locals are welcome.
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Step into a neighbourhood where the past never left.
Before the cafes, condos, and quiet cul-de-sacs, Siglap was sacred, strange, and whispered about after dark. This is not your typical heritage walk. It's a 120-minute plunge into the unseen threads that bind Siglap's present to its haunted hallowed past. Beneath the quiet streets of modern Siglap lies a district born in shadow — a place where myth, war, and the supernatural have intertwined for nearly a century. By daylight, it feels like any other old neighbourhood by the sea. But when night falls, Siglap remembers.
The journey begins at St Patrick’s School, a proud institution built in 1933 — now best known for its stately facade and Catholic heritage. Few recall that during the Japanese Occupation, its classrooms were seized and turned into makeshift barracks and interrogation rooms. Locals whispered of beheadings near the courtyards, and of a woman’s head seen drifting through the air long after the war ended. No records ever confirmed the tales, yet those who have walked its corridors at night speak of footsteps that follow, and voices that hum hymns no one remembers. From there, the path winds toward the stretch of land that birthed Singapore’s most enduring horror — the Pontianak legend. This is the very ground where old villagers once swore the creature first appeared, marking Siglap forever as the birthplace of our nation’s ghost stories. Beneath its banyans and abandoned kampong lanes, the past still stirs. No exploration of Siglap’s haunting heritage would be complete without entering what many call Singapore’s most actively haunted Malay cemetery — a hillside burial ground rumoured to be the breeding site of thirteen pontianaks. Those who cross its gates to provoke the unseen often do so at their own peril. Years ago, a well-known paranormal investigator made headlines after kicking the tombstones and daring the spirits to reveal themselves. Cameras rolled as he was suddenly possessed mid-filming — a moment that cemented the cemetery’s fearsome reputation. The stories multiplied after that, each retelling blurring the line between myth and memory. On this tour, I separate rumour from reality, walking you through the cemetery’s tangled legends to uncover what truly happened, and why some boundaries are best left untested. The night ends where the legend began — at the shrine of Tok Lassam, the mysterious king in exile who once battled a host of pontianaks said to have plagued these lands. Having bested the spirits, he claimed Siglap as his domain of protection, vowing to keep its people safe. Some say the name Si Gelap — The Dark One — was born from that night of reckoning. Others believe the true power of Tok Lassam was never lost, merely buried beneath the soil of Siglap, where his unseen guardianship still lingers. Basic information - Walking tour
Cost & Payment Matters
Cost of tour is SGD 48.00 per participant, and can be paid through PayLah or PayNow to this number, +65 9459 4931 (Eugene Tay). Minimum pax required to commence the tour is 8 pax. If the date you have chosen is cancelled by us, we will offer you an alternative date; if no alternative dates are available, we will give you a full refund. What to prepare for the tour
Meet 6:00pm (Tour commences on the dot at 9.05am) Location: Marine Terrace MRT Station (TEL) Exit E End 8:00pm Location: Near Siglap Centre (55 Siglap Road, Singapore 455871) * Some admin stuff to ensure your safety and comfort. Safety Please sound out if you have:
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