The Fort Canning Conspiracy

Dates:
First Friday of the Month
7 Nov 2025
5 Dec 2025
16 Jan 2026
6 Feb 2026
6 Mar 2026
3 Apr 2026

Duration:
6.30pm - 8.30pm

Meeting Point:
Outside Peranakan Museum 
​39 Armenian St, Singapore 179941

End Point:
Clark Quay MRT Station
​170 River Valley Rd, Singapore 179038

Cost:
$68.00  per pax

Tours are led by STB licensed tour guides. Tourists and locals are welcome.

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Uncovering Singapore's Sacred Hill, Secret Histories & Forgotten Spirits. Beneath the polished facade of modern Singapore lies a darker, older story - one whispered through generations, passed down in hushed tones long before skyscrapers pierced the sky.

The Fort Canning Conspiracy invites you to walk where kings were crowned, rituals were performed, and power quietly shifted hands. This isn’t just another heritage trail — it’s an evening journey across sacred ground that predates colonial Singapore itself.

The tour begins at The Peranakan Museum on Armenian Street, where tales of faith and superstition intertwine within our early communities. From there, we ascend Fort Canning Hill, once known as Bukit Larangan — the Forbidden Hill — home to ancient rulers, burial grounds, and spirits who never left. Here, you’ll learn of Singapore’s fifth and last king, whose resting place remains one of the island’s holiest keramats. 

But history alone doesn’t explain everything that happened here. We’ll peel back layers of secrecy to uncover the Freemasonic influence woven into Singapore’s early founding years — and question whether their clandestine actions shaped more than just architecture.

Along the way, your storyteller Eugene Tay will share first-hand ghost accounts from those who have worked in and around the hill’s colonial buildings — whispers from the museum corridors, shadows in the tunnels, and stories no official archive has ever recorded.

As the path winds down toward the site of the old National Theatre, we end with the folk beliefs and superstitions once common across Singapore — some still quietly practiced today, others dismissed as taboo.

By the end of the night, you’ll see that what we call “history” might just be one version of the truth.



Why This Tour Is Special

• Walk across Singapore’s most sacred and historically rich hill after dark. 
• Discover the hidden connection between ancient Malay kings, colonial Freemasons, and modern hauntings.
• Hear oral histories and ghost encounters personally collected by dark heritage researcher Eugene Tay.
• Visit the keramat of Singapore’s last king — one of the island’s holiest sites.
• Challenge the official narrative of Singapore’s origins through folklore, mystery, and lived memory.
• Intimate small-group format for deeper immersion and discussion.

Basic information - Walking tour

1. This is a rain-or-shine event. We will proceed in the event of light rain. However, if the weather is deemed too dangerous to proceed, the tour will be rescheduled for another day. A refund will be provided if you are unable to make the new date. 
2. Participants must be of moderate fitness - able to walk for 2 hours without rest. Moderate slope and some flights of stairs.
3. The Hosts will do their best to take care of all participants and ensure a fun and safe tour, however there may be situations that are considered acts of nature that was not pre-empted. Participants agree to not hold Supernatural Confessions and the Hosts responsible for any unforeseen mishaps.
4. This is a walking tour hosted by licensed tour guide who would regal you with historical facts weaved into a narrative and peppered with folktales.
5. Content is mixed of local history and folklore. The historical facts are true, but the ghost stories are not verifiable. They are passed down through oral traditions.

Cost & Payment Matters

Cost of tour is SGD 68.00 per participant, and can be paid through PayLah or PayNow to this number, +65 9459 4931 (Eugene Tay).

Enquiry / Contact / Reservation / Corporate Bookings

Whatsapp or email us.

What to Prepare for the Tour

Meet Location: Peranakan Museum (39 Armenian St, Singapore 179941)

End Location: Fort Canning MRT (170 River Valley Rd, Singapore 179038)

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Some admin stuff to ensure your safety and comfort.

Safety
Please sound out if you have:

• existing condition(s).
• feeling unwell.
• notice a fellow attendee feeling unwell.

Water Resource

• The entire duration of the walk is about 2 hours.
• Please hydrate sufficiently.
• There is no pitstop during the tour.

Pace

• The pace is normal walking speed (4km/hour).
• We will have about 10 checkpoints throughout the tour where we will stop to tell stories.
• The terrain is flat ground mostly, with the exception of an uphill climb up two slopes and two flights of stairs to the top of Fort Canning; and what goes up must come down.

Comfort

• You do not need specific hiking shoes for this walk. Wear your comfortable walking shoes or slippers.
• It’s a rain or shine event. Bring your umbrella if you don’t fancy being drenched.
• If mosquitoes ain’t your thing, bring some insect repellent.
• Even though the place we are walking to have a reputation for being haunted, I'm happy to announce that there hasn't been any reports of possession or direct haunting when there's a large group of people.

Parking

• If you are driving, consider parking at the public carpark beside Peranakan Museum.
• Alternatively, you can park UE Square or the area around it. It would be near where we end our walk.
• For those who park at Peranakan Museum public carpark, you can take bus number 32 from a nearby bus stop opposite Clark Quay back to Peranakan Museum (stop at Armenian Church bus stop). 

Public Transport

• You should have absolutely no trouble getting a cab from this area.
• Many buses ply these routes to and from the location. Nearest MRT to Peranakan Museum are Bencoolen, Bras Basar and City Hall MRT.

Videography

• Photography is great! Click away as much as you like and share them on social media.
• However, we ask that you do not video the tour in its entirety. 
• ​If you are from the media and want to do a promo for us, reach out to us and we can discuss how best to film it.

Enjoy the walk.

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