Start your tour at Chinatown, where traditional medicinal halls and goldsmiths sit alongside hip hotels and restaurants. Visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple – a scarlet-red monolith built in traditional Chinese style – before heading to Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore that was built in 1827 and is still used as a primary site of worship for Tamil Hindus today.

Continue to Kampong Glam, the city’s Malay ethnic enclave and oldest urban quarter. Stop at the Sultan Mosque and admire its golden dome, the biggest in Singapore. Hang out in this area for a while to browse shops selling traditional wares and exquisite fabrics. Move on to Arab Street, home to stalls selling handmade perfumes and traditional Malay dresses.

Finally, head to Little India and discover this vibrant and colourful district where all of Singapore’s unique cultures meet and blend in a bizarre mosaic of food courts and shopping areas.