Changi WWII War Trail and Museum Tour

Singapore, Singapore

This is the gripping tale of brave men and women who fought and were interned during the Japanese Occupation in World War II. This motorcoach tour takes you to Changi Museum, Johore Battery, Selarang Barracks and Changi Village and Beach. Now an idyllic seaside spot, Changi was once witness to countless atrocities committed in several prisoner-of-war camps.

Once the site of many prisoner-of-war camps during the Japanese Occupation, Changi has since gone down in history as a place of much pain, torture and human suffering. It is said that more Australian PoWs perished under incarceration than in battle itself. Whether it is on the Death Railway or the countless labour camps in Japan and Formosa (Taiwan), the Changi WWII trail commemorates the fight of brave men and women during battle and in internment. Hear their story.

Join the guides who are experts in Singapore's rich heritage and colorful history. Highlights on this tour include The Changi Museum, Johore Battery (replica of WWII 15-inch gun battery), outside Selarang Barracks, Changi Village and Changi Beach (site of Sook Ching Massacre).

USD $37.83

Review by: michy	March 2012
Well worth going.

Review by: Jeffrey M	March 2012
I recommend this trip to anyone that has an interest WW2 history. It was great to actually go where history was made. The museum was well set out and all the exhibits were easy to follow. Finally our guide Helena made this trip with her bubbly personality and knowledge of the history of the war in Singapore

Review by: Michelle H	March 2012
ok not exactly what they thought it would be

Review by: peter m	December 2011
tour was interesting and good but a little too much talking by guide so not enough time to look at things in the museum on your own

Review by: Carol B	November 2011
Sadly the Changi Chapel is no longer but there is a faithfull replica to visit, the strong emotions experienced by those fortunate to visit the original Chapel cannot be reproduced at the replica. It is sad that some custodians of history do not know what they are custodians of.

Review by: Thomas B	October 2011
Excellent tour. Guide was experienced and sensitive to our needs.

Review by: Carl W	October 2011
Well worth doing and the tour guide we had had a very good grasp of her history facts. It is a shame some of the things you see are not the originals but all the same a good tour.

Review by: Noel H T	October 2011
Excellent tour - Carol was a wonderful guide, wonderful stories. Well paced

Review by: Peter R	October 2011
Tour leader was a wealth of information and delivered info with enthusiasm and passion.

Review by: Deirdre O	September 2011
We really enjoyed this tour. It was informative and well balanced (between the sites). I'm not sure it is worthwhile going to the replica gun (particularly given what the restaurateur has done in terms of covering it up). Perhaps you could consider leaving this out and giving your tour group 20-30 minutes to themselves in the museum to read the panels and do some self-discovery?

Review by: GRAHAM T	August 2011
our guide was fantastic and certainly knew her topic.easy to find at pasir ris station.

Review by: Leigh M	August 2011
A very touching and informative tour. Our tour guide was well informed._br/_ A must to do when in Singapore

Review by: John W	August 2011
Very emotional! Very informative! Could have had more time after at the museum.

Review by: Vaughan P	August 2011
Interesting and informative

Review by: Rach	July 2011
Very interesting and the guide was very passionate about the war stories she told. My children aged 10 and 7 enjoyed it too.

Review by: Joan L	July 2011
Tour was interesting, but the guide did far too much talking (like an overload of information, which was unnecessary). This meant we did not have sufficient time to view the wonderful exhibition at the museum.

Review by: Lynne K	July 2011
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to give a very comprehensive overview of the Changi prison and an overview of the Japanese occupation following the fall of Singapore.

Review by: Herbert T	June 2011
Very Good

Review by: Robyn M	June 2011
The guide was very knowledgeable but the microphone was not working on the bus and my husband is a little hard of hearing so he missed most of the commentary. The chapel and museum were very good but I thought the tunnel and 15 inch gun stop was a complete waste of time with very little there to see. More time spent at the massacre site at Changi Village would have been better for us. The tour was running late by the time we got to Changi Village so our time was limited. Overall it was very interesting but I do think a war cemetery or the like should be included.

Review by: Michael R	May 2011
This was my absolute favourite tour we did in Singapore. Our guide was knowledgeable and lovely. It was a great tour.

Review by: HELGA S	May 2011
very informative . ..we learned to ride the MRT to get there for our 10am start, all the guides are lovely on all the trips

Review by: Ann H	May 2011
Very interesting and moving at the museum. Of course not a lot of original areas remain, mainly left to museum to tell the story.

Review by: Carla C	March 2011
A really great tour - the guide Helena was very knowledgeable and its a side of Singapore and history that you wouldn't normally see. Highly recommended. Tour meets at the local MRT station so its very easy to get to.

Review by: Adrian F	March 2011
A truly moving and inspiring tour, our guide Julie was not only very knowledgeable of the history of this sad period of the WW2, but she was passionate in her commentary, which she did in such a balanced way, we believed we truly understood what the men and women of the time endured. We highly recommend this tour; it was certainly the highlight of our holiday to Singapore.

Review by: Alan Edward P	November 2010
This was a very well conducted tour. The tour guide was excellent - her commentary and passion for what she did made the tour both memorableand meaningful. As the daughter of a former Australian POW who spent time in Changi, the Burma-Thailand Railway and in Japan I would recommend that all Australians discover this part of their history. The trip to Changi, despite the horrors and all that happened to the POW's was inspiring and challenging.

Review by: GAYLE S	November 2010
This was very emotional for me. Our guide was very informed and professional. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Review by: Paul S	October 2010
Powerful, sorrowful, meaningful. Excellent overview of the Fall of Singapore and the subsequent barbarism.

Review by: Nadine F	August 2010
The tour was well organised. The guide was knowledgable and communicated well.

Review by: PETER M, Australia	July 2010
A very moving experience with a great well informed guide to tell the plight of the POW's

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	June 2010
A shame the old Changi Prison is still not there to see - tour guide very knowledgable

Review by: Eric M, Australia	March 2010
Our tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable.

Review by: Jill I, Australia	January 2010
Excellent! Easy to find and get to the meeting point. Our tour guide was fabulous, very knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. Would definitely recommend this tour!

Review by: Lucy H, Australia	December 2009
My husband and I recently did this tour and found it excellent. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and requires a special mention for her friendliness, and making people feel welcome.

Review by: Marc R, Australia	April 2009
This tour was amazing and our guide was so knowledgeable. A must for any visit to Singapore. Well worth the money.

Review by: Patricia S, United States of America	February 2009
Very enjoyable trip - good guide.

Review by: Barbara C, United Kingdom	November 2008
The most moving experience. Our tour guide was fantastic.

Review by: Meredith S, Australia	October 2008
We thought the tour guide was great-but would have liked more time at Changi Memorial itself. Her knowledge was definitely good.

Review by: Linda M, Australia	October 2008
Made extra special by the passion shown by the tour guide.

Review by: Dennis C, Australia	October 2007
I have travelled extensively over the past 18 years, and this tour was one of the most interesting and informative I have ever taken, thanks to our guide, who was the best, as all our group agreed. Thanks.

Review by: Lynette D, Australia	June 2007
We learned so much, we all have heard the stories about the Death Railway and the Bridge on the River Kwai, but little is taught about Changi. I would highly recommend it to anyone. We had a lovely guide with great knowledge.

Review by: Jancye W, Australia	May 2007
Our tour guide was a fountain of knowledge and made the trip very personal and memorable for us. It's really worth the trip to Changi. We took the MRT our there, which was really easy.

Review by: Lindsay M, Australia	March 2007
A most informative and moving tour. We now understand the ordeals that the prisoners had to endure to just stay alive. The tour leader was most informative with extra snippets of information that clearly painted the picture of the reality of the situation at that time.

Review by: Andrew G, Australia	November 2006
Well presented. Interesting. Full of history. It's hard to imagine what those people went through, and reinforces why we never want another war. Very moving.