Responding to the impression of Covid-19, guided vacation firm Trafalgar has launched a singular “Close to Not Far” staycation tour itinerary to permit Singaporeans and native residents to reconnect to the enjoyment of journey. One spotlight is 2D1N “Singapore Heritage Highlights” itinerary, an unique tour of The Arts Home (TAH) and Victoria Theatre & Victoria Live performance Corridor (VTVCH), an expertise enhanced with a climb up the VTVCH clock tower.
Trafalgar’s Close to Not Far Collection is designed to offer travel-lovers around the globe the chance to take pleasure in deeper, richer experiences of their dwelling nation. Moreover, Trafalgar, alongside its guardian firm, The Journey Company (TTC), has centered on curating experiences that combine sustainability and handle the impression of journey on native communities. Trafalgar’s new itineraries be sure that these communities’ profit from the operator’s presence, as a part of a brand new 5-year sustainability technique for a regenerative return to journey. A key precedence for the curated experiences of its itineraries is to assist native arts communities, and Trafalgar has sought out AHL as its not-for-profit companion for its Close to Not Far staycation excursions.
By means of immersive Trafalgar exclusives just like the ‘Be My Visitor’ eating experiences, friends on the ‘Close to Not Far’ staycation excursions will type actual connections with their fellow neighbours and travellers. They’ll uncover the tapestries of multi-cultural Singapore and achieve new views of acquainted locations by tales shared by their passionate and educated Journey Director, Native Specialists and ‘Be My Visitor’ hosts. Every Journey Director has been fastidiously chosen for his or her data and enthusiasm for Singapore and its wealthy cultures, the Journey Director is a licensed vacationer information who will accompany friends all through the tour, and is concurrently a good friend and companion who’s readily available to offer an actual insider’s standpoint.
“We wish to showcase which you could tour otherwise with Trafalgar. Too usually, we select to discover the world as a substitute of the hidden gems proper in our personal yard. As we watch for borders to reopen safely, we will restart journey right here in Singapore and curate distinctive tour experiences that Trafalgar is well-known for worldwide.
Our friends have a singular alternative to rediscover Singapore by the lenses of artwork, tradition and heritage. Trafalgar’s Close to Not Far Staycation excursions will enable Singaporeans and residents to realize insider entry – comparable to the chance to climb up the clock tower of Victoria Theatre & Victoria Live performance Corridor, or meet with Violet Oon who shall be our ‘Be My Visitor’ host. As a world journey firm, our core worth is making a distinction to the locations we go to. We’re excited that by this partnership with Arts Home Restricted, we will assist the humanities group, assist individuals to step again into journey responsibly and provides again to native companies and Singapore’s tourism ecosystem, all whereas making certain peace of thoughts with our native experience, proper measurement teams and enhanced hygiene measures,“ mentioned Mae Cheah, President for Trafalgar, Asia.
Singapore’s Heritage Highlights (2D1N) introduces friends to 2 iconic landmarks of the Civic District – The Arts Home, Singapore’s oldest authorities constructing and Victoria Theatre and Victoria Live performance Corridor (VTVCH), the grand dame of theatres in Singapore. Visitors will meet Trafalgar’s Native Specialist – famend heritage blogger, Jerome Lim of The Long & Winding Road on the tour of The Arts Home* and VTVCH the place he’ll share historic trivia in regards to the two buildings. Because the nation’s literary arts centre, The Arts Home is understood for LumiNation pageant. This 12 months’s version passed off digitally and uncovered Singapore’s hidden histories by a sequence of performances and talks. In a historic first, VTVCH’s clock tower shall be open completely to Trafalgar’s friends to go to, and Jerome will enlighten friends in regards to the clock’s historical past and its connection to London’s Massive Ben.
Extra highlights embrace a ‘Be My Visitor’ expertise with Violet Oon on the Nationwide Kitchen at Nationwide Gallery and a guided tour of Kampong Glam to ‘Dive into Tradition’ within the energetic neighbourhood that was as soon as dwelling to Singapore’s early migrants together with the Arabs, Javanese, Bugis, Chinese language, and Malay-Muslims.
Trafalgar’s enhanced hygiene and bodily distancing measures embrace:
- Ongoing coaching of Journey Administrators in enhanced hygiene and bodily distancing procedures and steering on social etiquette monitoring, to make sure correct requirements are persistently met. Journey Administrators are supported and up to date frequently by operations groups, to deal with newest adjustments and to maintain friends knowledgeable all through their journey.
- Group sizes shall be tailored primarily based on authorities distancing necessities, making certain that friends will journey with the consolation of their very own private house.
- In accordance with steering from the World Well being Group (WHO) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), enhanced measures have been launched to raise hygiene practices on all coaches. Drivers have been skilled in newest protocols and can disinfect all surfaces together with handrails, in addition to change air-conditioning filters. As well as, all coaches will carry hand sanitizer for visitor use and provides of gloves, disinfectant spray, antiviral wipes and face masks shall be out there.
