VELTRA tours & activities, fun things to do

Unfortunately the trip did not live up to expectations - mostly due to the way that Singapore has developed and is now crowding out the island.
The tour guide when on the bus was difficult to understand - he was very knowledgeable, however he constantly failed to advise us in which direction to look when he was describing landmarks or other points of interest; also he was describing what was previously in certain locations - this was hard to visualise due to the development that has gone on over the last 10+ year. He would have been better off explaining what we were currently seeing.
The Tiger Bam Gardens have really passed their use by date (they look exactly the same way that I remember them some 40+ years ago; and have really have not improved). There value as a tourist attraction now adays should be questioned.
Unfortunately there was a lot of dead time driving from one stop to the next - particularly going from the west coast to the lunch stop and then on to Changi - passing through industrial areas and housing areas. This is where the tour guide lost most people with his running commentary about things that use to be there.
The highlight of the tour was Changi war museum and chapel - the 45 mins allowed for this stop is not enough and should be increased; as all on our bus wanted more time to look at the exhibits.
Having lived in Singapore some 40+ years ago I found it interesting to look at how much the island has changed in that time. However for my wife (who has not stayed in Singapore) she found the day only mildly interesting (War cememtry and Changi).
ba<x>sed on the above we will not be recommending this tour to people we know going to Singapore.