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Pasir Panjang Road
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“Haw Par Villa Tiger Balm Gardens” Wcities.com
“Singapore Travel Guide” wordtravels.com / Globe Media Ltd.
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #58 of 201 attractions in Singapore
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Traveller Description: These gardens are inspired by figures from Chinese legends.
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Attraction type: Garden
Address: Pasir Panjang Road Singapore
Singapore
Tel: (65) 774 0300

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“Fascinating, gruesome, bizarre but interesting”
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4 of 5 stars
3kidsandme
Narre Warren, Australia
29 Aug 2009

We visited Haw Par Villa in Aug 2009. This is the second time we have visited here - first time was in 1982 when last in Singapore. Still it was fascinating, gruesome, bizarre and at the same time very interesting. Built in 1937, Haw Par Villa describes Chinese folklore. There are hundreds of statues and figurines that replicate Chinese mythology... more

“Chinese Immigrants Museum”
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5 of 5 stars
cthink
Ballan, Australia
28 Jan 2008
1
person found this review helpful

We only went to Haw Paw Villa as my husband had business to attend to nearby. The villa itself is rather dated but has an interesting story and history. What was exceptionally good though is the new Chinese Immigration Museum located within the gardens. We had a guided tour (S$8.60) by a lovely gentleman called Richard who explained that this... more

“Rather disappointing”
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2 of 5 stars
fullydepreciated
Bellville, South Africa
4 Jul 2007
2
people found this review helpful

The concierge at our hotel and our taxi driver both tried to dissuade us, to not waste our time with Haw Par Villa but we had heard it was quite interesting and were determined to see for ourselves. Of all the sights and places of interest that we visited ,I think this was the least interesting and as we were... more

“Interesting little park!”
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4 of 5 stars
imAgoinToKeyWest
San Jose, CA
9 Jan 2006
9
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I wasn't sure what to expect from Haw Par Villa and the only thing I knew was that it was old amusement park built in the 1930's that was now a free attraction. We took a taxi that cost about $5 from our hotel. Haw Par Villa is a bizarre and vivid mix of statues that show or explain Chinese... more

“ユニークすぎる！”
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3 of 5 stars
Zuoye
Singapore, Singapore
Google Translation
27 Sep 2009

念願の旧タイガーバーム園（現ハウパーヴィラ）に行って来ました ここはタイガーバームの創始者ゆかりの地ですが、現在はそ... more

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Haw Par Villa Address

Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, Singapore
Tel: (65) 774 0300