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==History==
==History==
Singapore Ducktours started operation in 2001, beginning with 2 Condiesel LARC-V vehicles after getting permits from Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). All Condiesel LARC-V vehicles were purchased from Singapore Armed Forces who have progressively de-registered these vehicles from 2000. Singapore Ducktours had also learnt experience from London and Hong Kong, with 4 Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) buses purchased in 2003, and also had City Sightseeing licence, with colourful liveries between 2004 and 2010:
Singapore Ducktours started operation in 2001, beginning with 2 Condiesel LARC-V vehicles after getting permits from Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). All Condiesel LARC-V vehicles were purchased from Singapore Armed Forces which had progressively de-registered these vehicles from 2000. Singapore Ducktours had also learnt experience from London and Hong Kong, with 4 Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) buses purchased in 2003, and also had City Sightseeing licence, with colourful liveries between 2004 and 2010:


*PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy)
*PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy) - had advertisements on Mypaper (2008)
*PA4709T: Red (Hurray)
*PA4709T: Red (Hurray) - had advertisements on SingTel F1 Grand Prix (2009)
*PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
*PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
*PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie)
*PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie) - had advertisements on MediaCorp Campus SuperStar (2005-06)
*PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
*PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
*PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
*PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
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In 2010, Singapore Ducktours standardised all operations, with older buses had to be painted in brown Big Bus livery as "The Original Tour - Singapore Sightseeing" and newer buses are to be repainted into red corporatised City Sightseeing livery. There is also a short-lived light blue Singapore 7 Sightseeing livery, until it was standardised into brown Singapore 7 Sightseeing from 2016.
In 2010, Singapore Ducktours standardised all operations, with older buses had to be painted in brown Big Bus livery as "The Original Tour - Singapore Sightseeing" and newer buses are to be repainted into red corporatised City Sightseeing livery. There is also a short-lived light blue Singapore 7 Sightseeing livery, until it was standardised into brown Singapore 7 Sightseeing from 2016.
*1 May to 17 May 2010: PA6432C had been repainted into red whereas PA9585A had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
*5 May to 23 May 2010: PA6433A had been repainted into red whereas PA9587U had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
*29 August 2020 to 19 September 2010: PA7143E and PA7316Z had been repainted into red after the Youth Olympic Games.
*23 September 2020 to 14 October 2010: PA4685C, PA5418B and PA5420T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery.
*19 November 2020 to 4 January 2021: PA4709T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery and PA7187D had been repainted into City Sightseeing red livery.


In 2018, Singapore Ducktours had merged all operations into Big Bus Singapore, and it is called "Big Bus & Duck". City Sightseeing ceased all operations totally from Singapore, since December 2022.
In 2018, Singapore Ducktours had merged all operations into Big Bus Singapore, and it is called "Big Bus & Duck". City Sightseeing ceased all operations totally from Singapore, since December 2022.


==Open-Top Buses==
In 2026, Big Bus Tours will massively replace all diesel buses into Ankai buses (Ankai E12S and Ankai A9/Zhongtong H12).
=====Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)=====
 
These buses were bodied using Walter Alexander R-bodied buses modelled from Leyland Atlantean, Leyland Olympian and Volvo Olympian buses, as these were the very last buses to be bodied by Walter Alexander R-bodied buses, since it was merged into Transbus International in 2002. All buses were retired on 29 March 2020 before de-registering between 30 November 2020 and 7 January 2021.
==Fleet==
===Open-Top Buses===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet no.
!Number
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Registration no.
!Registration no.
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Model
!Status
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Advertisement
!Registration Date
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Status
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Registration Date
|-
|-
|11
|11
|PA4685C
|PA4685C
|rowspan=4|Scania L94UB (Walter Alexander / Soon Chow)
|
|rowspan="4" {{BDRS}}
|rowspan="4" {{BDRS}}
|28 May 2004
|28 May 2004
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|13
|13
|PA4709T
|PA4709T
|
|13 May 2004
|13 May 2004
|-
|-
|17
|17
|PA5418B
|PA5418B
|
|14 June 2005
|14 June 2005
|-
|-
|18
|18
|PA5420T
|PA5420T
|
|14 June 2005
|14 June 2005
|-
|}
=====Scania L94UB and K230UB (Soon Chow)=====
These buses took the styling cues from Ayats Bravo City buses. All the buses will be progressively replaced by electric double deck open-top buses in line with Singapore Green Plan 2030.
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!Number
!Registration no.
!Service
!Advertisement
!Registration Date
|-
|-
|21
|21
|PA6432C
|PA6432C
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|rowspan=2|Scania L94UB (Soon Chow)
|
|
|rowspan=4 {{BDR}}
|28 September 2006
|28 September 2006
|-
|-
|22
|22
|PA6433A
|PA6433A
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|28 September 2006
|28 September 2006
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|23
|23
|PA7143E
|PA7143E
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|rowspan=9|Scania K230UB (Soon Chow)
|
|
|24 December 2007
|24 December 2007
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|24
|24
|PA7187D
|PA7187D
|Non-user lay-up status till 1 Aug 2024
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|The Singapore Pass (Red)
|21 December 2007
|21 December 2007
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|PA7316Z
|PA7316Z
|
|
|
|Non-user lay-up status till 3 Jul 2026
|21 December 2007
|21 December 2007
|-
|-
|26
|26
|PA9585A
|PA9585A
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|17 May 2010
|17 May 2010
|-
|-
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|
|
|11 October 2011
|11 October 2011
|}
=====MAN A69 (Soon Chow)=====
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!Number
!Registration no.
!Service
!Advertisement
!Registration Date
|-
|-
|52
|52
|PC1491D
|PC1491D
|rowspan=11|MAN A69 (Soon Chow)
|Mandai Bird Paradise
|
|
|Mandai Bird Paradise
|5 February 2013
|5 February 2013
|-
|-
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|53
|53
|PC1709C
|PC1709C
|Mandai Wildlife Reserve
|
|
|Mandai Wildlife Reserve
|5 February 2013
|5 February 2013
|-
|-
|55
|55
|PC2449X
|PC2449X
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|10 June 2014
|10 June 2014
|-
|-
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|57
|57
|PC2596D
|PC2596D
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|
|
|21 July 2014
|21 July 2014
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|58
|58
|PC2665M
|PC2665M
|Jewel Changi Airport: L: Have You Explored The Best View At Jewel? Discover More At Jewel! MasterCard Canopy Bridge. R: Have You Gotten Lost In A Thousand Reflections At Jewel? Discover More At Jewel! Mirror Maze. B: Book Your Jewel Canopy Park Tickets Now!
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|21 July 2014
|21 July 2014
|-
|-
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|59
|59
|PC3258Z
|PC3258Z
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|
|
|Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World)
|26 February 2015
|26 February 2015
|-
|-
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|
|
|26 May 2015
|26 May 2015
|-
|63
|
|Ankai E12S
|
|Not Yet Registered
|
|-
|72
|
|Ankai E12S
|
|Not Yet Registered
|
|}
|}


PC3106D and PC3624A does not have retractable roof at the rear.
*PC3106D and PC3624A do not have retractable roof at the rear.
==Coaches==
 
===Coaches===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet no.
!Number
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Registration no.
!Registration no.
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Model
!Model
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Advertisement
!Status
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Status
!Advert
|-
|-
|31
|31
|PA6436S
|PA6436S
|rowspan="2"|Scania K94IB
|rowspan="2"|Scania K94IB
|
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
|-
|-
|33
|33
|PA6437P
|PA6437P
|
|-
|-
|37
|37
|PA7162A
|PA7162A
|rowspan="2"|Scania K230IB
|rowspan="2"|Scania K230IB
|Mandai City Express
|
|
|Mandai City Express
|-
|-
|38
|38
|PA7365G
|PA7365G
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|
|
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|-
|-
|39
|39
|PC1960S
|PC1960S
|MAN SU283F (A91)
|MAN SU283F (A91)
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|
|
|Big Bus & Duck (Black)
|-
|40
|Not Yet Registered
|Zhongtong LCK6129EV (H12)
|Big Bus Tours (Brown)
|-
|-
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|PC4625R
|PC4625R
|MAN A69
|MAN A69
|
|Singapore Gourmet Bus
|Singapore Gourmet Bus
|Non-user lay-up status till 22 February 2026
|}
|}


==Trolleybus==
===Trolleybus===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet no.
!Number
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Registration no.
!Registration no.
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Model
!Model
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Advertisement
!Advert
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Status
|-
|1
|PC1086R
|rowspan="2"|MAN SU283F (A91)
|rowspan="2"|The Big Trolley Co.
|rowspan="2" {{BDRS}}
|-
|-
|3
|3
|PC890S
|PC890S
|rowspan="2"|MAN SU283F
|rowspan="2"|The Big Trolley Co.
|-
|1
|PC1086R
|}
|}
==Amphibious Vehicles==
 
There are 3 Condiesel Larc-V remaining in the fleet, and it will be replaced by electric amphibious vehicles soon.
===Amphibious Vehicles===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Boat no.
!Registration no.
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Registration no.
!Boat no.
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Model
!Status
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Status
|-
|RC001
|PA3508M
|rowspan=5|Condiesel Larc-V
|rowspan=3 {{BDRS}}
|-
|-
|RC002
|PA3397R
|PA3397R
|RC002
|{{BDRS}}
|-
|PA3508M
|RC001
|{{BDRS}}
|-
|-
|RC003
|PA5847X
|PA5847X
|RC003
|
|-
|-
|RC004
|PA6523Z
|PA6523Z
|RC004
|
|
|-
|-
|RC005
|PA6525T
|PA6525T
|RC005
|
|
|-
|-
|
|
|Seahorse APV
|Not Yet Registered
|}
|}


==Deployments==
==Deployments==
===Yellow Route===
===City Tour – Yellow Line===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Route
!Direction 1!!Looping at!!Number of buses
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|-
|Suntec City
|Suntec City ↺ Gardens by the Bay / Botanic Gardens
|Orchard Road (Loop)
|3
|3
|}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!class="TEL"|Fleet
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet
|-
|-
|
|
'''Any open-top bus'''
'''Any open-top bus'''
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
!colspan="2" style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing from Suntec City
|-
!Daily
|09:40 to 17:20
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops
|-
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 02101 Aft S'pore Flyer
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS
|-
|Coach Pick-Up Drop-Off at Gardens by the Bay
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 03011 Fullerton Sq
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04211 Clarke Quay
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04329 Opp UE Sq
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 06151 Hotel Miramar
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 13121 Opp Great World City
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09111 Opp Four Seasons Hotel
|-
|Pick-Up Drop-Off Point at Botanic Gardens Tyersall Gate
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09169 Delfi Orchard
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09179 Royal Thai Embassy
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08137 Orchard Plaza
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 02049 Raffles Hotel
|-
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|}
|}


===DUCKtour===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Route
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|Suntec City ↺ Marina Bay / Historic Civic District
|1
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet
|-
|
'''Any amphibious bus'''
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Departing from Suntec City
!colspan="2" style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing from Suntec City
|-
|-
!Daily
!Daily
|09:30 to 17:30
|10:00 to 18:00
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
===Heritage Tour – Red Line===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Route
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|-
!Stop No.
|Suntec City ↺ Little India / Kampong Glam / Chinatown
!Stop
|3
!Road
|}
!Bus Stop Code
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet
|-
|-
|1
|Suntec City Tourist Hub
|
|
|
'''Any open-top bus'''
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
!colspan="2" style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing from Suntec City
|-
!Daily
|09:40 to 17:05
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops
|-
|-
|2
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|Singapore Flyer
|Raffles Avenue
|02101
|-
|-
|3
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 07551 Fu Lu Shou Cplx
|Marina Bay Sands
|Bayfront Avenue
|03509
|-
|-
|4
|Kerbside at Little India Arcade
|Gardens by the Bay
|Marina Gardens Drive
|Coach Bay
|-
|-
|5
|Kerbside at Mustafa Centre
|Fullerton Hotel
|Fullerton Road
|03011
|-
|-
|6
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 01559 Village Hotel Bugis
|City Hall
|North Bridge Road
|04168
|-
|-
|7
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 01521 Opp Plaza Parkroyal
|Clarke Quay
|River Valley Road
|04211
|-
|-
|8
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 01231 Opp Textile Ctr
|Robertson Quay
|Clemenceau Avenue
|04329
|-
|-
|9
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 01229 Bef Sultan Mque
|Miramar Hotel
|Havelock Road
|06151
|-
|-
|10
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 01039 Bugis Cube
|Zion Food Centre
|Zion Road
|13121
|-
|-
|11
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B
|Four Seasons Condo
|Orchard Boulevard
|09111
|-
|-
|12
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05029 Boat Quay
|Botanic Gardens
|Tyersall Avenue
|PUDO
|-
|-
|13
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05189 Opp Sri Mariamman Tp
|Orchard Hotel
|Orchard Road
|09169
|-
|-
|14
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05241 Opp Blk 333
|Wheelock Place
|Orchard Road
|09179
|-
|-
|15
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C
|Hilton Hotel
|Orchard Road
|09037
|-
|-
|16
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05129 Opp One Upp Pickering
|Orchard Plaza
|Orchard Road
|08137
|-
|-
|17
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 03381 The Sail
|Rendezvous Hotel
|Bras Basah Road
|08069
|-
|-
|18
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E
|Singapore Art Museum
|Bras Basah Road
|04179
|-
|-
|19
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|Raffles Hotel
|Bras Basah Road
|02049
|}
|}


===Red Route===
===Night Tour===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
|-class="TEL"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Route
!Direction 1!!Looping at!!Number of buses
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|-
|Suntec City
|Suntec City ↺ Gardens by the Bay
|Little India / Kampong Glam / Chinatown (Loop)
|1
|3
|}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!class="TEL"|Fleet
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet
|-
|-
|
|
'''Any open-top bus'''
'''Any open-top bus'''
|}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Departing from Suntec City
!colspan="2" style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing from Suntec City
|-
|-
!Daily
!Daily
|09:30 to 17:30
|18:15
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops
|-
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|-
|Coach Bay at Marina Barrage
|-
|Coach Bay at Lau Pa Sat
|-
|Coach Bay at Gardens by the Bay
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04211 Clarke Quay
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09169 Delfi Orchard
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08137 Orchard Plaza
|-
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
<!--
 
===Safari Tour – Mandai City Express (MCE)===
{|class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Direction 1
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|Delfi Orchard → Mandai
|2
|-
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Direction 2
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Number of buses
|-
|-
!Stop No.
|Mandai → Suntec City
!Stop
|2
!Road
|}
!Bus Stop Code
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Fleet
|-
|-
|1
|Suntec City Tourist Hub
|
|
|
'''PA7162A'''<br>
1 Scania K320IB (Soon Chow)
'''PC1960S'''<br>
1 MAN SU283F (Soon Chow)
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
!colspan="2"style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing Delfi Orchard
|-
!Thursdays to Sundays and Public Holidays
|0900 1130 1430 1730# 1815#
|-
!colspan="2"style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Departing Mandai
|-
!Thursdays to Sundays and Public Holidays
|1340 1640 2130# 2200#^
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops (Direction 1)
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09169 Delfi Orchard
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09179 Royal Thai Embassy
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08137 Orchard Plaza
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 02049 Raffles Hotel
|-
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|-
|Coach Bay 2 at Mandai Wildlife West
|-
|Coach Bay 5 at Mandai Transport Hub
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops (Direction 2 Route 1)
|-
|Coach Bay 2 at Mandai Wildlife West
|-
|Coach Bay 5 at Mandai Transport Hub
|-
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09169 Delfi Orchard
|-
|-
|2
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09179 Royal Thai Embassy
|Fu Lu Shou Complex
|Rochor Road
|07551
|-
|-
|3
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd
|Little India Arcade
|Serangoon Road
|PUDO at the right lane
|-
|-
|4
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08137 Orchard Plaza
|Mustafa Centre
|Syed Alwi Road
|PUDO
|-
|-
|5
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B
|Village Hotel Bugis
|Ophir Road
|01559
|-
|-
|6
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 02049 Raffles Hotel
|Kampong Glam
|Beach Road
|01521
|-
|-
|7
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|Alsagoff Arab School
|}
|Jalan Sultan
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|01231
!style='background-color:#800000;color:#ff0'|Bus Stops (Direction 2 Route 2)
|-
|-
|8
|Coach Bay 5 at Mandai Transport Hub
|Sultan Mosque
|North Bridge Road
|01229
|-
|-
|9
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} Tekka Ctr
|Intercontinental Hotel
|North Bridge Road
|01039
|-
|-
|10
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 07111 Broadway Hotel
|City Hall
|North Bridge Road
|04168
|-
|-
|11
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 07517 ibis S'pore on Bencoolen
|Boat Quay
|South Bridge Road
|05029
|-
|-
|12
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 06151 Hotel Miramar
|Chinatown
|South Bridge Road
|05189
|-
|-
|13
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C
|Kreta Ayer
|Kreta Ayer Road
|05241
|-
|-
|14
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit E
|People's Park Complex
|Eu Tong Sen Street
|05013
|-
|-
|15
|{{Icon|BusStop|B|25px|style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|a=Bus}} 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS
|Hong Lim Park
|Upper Pickering Street
|05129
|-
|-
|16
|Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
|Old Custom House
|}
|Marina Boulevard
 
|03381
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Notes
|-
|-
|17
|
|Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre
* Online booking is required for this service.
|Bayfront Avenue
* # Trip will skip Mandai Wildlife West.
|03511
* ^ Trip will perform Direction 2 Route 2.
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 09:39, 24 February 2026

PC3264A - MAN A69

History

Singapore Ducktours started operation in 2001, beginning with 2 Condiesel LARC-V vehicles after getting permits from Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). All Condiesel LARC-V vehicles were purchased from Singapore Armed Forces which had progressively de-registered these vehicles from 2000. Singapore Ducktours had also learnt experience from London and Hong Kong, with 4 Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) buses purchased in 2003, and also had City Sightseeing licence, with colourful liveries between 2004 and 2010:

  • PA4685C: Yellow (Hippy) - had advertisements on Mypaper (2008)
  • PA4709T: Red (Hurray) - had advertisements on SingTel F1 Grand Prix (2009)
  • PA5418B: Purple (Purpee)
  • PA5420T: Pink (Pinkie) - had advertisements on MediaCorp Campus SuperStar (2005-06)
  • PA6432C: Blue (Bingo)
  • PA6433A: Green (Kermee)
  • PA7143E: White (Snow White)
  • PA7187D: Brown (Cookie)
  • PA7316Z: Orange (Julius)

These first four Scania L94UBs were the final Walter Alexander R-bodied buses since production of Alexander R had been completely ended in 2000.

In 2010, Singapore Ducktours standardised all operations, with older buses had to be painted in brown Big Bus livery as "The Original Tour - Singapore Sightseeing" and newer buses are to be repainted into red corporatised City Sightseeing livery. There is also a short-lived light blue Singapore 7 Sightseeing livery, until it was standardised into brown Singapore 7 Sightseeing from 2016.

  • 1 May to 17 May 2010: PA6432C had been repainted into red whereas PA9585A had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
  • 5 May to 23 May 2010: PA6433A had been repainted into red whereas PA9587U had been delivered in City Sightseeing red livery.
  • 29 August 2020 to 19 September 2010: PA7143E and PA7316Z had been repainted into red after the Youth Olympic Games.
  • 23 September 2020 to 14 October 2010: PA4685C, PA5418B and PA5420T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery.
  • 19 November 2020 to 4 January 2021: PA4709T had been repainted into brown Big Bus "The Original Tour" livery and PA7187D had been repainted into City Sightseeing red livery.

In 2018, Singapore Ducktours had merged all operations into Big Bus Singapore, and it is called "Big Bus & Duck". City Sightseeing ceased all operations totally from Singapore, since December 2022.

In 2026, Big Bus Tours will massively replace all diesel buses into Ankai buses (Ankai E12S and Ankai A9/Zhongtong H12).

Fleet

Open-Top Buses

Fleet no. Registration no. Model Advertisement Status Registration Date
11 PA4685C Scania L94UB (Walter Alexander / Soon Chow) De-registered & Scrapped 28 May 2004
13 PA4709T 13 May 2004
17 PA5418B 14 June 2005
18 PA5420T 14 June 2005
21 PA6432C Scania L94UB (Soon Chow) De-registered 28 September 2006
22 PA6433A The Singapore Pass (Red) 28 September 2006
23 PA7143E Scania K230UB (Soon Chow) 24 December 2007
24 PA7187D The Singapore Pass (Red) 21 December 2007
25 PA7316Z Non-user lay-up status till 3 Jul 2026 21 December 2007
26 PA9585A Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World) 17 May 2010
27 PA9587U 17 May 2010
28 PA9800D 18 October 2010
29 PA9916D 9 November 2010
50 PC932E 11 October 2011
51 PC1024U 11 October 2011
52 PC1491D MAN A69 (Soon Chow) Mandai Bird Paradise 5 February 2013
54 PC1586P 5 February 2013
53 PC1709C Mandai Wildlife Reserve 5 February 2013
55 PC2449X Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World) 10 June 2014
56 PC2572Y 10 June 2014
57 PC2596D Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World) 21 July 2014
58 PC2665M Jewel Changi Airport: L: Have You Explored The Best View At Jewel? Discover More At Jewel! MasterCard Canopy Bridge. R: Have You Gotten Lost In A Thousand Reflections At Jewel? Discover More At Jewel! Mirror Maze. B: Book Your Jewel Canopy Park Tickets Now! 21 July 2014
60 PC3106D 26 February 2015
59 PC3258Z Gardens by the Bay (Travellers’ Choice of the World) 26 February 2015
62 PC3579Y 26 May 2015
61 PC3624A 26 May 2015
63 Ankai E12S Not Yet Registered
72 Ankai E12S Not Yet Registered
  • PC3106D and PC3624A do not have retractable roof at the rear.

Coaches

Fleet no. Registration no. Model Advertisement Status
31 PA6436S Scania K94IB De-registered & Scrapped
33 PA6437P
37 PA7162A Scania K230IB Mandai City Express
38 PA7365G Big Bus & Duck (Black)
39 PC1960S MAN SU283F (A91) Big Bus & Duck (Black)
40 Not Yet Registered Zhongtong LCK6129EV (H12) Big Bus Tours (Brown)
N/A PC4625R MAN A69 Singapore Gourmet Bus Non-user lay-up status till 22 February 2026

Trolleybus

Fleet no. Registration no. Model Advertisement Status
1 PC1086R MAN SU283F (A91) The Big Trolley Co. De-registered & Scrapped
3 PC890S

Amphibious Vehicles

Boat no. Registration no. Model Status
RC001 PA3508M Condiesel Larc-V De-registered & Scrapped
RC002 PA3397R
RC003 PA5847X
RC004 PA6523Z
RC005 PA6525T
Seahorse APV Not Yet Registered

Deployments

City Tour – Yellow Line

Route Number of buses
Suntec City ↺ Gardens by the Bay / Botanic Gardens 3
Fleet

Any open-top bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 09:40 to 17:20
Bus Stops
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
Bus
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer
Bus
03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS
Coach Pick-Up Drop-Off at Gardens by the Bay
Bus
03011 Fullerton Sq
Bus
04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B
Bus
04211 Clarke Quay
Bus
04329 Opp UE Sq
Bus
06151 Hotel Miramar
Bus
13121 Opp Great World City
Bus
09111 Opp Four Seasons Hotel
Pick-Up Drop-Off Point at Botanic Gardens Tyersall Gate
Bus
09169 Delfi Orchard
Bus
09179 Royal Thai Embassy
Bus
09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd
Bus
08137 Orchard Plaza
Bus
08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B
Bus
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A
Bus
02049 Raffles Hotel
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub

DUCKtour

Route Number of buses
Suntec City ↺ Marina Bay / Historic Civic District 1
Fleet

Any amphibious bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 10:00 to 18:00

Heritage Tour – Red Line

Route Number of buses
Suntec City ↺ Little India / Kampong Glam / Chinatown 3
Fleet

Any open-top bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 09:40 to 17:05
Bus Stops
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
Bus
07551 Fu Lu Shou Cplx
Kerbside at Little India Arcade
Kerbside at Mustafa Centre
Bus
01559 Village Hotel Bugis
Bus
01521 Opp Plaza Parkroyal
Bus
01231 Opp Textile Ctr
Bus
01229 Bef Sultan Mque
Bus
01039 Bugis Cube
Bus
04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B
Bus
05029 Boat Quay
Bus
05189 Opp Sri Mariamman Tp
Bus
05241 Opp Blk 333
Bus
05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C
Bus
05129 Opp One Upp Pickering
Bus
03381 The Sail
Bus
03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub

Night Tour

Route Number of buses
Suntec City ↺ Gardens by the Bay 1
Fleet

Any open-top bus

Departing from Suntec City
Daily 18:15
Bus Stops
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
Coach Bay at Marina Barrage
Coach Bay at Lau Pa Sat
Coach Bay at Gardens by the Bay
Bus
04211 Clarke Quay
Bus
09169 Delfi Orchard
Bus
08137 Orchard Plaza
Coach Bay at Suntec City Tourist Hub
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