Ghost Tour Near Me on Pulau Ubin: Haunting Tales of Ubin After Dark

Haunting Tales of Ubin begins where most Pulau Ubin trips end: at the ferry terminal as the light fades. The group meets at 6.15pm at Changi Point Ferry Terminal, 51 Lorong Bekukong, Singapore 499172, at the end of Changi Village Rd, catches a bumboat at 6.30pm and spends the evening walking the island until 9.15pm. Tickets are $98 per person from Supernatural Confessions, the storytelling collective behind the tour. The remaining 2026 dates on its booking page are 14 November and 12 December. Anyone in eastern Singapore searching for a ghost tour near me will find this the one that feels furthest from the city.

Pulau Ubin sits off Singapore's north-east coast and is one of the last places in the country where the old kampong way of life survives, with zinc-roofed houses, granite quarry pools and dirt tracks through secondary forest. Supernatural Confessions describes it as a former thriving kampong full of superstition and reverence, and a place where islanders say the line between the living and the dead is thinner.

The tour is led by two guides. Eugene Tay is a professional storyteller and dark-tour specialist who collects stories from residents himself. Yong Liang is an Ubin native whose family goes back generations on the island, and Honeycombers' August 2026 guide says he tells stories from his own childhood there. Supernatural Confessions says these accounts were never written down and you will not find them online.

Doing it at night changes the island completely. In the operator's words, when the last ferry departs and the mainland lights fade across the water, a different Ubin awakens. In the daytime the town is busy with cyclists renting bikes and families heading to the wetlands, but after dark the trails go quiet, the jetty empties and the only light comes from a few houses and your own torch. The walk stays close to the town and its old sacred sites, which keeps the pace manageable and the group together.

The walk starts in Ubin Town Centre near the jetty. The operator says the ghosts of a getai stage, the open-air stages once used for song shows during the Hungry Ghost month, are said to keep performing after the music stops. The spirit of the town well is said to demand respect, and the islanders tell of sceptics who mocked it and paid a terrible price.

From there the route passes a house sealed with talismans and padlocks, which the operator says was meant not to keep people out but to keep what was left inside from leaving. Nearby is a temple left behind after the island's quarrying years, where the guide says he has seen signs himself. The highlight is a walk through an overgrown cemetery that holds one of Ubin's largest and most forgotten graves, belonging, perhaps, to someone important. Along the way the guides explain the protective customs villagers used to keep unwanted encounters away.

Supernatural Confessions is clear about what this tour is not. There is no ghost hunting and no paranormal devices, and the walk does not try to cover the whole island, which would take an overnight expedition. It is a storytelling walk, and the guides lean on oral history rather than jump scares.

The ferry leaves at 6.30pm, and the organisers say latecomers must make their own way across at their own cost. The tour runs rain or shine and goes ahead in light rain. If the weather is too dangerous, the date is rescheduled, and anyone who cannot make the new date gets a refund. A minimum of eight participants is needed for a date to run, and if a date is cancelled you are offered another date or a full refund.

Participants need moderate fitness, because the walk lasts about two and a half hours without a rest and includes a moderate slope and two flights of stairs. Payment is by PayNow, and card payments carry a surcharge that is shown on the payment page.

Changi Point Ferry Terminal sits at the end of Changi Village Rd, next to Changi Village. HoneyKids Asia lists the regular bumboat fare as $4 per person each way, plus $2 if you bring a bike, and the boats are cash only. The boats leave when they fill with about twelve passengers, which is why the tour's 6.30pm crossing matters. If you miss the group boat and have to cross alone, you may wait for a full load or pay to charter one.

HoneyKids also notes that regular bumboats run from about 6am to 7pm and that later trips need arranging with the operators. HoneyKids also lists the NParks hotline, for anyone stuck at the Ubin jetty without a return boat, which is worth saving before you cross.

Changi Village is the natural place to eat before a 6.15pm meeting. Changi Village Hawker Centre at 2 Changi Village Rd is a few minutes' walk from the ferry terminal and is the classic stop for nasi lemak and seafood before a trip across the water. Arrive early enough to eat without rushing, because the tour ends back at the terminal at 9.15pm and there is no food stop on the island.

If the Ubin night leaves you wanting more, the same team runs Walk with Hantu: Changi on the mainland side, also starting from Changi Point Ferry Terminal at 7.30pm, for $98. It covers the colonial barracks and abandoned buildings around Old Changi Hospital and makes a good second night with the same storyteller.

Haunting Tales of Ubin by Supernatural Confessions. Meeting and end point: Changi Point Ferry Terminal, 51 Lorong Bekukong, Singapore 499172. Time: 6.15pm to 9.15pm, with the ferry leaving at 6.30pm. Price: $98 per person, paid by PayNow, with a surcharge for card payments. Remaining 2026 dates on the booking page: 14 November and 12 December. Minimum eight participants per date.

Wear closed shoes with grip for dirt paths, cemetery ground and two flights of stairs, and carry insect repellent, water and a small torch. Bring cash for any bumboat ride outside the group crossing. The walk goes ahead in light rain, so pack a poncho. The organisers keep it a small-group walk and run it about once a month, so pick your date well ahead.