Singapore – the lion city

Singapore is a city of multicultural population located in Southeast Asia.

This man made city-state is among the least corrupted city in the world and is the most expensive place to live in too. It has no distinctive seasons and has an uniform temperature and abundant rainfall. The world’s highest percentage of millionaires live here.

Places to visit

You can avail a hop on hop off bus which costs about $45 for a person for two days where you will be shown almost all the places.

You can just get down in each place you would want to and then get into the next hop on hop off bus (you have a bus every 20 minutes). Here are the places that can be visited if you are planning for a trip to Singapore.

Resorts World Sentosa

Sentosa is an island resort connected to the city by road, cable car, pedestrian boardwalk and monorail. Its three beaches are Tanjong, Palawan, and Siloso. Sentosa attracts more than five million visitors every year. You can take a monorail or a cable car or even a bus to look at the places in this island.

You can find Hotels, restaurants, bars and souvenir shops here. Universal Studios Amusement Park, Adventure Cove Waterpark, S.E.A Aquarium and a skydiving simulator are also located here.

Sentosa Merlion, located in Sentosa island is a mythical creature with a lion’s head and a fish’s body and is a Singapore icon attracting a lot of tourists every year. It is 37-metre-tall and is made of concrete. You just can’t help posing beside the beautiful structure.

The island also has Singapore‘s first Casino where entry is free for foreigners and you get free non-alcholic drinks here.

Universal Studios is one of the best spot for children to have a good time watching ride featuring movies like Jurassic park, Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase and Transformers. You can also take a rollercoaster ride.

Merlion Park

Merlion Park is a Singapore landmark and major tourist attraction, located on the other side of the Esplanade Bridge. The mythical creature looks just like Sentosa Merlion statue but this one is made of porcelain and it showers water from its mouth into the lake.

Marina Bay Sands Skypark

This place is better to be visited in the evening or late afternoon because it will be too hot and there will be no shade anywhere around the Skypark. Remember to take your hat or a stole with you if you are planning to go after 12 PM.The view is fantastic from here and you can have a clear sight of the Supertree Grove too.

Chinatown

This is an area that’s proud of its heritage with its old shophouses, Chinese, Buddhist and Hindu temples and museums. The Chinatown Heritage Centre at Pagoda Street occupies three shophouses in Chinatown. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Red Dot Design Museum, Hong Lim Park and Singapore City Gallery are must visit spots. Chinatown Street Market has the streets lined with lanterns above your head. You get everything here from dresses to accessories. Some shops have $1 sales too( you can pick a lot of stuffs for a dollar each).

Little India

Little India is a must visit with its 24-hour shopping centres and yummy food in hotels. You can definitely save money if you shop here. Clothes, electronics, fresh food, souvenirs, artwork and traditional Indian products are available for a reasonable price.

Orchard Road

Orchard Road is the retail and entertainment hub of Singapore and Asia’s most famous shopping street. This area is a major tourist attraction and has a lot of shopping malls, restaurants and hotels.

Clarke Quay

Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay. You can get into the bars and clubs or take a boat tour in the river and enjoy the experience riding in the water in the evenings. There are really good riverside restaurants where you can have a nice dinner.

Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay, one of Asia’s foremost garden destinations was created with Singapore‘s vision to create a city in a garden. Special ticketing promotions were introduced to encourage local residents and seniors to visit the conservatories.

Signature events, concerts and music festivals, movie screenings, lifestyle and sports events, educational workshops and school holiday programmes have successfully drawn a wide spectrum of visitors to the Gardens. The Gardens are one of the country’s most popular leisure and recreation spaces and was awarded Facebook’s top 20 most checked-in places in 2015.

The places to visit in Gardens by the Bay are:

Flower Dome

It is a world of perpetual spring which will make you stand in awe. It is the largest glass greenhouse in the world as listed in the 2015 Guinness World Records. Be amazed by the changing display of unique flowers and plants from the Mediterranean and semi-arid regions to reflect different seasons and festivals. 3,332 glass panels of 42 different shapes and sizes were needed to cover the whole 16,000m2 surface area of the dome.

Far East Organization Children’s Garden

This is near the Flower Dome and is a playground for the Children where interactive games, water play features and educational programmes are available. Water play is for kids who love to play in the water where the sensors detect the child’s movements and creates different water effects. Don’t forget to bring the swim suits for the little ones.

Cloud Forest

It’s 35 metre tall mountain and rare species of plants takes your breath away. Cloud Forest is the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. You can take a lift to view the mountain top which showcases cloud forest vegetation typically found at around 2,000 metres above sea level. You can also find Venus-fly-catcher and carnivorous plants such as pitcher plants here.

Heritage Gardens

You will get to know the history and culture of Singapore in Heritage Gardens through the story of the plants. It is a collection of four themed gardens the Indian, Chinese, Malay and Colonial garden.

Supertree Grove

These iconic tree-like vertical gardens are designed with large canopies that provide shade in the day and come alive with an exhilarating display of light and sound at night. Of the 18 supertrees in Gardens by the Bay, 12 can be found at Supertree Grove. The OCBC Skyway connects two of the Supertrees and the view from here is amazing. You can look at the Marina Bay and other Gardens from here.

Dragonfly and Kingfisher Lakes

This lake is a treat to the eyes with its scenery of fish and plants and you will also find dragonflies around the lake. You can use the QR codes placed in the garden to know the facts about the lake.

Art Sculptures

You will find more than 40 sculptures here from around the world. Some of the featured sculptures are Floral Clock, The Eagle has landed, Magnificent bull, Giant snail, Ants on trees, Dragonfly riders, Trio of Kingfishers, Diaspora,Guardian lions, Planet, La Famille de voyageurs and Moongate. Each sculpture is unique and wonderfully crafted.