As a tourist, have you ever wondered what the Top 10 things to do in Singapore could be? You must have consulted many travel guide books and visited many sites or even asked many questions about this and that.
And you have not found the right answer for yourself! We are here today to tell you what are the 10 best things you can do in Singapore. When to go to these places? How much money should you take with you? And what benefits can you get as a tourist? Everything is in this list for you, so don’t miss the following article.
The country of Singapore is a very beautiful and pleasant country that can attract a lot of tourists with its beauty, because this country values its tourists very much and with the facilities that it provides, it is possible to travel to this country. makes it the best memory for him.
But what are the best things that we can do in the limited time of our trip in this country? How can we make the best use of our opportunities and make a memorable trip for ourselves? Don’t worry because You will receive answers to your questions soon….
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1. Gardens By The Bay
Consisting of two futuristic dome (conservatories) and a giant steel supertree “forest”, the Gardens by the Bay is a new attraction in Singapore. You can catch a taxi or bus (Service 400) or take a short walk through Marina Bay Sands after getting off from the subway (Bayfront Station).
The best time to visit is probably in the late afternoon when it is not so hot. Singapore citizens get a discount on the tickets. The 2 conservatories are the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest. The Flower Dome replicates a mild, dry climate and has plants found in semi-arid regions. You can find a large variety of cacti.
The Cloud Forest houses more colorful flowering plants from tropical mountain regions. Walking along the walkaways provided close-up to flowering plants.
Visiting in the late afternoon allow you time to visit these 3 key attractions and also walk around the other outdoor gardens. There are no entrance fee to these outdoor gardens, unlike the two domes and super tree. After dinner in one of the many eateries at the Gardens, do stay and watch the light show at the super tree grove. It is a light and sound show.
Departing after the show can post an issue as there are usually long queues for taxi, and taxi are few and far in between. It is easier to prearrange a pick up or walk through Marine Bay Sands and use the subway or catch a taxi at the hotel itself.
It is a great place to visit and for the kids to run around and get to know nature at close quarters. A definite must visit during a visit to Singapore.
2. Singapore Botanic Gardens
The good thing about this place is that its accessibility. It is within walking distance from Orchard, and one of its exits is served by Botanic Gardens MRT station.
Now gazetted as Singapore’s first UNESCO World Heritage site, the Botanic Gardens epitomises the vision of both Singapore’s founder Sir Stamford Raffles and founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Not many know that Raffles himself was a keen naturalist, and he developed the first ‘Botanical and Experimental Garden’ at Fort Canning.
In 1859, all his efforts culminated in the founding of the Gardens at its present site. The Botanic Gardens is als connected with Lond’s Kew Gardens because Kew-trained botanists had a hand in its development in its early days. As the main place from which the harvesting of the rubber tree was researched, it also played a pivotal role in the early economy of Malaysia.
This attraction is a well-maintained assortment of gardens worth taking a stroll through – and which will cost you nothing! When I was a boy my parents – like many other parents – used to brings us kids here to have picnics or to appreciate the greenery and the flowers. Because it is nice – and free.
Among the places which left a tinge of nostalgia for me as a kid was the Sun Clock, the animal-sculptured plants and the Pavillion. Personally, I like to take walks through the Rain Forest in the Central Core and along the Swan Lake, as I find these walks stress-busting and recuperative.
3. National Orchid Garden
Within the grounds of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO Heritage site, is the National Orchid Garden, opened on 20 October 1995 by Singapore’s late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
It’s one of my favorite haunts for photographing orchids, especially when there are so many varieties on display at any one time. I visit the place several times a month and was there this morning.
It’s good to go early in the morning when the tour buses have not arrived. Otherwise the National Orchid Gardens can be pretty crowded. Around 9 am in the morning is about right. It’s still cool and fairly quiet, almost like having the place entirely to oneself. It’s wheel chair friendly. No free WiFi.
There a lot’s of places to sit within the grounds and shaded areas to cool off. Unfortunately, the public toilets are where the exits of the Orchid Garden are, next to the Gardens shop. Bring a hat, drinking water, unless you want to pay tourist’s prices at the kiosk! For the sensitive, a mosquito repellant may be desirable.
Watch out for ‘photo spots’, areas prepared for you to take a selfie or a picture with a picturesque background.
My favorite is the Tan Hoon Siang Misthouse where there’s a concentration and display of orchid flowers. It’s here I shoot many of the orchid flowers in my photographic collection. I usually spend just over a hour in this section of the Botanic Gardens.
4. Cloud Forest
Cloud forest is one of the 2 massive glass greenhouses inside Gardens by the Bay. The place is stunningly beautiful. The moment we entered the dome area we were transported in to a magical world !!! There is a huge waterfall right at the entrance and it sprinkles fresh water on every visitor. The imagination and execution behind creating this dome is just awesome. One has to actually be there to believe it.
The cloud forest dome has replicated the cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions between 3000 ft and 10,000 ft above sea level across the South-East Asia and South America. It features a huge “Cloud Mountain” which is accessible using an elevator. We then descended the mountain using a circular path where a massive 115 ft waterfall provides refreshing cool air and lovely feel to the place.
The Cloud Mountain itself is an intricate structure completely with a lot of flora n fauna such as orchids, ferns, peacock ferns, antiserums, etc. It has a number of levels, each with a different theme like the Lost World, the Cavern, Waterfall View, Crystal Mountain, Cloud Forest Gallery, Cloud Forest Theater and Secret Garden.
We spent nearly half a day here and still our desire to spend more time was not satiated !!!! One of the best man made natural wonder !!!
5. Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo is the best zoo in Southeast Asia, and probably the best anywhere for Southeast Asian fauna. Visitors will see its remarkable Asian jungle animals as they walk through an Asian jungle, without walls or cages cutting across their line of sight.
The zoo does have species that hail from the far corners of the planet, such as polar bears (see Polar Bear Underwater photo), but its strong suit is Asian species rarely found in other zoos.
You can hand-feed some exotic animals for a small fee, including giraffes and rhinos: you only pay S$5 for the food, but as your girlfriend or teenage son is feeding the critters, a zoo employee will be taking photographs, and at the end of the day, for various additional sums, you can purchase professional images of the grand event The photographer did reserve the best angle for himself, guaranteeing that we’d purchase a few of his pricey images later.
But if someone special has the experience of his or her lifetime, buying a memento that they’ll treasure all their life is worth it. And if you come to the zoo alone, having the camera-man taking your photo as you feed a pair of white rhinos is essential if you want that moment immortalized on your livingroom wall
The zoo does have special shows at no additional cost, such an elephant show based on the old teak logging days, when elephants provided all the muscle. The zoo was also built on a parcel of undeveloped jungle, much of which has been transformed into a splendid tropical garden.
On one visit I discovered a Rafflesia: the largest flower in the world, named after Sir Stanford Raffles, and notorious because when in bloom, its pungent fragrance is a dead-ringer for the stench of a rotting corpse (no scent when I was there), They’re tricky to grow in captivity; last I heard the Singapore Botanical Garden had never nurtured one; so if the zoo’s wasn’t artificial, that’s quite a coup for their landscaping department
The Singapore Zoo has several dozen different species of primates, of which two stand out due to the size of their colonies here: baboons and orangutans. Baboons are social animals organized into rigorous hierarchies, and you’ll see plenty of chases .
6. Marina Bay
Marina Bay is a bay located in the of Central Area of business Singapore surrounded by the perimeters of the four different areas. The entire area surrounding the bay itself is an extension of reclaimed land to the adjacent of the CBD (Central Business District).
In the early days of sailing ships the whole bay area was called the Inner Roads where a detached mole was built for safe anchorage of merchant shipping. With redevelopment and reclamation the whole area was transformed and the mole took the area where the Marina Sands Hotel and Gardens By The Bay now stands.
The crafts that use the waterways now are boats carrying tourists for the Singapore River Cruises and boats for water sports such a dragon boats, kayaks and sailing boats races.
Marina Bay was transformed into a mix of uses for this area, including commercial, residential, hotel and entertainment, including 3.5 km Waterfront Promenade around the perimeter of the bay. Both locals and tourists can be found hiking, cycling or jogging along the walkways.
There an interim event space and public space used for activities such as theatres, bands and carnival shows. A floating platform rightfully called the Float is currently used to house the National Day Parade.
The whole area is well served by several MRT stations, bus stops and taxi stands are well placed As the Bay area spills in to the adjacent CBD many banks have set up head offices and 5/6 star hotels such as Marina Sands, Fullerton, Pan Pacific and the Orient hug the other shores of the bay. Concert Halls and Museums too compete for space.
The year end F1 races where Singapore is credited for its night races hug the areas around the Anderson Bridge and the Esplanade Bridge section of the bay.
7. Sands Skypark Observation Deck
This place is totally unbelievable. Like a vision from a sci-fi novel, a huge spaceship, half garden half Boeing is perched atop the towers of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, dominating the skyline. The view from the 56th floor, where the Skypark is situated, is spectacular.
We were a little disappointed that we could only see part of the hotel garden from the Skypark .. it is restricted to guests of the hotel but the view is what it is all about … and it is 360 degrees of sea, city and gardens. Not expensive either but a little convoluted to find from within the Mall.
8. Singapore Flyer
This ‘must-do’ attraction, the “Singapore Flyer” was visited by our group of eight on the second day of our landing in Singapore. It is a giant Ferris wheel, where one can get 360° views of the city and on a clear day, they say, see as far as Malaysia and Indonesia! It is located in Marina Bay and is the largest observation wheel in Asia. The wheel’s highest point is 165 metres (541 ft.) above the ground.
There are 28 air-conditioned capsules, which take approximately 32 minutes to make a full revolution. The Singapore Flyer is the height of a 42-storey building – that’s some 30 metres taller than the famed London Eye!! Each capsule is capable of holding 28 passengers, or up to five wheelchairs and 15 other visitors when booked in advance for use by disabled guests.
Wheelchair ramps and lifts, handicapped toilets, and a dedicated parking lot for the disabled are also provided. Taking a flight on this S$240 million wheel is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ experience one wouldn’t want to miss. However, shortage of time did not allow us to take a ride on this giant wheel, which we thoroughly regretted!
The Singapore Flyer opened in 2008, with its construction having taken about 2½ years. We discovered that on the ground level, one can try out a flight simulator and enjoy a myriad of dining options and attractions. At the base of the wheel, in the central atrium, is Rainforest ‘Discovery’, where one can follow the 5 paths which meander through lush vegetation, complete with waterfalls.
The cascading water displays, streams, rocky outcrops and pond fuse together naturally to offer a picturesque landscape for photo taking. The latest attraction at the base of the wheel is ‘Journey of Dreams’, which uses multimedia to highlight Singapore’s history and learn about how the Wheel works.
One will learn about how the wheel came about and how old Singapore became the modern phenomenon that it is today.
9. Supertree Grove
“Garden Rhapsody is a signature light and sound show of the Gardens by the Bay, and its overall creative vision is led by award-winning Lighting Designer Adrian Tan, and one of Singapore’s most sought-after music composers and arrangers, Bang Wenfu, since 2015.”
“Measuring between 25 and 50 meters tall, Gardens by the Bay’s Supertrees are designed with large canopies that provide shade in the day and come alive with an exhilarating display of lights and sounds at night.”
After we watched the Spectra Light Show at 20.00 o’clock, we walked across the Marina Bay Shoppes and through the hotel Marina Bay Sands towards Gardens By the Bay. We passed a bridge with giant floating eggs: “The floating eggs – a work titled Autonomous Resonating Life On The Water And Resonating Trees – are among seven interactive exhibits at Gardens by the Bay’s new art exhibition #futuretogether.
The temporary exhibition, launched in conjunction with the Singapore bicentennial, includes both outdoor and indoor elements”.
We’ve saw the Super trees in daylight last year and now it was time to be mesmerized them by night! Rhapsody show really worth seeing and it’s for free as well!
10. Chinatown
There are various tour operators in Chinatown and I recommend two of the most popular ones. You can explore Singapore during the vibrant evening hours with a four hour Chinatown tour by trishaw with a guide, visiting a traditional Chinese Medical Hall, travel down stall-lined lanes and walk through the bustling Night Market and cruise down the Singapore River to Marina Bay on a bumboat.
A dinner at a local restaurant is included. Or you can choose either a 24-hour or 48-hour hop-on hop-off sightseeing at your own pace on open-top double-decker buses.
Walking Tour Of Chinatown, One of the fastest ways to acquaint oneself with Chinatown is to go on a walking tour of the shops and stalls on these streets – Mosque Street, Pagoda Street, Trengganu Street, Sago Lane, Smith Street and Temple Street. These busy streets encapsulate all the sights and sounds visitors expect of Chinatown, with hundreds of stalls selling everything from silk robes to lucky cats.
There’s also a fantastic range of street food on the malls with fresh dim sum, oyster omelet and crispy duck. If you are more adventurous with food try the second floor Smith Street food court where the locals eat.
I would strongly recommend the walk-about tour of the whole of Chinatown in one or two days. You would have a map (from the airport Tourist Information) and you will find that Chinatown is very easy to navigate.
You may start from Kreta Ayer Street and work your way down crisscrossing the streets along the way towards Upper Cross Street and beyond or you could start with Upper Cross Street to the opposite direction.
you can also have pleasure with Religious Buildings! Next to Jamae Mosque is the oldest shrine in Singapore – Sri Mariamman Temple is one of the most prominent places of worship for Tamil Hindus in the country.If you are into shopping then go no further in Singapore than Chinatown.
Rising above the Chinatown MRT, OG is a household brand in Singapore known for its fashion, jewellery, cosmetics, watches and toys. It is modern and distinctly international – with sports brands and a whole host of Korean cosmetics .
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this article about Top 10 things to do in Singapore. As you read the topics, I took you with me and we went to the forest together and smelled the flowers and went to the zoo and walked and enjoyed the fresh air. We took full advantage of the beauty of Singapore and refreshed our souls.
These best things to do are for the tourists who travel to Singapore to enjoy the most and to keep the best memories in their minds.