Singapore Travel Guide

The shopping hub of Southeast Asia, plucky Singapore is a tiny island state with an enormous sense of achievement. Comprising of four main ethnic groups, it boasts grand colonial architecture, a Chinese work ethic, Malay cultural influences and a Tamil character, all blended as finely as a steaming laksa curry.

What’s Cool

The symbolic Merlion statue, wining and dining along the Singapore River, taking the family to Sentosa Island or the Night Safari, shopping on Orchard road, cultures of four different ethnic groups that make up the population of organised and friendly locals.

What’s Not

Hot and humid weather, expensive hospitality, Singapore's infamous petty fines obsession.

 

When to Go

Best: June-August
High season: December to June
Low seasons: July to August

Visas

US/Can: on-arrival (30 days)
EU: on-arrival (30 days)
Aus/NZ: on-arrival (30 days)

Essential Info

Time: GMT+8
Electricity: 220V to 240V 50Hz
3-Pin squar plugs (UK)
Money: Singapore Dollar
1US$ = 1.46 S$
Phone: ICC (+65) Outgoing: varies
Sensible planning and efficient determination has created a great value-for-money tourist destination with plenty of family attractions, great shopping and good infrastructure. And it's not all high-rises either, but hardly backpacker budget-friendly. Sentosa is a great escape from the concrete jungle with its pretty beaches that sit in contrast to Orchard Road's megamalls.
Gastronomes will find themselves in heaven in the ethnic pockets of Little India and Chinatown while brain boxes can amuse themselves in Singapore's top museums. Real nature is few and far between today but not to worry as Singapore has re-created wild habitats at the city's night safari and zoo. But the real draw to this tiny city-state is its shopping so be sure to keep tabs on any ladies in your party.

Travel to Singapore - Getting There

The island's extensive and uncongested highway system is managed by a complex automatic vehicle toll fee radar technology that's set up for local commuters. It's too small to think about hiring a car really and the Mass Rapid Transportation (MRT) rail system reaches all urban areas, backed up by efficient buses. Getting around is no problem and Changi International Airport is one of the world's most efficient as well
as being a hub for Asia. Taxis are surprisingly affordable too.

Singapore Things to Do


Colonial district
A legacy of centuries of British rule, the area north of the Singapore River is a jolly civilised suburb of grand old buildings centred around the Padang, a former cricket field.
Chinatown
Chinatown is a colourful district that hides in the shadows of the modern highrises, where the clack of mah-jongh tiles continues to epitomise the unchanged lifestyle in this area of bargain electronics shopping and Cantonese cuisine.
Sentosa Island
Sentosa Island is the jewel in Singapore's tourist crown, a leisure island east of the city that is packed with amusement parks, manmade beaches, golf courses and family attractions.
Riverfront and Fort Canning
Dividing the city centre in two is the stout Singapore River. It's a wonderful stroll from the iconic Merlion statue at the river mouth, past the trendy restaurants of Boat Quay and onto the after-work bars of Clark Quay, before climbing Fort Canning on a hill nearby for a view of the city.
Little India
Little India is a calamity of sights, smells and shopping as migrant Hindu workers flock to the suburb on their days off for cheap curries, Bollywood movies and the pungent scent of home. A heady and altogether different Singapore experience.
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