The attractions grouped in this section are on the west side of Singapore, beginning from the Singapore Botanic Gardens at the edge of the urban area all the way out to the Singapore Discovery Centre past Jurong. Transportation can be problematic in this part of the island; as the MRT system rarely goes directly to […]
Eastern Singapore is home to Changi International Airport, nearby Changi Prison, and the long stretch of East Coast Park along the shoreline. The MRT heads east in this region, but swerves northward at the end of the line. A popular bus line for east coast attractions not reached by MRT is bus no. 2, which […]
Arab Quarter has the following Sights:
Shopping at Beach Road
The Gateway
Parkview Square
Arab Street
Madrasah Al Junied Al-Islamiah
Istana Kampong Glam
Malay Heritage Centre
Kampong House (cultural show offers a passable blend of Malay music, dance and costumes)
The Sultan Mosque
Hajjah Fatimah Mosque
Thai Village
Northern Singapore houses the following attractions:
Kranji War Cemetery and memorial
Old Ford Factory
Bukit Timah Expressway
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Singapore Zoological Gardens
Night Safari
Shan Shuang Lin Temple
Kong Meng San Phor Kark
House of Dr Sun Yat Sen
Burmese Temple
Lian Shan Shuang Lin Temple
Sun Yat Sen Villa
Mandai Orchid Gardens
Little India is, as the name promises, the center for the large Indian community in Singapore. The first Indian settlers in Singapore arrived with Sir Stamford Raffles as assistants and soldiers back in 1819. In the late 19th century, many more Indian immigrants arrived to find work, be it as labourers to build roads or […]
The Central Business District in Singapore is located in the Central Region of the Southern part of Singapore. It was names as Commercial Square (later renamed Raffles Place) which was the colony’s busiest business address, boasting the banks, ship’s chandlers and warehouses of a burgeoning trading port. The square now forms the nucleus of the […]
Chinatown once constituted the focapoint of Chinese life and culture in Singapore. Chinatown is located within the larger district of Outram. As the largest ethnic group in Singapore is Chinese, composing approximately 75% of the population, Chinatown is considerably less of an enclave than it once was. Chinatown has a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station, […]
Orchard Road is synonymous with shopping - indeed, tourist brochures refer to it as the “Fifth Avenue. the Regent Street, the Champs Elysees, the Via Veneto and the Ginza of Singapore“. The road runs northwest from Fort Canning Hill and is served by three MRT stations: Orchard, Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut, of which Orchard is […]
Colonial District, the Heritage District is the area between Orchard Road on the west and Financial District (aka Central Business District) to the east. The heart of the Colonial District is the immaculately groomed grass of the Padang (”field” in Malay), which stretches out below St Andrew’s Cathedral towards the river. To the south […]
Birthday of the Monkey God
Christmas Day
Christmas Light-Up
Deepavali
Festival of the Hungry Ghosts
Festival of the Nine-Emperor God
Good Friday
Hari Raya Haji.
Hari Raya Puasa
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year
Maulidin Nabi
National Day
Navarathiri Festival
New Year’s Day
Pilgrimage to Kusu Island
Qing Ming (All Souls’ Day)
Singapore Arts Festival
Singapore World Invitational Dragon Boat Races
Thaipusam Festival
The Great Singapore Sale
The Mooncake and Lantern Festivals
The Singapore Food […]